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Sardis
‘I’m late, I’m late, for a very important date.’ So said the white rabbit, and I know how he feels. I was supposed to write this blog in November, but…well…anyway, I spent the time writing Book 2 of The Relevation Trilogy instead. Now that’s getting under control, I have a little spare time to tackle […]
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Sneak Peek: At the End of Everything, Chapter 1
~Chapter 1~ **Draft Only** Thaly twisted in mid-air and plunged feet first into the pool of reflection at the base of Hansen’s Bluff in Laodicea. Grin landed flat on his back next to her, clutching Tom to his chest, shielding their injured friend from the impact of the fall. The shock of the cold water […]
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Writer’s Workshop: Where to start
OK – so you want to write a fiction novel. Well, there are plenty of blog sites and YouTube videos filled with tips about how to do it. Some even claim they know the ‘7 secrets to writing a bestseller’. Do you believe them? If so, I have a bridge to nowhere on eBay with […]
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Theme: Gender Roles
Hi All When I started writing The Relevation Trilogy (TRT), I wanted to tell a story. Plain and simple. And tell it to the best of my ability. I didn’t plan to write an allegory or insert lots of social commentary into the story. I find when authors do this without being explicit about it, […]
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Culture – Erstürmen [er-steer-men]
Inspiration: Like most cultures in The Relevation Trilogy (TRT), the Erstürmen culture has real-world influences. Beyond creating interest for me as an author, the links between real-world cultures and cultures in TRT have an important narrative implication, highlighting exchanges that have occurred between Ostamp and Earth. That is, other travellers (besides Tom Anderson) have used […]
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Enthilen
Hi All Place – Enthilen The events of When Darkness Descends occur almost entirely within the land of Enthilen, which is located in a region called Ostamp. The word ‘Enthilen’ is derived from the German word ‘enthüllen’, which means to unveil or reveal. (In TRT, word derivations and translations shouldn’t be taken literally. For example, […]
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The Journey Begins Here….
Hi All Welcome to The Relevation Trilogy (TRT) Blog. This is my first ever blog, so all manner of chaos could descend at any moment. I’ll be honest – I have no idea what to write that might actually be interesting to readers. I looked at a few other author blogs and none of them […]
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