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Category: Melinda has a gripe

Searching for Treasure — or Something Sinister

May 3, 2022 rosefiend

An excerpt from A BLAZE OF VALKYRIES!! Guys, this book is going to be out on 30 May, and I’m…

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Posted in: Melinda has a gripe Filed under: dragonriders, dragons, new books, vikings

Biomechanics for Winter Athletes

January 12, 2022 rosefiend

Originally published in Front Vision magazine Anyone who has watched cross-country skiers lurching uphill during a race, like zombies flailing…

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Assorted ramblings on what seems to be a Sunday but isn’t

December 28, 2021 rosefiend

The holidays are so damned confusing, I’ll tell you what. I’m at 84,000 words on THE FLAME OF BATTLE. I…

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The dragonrider didn’t know she was a sorcerer…

October 26, 2021 rosefiend

Her father’s voice was a snarl, and his hand shook as if he were barely restraining himself from striking her,…

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The richest gift she’d ever been given…

October 11, 2021 rosefiend

Here’s an excerpt from chapter 19 of THE FLAME OF BATTLE in which Dyrfinna recieves a ship from her grandmama,…

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71k words and my amazing novel is FINISHED!! kinda!

October 10, 2021 rosefiend

I’ve reached the end of THE FLAME OF BATTLE, finally! Right now the word count is 71K. Now I’m going…

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A flashy new scene from THE FLAME OF BATTLE

September 19, 2021 rosefiend

Suddenly the Queen turned, her eyes wide, and saw Rjupa. She made a terrifying sight, there in the faint starlight that drifted through the leaves, her upraised dagger gleaming.

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Posted in: Melinda has a gripe Filed under: dragonriders, dragons, writing news

So why’d you take the crazy step of self-publishing?

September 11, 2021 rosefiend

I used to be adamantly against self-publishing. I scorned it. I read classic literature for fun, I was serious about…

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The latest work on THE FLAME OF BATTLE

September 7, 2021 rosefiend

I don’t know why my phone camera can’t do colors worth a damn. Here’s the latest writing work on THE…

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How faith makes a big difference.

August 22, 2021 rosefiend

A little story about how I came to write the Skala series and how somebody’s faith in you at a…

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