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Tuesday, January 17, 2023

Tuesday's Writer's Trip - Relationships and Plot #BWLAuthor #MFRWAuthor #writing #Plot #Characters #relationships

While you have a plot circling in your thoughts to make the plot work, you need characters. Now you could start with just a single character but what impact does that single person have on the plot. The single character needs to relate. In the relating to incidents in the plot, having a second character is a help. Especially when the two characters now have the start of a relationsip. Questions abound. How do they react to the first meeting and to each other.? How do they feel about each other? Do they come together to become one immediately or are there problems in building the relationship. But often when there are two characters nothing happens. They can like, hate, be indifferent to each other. Then add a third character and you've increased the number of relationship possible and added to the reactions to the event. So characters, the right ones with the right problems are essential to making the plot enfold them and make the action seem right.

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Monday, January 16, 2023

Meandering on Monday with Janet Lane Walters #BWLAuthor #MFRWAuthor #Reading #Writing #Thoughts

Meander 1 - Reading - Still with Anne Perry and the Pitts. Enjoying reading stories I didn't read before. Also finished an interesting romantic suspense and the start of the mercy stories.

Meander 2 - Thoughts - The past week has been a strange one. Breating problems, something I've never experienced before except the several times I had pneumonia. Been to the doctor and had a bunch of tests. There is fluid in my lungs and an elevated white count so now I'm on antibiotics. Hope what ever this is ends soon. I'm tired of being tired.

Meander 3 - Writing - Progress is slow on the nex book because of the chest problems. I'll continue to push forward. Am working on Chapter 3.

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Sunday, January 15, 2023

Sunday's Book Healwoman #BWLAuthor #MFRWAuthor #epic fantasy #magic #healing #romance

Born under a dark moon, Norna has to battle rumors that she is tainted by evil and unworthy of being anything more than a servant. Discarded by her mother, she runs away from her aunt, a priestess who wants her to enter the temple.

Instead, Norna chooses to be a Healwoman, and a chance encounter with a novice hoping to be a priest helps her discover she has talents of water, air and fire at her disposal. With these gifts she is called on to battle treachery and attempts to prevent the promised prophecy of the god and goddess. As she battles evil powers, she loses her heart to Shandor, the man she met when her journey first began. She must come to grips with Britha who plots against her. Shandor has his own enemy Vorgan. When the pair of foes unite, the battles begin.

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Rosemary Morris

Enthralling Fantasy Fiction Page Turner

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 22, 2018

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I enjoy well-written fantasy fiction. Ms Lane Walters’ novel Healwoman is a delight. It is one of the best ones I have read for some time. It contains ingredients necessary for this genre, quests and magic. This talented author has created a believable world on the brink of disaster, full of tension, conflict, love and lust, goodness and romance. Healwoman is a page turner which I stayed up to read too late at night. I look forward to reading more of Ms Lane Walter’s novels.

honey monster

Give it a chance

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 8, 2014

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I agree takes a little getting into but once you have got into the characters and got your head round the story its well worth it. I found it an enthralling different type of story that I thoroughly enjoyed - well worth sticking with it, would have loved more.

Susan Lloyd

Brilliant read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 27, 2014

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At the beginning I wasn't sure why I had downloaded this book to be honest. I found it hard going but once I got into it....found it hard to put down! in fact I was late for work this morning as I wanted to finish it lol. Will download the others in the series :-)

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Saturday, January 14, 2023

Books by Eileen Troemel are featured on Saturday's Blurbs #MFRWAuthor #Romance #dragons

Dragon Descendant - Marelo

Marelo studies water dragons. Bandor studies her heart.

Driven to succeed, Marelo focuses on her studies. She doesn’t have time for males claiming her as a mate. She came here to study the dragon’s ancestral home. She will find the evidence she needs while avoiding all males especially Bandor who makes her heart rush.

Bandor takes one look at Marelo and knows she’s his mate. Her haughty demeaner doesn’t put him off. She’s his mate, he’ll do anything to win her. But he has secrets only his mate can know. Can he convince her to be his mate or will it take something more?

Dragon Descendant – Solana

Fire dragons are easy for Solana. Mates? Not so much.

On his own since he was ten, Lowkas learned early how to survive alone. Stationed at the fire geysers, he finds home and comfort from a source he didn’t expect. When Solana shows up exposing things he’s kept secret, he’s suspicious.

Will Lowkas put his past behind him, or will it take a dragon intervention?

https://books2read.com/Solana

Dragon Descendant – Ariana

Due out January 21, 2023

Winnod abandoned Ariana ten years ago.

Ariana’s fated mate denied her. She mourned his loss but she didn’t pursue him. She refused to chase a male who didn’t want her. She found her inner peace but her loneliness echoes from her to air dragons. They tell her to call him in the old way. If he’s a true mate, he’ll return. If he’s not, she should move on.

When Winnod returns, will his revelations tear them apart or heal the wounds?

https://books2read.com/Eileen-Troemels-Ariana

Dragon Descendant – Bryony

Due out May 6, 2023

What do you do when confronted with an angry earth dragon? Exactly what she tells you to.

