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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!

Just got chills over how brilliantly the Ward of Stars now being used in Sarqi flows. Over how impactful it feels. As fantasy writers, we tend to introduce lots of new things, tools, and people. The goal is to make sure we don’t forget and ignore something that was initially painted as important. Otherwise we’d be telling not showing.

‘Nath’ is actually a nickname I had to google 😄😂. I remember really wanting a nickname for him, especially when Jaziah spoke to him. Their friendship feels like the kind where they HAD to have nicknames for each other. I tried “Dath” a few times and it didn’t work at all. So I turned to google, and instantly loved “Nath”!

One of my *things* is describing magic. Trying to use metaphors of natural things to create vivid imagery in the reader’s mind. This description of Zair’s camouflage magic being like a net was one I took time on, and I love how it reads!

Zair’s conversation with Asahel put tears in my eyes. I always love reading it 🥹

I also love this moment Zair had to breathe and savor her new life.