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Dathan’s quote about Arno always moves my whole heart.💝💝 Dathan, Zair, and Arno are a love triangle, but not the expected kind, if that makes sense. I wanted the tension, but I also knew Dathan & Zair were endgame. Zair is also not the kind of person who wavers in her affection once she gives it to someone, and for a girl who's very guarded it’s clear that the first man she loves will be her last

I always love writing about the Sarqiians in battle. Their beastly power is always magnificent. The imagery is always so deliciously dark 🤤

I always love writing about the Sarqiians in battle. Their beastly power is always magnificent. The imagery is always so deliciously dark 🤤

I always love writing about the Sarqiians in battle. Their beastly power is always magnificent. The imagery is always so deliciously dark 🤤

Zair is lethal 😮‍💨

“Why did I try to hide from him?”

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Kerr and Aine are crushing my heart to pieces. I don’t even know how I managed to write this 😭

In case you didn’t already guess, Prince Arsene and Tabitha’s marriage story is heavily inspired by Jacob, Rachel, and Leah’s story in the Bible!

Also, the meeting of the soulmates is one of my absolute favorites in the series! It’s so special to me! ​

(I’ve left a couple of other notes on my blog post that I didn’t put here!)

Confession - in the first few drafts of ANOFS, I actually forgot all about the Staff of Horeb 💀 But then, my editors made it clear that getting the Staff was such a huge plot point in AWOWA, that it cannot be undermined in ANOFS.That pushed me to think. I’m really glad they pushed on this because it definitely strengthens the battle scenes!

I’m also obsessed with the names of places in Albion. Especially Zimihan (my favorite), Caullech Coast, Sidihorn. I remember looking up names of places and merging them. Zimihan was originally Wembley, but I didn’t really like the name. After some brainstorming, I came up with Sidi-HORN. Horn here is for the peak/crown!