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Mia tells the story in a later book, and she does it much better, but someone asked why my humans are brown and my dragons are colored. Good question. My humans are brown because they came from earth from all corners of the planet and matched according to skill, need, love and survival. Their offspring,…

Edits are an important part of getting a book ready and in my case they come in parts and pieces. I finally got the last edits in for round 1. It looks like book 5 will arrive on time and be ready by July 10. For those who think I should snap my fingers and…

How exactly did the humans get there? I cover it pretty extensively in the foreword of the first 3 books, but to sum it up a coorporation had been exposed for using unsafe environmental practices and having an environmental disaster on a planet they were harvesting resources from, so they set up an environmentally friendly…

Not only is the sky green, the two suns and two moons are a dead giveaway you are on another planet, but there are the trees of different colors and types, mostly greens and reds. There are animals and plants that are very different from what an OldEarth bound human would expect and of course…

Bryon, the designer of my web site and promotion adviser, managed to wave his technical wand and make more pics apear in the art gallery. We are soon going to be ready to send out the next newsletter and reveal the cover and title for NewEarth6, as well as take feedback and input from my…

With the dragons of NewEarth being mammals, intelligent, civilized in their own way, what makes them different from humans? Is it their appearance? The ability to fly? Could it be the extraordinary colors and markings? Or is it cultural? Humans refer to the planet almost in awe, as do the dragons. Dragons typically go awandering…

Up until book 5 there are only hints of the dragon political power structure. In Grabon’s Nest some of the system is explained and while it is similar to human systems of old, it is completely different as the planet itself seems to play a tangible part. As humans learn about the system, see how…

Have you noticed that while Grabon is growing into the position of Territory Dragon, Heron seems to be assuming a leadership role as well? His role begins to expand again in book 5, Grabon’s Nest, and gets larger still in the following books. Heron is a fun character to write, some human thinking, some dragon…

As we are getting book 5 ready and I know book six is also around the corner, I think maybe it is time to talk about the disability aspect of the NewEarth Series. As you read the books you will discover a number of recognizable disabilities. Some of the disabilities are in the human population,…