#WordWeavers 12: SC POV: What do you find difficult to say?

Fiona: I don't know that I need to say it. I mean, Michael's so smart he notices everything. And if anyone hesitates, Linh will come out with it. She's not afraid of what anyone thinks & Michael never holds back what he pieces together

And Troy, sweet honest Troy will cheer anyone up, with kind words & an honest smile. I don't know that anyone needs to hear from me. Except when Linh needs a voice of reason...

#RuarnonTrilogy #Fantasy

#WritersCoffeeClub Sep 8 Did you like to read as a child?

Oh yes! Narnia was a favourite and adventure stories. I had many lucid dreams as a 10yo, that I'd write down when I woke, so I'd read my own dream 'stories' too. (Tarlah, my MC's home being named after a dream destination I visited via a
magic portal from our world, much like Linh does in my #RuarnonTrilogy).

YA Fantasy was in its infancy and She Who Must Not Be Named wasn't out as a TERF yet, so I read that too. Loved The Outsiders.

#WritersCoffeeClub Sep 8 Did you like to read as a child?

Oh yes! Narnia was a favourite and adventure stories. I had many lucid dreams as a 10yo, that I'd write down when I woke, so I'd read my own dream 'stories' too. (Tarlah, my MC's home being named after a dream destination I visited via a
magic portal from our world, much like Linh does in my #RuarnonTrilogy).

YA Fantasy alas was in its infancy and She Who Must Not Be Named wasn't out as a TERF yet, so I read that too.

#WordWeavers 8. What do you pay attention to when describing your characters’ surroundings?

As my characters travel a lot, and terrain and fantasy architecture varies a good deal, I tend to include broad strokes sensory descriptions.

Currently, that involves riding/ walking beneath a frightening black cloudy sky of sorcerously suppressed rain, on cracked barren soil, among cattle skeletons and abandoned homes.

#RuarnonTrilogy #Fantasy

#WordWeavers 8. What do you pay attention to when describing your characters’ surroundings?

As my characters travel a lot, and terrain and fantasy architecture varies a good deal, I tend to include broad strokes sensory descriptions.

Currently, that involves riding/ walking beneath a frightening black cloudy sky of sorcerously suppressed rain, on cracked barren soil, among cattle skeletons and abandoned homes.

#RuarnonTrilogy #Fantasy

#WritersCoffeeClub 05 : Do you have an intended audience for your writing?

Left of centre, escapist & epic #fantasy-loving, #nonbinary, #aromantic & #asexual #ownvoices appreciating, kick arse female character loving, teenage to forty-something-ish and young at heart people.

Also, anyone who likes fantasy big on platonic friendships, found family & not dependent on sexual themes (or romantic ones). (Aka me 😁)

#RuarnonTrilogy #YoungAdult #Books

New Instance Intro: G'day! I'm a fantasy writing, queer Aussie & teacher.

I'm writing a bookish, enby heir striving to prove their worth in their perfect father's shadow, with the help of four lost Aussies, and the hinderance of war, betrayal, treason, politics, action & adventure. (Epic, YA #Fantasy with enby & aro-ace MC's)

I'll toot writer prompt responses, poems & personal. Happy to talk #Writing, #author stuff, #LGBTQIA+, #ADHD & life

My #RuarnonTrilogy: https://elisecarlson.com/books/

New Instance Intro: G'day!
I'm a fantasy writing, queer Aussie & teacher.

I'm writing a bookish, enby heir striving to prove their worth in their perfect father's shadow, with the help of four lost Aussies, and the hinderance of war, betrayal, treason, politics, action & adventure. (Epic, YA #Fantasy with enby & aro-ace MC's)

I'll toot writer prompt responses, poems & personal. Happy to talk #Writing, #author stuff, #LGBTQIA+, #ADHD & life

My #RuarnonTrilogy:
https://elisecarlson.com/books/

New Instance Intro: G'day!
I'm a fantasy writing, queer Aussie & teacher.

I'm writing a bookish, enby heir striving to prove their worth in their perfect father's shadow, with the help of four lost Aussies, and the hinderance of war, betrayal, treason, politics, action & adventure. (Epic, YA #Fantasy with enby & aro-ace MC's)

I'll toot writer prompt responses, poems & personal. Happy to talk #Writing, #author stuff, #LGBTQIA+, #ADHD & life

My #RuarnonTrilogy:
https://
elisecarlson.com/books/

New Instance Intro: G'day!
I'm a fantasy writing, queer Aussie & teacher.

I'm writing a bookish, enby heir striving to prove their worth in their perfect father's shadow, with the help of four lost Aussies, and the hinderance of war, betrayal, treason, politics, action & adventure. (Epic, YA #Fantasy with enby & aro-ace MC's.)

