“Kali is…very dear to me,” he said quietly, almost too soft for Gan to hear. “I’ve known her since she was a babe.” It was as much of an admission as Ganister thought she’d get. So she nodded. “She’s a lovely child. You should be proud.” “I should be.” He shook his head and moved past Gan, heading for the stairwell. “But I can’t.”
Category: deleted scene
on Heartfire
Hi there! One of the best parts of storytelling is crafting worlds to suit your narrative. This doesn't just apply to speculative fiction; every story is, in a way, its own world. It's a place your reader can settle into like a favorite chair - or an iron throne, depending on what sort of world … Continue reading on Heartfire
deleted scenes, part 1
Hi there! I'm still plugging away at book four, but in the meantime, I thought I'd share this scene from book one. This post's title is a tad misleading, as the scene wasn't entirely deleted, just reworked so that the important elements found their way into the final draft. But reading what follows should give some … Continue reading deleted scenes, part 1