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Read MoreDragon Anatomy
Take a minute and look at the art on the website and you’ll see some interesting anatomy differences between dragons of old and my mammalian dragons of NewEarth. My dragons have two thumbs and three fingers. Same as their feet have two opposable thumbs and three grasping toes. It makes for a firm grasp to…
Read MoreMulled wine
If you are looking for an alcoholic drink that is warm and sweet, I have an interesting recipe. Get a box of sangria, the cheap kind or a big bottle of the stuff. Put it in a pan and sweeten with sugar to taste. Cook to boiling with mulling spices or cinnamon sticks, raisins, cloves…
Read MoreWeak or Strong
Hanna is a character that grows through the series. For many readers they see her as weak-willed, too quiet and easily pushed around by Gordon. By the end of book 1 Gordon’s Pride, I hope your opinion of her has begun to change. As you read book 2 even more change will happen, but instead…
Read MoreDecorating
How many of you decorate all out for the holidays? Well, I tend to do it in stages, a little here, a little there but of course it all comes down at once, making for a very depressing day. However we are on the happy side of the equation and I have my bell earrings…
Read MoreMushroom Balls
This is a treat I make rather often. Clean mushroom caps. Grind fatty meat, or lean meat and add fatty meat. Spice to taste and make small meatballs and place in mushroom caps and bake until cooked. Top with cheese for variety. Yum!
Read MoreAs the holidays approach
I am collecting favorite holiday recipes, so feel free to send me any that can be made with no processed ingredients so I can use them in future books for special occasions.
Read MoreMapping the territory
While my artist Athena works on mapping the territory, I would invite readers to give their ideas of what they think it should look like. For the first and second book there is a growing list of features including the village, farm, hut, nest, sister’s house, forests, fields and cattle. There is also the Taylors…
Read MoreBrave Bulls Square Off
We live on a farm and our front porch gives us a great observation platform to watch the happenings and write dialog. The other morning the two bulls went head to head. One of them is significantly older and bigger than the other and always, always wins. It may be a year or two before…
Read MoreBreakfast at McDonalds
If you haven’t noticed, I do a lot of cooking. It is one of the elements that comes through in my stories, but I enjoy eating when someone else does the work. This morning we happened to be out and about and stopped by McDonalds. Since we were not in a rush or headed down…
Read MoreTall grass
Many people have never seen grass in a fully natural state on earth, so it is no surprise that they are disoriented by the tall grass on NewEarth. The grass in an open field that grows in full light averages seven feet tall in full summer, unless it is trampled or cut down. The pictures…
Read MoreHeron
Grief is always terrible and profound and Heron’s must have been devastating when one considers his youth, the loss of parents, cousins, uncles, aunts and his betrothed. To make matters worse, we find out that Heron was always regarded with a certain amount of suspicion because of his talents and power. In Gordon’s Pride, we…
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