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 Sidekicks are important. They provide balance in stories, especially for intense personalities. Nathanial provides the balance for John in Brothers and Betrayal. While he is technically John's cousin, they two act more like brothers. Here are my favorite things about his character.The awesome banter between him and JohnHow he helps bridge the communication gap with John is moodyHis love for his familyHow he...

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 Someday, I want to get a really good map of Taelis made. I'm actually thinking it would be fun to redo the books with a map inside. What do you think? For now, I'll share this image of the map I use to keep things straight. Deal of the DayGet the book HERE ...

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 Lady Laila is a minor character in Adventures and Adversities, but one my husband recently asked me about."Did she ever learn her lesson?"His question made me wonder about writing her story someday. Honestly, if I didn't have so many stories spinning in my head, I would be happy creating stories about each and every little character in every story. Laila being one of...

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One of the things I've enjoyed exploring is how kingship works. Of course, being from America, we don't have royalty. But the leader of a nation has a lot of impact on how that nation acts.In Adventures and Adversities, Taelis has a bad who is plotted against.In Brothers and Bertyal, Taelis has an unreliable king and a brave princess. In Courage and Corruption, they...

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John. He is one of my oldest characters. Oh, not in years, he is fairly young in years. However, he was one of the first characters I ever invented.At eleven, I decided I would write my own version of Robin Hood where he didn't steal (I was a kid, okay?). My Mom wisely suggested I write my own story with my own characters....

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In writing each of the Tales of Taelis books, I've gained insight. It was insight God gave me into my own heart. Each story revealed things in my heart I needed to deal with. Each and every book, God uses for me. When I write a Tealis book, I'm often spilling raw emotions and feelings onto the page. As I work through the editing...

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 Hope. Sometimes, it seems like there isn't enough of it. How do you find hope in tough situations?Where is God when life is falling apart? Is He okay with my grief? That's what I talk about in Adventures and Adversities.How do you forgive, or do the right thing, when everything seems against you? I explore that in Brothers and Betrayal.How do you grow...

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 Being good is out of favor at the moment. I mean, I can understand why no one wants characters that are so perfect it makes you roll your eyes. But have you noticed how often we focus on the faults of others and in book characters instead of what makes them good? Well, I love looking for the good in people and in...

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 It's been a while since anything has really happened with the Taelis series, hasn't it? One might wonder if I plan to leave the series at Escape and Endurance. But that isn't the case. While Scott has been a huge supporter of all my work, the Taelis series has been his favorite. He asked me when I thought I would write more in it...

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 Identity. We spend a lot of time in our younger years trying to figure out what we want to be when we grow up. We try different hobbies to figure out which we adore. We experiment the styles of clothing until we find what is us. Even when we get older, we still spend time searching for what is "us".Escape and Endurance is...

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 I remember sitting down to write Dreams and Devotion, knowing I would be spilling more of my heart onto the page than I had in a while. God had been teaching me and dealing with me in some areas of my life I was struggling to surrender to Him. Writing this book, was a journey for my own heart. I delved into the...

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 Courage is a pretty awesome word, isn't it?I looked it up in the dictionary again for fun, and here is what it says:Definition of courage:mental or moral strength to venture, persevere, and withstand danger, fear, or difficultyWe all face situations for which we need courage. Often, we think of those moments as being big things like death, illness, war, or facing a giant...

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 Siblings. I personally adore my siblings. That doesn't mean that we've always gotten along perfectly, but I am close with all of them. We went through so much together, we have formed a close bond. Is it any wonder that siblings play a huge part in the tales of Taelis?William and Eleanore are brother and sister in Adventures and Adverieites. They have lost...

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 Welcome to August Amazingness! I did this for a couple of years and then...I didn't. I wanted to revive this event so we could have fun talking about the Tales of Taelis series, and have daily deals on my books. Today, I want to talk about what makes the Tales of Taelis series close to my heart.It combines some of my favorite elements...

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