I'll toot writer prompt responses, poems & personal. Happy to talk #Writing, #author stuff, #LGBTQIA+, #ADHD & life.

My #RuarnonTrilogy: https://elisecarlson.com/books/

New Instance Intro: G'day!
I'm a fantasy writing, queer Aussie & teacher.

I'm writing a bookish, enby heir striving to prove their worth in their perfect father's shadow, with the help of four lost Aussies, and the hinderance of war, betrayal, treason, politics, action & adventure. (Epic, YA #Fantasy with enby & aro-ace MC's.)

I'll toot writer prompt responses, poems & personal. Happy to talk #Writing, #author stuff, #LGBTQIA+, #ADHD & life.

My #RuarnonTrilogy: https://elisecarlson.com/books/

Yay, a new tag to talk to writers on. Hello #WritersCoffeeClub!

I'm a fantasy writing, queer Aussie, earning a living with my second passion: teaching.

I'm currently writing about a bookish, enby heir striving to prove their worth in their perfect father's shadow, with the help of four lost Aussies, and the hinderance of war, betrayal, treason, politics, action & adventure.

My #RuarnonTrilogy is an epic, YA #Fantasy with enby, aro-ace & more #LGBTQIA+ rep. Books 1&2: https://elisecarlson.com/books/

#WritingWonders Day 1. If you could hangout with one of your side characters for a day, who would you choose? Why?

Depends on my mood. Troy's a likely pick, for upbeat conversation, adventure and our mutual desire to not sit still.

If I wanted to work on fitness or courage, I'd train with a spear with Lenaris.

If Troy and I couldn't find something fun, we'd tour the jungle and its wilder animal inhabitants with Mawana's protection/ guidance/ risk taking.

#RuarnonTrilogy

#WritingWonders 29. Antagonist POV: How do you feel about what you do?

Conflicted and tormented. I don't want war. I dread more deaths in the name of greed and glory. I also don't want my family to be picked off by assassins one by one or to be murdered like my father, leaving my throne open to someone committed to continuing the Wars.

If the only way to save my family and reign is to end the Wars with a final invasion and conquest, then war it is my only choice.

#RuarnonTrilogy

A flag flutters
O'er lifeless hills
Skeletons scatter
The battlefield

Some are tall
Others oddly short
Fallen humans
By monsters caught

Neath sorceress skies
And a land occupied
By a fearful king
Perceiving opposition
In everything

Armies of military might
Armies of sorcerers fight
All risk losing sight
Of what is right

So much blood spilt
So much guilt
Who is it for?
This ever expanding war

#MastoPrompt #War #Fantasy #Poetry #RuarnonTrilogy

Might as well catch up on this while I'm here: #WritingWonders 10: How would you describe your story: fun, epic, dark, sad, etc? Why?

With whole nations, races etc involved in the external conflict, my books are definitely epic fantasy. There's adventures across the ocean and islands too. There's moments that pluck at the readers heart strings, hopefully making them cry, with blunt, bantering Aussie teens providing comic relief.

#RuarnonTrilogy

#WritingWonders 9: Do natural calamities play a role in your story?

They appear to, but the fleet isn't becalmed by a natural calm. The drought that plagues Galvatia isn't natural. Nor were the Rocky Plains formed by natural earthquakes. Sorcery plays a bigger role than nature in War in Sorcery's Shadow, which I'm currently editing 😉

#RuarnonTrilogy #Fantasy #LGBTQBooks

Time to put in a random appearance on #WritingWonders.

What colours do you associate with your WIP? Why?

Manipulator's War: red, the fires of battle.

Secrets of the Sorcery War: the deep blue of the ocean and pale blue of the skies Ruarnon and Linh sail under.

War in Sorcery's Shadow: grey, the thin pale light permeating the darkness of dense, sorcerous clouds.

#RuarnonTrilogy

After a busy first term setting up my new class, and another health wobble, the holidays have been welcome. After 8 months of long covid delays, I was finally able to release my second epic YA #Fantasy 😄 (Secrets of the Sorcery War, #RuarnonTrilogy) .

And just well enough to begin #editing my third and favourite novel, the one with the largest cast, of travellers, rebels, imprisoned people, people in hiding, armies and lots of sorcerers.

How are you and your #writing/ creative pursuits?

You know that bronze age era, #YA, #epic #fantasy book I was describing in writing wonders in *checks notes* February?

Well enby Heir Ruarnon and lost Aussie Linh's first adventure is currently on sale for 1.99 for the first few days of #IndieApril. You'll find it at many stores: https://books2read.com/ManipulatorsWar

Meanwhile, there's a ton of SFF books at the #NarratessIndieSale from free to 1.99 till April 3rd. https://promotions.narratess.com/

#RuarnonTrilogy