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Continue reading →: Secret Names are Magical KeysThere’s power in knowing the names of people, objects, and ideas. Secrets also have power. Combine these two elements in a fantasy like Tredan’s Bane, and a Secret Name becomes the key to a wizard’s magic. How Name Magic Starts The Secret Name is the closest-kept magic for an individual. …
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Continue reading →: Why do Dragonettes Coo?
Tredan’s Bane and Wrath feature dragonettes. They talk, of course, but why do they coo and sound like doves? Mindy, shown here with her favorite book, suggested it. Her purr is a cooing lilt, just the way a dragonette would sound when happy. I have to go pick up the…
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Continue reading →: Pssst–Wanna See Some Beauties?
This is what today’s fuss is about. Just look at those beauties. Three years it took, my epic journey, to go from a dream to a book you lovingly hold in your arms. Goodbye, my precious. I want to give these books away. Lita wants her Enchanters to find a good…
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Continue reading →: Dreaming About Sye’s EnchantersDreams are Magic. In them, we can fly and have absurd conversations with acquaintances long gone. We cast inhibitions aside and do the impossible. Whether Gentle Reader believe dreams are the results of the brain’s housekeeping chores, or they are a mystical place we visit, fantastic worlds await when we sleep. The…
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Continue reading →: Book Launch Starts Now
It’s party time! Today, all day, is the book launch party for the epic fantasy, Tredan’s Bane. I’ll be posting throughout the day, talking about the book and giving away gifts–to you! Come back often to find out how. Next post: How Tredan’s Bane came to Lita in a Dream
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Continue reading →: Tredan’s Bane in Paperback Now
For all you early birds, Tredan’s Bane is available now in paperback on CreateSpace and Amazon. Visit Lita’s blog tomorrow for the day-long book launch party. Lita will talk about the origins of Tredan’s Bane and Wrath, Prequel to Tredan’s Bane. There will even be a (virtual) party cake to…
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Continue reading →: Tredan’s Bane Print Book Giveaway
The epic fantasy Tredan’s Bane by Lita Burke will be released in softbound on June 30th. To celebrate, I’ve arranged for Goodreads to help me give away 5 printed copies FREE! Click the giveaway details link to find out more. Click the Enter to win link to put your name in the hat…
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Continue reading →: Lita Talks: Tips for Quality Book TrailersWhat goes in the script? What’s a budget-friendly source for high-quality photos? How do movie and book trailers differ? Talking Trailers Nic of Bookmark Reviews recently interviewed me, Lita Burke, and I told him the low-down on how I created a high-quality book trailer for under $100 for Tredan’s Bane. I…
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Continue reading →: Dragonettes in SyeFor anyone venturing into the fantasy world of Sye in the stories Wrath, Prequel to Tredan’s Bane, and Tredan’s Bane, here is a quick note for one of Sye’s sentient creatures: dragonette or dracon (informal names), Seri/Madam Drracon’el (formal titles). A dragonette is a miniature five-pound dragon; typically 4’ long with…
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Enchanters of Sye Books
A retired Enchanter battles a powerful magician to keep a dangerous spell book from falling into the wrong hands.
A magical oddities dealer hides her kidnapped husband’s dangerous spell book.
Clockpunk Wizard Books
A dog flees his cruel master, befriends a wizard, and discovers his shapeshifting magic.
A wizard seeks a magical thingummy to free his kidnapped familiar.
A wizard faces a dangerous journey to Sir Death’s castle to win a powerful spell book for a love-starved dragon.
A wizard and Lady Luck’s young daughter discover the cause of a mysterious unicorn illness.
An elf prince’s son teams up with a disgraced wizardling to clear their names with the Magic Guild.
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Evil Circus is a dark carnival filled madness, magic, and grinning clowns.
Steampunk London is a Victorian-styled world powered by steam engines.
Floating Lands are an eerie place of unexpected lighter-than-air denizens and islands in the sky.
Film Noir is a dreary, crime fiction world filled with down-and-out heroes, cynicism and vice.
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