Tag Archives: The Maiden and the Wealthgiver

Beta-read Wealthgiver?

Posted on July 1, 2022 by dan

Dear readers, The fourth draft of Wealthgiver is finally ready. <ahem><back of the book voice> Andrei Trifonovich Voropayevski, until recently Military Medic 3rd Rank in the Tsar’s army, wants to stay alive so he can save the lives of others. … Continue reading →

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We are the Good

Posted on May 28, 2022 by dan

(See things like this a week earlier by become my patron for $1) This was supposed to be a trial run for Vessian, a fictional language that evolved from ancient Thracian, and a part of my current novel-in-progress Wealthgiver. I … Continue reading →

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Wealthgiver gamma is done!

Posted on June 30, 2021 by dan

Wugh! Wealthgiver! My plan was to read through the string of scenes I’d made in the alpha and beta drafts of this book and add what needed adding. Putting the meat around the bones and the heart, you might say. … Continue reading →

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Wealthgiver Beta is done!

Posted on May 28, 2020 by dan

My experimentation with Terry Pratchett’s “scaffolding story” writing process continues, now with ingredients from the Eleusinian Mysteries! Not many ingredients. Just a bit. Okay, so remember how I wrote the alpha draft of Wealthgiver by the seat of my pants? … Continue reading →

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A Thracian quote

Posted on May 26, 2020 by dan

Ve na dorre pont ăn na terrpe. Skărrkes ko roffes. Nerrai ko spelles ao. Ssonke ko lărra. Ve lide mănno ta ve santo dizammass. “To us is given all that we need. Silvers and swords. Men and their words. Blood … Continue reading →

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Vassian language

Posted on April 1, 2020 by dan

(Note: In accordance with Vassian culture and tradition, Vassian words in this article are not to be embedded in English sentences.) Vassian( /ˈvəsijən, ˈvas-, ˈvæs- / also Vessian, Bessian, The Good Language, The Trustee Language (religious/traditional), and The Crypt Language (dated); … Continue reading →

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A Thracian Saying

Posted on November 22, 2019 by dan

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A Thracian Saying

Posted on November 20, 2019 by dan

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A Thracian Curse

Posted on October 31, 2019 by dan

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September Newsletter: The Vacuum Brush

Posted on September 30, 2019 by dan

So there I was, tiptoeing off the one non-creaky floorboard, executing a graceful leap to the tile floor of our apartment’s cloak-room, trying not to wake up Pavlina. It was like my fifth trip to the bathroom, and it was … Continue reading →

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