Newly mated young couple Bryony and Zonlet love exploring caves. During a nearly fatal catastrophe, they run headlong into Gidor an earth dragon. Gidor offers more than just advice and with her gift they work with the other Guardians to solve a mystery.

Friday, January 13, 2023

Friday Eileen Troemel is Visiting and Talking About Characters #MFRWAuthor #Heroes #Heroines #Villains

Heroes, Heroines, Villains. Which are your favorite to write?

I prefer to write a strong sassy female lead. Though I do enjoy a wicked villain, I still prefer to show the story from the heroine’s point of view. I also like to show the conflict between two strong leads and how they learn to work together and accept each other and the risks they take.

Heroes. How do you find them? Do pictures, real life or plain imagination create the man you want every reader to love? Do they come before the plot or after you have the idea for the story?

Yes. My characters come from all of those situations. Sometimes, it’s what the female lead needs. Sometimes it’s a stereotype male. It just depends on the story and my female lead.

Heroines. How do you find them? Do pictures, real life or imagination create the woman you want the reader to root for? Do they appear before the plot or after you have the idea for the story?

It depends on the story. I think the female lead usually comes to me first but there are times she reveals herself slowly to me.

Your favorite book?

I don’t have a favorite book – or I should say I couldn’t pick a favorite book until you threatened bodily harm. I love books which surprise me or which keep me so engaged, I’m grumpy when I’m interrupted or can’t finish it in one sitting.

5. Villains or villainesses or an antagonist, since they don’t always have to be the bad guy or girl. They can be a person opposed to the hero’s or heroine’s obtaining their goal. How do you choose one? How do you make them human?

I’m not a planner so I don’t regularly plan my stories or my characters. I develop them as I go. I let the characters tell me their stories. Now in some cases a bad guy / girl will appear. Sometimes, it’s someone specific and sometimes they will surprise you.

What is your latest release? Who is the hero, heroine and or the villain?

My latest release is Ariana. It’s the third book in the Dragon Descendant series. In the first two books we had reluctant mates. They didn’t want to be together. In this one, she knows her mate but he left her ten years ago. She’s mourned for him and missed him. She didn’t understand why he left. When he returns, they have to hash it out. It’s not a pretty story. Don’t worry – they get their HEA but they have to work through some things.

Ariana has grown up and become a woman. She’s stronger for him having left her though it took her a long time to get there. She’s kind and loving but she’s also got a backbone.

Winnod wanders their world climbing different mountains. He’s always listening for the dragons but he’s mourning. He grew up but isn’t in a good place.

The villain in this book is radical and ineffective. But there’s a bigger bad which you won’t find out about until the final book Bryony.

When I wrote this book I intended it to be all from her point of view with Winnod being the bad guy for abandoning her but Winnod stepped up and said – hey now, I’ve got my side of things. I think it made the book better.

7. What are you working on now?

I almost never work on one project at a time – at least in the beginning stages. I’m writing the second book in the sacrificed series (Ava M Taylor pen name) Surrendered to the Sea Demon. It’s bouncing around in my head and I need to get it down on paper.

I’m also working on a new series – Alien Alliance (also and Ava M Taylor series). These books will be closely tied to each other and I plan to release them in a shorter time frame. The first book is done but I have a couple more scenes to add to it. The more I think on this series, the more I feel the first one needs a tweak here and there. The first book is about her wanting a mate and him not wanting her – until he realizes how much he’s messed up. By the time he realizes, she’s reached a point where she doesn’t trust her own emotions or his. The second book will be about him proving himself and her learning to trust herself and him. The third in the trilogy will be about them learning to work together and combine their strength to… well I can’t tell you the ultimate goal – it gives away too much.

How can people find you?

https://linktr.ee/eileentroemel

9. Who are your favorite authors?

Anne McCaffery, Patricia Wrede, Piers Anthony, Alistair McLean, Louis L’Amour, JD Robb, Suzanne Brockmann, Thea Harrison.

Thursday, January 12, 2023

Thursday About Writing Moon Summoned #BWLAuthor #MFRWAuthor #Romance #fantasy #time travel

When I began writing Moon Summoned, the idea seemed crazy to me but I decided to explore a bit. Taking three women from out world to another one seemed possible. The possibilities increased when I decided each of them had a particular personality and that all three were healing. One was a wise woman who spent her time advising her neighbors in how to tread the systems to get help. The second was an athlete who had a bad injury during a gymnastics event. The third was a nurse.

Once I had the characters down and figured what roles they would plat. One was to be a Seer, the second aWarrior and the third a Healer. Developing the world took much time and a lot of looking at books on geography and about the lands, climate and other aread.

Having the heroinse meant since this was to be a romance finding heros. At first, the heros seemed to be in opposition to the heroines. One was a sailor and leader of men. One was a young man being trained to be a warrior. The third was a man who had skills taking care of animals. Once they were developed, I thought I was ready to begin.

