Discussions on NewEarth

One of my favorite creative exercises is trying to think like one of my dragons and insult someone. Maybe you make noises like a gibber, or you have slugs in your brain. It should be easy to understand the intent of the insult and it should make everyone smile. You are as big as a…

Heron is of course the human that wandered with Grabon for 30 cycles. He knows more about dragons than he does about humans When the story begins. He was only twenty cycles when they met and probably twenty five when he and Grabon crossed their power lines and forged the intense psychic link that makes…

Do you remember the female dragon alone in the cave when Dotty assisted at the birth, that large red and white dragon? She was an old friend of Grabon’s? Well she makes another appearance in Acceptance and adds significantly to the story. Glinarca is a dominant female, a fighter and she has an unusual connection…

As Lars learns in Book 6 of the NewEarth Series, 100 cycles is not too old to completely upend a dragons life. In order to earn acceptance into the clan, he must first prove himself and complete his task. What are Grabon and Heron going to ask him to do?

My first title for book6 was The Soother. Hipita who is an amazing character, and somewhat central to the story, happens to have a very interesting talent that goes well with her somewhat prickly personality.     Only I did that with Healing, naming the book after a talent and I did not want readers…

Heron warns Grabon about the dangers of human arrogance, cautioning him that humans are no better than dragons when it comes to thinking they know everything, judge everything, especially what they do not fully understand. We see it all the time, one human presuming to know what is best for someone else and trying to…

There are maps and then there are maps. Take a look at this one. You probably won’t find the rivers and mountains, but it might give you an idea about how the series works. For more information, check out the website at JuliaSchmeelk.com and see out the reader’s resources. some characters have been added to…

A reader asked why I didn’t give the settlers a renewable source of energy and the technology to harvest it and put it to use. This is a great question. The planet gives everyone the energy they need, but this reader was talking about technology as we know it. I considered that leaving earth, even…

I was in a discussion recently about what animal behavior prompted the development of Anne McCaffrey’s dragons. Was it cats? Horses? It was a discussion that was fun and entertaining, but it made me realize that my dragons are modeled after humans, but not entirely. I used some sealion and whale behaviors, some predatory 🦅,…

As we get into Acceptance, book6, there is more about the governments among the dragons, as well as the governments among the humans. The system the dragons use is complex, developed and long standing. The humans is far more fluid and inclined to shifts and changes. They are systems of government we understand. The dragons…

A number of people have been curious about certain animals mentioned in the NewEarth books. Athena, my talented and wonderful artist, has managed to draw several of them based on my descriptions. Take a peak at her collection of NewEarth pieces of art in the gallery under reader’s resources found under the NewEarth Series Tab.…