Heather Shahan
@emberwrites.bsky.social
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Heather Shahan
@emberwrites.bsky.social
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Dragonslayer by Heather Shahan
π Epic fantasy novel π
π Book 1 in the Dragons of Cretala series π
Featuring:
π Emotivorous dragons
β An epic quest
β€οΈ Found family
π Kingdoms at war
π Generational secrets
π§ Mental health rep
π§βπ€βπ§ Diverse cast
π Expansive worldbuilding
π Folktales, myths, and legends
π Epic fantasy novel π
π Book 1 in the Dragons of Cretala series π
Featuring:
π Emotivorous dragons
β An epic quest
β€οΈ Found family
π Kingdoms at war
π Generational secrets
π§ Mental health rep
π§βπ€βπ§ Diverse cast
π Expansive worldbuilding
π Folktales, myths, and legends
Dragonslayer by Heather Shahan
π Epic fantasy novel π
π Book 1 in the Dragons of Cretala series π
Featuring:
π Emotivorous dragons
β An epic quest
β€οΈ Found family
π Kingdoms at war
π Generational secrets
π§ Mental health rep
π§βπ€βπ§ Diverse cast
π Expansive worldbuilding
π Folktales, myths, and legends
π Epic fantasy novel π
π Book 1 in the Dragons of Cretala series π
Featuring:
π Emotivorous dragons
β An epic quest
β€οΈ Found family
π Kingdoms at war
π Generational secrets
π§ Mental health rep
π§βπ€βπ§ Diverse cast
π Expansive worldbuilding
π Folktales, myths, and legends
March 11, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Dragonslayer by Heather Shahan
π Epic fantasy novel π
π Book 1 in the Dragons of Cretala series π
Featuring:
π Emotivorous dragons
β An epic quest
β€οΈ Found family
π Kingdoms at war
π Generational secrets
π§ Mental health rep
π§βπ€βπ§ Diverse cast
π Expansive worldbuilding
π Folktales, myths, and legends
π Epic fantasy novel π
π Book 1 in the Dragons of Cretala series π
Featuring:
π Emotivorous dragons
β An epic quest
β€οΈ Found family
π Kingdoms at war
π Generational secrets
π§ Mental health rep
π§βπ€βπ§ Diverse cast
π Expansive worldbuilding
π Folktales, myths, and legends
Reposted by Heather Shahan
@emberwrites.bsky.social is publishing her first novel! If anybody likes fantasy, pre-orders really help!
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Dragonslayer (Dragons of Cretala)
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February 8, 2025 at 7:24 PM
@emberwrites.bsky.social is publishing her first novel! If anybody likes fantasy, pre-orders really help!
www.amazon.com/dp/B0DV8TQR1H
www.amazon.com/dp/B0DV8TQR1H
Needless to say, there will be some minor tweaking in the final revision. π
6/6
6/6
December 10, 2024 at 12:31 PM
Needless to say, there will be some minor tweaking in the final revision. π
6/6
6/6
Isaac: So one could have a yellow corona and the other could have a blue one.
Me, after googling some: Baby, did you know that some binary stars are different colors? Right here it give the example that one can be yellow and one can be blue!
5/6
Me, after googling some: Baby, did you know that some binary stars are different colors? Right here it give the example that one can be yellow and one can be blue!
5/6
December 10, 2024 at 12:31 PM
Isaac: So one could have a yellow corona and the other could have a blue one.
Me, after googling some: Baby, did you know that some binary stars are different colors? Right here it give the example that one can be yellow and one can be blue!
5/6
Me, after googling some: Baby, did you know that some binary stars are different colors? Right here it give the example that one can be yellow and one can be blue!
5/6
Me: Well, It's not really like good and bad. They think it is, but it's more like Joy and Sadness from Inside Out. It's a part of my dragon metaphor. You have to have both.
Isaac: Not anger?
Me: Not really.
Isaac: Anxiety?
Me: ABSOLUTELY!
4/6
Isaac: Not anger?
Me: Not really.
Isaac: Anxiety?
Me: ABSOLUTELY!
4/6
December 10, 2024 at 12:31 PM
Me: Well, It's not really like good and bad. They think it is, but it's more like Joy and Sadness from Inside Out. It's a part of my dragon metaphor. You have to have both.
Isaac: Not anger?
Me: Not really.
Isaac: Anxiety?
Me: ABSOLUTELY!
4/6
Isaac: Not anger?
Me: Not really.
Isaac: Anxiety?
