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Recurrance in Storytelling
Here we go,From The Solune Prince, Draft 3. Chapter 1 Chloe jumped as the metal latch behind her clanged then stopped, dropping back into place. Whoever it was at the door paused and thought better than to walk in. Then a knock rang out through the heavy wood. “Speak,” She said, almost failing to hide […]
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Drafting: Attempting a New First Chapter of TSP
Recently, I began working more seriously with my novels. At present, I am revising and preparing The Solune Prince for indie publication. This is taking me a bit more work than I expected, and the reason is that the first draft of Book 1 of The Solune Prince had some issues. Don’t get me wrong, […]
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Solune Sovereignim: Beta Version (Part 1)
Ancient peoples held to ancient standards, ancient laws, and ancient morals. This is a story of ancient times, and its contents may walk the edges of our current sensibilities. In fact, I am not the correct person to be writing it. I hold not only a less severe view of morality, but also a sharp […]
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Young Predator Queen (IIII)
(First Predator Chapter) – (First Warden Chapter) – (Table of Contents) Chapter 4 Conspiracy, this is the specialty of the Condor mind. Conspiracy, slow and years-long, even decades long. Conspiracy, to watch a race of man spread across another continent, to watch them sow new roots, only so that you may come and consume the […]
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Rhye, Warden of the Solune – The Second Reflexion
(First Chapter) – (First Warden Chapter) – (Table of Contents) The Second Reflexion “They came upon is in packs of seven, and chastened our numbers by a third.” I read aloud to the sage. She nodded, her ancient head tired, but still alive. How was it that she had aged so much, and I so […]
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Young Predator Queen (III)
(First Chapter) – (First Warden Chapter) – (Table of Contents) Chapter 3 “There they are, look.” Palor pointed. The group of Condor were sitting on a mountain, and staring far down into the forest at the foot of it with their eyes. Condor people, in addition to having immense strength and fortitude, also have the […]
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Reflexions of Rhye, Warden of the Solune – The First Reflexion
(First Chapter) – – – (Table of Contents) I have lived far too long for any one man. I am not yet a monster, but I fear I will soon be a deity. A man, living to ninety, is not an impossible thing, but it is certainly a striking feat, and a measure of good […]
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Reflexions of Rhye, Warden of the Solune – Prologue
(First Chapter) (Table of Contents) My mother told me of her father, who lived many years ago and witnessed the ancient schism between the Sollussa people. They ran, ran from an ancient threat, the giants that ate them. One half did not run, they stood their ground, but the other half, my mother’s father’s half, […]
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Young Predator Queen (II)
Chapter 2 (First Chapter) (Table of Contents) It was dusk, and already pitch black save for the stars above. The corruption, this taint of her mind, covered over her thoughts. But, Gwenhime didn’t mind; she could fly after all, and the teeth, though they got in the way at times and initially cut her tongue […]
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The Solune Sovereignim: Table of Contents
A thousand years ago, one woman of the Condor people and one man of the Sollussa created a union and founded The Solune Kingdom. But along the way, they had to learn each other’s language, and overcome each other’s enemies…this is the fell fairy tale of King Rhye and Queen Gwenhime, the first monarchs of […]
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Young Predator Queen
It was the first century by her counting, but her parents would add nineteen more, from before she could count. This was the method of the Condors keeping years. We are not like other nations who hold to a birth date and nothing else, we hold two dates. Thus, counting has a quaint and special […]
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The Solune Prince: Walk the Earth Alone.
The Solune Prince Novella 1 Chapter 28: Walk the Earth Alone. The Legendary Event was similar to a war, but it is technically to be seen as an invasion. An invasion of giants. They had come over the north wall and directly into Hannibal. They had come because they found the taste of the Solune […]
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The Solune Prince: Walk the Earth; Horde
The Solune Prince Novella 1 Chapter 27: Walk the Earth; Horde They were on higher ground now. The top of the bluffs was less than a person high, and would have been easy to climb if they had wanted. The Elken forest continued to brood on their left, threatening and black as night. Chloe and […]
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The Solune Prince: Walk the Earth; Hannibal and Beyond
The Solune Prince Novella 1 Chapter 26: Walk the Earth; Hannibal and Beyond This area is too confined and the footing is poor. It would be wise not to linger. Kratos Aurion Travelling within the kingdom was easy: Follow the roads north. Chloe’s group arrived in Hannibal, the largest city in the kingdom before nightfall. […]
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The Solune Prince: Fly By Day
The Solune Prince Novella 1 Chapter 25: Fly By Day Chloe headed back to the armoury, which was awkwardly positioned near the front entrance of the castle; out from the throne room and to the right. It was very busy inside. At times like this, it was common for the Castle Guard to double as […]
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The Solune Prince: Covered then Silence
The Solune Prince Novella 1 Chapter 24: Covered then Silence The wedding was a modest one, but gloriously held in the throne room. It was early in the morning. The only attendees were the Solune family; those who were in the kingdom at the time. Rhye, Gwenhime, Kent and Senica, Natasha, and Chloe. – […]
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Mumblings from Hannibal
This is a very short piece that was removed from a chapter of The Solune Prince. I added the context to make this post interesting, and worth reading. The parts that were cut out are italicized. The Solune Prince Novella 1 Digression IIII: Mumblings from Hannibal … Astore left to prepare their exit through the […]
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The Solune Prince: The Last of Solune Nights
The Solune Prince Novella 1 Chapter 23: The Last of Solune Nights “I said stop fighting—oh. Alice, go help them.” “But my work day is over! I build half this arena.” Alice made a pouty face. Finch laughed on her behalf. Natasha’s gaze was enough. The little Painkind woman ran to help carry the ex-criminal. […]