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Learn MoreDid you ever wonder how the Dragon Mage world came to be? Perhaps you’ll enjoy this flight of fancy…. Here’s the trouble with writing a series set twenty-nine years in the future — I have to dust off the time machine in the barn in order to interview the protagonists. My husband is less than…
There are cat people and dog people…and then there are goat people. Despite having and loving both cats and dogs, I’m afraid I’m in the last camp. Which is why Amber has a very unconventional sidekick in the upcoming Verdant Magic. And since my favorite goat is a mini-Nubian…well, Thea turned into a Mini-Nubian as well….
Ever since letting the cat out of the bag that Aimee Easterling is the fiction-writing pen name of non-fiction author and homesteader Anna Hess, I’ve been pondering adding an actual photo to my bio. As a recovering camera-phobe, though, coming up with a shot that captured my fantastical side took some serious work. Add in…
As you might expect, overland travel is difficult in a post-apocalyptic world in which plants like nothing more than eating pesky people alive. Dragons have no problem winging where they will. But the common Joe had to find another solution. Some turned to river travel while others built…airships! In the first novel in the series,…
My 2017 series is veering off into uncharted territory — dragon shifters, enchanted jewelry, elemental mages, airships, and much more. Which means my notebooks are full of maps, charts, and odds and ends that at least a few of you may enjoy. Let’s start with maps! The Dragon Mage Chronicles revolve around a set of…
When I first started figuring out Hunter’s history from Dark Wolf Adrift, I knew I wanted him to have spent time in the U.S. military. I figured that was an easy way for an uber-alpha werewolf with pacifist tendencies to steer clear of the endless one-up-manship battles he would have been faced with in the…
How much do you know about wolves? Here’s a quick summary of the most fascinating points from Barry Holstun Lopez’s Of Wolves and Men to get your imagination soaring. Daily life Wolves can live for a week without food and can travel for twenty miles without resting. In the winter, they average 30 miles…
I caught an exhibit of Lillian Trettin‘s work recently and couldn’t resist sharing this intricate collage depicting a shapeshifting witch. Since a lot of Trettin’s work is based on Native American and Appalachian folklore, I suspect this is meant to depict skinwalkers —- the Native American version of shapeshifters. What do you think?
When I see things like these wooden wolf teeth in a Native American exhibit at a local museum, my immediate question is “Why?” What kind of legend makes wolf teeth so valuable that people would take the time to carve replicas out of wood and the coat them with precious copper? Luckily, the internet is…
In Of Wolves and Men, Barry Holstum Lopez digs deep into the lives and behavior of real wolves. Then (in my favorite chapter), he turns the tables and considers how humans have merged themselves with canines in the myth of the werewolf. Actually, as a side note, I was entertained to see many other kinds of shifters…