Hello and welcome (Pinned post)
Writing is a fascinating and varied activity. It’s a complex creation of plots and characters, and the technical understanding of the rules of writing. More than anything, it is about the author’s voice and her ability to tell a story. It’s a delicate balance of skills, to be sure.
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How it all started
How my first fantasy series all began
Let’s start from the beginning. On an online forum about writing, the exercise of the week involved writing the perfect, ie most eye-catching, opening first line.
Airships - Verity and her balloon
Verity, the finest airship in all the known world, is a Condor Class triple-hulled monster of a ship, with a detachable double gondola.
Read moreTower Verse Chronology
On a couple of occasions, I’ve been asked to clarify the Towers of the Earth Chronology and the order in which to read things. There is some flexibility here as each series takes place in the same universe
Read moreWhere do stories come from?
Story ideas can come from anywhere, and they can come when they want and not under your control.
Telling the truth
Lucinda Ravensburgh is a truth sayer and a psychometrist. So what does that actually mean?
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All Stars book club: Episode 21 - Nita Round.
Nita Round joins Zara & Camille to talk about A Touch of Fire. Book 5 of the Towers of the Earth series.
The Towers of the Earth series focuses on the unique bond between 3 women - Lucinda, a truthsayer, Magda, captain of an airship, and Ascara, a fiery warrior.
A Touch of Fire follows Ascara, as she journeys to her birthplace, Gidhera, where she must repeatedly prove herself through combat and the strength of her heart and soul.
Check out the full interview on youtube channel. This was most certainly outside my comfort zone.
Dungeon Crawling with Nita Round
LEZ Geek out Episode 32
Lise MacTague has gone off the rails without Andi this week, and brings in author Nita Round to geek out about one of her favourite subjects of late: D&D!!! For those not in the know, D&D stands for Dungeons & Dragons and is a fantasy-based role-playing game.
Nita and Lise talk about their experiences playing the game, the sorts of hi-jinks that happen when you get cranky wizards together with clueless clerics, and games devolve into one long attempt to barbecue their way across a fantasy landscape.
More about D&D can be found at the Wizards of the Coast Dungeons & Dragons website.
SFF Galaxy Awards 2018 - Towers Book One
The theme of the SFR Galaxy Awards is inclusiveness. Instead of giving an award to a single book, this event will recognize the worth of multiple books and/or the standout elements they contain. The basic philosophy behind this approach is to help connect readers with books.
Thanks so much to all the judges and readers who supported the SFR Galaxy Awards for the last seven years. As the saying goes, "All good things must come to an end."
A Touch of Truth (previously released as Raven, Fire and Ice) won an SFF award in 2018.
Previously published books
When I first started my author journey I published several short stories and books with traditional publishers. Later, I became an indie author and I secured the rights back to my books, several of which have been rewritten and re-released or will be in the near future.
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