Skip to main content

His Majesty's origins and what's next...

Tomorrow you’ll get to see a brand-new cover and you’ll only have to wait two weeks to get your hands on the next book in the D’Vaire series. No Ordinary Drakeling is one of two books that feature Emperor Chrysander Draconis. When I first created the character of the man who oversaw the Council of Sorcery and Shifters it was from the point of view of Aleksander. It was a mean dude who punished Aleksander for being different and as the series went on would eventually be dethroned.

As I fleshed out more of the world I was building, I grew dissatisfied with that take because it would require me to focus on matters outside Aleksander’s mansion. I was going to focus solely on the sanctuary (which I know is growing slow as hell, but I’ll never toss anyone in there just to give you a bunch of names or not have a clue where their life is headed). But then freaking Chander came storming through and was insistent that I figure his life out. So, then Alaric was crafted, and you know what happened there. So I had to create an entire government that functioned outside of Aleksander’s mindset and the Order of the Fallen Knights were given the task of policing everyone.

Drystan roared to the forefront and suddenly I had all kinds of dragon issues. Who would replace him when he and Conley were murdered? Was I going to leave their justice in the hands of some old curmudgeon who hated Aleksander? Nope. I couldn’t do that so in stalks the noble Chrysander. I don’t know how he wound up with a twin. Damian just sauntered in with his perfect hair and sex appeal and that was that. I figured out his story first. (You’ll get to read it next year!)

Then Chrysander’s other half finally showed up. I’ve had him in my head for so long that I often forget that he’s not yet in the series. And I hope you love him as much as I do because he’s one of those guys who can’t seem to help popping into the other books. Speaking of other books, yesterday I typed the last chapter of Book 17—Unpredictable Fate. For so many of the books, the process is easy. These guys jump up and down in my head giving me no choice but to write their story. This one was a bit different. I had a character who shocked me and who acted in a way that was unexpected and when we edited his interactions with the other characters, one of my editors Hope told me this guy needs his own book. I eventually agreed and though it took me about a million variants to make it work, I’m so thrilled with the results.

What’s next? Well, I have the proof paperback copies of Dra’Kaedan’s Coven and Sentinel’s Dagger which you’ll finally get to hold in your hands this summer. As for new stuff, I’m already turning to Book 18. I have editing to do and an outline to create, but fairly soon I will start writing the story of one Prism Wizard Vadimas Porfyra which will please my other editor Jess who cannot resist a baby dragon! Thank you all for reading these books. I appreciate each and every one of you for taking the time to make the D’Vaires a part of your lives!

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

It's great to be home.

The husband and I flew to Washington, DC for a long weekend and we had a wonderful trip. My niece and her family spent most of that time with us, and we’d gone entirely too long without seeing each other. On Sunday night, we had the awesome opportunity to attend an Iron Maiden concert and one of my favorite bands, Within Temptation, opened for them. While we had a fantastic time on our trip, sleep was not high on our priority list, so it’s going to take me a few days to get caught up. Beauty and Valor was released about twelve hours or so before I boarded my plane, and I really hope everyone enjoyed Preston and Ridgely’s story. Preston is an old character, and many details about where he came from and what race he belonged to changed, but the core of who he was never differed. He went through a few mates before I found the right one, and Ridgely was the perfect fit. Halfway through Gargoyle Birthright , that pair was distracting me, and there was no question that their book was re...
Post a Comment
Read more

A sentinel and his dagger.

In my last blog, I talked about how D’Vaire was created. The first book was Dra’Kaedan and Brogan and I can’t wait for you to see their tale retold but let’s talk about what happened after the original story was completed. When I started the novel, I didn’t have an outline or anything. I wrote it by the seat of my pants and not even I knew how it would end. D’Vaire was supposed to be designed so that each one was a standalone title but when I was done there were so many things I didn’t have room to include. They would have to wait for the second which turned out to be Sentinel’s Dagger. Gavrael was the beginning of the sentinels. In fact, when I first started crafting his tale there was no Lich Sentinel. It was Gavrael (with Gedeon at his side) who was going to approach the Council to change the way the sentinels functioned within it. But I got sidetracked before his story could be completed by Chander and so things changed. (We’ll get to all that in a future post!) The thing you le...
Post a Comment
Read more

Schereding in a new warlock book

Scheredin’s story wasn’t one I ever thought would come to fruition. As I created the D’Vaire universe, I put Noirin and Scheredin in there because they’re a vital part of my life and it was fun to add my gaming personas into my fantasy world. However, while Noirin’s path was chartered quickly thanks to Rafe and how his romance with Aleksander worked out, Scheredin didn’t cooperate in the slightest. His personality emerged as I poked and prodded at him, and he was full of surprises. I tried to pair him with multiple partners, and although I was pretty sure about his magic, I wasn’t positive he wanted to be a dark warlock until I wrote The Dragon Masquerade . But from the start I wanted Scheredin’s partner to have something to do with his gaming. For me, that was a neat way to honor the true Scheredin who exists virtually. Thankfully, Scheredin and Kieran liked the idea too, and when they were ready, the details spilled out in a rush. Their book wound up being one of those that was relat...
Post a Comment
Read more