Me: ABSOLUTELY!
4/6
Me: They just do. I don't know how. They just do.
Isaac: You should make one have flames since its evil.
Me: Can I shift your thinking a bit?
Isaac: Sure.
3/6
Isaac: You should make one have flames since its evil.
Me: Can I shift your thinking a bit?
Isaac: Sure.
3/6
December 10, 2024 at 12:31 PM
Me: They just do. I don't know how. They just do.
Isaac: You should make one have flames since its evil.
Me: Can I shift your thinking a bit?
Isaac: Sure.
3/6
Isaac: You should make one have flames since its evil.
Me: Can I shift your thinking a bit?
Isaac: Sure.
3/6
Me: Well, the two suns orbit each other. They eclipse each other once every 5 days. The people in my story believe that they are twins fighting over the same solar system. They think that one, Cin, is good and the other, Olc, is bad.
Isaac: How can they tell the difference between them?
Me: π€¨
2/6
Isaac: How can they tell the difference between them?
Me: π€¨
2/6
December 10, 2024 at 12:31 PM
Me: Well, the two suns orbit each other. They eclipse each other once every 5 days. The people in my story believe that they are twins fighting over the same solar system. They think that one, Cin, is good and the other, Olc, is bad.
Isaac: How can they tell the difference between them?
Me: π€¨
2/6
Isaac: How can they tell the difference between them?
Me: π€¨
2/6
My 8 year old son had to just go and poke holes in my book.
Me: The world in my book has 2 suns.
Isaac: a BINARY system!? I wonder what that is like.
1/6
Me: The world in my book has 2 suns.
Isaac: a BINARY system!? I wonder what that is like.
1/6
December 10, 2024 at 12:31 PM
My 8 year old son had to just go and poke holes in my book.
Me: The world in my book has 2 suns.
Isaac: a BINARY system!? I wonder what that is like.
1/6
Me: The world in my book has 2 suns.
Isaac: a BINARY system!? I wonder what that is like.
1/6
For a big planner, this kind of decision is new to me. Itβs a strange feeling to have a scene growing and needing to decide where to place it.
December 8, 2024 at 5:26 PM
For a big planner, this kind of decision is new to me. Itβs a strange feeling to have a scene growing and needing to decide where to place it.
I let it simmer. Now, 113k words into the story, I know how I want it to be. Now I need to decide who I want to be a part of the conversation and where in the story I want to place it.
December 8, 2024 at 5:26 PM
I let it simmer. Now, 113k words into the story, I know how I want it to be. Now I need to decide who I want to be a part of the conversation and where in the story I want to place it.
Iβve had a concept that Iβve wanted to explore in Dragonkeeper since the beginning, but I didnβt know how I wanted it to be or where in the story I wanted it to be.
December 8, 2024 at 5:26 PM
Iβve had a concept that Iβve wanted to explore in Dragonkeeper since the beginning, but I didnβt know how I wanted it to be or where in the story I wanted it to be.
If there were year end recaps in Cretala, Dri would need to hear this.
Sheβs doing her best, yβall.
Sheβs doing her best, yβall.
December 7, 2024 at 4:12 PM
If there were year end recaps in Cretala, Dri would need to hear this.
Sheβs doing her best, yβall.
Sheβs doing her best, yβall.
I am so glad it is the weekend! Hoping to get quite a bit of writing in today. My brain needs it.
December 7, 2024 at 3:11 PM
I am so glad it is the weekend! Hoping to get quite a bit of writing in today. My brain needs it.
Stage 1 of mid year testing is complete and almost all of my students grew by leaps and bounds. Super proud!
This teacher is exhausted. This writer is ready for the weekend. I need rest, and I need to write words.
This teacher is exhausted. This writer is ready for the weekend. I need rest, and I need to write words.
December 6, 2024 at 2:37 AM
Stage 1 of mid year testing is complete and almost all of my students grew by leaps and bounds. Super proud!
This teacher is exhausted. This writer is ready for the weekend. I need rest, and I need to write words.
This teacher is exhausted. This writer is ready for the weekend. I need rest, and I need to write words.
Today was field trip day, and it was wonderful. However, this also means that I got no break all day and I am exhausted.
I'm going to try to make words happen now, but I don't know if it'll work.
I'm going to try to make words happen now, but I don't know if it'll work.
December 5, 2024 at 1:29 AM
Today was field trip day, and it was wonderful. However, this also means that I got no break all day and I am exhausted.
I'm going to try to make words happen now, but I don't know if it'll work.
