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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…

In the first chapter we're introduced to Merrick Moore, who stumbles into a party of unusual strangers on Halloween and attempts to navigate power plays that he doesn't understand. But he brought beer!

Show Notes: We are introduced to Merrick Moore, a well-spoken but aimless musician who stumbles into a party of unusual strangers on Halloween and attempts to navigate power plays that he doesn’t understand. Luckily he’s aided by [and magnetically attracted to] the lovely Aisling, and the dapper Cullen. And he brought beer, that counts for something. This was a lot of fun to record, though I’m…

I’ve been busy enough to keep me from updating here until now, which is great for me but leaves you a bit in the dark, doesn’t it? What’s been happening? A quick recap from August: I finished the first draft of ATKOM and then did several rounds of revisions. It’s off with the editor right now, then I’ll get it back and revise some more. In Sleep You Know was cut from SPFBO. I’m extremely glad…

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…

One of my pledges to myself this year was that as soon as I was stable healthy I was going to be bold and make up for all the things that I've missed.

One of my pledges to myself this year was that as soon as I was stable enough, health-wise, I was going to start making up for all the things that I’ve missed out on thanks to being sick – and to be brave and bold and go for opportunities, even if I’m unsure how they’ll work out for me. It’s not that I’m risk adverse. In fact, I’m laughing as I type that, because anyone who truly knows me…

So last night it started. What, you ask? The dreams. Dreams about my current story, the characters interacting, the plot and where it’s headed. When this happens, I know my brain is in full storytelling mode. And this is when the real magic starts to happen for me, because I’ll be thinking through scenes in my head in the shower, while grocery shopping, or eating dinner. It’s so exciting! When…