The stands were full. More people arrived to witness the joust to the death than any of the jousts before. Dionna, Aledon, and I struggled to find a seat, but eventually gave up. We were left to stand near the Noble Court. “I don’t understand why you want to watch this.” Dionna commented for theContinue reading “As a Fellow Knight pt. 5”
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Grateful Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is tomorrow! I know a lot of people are super excited for the food: deep fried turkey, seasoned mash potatoes, casseroles of all kinds, honeyed rolls, and sweet potatoes seasoned with pecans–makes my stomach growl just thinking about it! So how did we get so lucky to have a day like this? Everyone knowsContinue reading “Grateful Thanksgiving”
D&D Character Backstory: Nuray Solana
The House of Solana is a proud and noble bloodline that produces heroic and powerful knights, paladins, and warriors in every generation. They live in Alderheart and are known throughout the land for their goodness. Each one awaits the day the wind would bless them with it’s touch. My name is Nuray Solana. I wasContinue reading “D&D Character Backstory: Nuray Solana”
Querying; Notes from a Workshop
Hey everyone! I attended the North Carolina Writing Workshop over the weekend and I want to share a few of my favorite notes from the events. The event was set up by Brian A. Klems and hosted a lot of fabulous agents and editors. Brian’s pretty much the expert for getting these workshops running, soContinue reading “Querying; Notes from a Workshop”
As a Fellow Knight pt. 4
It didn’t take long for Dionna to point out Sir Gavin’s tent. It wasn’t the best looking, but it wasn’t terrible either. He only had one banner strung up on a pole. It was black and violet with silver lion on it. No one ever boasted of the lion part, so I was second guessingContinue reading “As a Fellow Knight pt. 4”
#CarolinaWW
I know, it’s weird, right? I’ve never used a hashtag as my blog post title, but I assure you, there’s a very good reason why. This week is the North Carolina Online Writing Workshop and I going to attend. It’s super exciting! It’s a two day event and the class schedule looks like it’ll haveContinue reading “#CarolinaWW”
As a Fellow Knight pt. 3
Just as we suspected, city guardsmen were stationed around the knight’s tents. A whole area of the King’s Field was set up for knights and other challengers to make their camp for the tournament. Most of them had large setups with flashy banners marked with sigils. It wasn’t hard to find Sir Duncan’s tent. EveryContinue reading “As a Fellow Knight pt. 3”
Going Down the Bayou
Halloween was last Sunday. A spooky night of trick-or-treating, scares, and costumes. My family loves Halloween–especially my brother. So, a couple years ago, we started a tradition of doing a haunted garage Halloween night for every trick-or-treater that came through our neighborhood. Our decor gets bigger every year and this year our theme was witchContinue reading “Going Down the Bayou”
As a Fellow Knight pt. 2
A true joust is one of respect between opponents. The points are given fairly by the Knight Marshal. Both knights ride at the same time and if one should ask for Mercy’s Pass, it should be granted to them. The hits should be clean and directly to the other rider’s shield. Failing to present aContinue reading “As a Fellow Knight pt. 2”
A Voice to Choose
My heart is heavy The journey weighs The strength of dreams slowly wanes Such majesty, such wonder from a story they say is too long A new edit. A new improvement But word count restricts it’s movement.A daunting task. An impossible request To satisfy this yearning inside my chest. “give up” sweet whispers inside myContinue reading “A Voice to Choose”
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