Julia's Blog

Again I am running behind. Jo, my editor, is delayed on the second half of the first pass. Not because of a flaw in the story, she says, but because of her own scheduling conflicts. Instead of giving another date and failing to meet that date as well, I am leaving it open, saying I…

After the dragon flew away, the settlers were convinced that they had been so nervous they had missed. They convinced themselves that somehow that creature, that dragon had flown away uninjured, not because of her skill or strength; but because all of them had made an error. They were so convinced of their species superiority…

Storm damage is scary, and the settlers, newly arrived to the planet had no way of knowing that storms like that were normal and the weather all along the coast was prone to high winds and rain. Farther inland the weather also had sudden snows, burst storms came from seemingly out of nowhere, with no…

The landing site had left them close enough to the coast to hike to the shore, but also near fresh water. There were trees, animals, and the weather while not hot, wasn’t cold, although the wind had a cold bite. Contraband tech was brought out and certain people tried charging their PCD’s (personal communication devices)…

It has been so much fun giving away Grabon’s Nest, I am looking forward to doing something similar in February. Does anybody have a preference as to which book I should mark down for a few days? It probably won’t be until the last weekend of February, but let me know which book you think…

The quarters were small on the ship with only the few free common rooms. Those who brought food discovered that water on ship cost money. The use of kitchen equipment cost money. It turned out that the cheapest meal plan, 1 meal a day, gave you access to rationed water and a microwave. The ship…