Random Bits of FascinationPosted on by Maria Grace
One of the fun and frustrating things about writing book is that sometimes you write scenes that don’t make it into the final version. Here’s one that didn’t. It originally fit it just before the Dragon Conclave scene, but after I wrote that scene, it seemed unnecessary. Still, it seems a shame to waste it! Hope you enjoy: Find previous chapters HERE Aunt Gardiner is Worried Just after dawn, a soft scratching at her …Continue reading →
Random Bits of FascinationPosted on by Maria Grace
One of the fun and frustrating things about writing book is that sometimes you write scenes that don’t make it into the final version. Here’s one that didn’t. It originally fit it just before the Dragon Conclave scene, but after I wrote that scene, it seemed unnecessary. Still, it seems a shame to waste it! Hope you enjoy: An Audience with Lord Matlock Find previous chapters HERE Darcy stood on the cellar stairs watching as Miss …Continue reading →
Random Bits of FascinationPosted on by Maria Grace
The Dragon Index Go directly to Dragon Ranks Dragon Types Major Dragons Minor Dragons Blue Order: The governing body of human-dragon relations in England. Made up of all major dragons, their Keepers and all humans who hear dragons, they are charged with managing all matters related to dragons in the country and maintaining the secrecy of dragon kind. Conclave: Judicial body of England’s dragons, similar to Parliament. Dragon: A cold blooded, sentient creature that may take …Continue reading →
Random Bits of FascinationPosted on by Maria Grace
It kind of goes without saying that historical fiction takes tons of research. Tons. Literally heaps and gobs of it. Great stacks and piles. I thought my doctoral dissertation took a lot of research. That was nothing in comparison to the thousands of pages I have read and saved on my hard drive. History=Research. OK. Moving on. What has surprised the daylights out of me is how much time I spend researching things that do …Continue reading →
Random Bits of FascinationPosted on by Maria Grace
How about a deleted scene from Pemberley: Mr. Darcy’s Dragon. On the Nature of Fairy Dragons. Late in the evening, Elizabeth made her way back upstairs to her room. She pulled the door closed and turned the lock. The candle she carried cast just enough light to make shadows dance along the walls. April did not like so many unpredictable shadows, though. So, Elizabeth lit three candles from the one she carried and placed that …Continue reading →
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