Not so/ I had to find the villains who in some ways paralleled the heroines in their talents and skills. Actually this part was fun. I enjoy developing villains and these are among the best ones I've ever done. That's only my opinion.

Finally I started the story that runs in three aprts through out until finally the nine come together in a battle with evil against good.

Writing this book was a joy and sometimes painful but i enjoyed my time with these characters.

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Wednesday, January 11, 2023

Moon Summoned #MFRWHooks #BWLAuthor #fantasy #three heroes #three heroines #3 villains

Join the authors at #MFRWHooks here for some great excerpts. Mine is found at eclecticwriter.blogspot.com. Moon Summoned is an epic fantasy

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The setting sun brought shadows creeping along the mountain slopes. From the battle lines stretched across the plateau, the smell of blood mingled with the dust. Metal clanged against metal. Shouts, curses and screams filled the air. The moans of the wounded broke the Seer’s concentration on the amber light streaming from the crystal atop her staff. The beam sent a jagged pattern through the growing darkness.

A piercing cry arose. The ruby ray from the Warrior’s sword shot toward the sky. The Healer darted among the fallen and knelt beside the sorely wounded woman. Blue light from the Healer’s wand focused on the Warrior’s wounds. The Healer poured life-sustaining energy through the azure beam.

Gusts of wind drove thick waves of fog from the mountain peaks to obscure the plain and to cover the retreat of the women. A cluster of the servants of the Mistress of the Moons, clad in tunics of amber, red and blue, stumbled after those who bore the Warrior. They carried her between a pair of standing stones into a narrow passage that led to a crater lake and the Place of Choosing.

The Seer stumbled and would have fallen if the Healer hadn’t caught her arm. Together they moved through the fog. The edges of their cloaks brushed the standing stones.

“How much time have we?” the Healer asked.

The Seer tightened her grip on the staff. “I pray enough to complete the ritual before the eclipse hides the light of the moon.”

The Healer guided the other woman into the narrow passage. “With the coming of the fog, the bright moon and the dark moon have risen. We must succeed or all is lost for the One we serve.”

“Pray our call is answered before the next eclipse and the time of the lunar of the dark moon. For now and to all eternity, the thirteenth moon, the dark moon will rise each year to fill the sky.”

“We must wait thirteen years before this comes to pass. Pray the Mistress of the Moons will hold the Queen of Darkness at bay so the ones we call will have a chance.”

“Unless those who serve the Lord of Shadows call the Queen forth.”

The Healer sucked in a breath. “Never will the ones who serve the shadowed one share the rule.”

The Seer sighed. “Mistress bless. So be it. We will call, the Three will come and all will be as it has been. Unlike those in the other nomes, we can’t allow a drastic change to alter what we’ve built.”

“Agreed,” the Healer said.

They emerged from the passage and walked across the rock-strewn earth to the crater lake. The walls on three sides formed a crescent around the pool.

The Seer marshaled enough strength to walk unassisted. Her hair, darkened by age, flew wildly around her face. The Healer’s hair was as black as a night beneath the dark moon.

The remaining women clustered at the edge of the lake. The Seer and the Healer took the ends of the stretcher on which the Warrior lay. They waded through the cool water to the isle in the center of the lake. Gently they laid their companion on the pale rock. The Healer placed the Warrior’s sword on her chest and crossed the woman’s arms beneath the orb in the hilt.

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Tuesday, January 10, 2023

Tuesday's Writer's Tip - Good and Evil in Plotting #BWLAuthor #MFRWAuthor #Writing #Good #Evil #Plot

When plotting what kind of world do you see your characters moving in? perhaps the world is one where good and evil meet and compete. This then becomes a world where there is black and white with no shades of gray creeping in. It's the shades of gray that can make a story interesting. In the black and gray kind of world, decisions are made and the results are clear. This doesn't happen in the world where shades of gray creep in. Then the characters must make the decisions.

Do these decisions are always made for the right reason. That isn't necessarily so. The right decision could be the wrong one to make and lead to further complications. The character may look at the rule and break it. This decision might be the right one or not. So your characters must understand the rules and make the decisions about whether to obey them or perhaps not. To keep the tension rising in the story, you as the author must decide.

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Monday, January 9, 2023

Meandering on Monday with Janet Lane Walters #BWLAuthor #MFRWAuthor #Reading #Writing #Thoughts

Meander 1 - Reading - Still on Anne Perry's mysteries. Now reading some of the Pitt stories. Enjoying the Victorian Age bits.

Meander 2 - Thoughts - It is January 6th. Time to take the tree down, maybe. It is also the day of the insurrection at out capitol when some angry men tried to wrest this country into anarchy pushed into this by an egotist. Will they find someone to be speaker of the House of Representatives. I think this bit about adjourning for the evening is foolish. They should stay and cast ballot after ballot until perhaps they fall down in exhaustion. Why are these Republicans so self-centered and power hungry. They carenot for their country. That shows.

Meander 3 - Writing. Am continuing towork on the story. Going slowly but it's going.

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