Category Archives: Crystal Clear
I Have a Title
The Paladins of Crystal WC academy romance I’ll be publishing on Vella will be titled Crystal Clear, and will follow the adventures of Kristiana (and her twin brother Konstantin) as they navigate the Academy of the Elements in Munsala and the problems that come along with matriculating at the grand old age of 18 instead of 10 or 11 as is the norm. It doesn’t help that shy Kristiana is much more skilled at magic than her brother and gets bumped into Fourth Form (the university level with 19 to 21-year-olds), so she needs to deal with all that. Of course, four hot Fourth Formers take an interest in Kristiana and want to make her part of their pentad … and more. *dramatic musical sting*
The nice thing about this is that I can weave events from Crystal’s story throughout this series as well, and one series may well feed the other. Hey, if it keeps readers entertained that’s all that matters. Now I just have to lock myself in my office away from the cats and churn out wordage, tra la.
Returning the Favor
Weekends are non-writing times (also, I need a break from all the sewing I’ve been doing this week) so I’m currently beta reading an SF novel for my friend Bill Ledbetter. Level Seven is the third in a series and I’m really enjoying where he’s going with the story.
I am also steadfastly ignoring the Muse who keeps popping up with SF story ideas, the sodden wench. They’re great and maybe at some point I’ll get a chance to write them, but at the moment I am so damn swamped with work I really can’t take on anything else, much as I would like to.
Speaking of work, I’m now on Act III of Crystal Blade and everything is pretty much heading downhill at a good clip towards the big confrontation and the resolution. For those of you who know I used to be a SFWA Musketeer and own my own fencing epeés, you won’t be surprised at the big climax. I did call the book Crystal Blade for a reason, after all.
I also have the Hidden Empire Vella novella completely plotted out and in progress, and the Paladins of Crystal Vella novella (tentatively titled Crystal Clear) is also taking shape. Surprise—it’s a YA academy Why Choose romance. Why? Because Nicola’s house needs repairs and this is an insanely popular genre so why not write in it? Besides, it gives me a chance to flesh out the Academy of the Elements and Chancellor Toldin (who in my head looks like Colin Firth) a bit more for the master series.
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