Inspiring A Writer—Jane Austen’s Dragons! part 2 - Random Bits of Fascination
 
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  1. Since the first book, I have been wondering where you found these dragons that populate the world. I should have known that research would again be your best friend–along with a “thumbed” cat in the household, LOL! 😉

    All of these dragons, whether major dragons or merely the household variety, are fascinating!! I like the pucks the best!! I fell in love with sweet Talia especially! 🙂

    I remember reading in some of our kids’ history and science books of reports of actual dragons in Europe and Central Asia as late as the 1500s. So many possibilities…I can see how your famous “what if?” questions can lead to such an amazing world as the one you created in the Jane Austen’s Dragons series!! 😀

    Thank you so much for showing us the origin of this amazing world of dragons! I am very much looking forward to the next post on the origin of the Blue Order!! 😀

    Warmly,
    Susanne 🙂

    P.S. One quick editorial note: two paragraphs are repeated above, and you may wish to edit this post to omit the second use of the following:

    Of these large land dragons, clearly the traditional English drake (and closely related fire-breathing firedrake) would have to make up the largest part of the population. But what’s the fun in having only one kind of big dragon, especially when mythology provides so many fantastic options?
    How about starting with the very anti-social basilisk, the king of snakes and reptiles. A savage destructive beast, it was said to be like a four-footed snake with a feathered crest resembling a crown. Hmmm, grumpy and antisocial, with delusions of grandeur? Now there’s great character and plot potential in that if I’ve ever seen it.

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