Today is the day… Valendi: Book Two of the Wintersea Series is out in the world! You can get it in hardcover, paperback, and e-book (it’s also on Kindle Unlimited, along with book 1). You can find Valendi HERE.I’m working hard on the remaining books - the third book to complete the trilogy, and a… Continue reading Valendi and other new releases!
Tag: Fantasy
ARCs, Maps, and Other Things
It turns out, publishing a book is a wild ride! I'm six days away from the release of my first book, Wintersea, and I think I've finally done all the things! The final versions are edited and submitted, my Goodreads page is set up, and I've even sent out some ARCs. Speaking of ARCs, if… Continue reading ARCs, Maps, and Other Things
Update on Wintersea
I can't believe I'm a little over a month from publishing my first book! To be honest, this book has been done for A WHILE . . . but publishing is scary. I've had so much fun with this series, though. The prequel is nearly done, book 2 is in editing phase, and book 3… Continue reading Update on Wintersea
Exciting News!
I just returned from a trip to the White Mountains of New Hampshire, where I walked among lush, mossy forest, climbed waterfalls, and visited Cinderella's castle! (How magical is this waterfall? I felt like I was walking into a fantasy novel. My fantasy novel, to be specific, which has a huge waterfall in the middle… Continue reading Exciting News!
Writing Update
I spent the last few months immersed in writing a new stand-alone fantasy, but I also completely re-wrote my first fantasy book after some helpful suggestions from agents and help from my writing group. I've now gotten several requests for the full manuscript. Yay!
Camp Nanowrimo, and Go!
I've been feeling a little down... okay a lot down since Covid-19 started ravaging the world. My family has been isolated for a little over three weeks, and I thought the biggest upside to that would be that I would get a lot of writing done. But alas, I instead felt my mind zapped and… Continue reading Camp Nanowrimo, and Go!
Leigh Bardugo and the Grishaverse
My thoughts on the Grishaverse and Leigh Bardugo.
The Cliffs of Poenitet
I had a little time on my hands so I wrote a poem about a legend from my current novel's fantasy world. Just for fun.
Building A Fantasy World
Photo by Andrew Neel on Pexels.com In my opinion, the biggest difference between a mediocre fantasy novel and a great fantasy novel, is the world-building. Building your world before you write your novel not only will improve your story, but will save you tons of time and energy in the long run, and help prevent… Continue reading Building A Fantasy World
Liz Highland 