Author: Beth
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Simplifications of time: Creating a calendar for Ithilear
A friend on Facebook recently asked for opinions while doing world building for her story, which set me off in an interesting direction. Her question was how she should determine a calendar for her world. My suggestion was that she didn’t bother. Some worlds greatly benefit from having a calendar… Read the rest…
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The job of the artist
“The job of the artist doesn’t end with drawings of structure and anatomy.” Rolling his eyes, Rhyllyn resisted the urge to sigh. “What does that have to do with—Ow!” He jerked forward, holding his head with both hands. “What was that for?” “I saw that.” His brother leveled a claw… Read the rest…
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Connections
I’ve been to the local zoo several times in the past year, and each visit has been a very different experience. Some zoos are better than others, both in what they have to offer and how they treat the animals, but our local zoo is often praised for both. Personally… Read the rest…
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What she found under the snow
The fat snowflakes that drifted on the morning wind still seemed foreign, even after all these years. Kaia lifted her hand, catching one on her fingertip and watching it melt. She’d grown weary of snow, though she wouldn’t admit it. The landscape in this world was always the same; dark,… Read the rest…
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Born of the Moon – Releasing December 1st!
This project has been a long time coming. I’ve been talking about the book in passing since late 2013, but since that was also my first year of being a mother, I made the difficult discovery that finding time to write wasn’t as easy as it used to be. I… Read the rest…
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Wind
Some said her affinity was the worst to have; at times like this, Firal was tempted to agree. She wasn’t foolish enough to think the task would be easy. If it were easy, it wouldn’t have been part of their tests. But she did feel she had a disadvantage due… Read the rest…
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To market, to market
Though it’s common for me to write blog posts ahead of time, I typically post them manually when blog day rolls around. I usually have them scheduled, just in case something happens, like my power going out or something like that. But I like hitting ‘publish’ on each new post,… Read the rest…
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