I'm going to try to make words happen now, but I don't know if it'll work.
My child dreamed last night that my book was out in the world!
97 days, kid. 97 days.
97 days, kid. 97 days.
December 4, 2024 at 5:58 PM
My child dreamed last night that my book was out in the world!
97 days, kid. 97 days.
97 days, kid. 97 days.
Texting with my husband last night before bed. I wasnβt quite sure how Dragonkeeper would end because shit was doing down, but I hit the point where I needed to decide. So I took my shower and talked to myself the whole time and figured it out.
AAAH! I know how the book ends, and itβs so good!
AAAH! I know how the book ends, and itβs so good!
December 2, 2024 at 4:52 PM
Texting with my husband last night before bed. I wasnβt quite sure how Dragonkeeper would end because shit was doing down, but I hit the point where I needed to decide. So I took my shower and talked to myself the whole time and figured it out.
AAAH! I know how the book ends, and itβs so good!
AAAH! I know how the book ends, and itβs so good!
Update:
β 10,170 β
Now I go back to writing whenever I'm able to, inching along to the finish line. π’
β 10,170 β
Now I go back to writing whenever I'm able to, inching along to the finish line. π’
December 2, 2024 at 2:29 AM
Update:
β 10,170 β
Now I go back to writing whenever I'm able to, inching along to the finish line. π’
β 10,170 β
Now I go back to writing whenever I'm able to, inching along to the finish line. π’
I typed up what I handwrote while out of town, inputted the daily counts into my spreadsheet, and highlighted the cells for the days of Tgiving break to see the total.
9,968.
I'm going to pause for a bit, but then you can bet I'm going back to add at least 32 more words to make that 10k!
9,968.
I'm going to pause for a bit, but then you can bet I'm going back to add at least 32 more words to make that 10k!
December 2, 2024 at 12:12 AM
I typed up what I handwrote while out of town, inputted the daily counts into my spreadsheet, and highlighted the cells for the days of Tgiving break to see the total.
9,968.
I'm going to pause for a bit, but then you can bet I'm going back to add at least 32 more words to make that 10k!
9,968.
I'm going to pause for a bit, but then you can bet I'm going back to add at least 32 more words to make that 10k!
Iβm still out of town for most of today (home tonight) so I updated my website for the cover reveal on Thursday. Did anybody see it ahead of time? π
December 1, 2024 at 2:25 PM
Iβm still out of town for most of today (home tonight) so I updated my website for the cover reveal on Thursday. Did anybody see it ahead of time? π
One led Driβs brother to death and another has sunk its talons into her mother. Now, sheβs on a mission to discover how to finish them off once and for all. But, can one ever really slay their dragons?
December 1, 2024 at 1:36 PM
One led Driβs brother to death and another has sunk its talons into her mother. Now, sheβs on a mission to discover how to finish them off once and for all. But, can one ever really slay their dragons?
In Driβs world, dragons existed so long ago that nobody believes they were ever real, but Dri can see them. Shifted incorporeal, they coexist with the people of Cretala and feed off of their emotion, disease, and pain.
December 1, 2024 at 1:36 PM
In Driβs world, dragons existed so long ago that nobody believes they were ever real, but Dri can see them. Shifted incorporeal, they coexist with the people of Cretala and feed off of their emotion, disease, and pain.
Itβs Cover Reveal Day! Today marks 100 days until Dragonslayer arrives on March 11, 2025!
December 1, 2024 at 1:36 PM
Itβs Cover Reveal Day! Today marks 100 days until Dragonslayer arrives on March 11, 2025!
Dragonslayerβs cover reveal is TOMORROW! π
Ahh! Iβm just so excited to share my cover tomorrow. Iβve been impatiently waiting over here, and the day is almost here!
Ahh! Iβm just so excited to share my cover tomorrow. Iβve been impatiently waiting over here, and the day is almost here!
November 30, 2024 at 6:40 PM
Dragonslayerβs cover reveal is TOMORROW! π
Ahh! Iβm just so excited to share my cover tomorrow. Iβve been impatiently waiting over here, and the day is almost here!
Ahh! Iβm just so excited to share my cover tomorrow. Iβve been impatiently waiting over here, and the day is almost here!
Meanwhile Iβm over here evil laughing because that particular character may become pretty important to the plot (and some fun!)
November 29, 2024 at 4:29 PM
Meanwhile Iβm over here evil laughing because that particular character may become pretty important to the plot (and some fun!)