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“Dear Christiane,  You have multiple books/stories in your Eleriannan series! It’s not clear to me how this works; can you help?” You bet I can! Let me break it down for you, with lots of details about what each story is and where it falls in the timeline. First thing you need to know is that all the stories can be read independently from each other. There are no cliffhangers, but reading…

It’s been a while since I talked about my characters, right? I’ve been focusing on writing, and talking about writing/being an author, but there’s always a part of my mind that’s doing deep delves into what makes up my characters and how they reflect the larger world around me. So I decided that June might be a good time to share some of those explorations with you, dear readers. If there’s one…

If you've always wanted to see the "real world" locations of events and places in the Eleriannan books, here's a map you can explore!

Have you wondered where in Baltimore that one scene took place? You know, the fight scene at ArtPark or where Denny met Dorcha or that club where The Drawback played their first show? Wonder no more! Here is a map that will show you all those locations and more! Please keep in mind that because the Baltimore where the Eleriannan and Gwyliannan live is laid over the one most of us live in, you…

I don't write the kind of fantasy that has obviously evil villains. I don't believe that there's that many purely evil people out there, so what are the chances that our everyday fae-befriending main characters would be running into Big Evil?

My stories aren’t for everyone. Some people want it dark, and my books are not that. They have dark moments, and people who do bad things, but the overall atmosphere is hopeful, built on the idea that we are strongest when we work together. I don’t write the kind of fantasy that has obviously evil villains. I don’t believe that there’s that many purely evil people out there, so what are the…

A year ago my second book in the Stories of the Eleriannan, Cast a Shadow of Doubt [aka CASOD], was released to the world. It centers on Lucee Fearney, a character who surprised me while I was writing In Sleep You Know with just how important and loveable she is – and I knew the second book needed to center on her. The thing about Lucee is that she cares deeply. She’s a good friend, willing to…

March 2022 News Wrap-Up

I realized that I haven’t caught up with y’all lately about some of the things that happened since I released Cast a Shadow of Doubt, so what better time to do that than now? I’ve got a few things that will be coming up in the future as well that I’ll drop here. Make sure to put them on your calendar! Subculture Talk Interview with Pat 626 In case you missed it when it originally happened, I…

Mixtapes as a Love Language

Why should a story need a playlist, anyway? I’ve talked about the soundtracks [aka mixtapes] to my books a couple of times here, and how the music is part and parcel of the atmosphere and story — integral, if you ask me. You could read the stories and never listen to the tracks I chose to go with each chapter, but you’d be missing out on some of the nuance and thematic references. I mean…it’s up…

Moodboard Fun for Cast A Shadow Of Doubt

What’s a Moodboard, anyway? A moodboard [or mood board, I’ve seen it used both ways] is a collection of images that are often used in interior and fashion design – and now have spread into many creative endeavors – as a way to build ideas and share concepts on a project. For those of us who like or need visuals to go along with our brainstorming, this is an ideal way to gather them together in a…