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Why did I have art on the chapter title pages? My favorite books have had smatterings of artwork throughout the book. And as I was teaching myself typesetting, I kept staring at this huge blank space for the chapter pages. So I thought through what I wanted to fill that space with, and ultimately landed on the beautiful dragons that @michaella_the_artist sketched up. ~~ Do you guys have a favorite of the three dragons? I know I do! ~~~ #dragons #dragonsketch #readerquestionswelcome #askaway #book1 #debutnovel #whydidi #bookchapter #chapter #typesetting #yareads #yafantasy #fantasybooks #yafantasyauthor #writersofinstagram #writersofig #authorsofinstagram #authorsofig #yabooks #thehumanbornera #theriseoftheraidin https://www.instagram.com/p/CWSE2IHs7Oj/?utm_medium=tumblr

Why did I do chapter titles? There's a weird story here. The earliest draft of The Rise of the Raidin had chapter titles. And then for like...ten years, any of the following drafts didn't. And then when it came time to start the publication process, I pulled chapter titles into existance again. I really love chapter titles, so I honestly don't know why the bulk of my drafts have them absent. I desire to be clever, and try to work in easter eggs into the chapter titles, especially with the later books. Points to songs that were inspiration for the chapter, for a scene, or for characters whose relationships grow in that chapter are littered in the later books. There's a little of that in The Rise of the Raidin, but not nearly as much as in later books (especially books 3-5). ~~ Do you have a favorite chapter title? Why? Is there a chapter you have a better title for? I'm all ears! ~~~ #chaptertitles #readerquestionswelcome #askaway #whydidi #book1 #debutnovel #toc #yareads #yafantasy #fantasybooks #fantasyauthor #amwritingfantasy #authorsofinstagram #writersofinstagram #authorsofig #writersofig #yaauthorsofinstagram #thehumanbornera #theriseoftheraidin https://www.instagram.com/p/CWFcjc5LJ5T/?utm_medium=tumblr

Why did I make a glossary? Quite honestly, a glossary has existed since the very first draft of The Rise of the Raidin that I cobbled together back when I was nineteen. Even then, I knew I wanted to have an accessable thing in the book to provide readers with descriptions of creatures, people, and places in the world of Tilion. That said, by the time we get to book 5, the glossary is pretty dang substantial. My story editors and beta readers can attest to that. ~~ Who's started reading #theriseoftheraidin? What're your thoughts so far? Do you like the glossary addition? ~~~ #readerquestionswelcome #askaway #debutnovel #whydidi #glossary #bestiary #yafantasy #yafantasyauthor #yaurbanfantasy #urbanfantasy #yareads #newyareleases #novemberrelease #fantasybooks #authorsofinstagram #writersofinstagram #fantasywriter #amwritingfantasy #thehumanbornera #susanlmarkloff https://www.instagram.com/p/CV191BYLpJH/?utm_medium=tumblr