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🌟 Happy New Year! 🌟 As we step into this new year, may it bring you endless

As we step into this new year, may it bring you endless joy, boundless opportunities, and abundant success. May your heart be filled with hope, your days be filled with...

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Clue 1: Cover Reveal Yesterday I shared the Cover Reveal

Yesterday I shared the Cover Reveal Riddle.

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Check out today's first answer to the riddle, and your first peek at the new cover:

Clue 1:...

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Countdown Begins: The Cover Reveal for Drake Ascendant Is Coming! Get

Get ready! The countdown to the cover reveal of Drake Ascendant has officially begun! Check out today's blog for more details. We're kicking off the final days leading up to the...

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Day 10: #DecemberWorldbuilders: MC's relationship with family Day 10:

Day 10: #DecemberWorldbuilders: MC's (main character's) relationship with family. Elita was separated from her family at age 12 by insectoid invaders. She fought but to no avail...

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Day 10: #FantasyIndiesDecember: Favorite Christmas Song "O Holy Night." A

"O Holy Night." A powerful and timeless Christmas carol that captures the awe and wonder of the birth of Jesus Christ. Written by Placide Cappeau in 1847, the song reflects on...

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#DecemberWorldbuilders Day 9: Reproductive rights in Beyond the Fifth Gate.

#DecemberWorldbuilders Day 9: Reproductive rights. Elita faces a challenge. Eofs are male hybrids. The eofs’ queen must be killed before a genetically engineered replacement...

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Day 9: FantasyIndieDecember: Hot chocolate, apple cider or eggnog?

#FantasyIndiesDecember: Day 9: Hot chocolate, apple cider, or eggnog? I do like them all but since I follow Keto, I'll say hot chocolate cause I can make a #keto version that is...

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Day 8: #DecemberWorldbuilders  Snippet In Beyond the Fifth Gate, Elita was

In Beyond the Fifth Gate, Elita was separated from her family at age 12. She kicked and screamed but to no avail. She pressed her face to the bars and stretched her arm toward...

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Day 7: #DecemberWorldbuilders: Astronomy or Astrology In Beyond the Fifth

In Beyond the Fifth Gate, the ancient prophecies speak of Kamali appearing in the east, signaling the first of five celestial gates. When the planets align, the Chosen One...

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Day 7: FantasyIndiesDecember: A snippet related to magic Each day this

Each day this December I'm participating in the Fantasy Indies December. December 7th's post is to be a snippet from one of my books. Today's topic is magic. The snippet I chose...

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Day 6: FantasyIndiesDecember Free Friday or Holiday Traditions Every year,

Every year, no matter the distance, our family comes together to honor a beloved tradition started by my mother: decorating Christmas cookies. Though she is now in heaven, her...

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Day 6: December Worldbuilders: Simbiotic or parasitic entities Day 6: 

Day 6: As the insectoids and humans learn to work together in Beyond the Fifth Gate, their symbiotic cooperation fosters a deeper understanding between them, enabling them to...

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Day 5 #DecemberWorldbuilders: Medicine, diseases, vaccines In the hive

In the hive city, disease & death are constant companions caused by the insectoid race enslaving humanity. The insects spew a toxic yellow substance that disintegrates...

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Day 5: Main Character's family and friends Day 5: #fantasyindiesdecember

Day 5: #fantasyindiesdecember Beyond the Fifth Gates MC is Elita. Her family was torn apart when she was 12, taken by an insectoid race that conquered their world. Her father...

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Day 3 #DecemberWorldbuilders: Any Chemists/Alchemists?  In Beyond the

In Beyond the Fifth Gate, there aren’t traditional chemists or alchemists. The closest equivalent is scientists who manipulate DNA and trigger ethical & biological...

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DecemberWorldbuilders Day 2: Created by gods? Evolved? or Both  In my

In my Beyond the Fifth Gate fantasy world what started with a prophecy evolved into an epic journey through five mystical gates, uncovering secrets and challenges beyond...

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FantasyIndiesDecember Day 3: Let's others ask you anything about your

Let's others ask you anything about your WIP(s). #FantasyIndiesdecember Working on two very different projects: Book 2 in Dragon’s Oath series – A time travel progression...

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FantasyIndiesDecember Day 2: Holiday movies and Books  My favorite

My favorite holiday classics!

  • It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)
  • Miracle on 34th Street (1947) Elf (2003)
  • Scrooged (1988)

& while I enjoy the older versions of A Christmas...

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December Worldbuilders Day 1: Snippet “taught” or “teaching, etc. For this

For this post, I chose a snippet from Beyond the Fifth Gate. Five planets align. The Chosen, must journey through five mystical gates to retrieve crucial items, return to Haldis...

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FantasyIndiesDecember Day 1:  Introduce yourself & WIP  I’m a fantasy

I’m a fantasy writer with three published books! My current WIP is Book 2 in the Dragon's Oath series, an epic time-travel progression fantasy. Book 1 is almost ready to drop!...

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