It’s summer break as a teacher, as well as recovering from a (very minor) surgery has given me a bit of extra time. Time that should have been spent on writing book 2 of “The Phoenix and the Ant” series, but has been used on making up some fun little products instead.
Using the website Printful, I’ve made up a few simple products, and will likely add some more in the near future. I have all the products available up at Etsy (I may transfer over to WooCommerce at some point, if things take off).
On there so far you can find a variety of stickers, and A mug (yes a single mug). Not much else so far, hoping to get a few shirts, a sweater, and some other things made up. Let me know if you have any ideas.
Or really, any sort of tips, tricks, etc…
Link: ThePhoenixAndTheAnt.etsy.com
Tag: middle years
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I have ambitions for a Winter 2023 release (perfect holiday gift!). Things are wrapping up. Last minute editing, then formatting it to look real good. Then send it off to AmazonKDP and IngramSpark to be delivered digitally or physically.
I’ll say, I’m nervous. I’ve done so much reading about publishing a novel in the last few months that it’s all become an absolute blur.
Included is a picture of what the book will look like. It’s been a lot of blood, sweat, tears, and money to get here, but we’re almost done (then book two).
For new people here’s a breakdown of my novel:
A young girl named Ti stumbles onto Were Magic, which allows her to transform into an animal, a phoenix! However, long ago the royal family was assassinated by Were Wizards, and the grudge never ended, it is the highest crime to have Were Magic in Djat. Ti’s father, a general in the Djat army, ensures her safety by sending her to the prodigious wizarding school, Yaudi School, where she can learn Were Magic safely. She is sent with the Calydronian captain, Captain Arence of the Tubby Whale and his eclectic crew. Although Ti hated living in Djat because the kingdom had too many rules, she is afraid to leave her father and friends behind, she knows she doesn’t belong in Djat, but she has no home, no where she belongs. Sailing with her is another young man, Sea Lion of the Air, who has just passed top of his class at Level Two Wind Magic and his ego shows it. Together Ti and Sea Lion of the Air, along with Ti’s trusted Animal Partner, Priot, a large silver-tipped falcon, go on an adventure through the oceans of the shattered continent, Ptansia. Ti makes new friends, beholds great and ancient beasts, gains new magic, and becomes a pawn in one kingdom’s desire for war. -
No chapter today, but I will be doing a brief character profile of Ti-Seta, the protagonist of Book of Yaudi. I won’t give any information about future events, but will provide background information that the book doesn’t provide in this edit, or, potentially ever (though I’ll try to naturally squeeze it in).
One thing to note, is that the Kingdom’s of Ptansia are not separated by race or ethnicity (which there is a reason for), but differ only by culture. There are small dialectal differences, as well, different Kingdom’s focus more on different magics, which affects eye colour, but that is not a consistent indicator of where someone is from.
Name : Ti-Seta of Runa-Seta
Country of Origin: Djat
City: Runa-Seta
Age: 14Personality: Ti is an energetic young girl. She is fiercely loyal to her friends, and stands by them despite it affecting her negatively. Being somewhat of an outcast herself as she practices Animal Magic, she finds solace in solitude, as long as her Animal Partner, Priot is with her.
She has a disdain for Water Magic and has been hiding her inability to use it for years, with the help of her friends, Bat and Mo-Seta, due to it. She doesn’t like to talk about why, but those close to her know it has something to do with her mother’s death.
Ti can be a bit oblivious to when she is inconveniencing others, but makes up for it with an out pour of friendliness and care when she realizes she is being a jerk. She often considers the consequences of her actions after the consequences have come into play.
Physical Description: Ti had soft purple eyes which helped her pretend to be a Water Wizard, as she claimed she had “off-blue” eyes. After gaining Were Magic her eyes sometimes shift to a soft silver, especially when using the magic. She has thick, curly black hair that she normally has tied into a ponytail. She has light brown skin, that is often covered in mud and dirt as she is constantly running through nature hunting with her Animal Partner, Priot the silver-tipped Falcon.
As most children of Djat she is normally dressed in the light, royal blue uniform that children are expected to wear in school. It is an outfit with strapped, ankle high sandals, loose pants, a long flowing shirt which has hooded sun-cap with the golden crown of Djat on it to keep the glaring sun off their faces. Ti and many girls have a slit in the back of their hoods for when they need to wear it, but want their ponytails out. Boys and girls of Djat are expected to wear the same outfit whenever at school. Since the outfits are provided by the Kingdom of Djat, most children only wear the outfits as it is all they can afford and the outfits are designed with the climate of Djat in mind.
When not dressed in her uniform, she is dressed in standard beige pants and a light blue shirt. Her father, General Ti, refused to buy into more elegant Djat fashion, something Ti agreed with. In general, Djat is a very pragmatic country, and fashion tends to be solely designed with the hot sun in mind. -
It is a bit of a rough draft of the map, made on Inkarnate, but it gives the general idea of where things are. At some point I’d like to get it more professionally done, or spend more time on it myself. Visual art is not my forte, however.
Let me know what you think.
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WelcomeWelcome to my writing blog. This blog will be used for me to slowly post chapters of my book I am currently working on, “Book of Yaudi” (temporary name). It is upper middle-years fantasy novel, with a rich lore and background.
I am hoping to build up a community that can offer advice, critique, ideas, as well as fan art.
Please keep in mind, the chapters that I will be posting are in the rough draft form. New chapters could pop in, characters could be replaced. You will likely even see notes for myself for fixes I plan to do later.
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