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#PennedPossibilities 1133: "Did your MC attend school? What sort of education did they have?"

Moon did not go to school, and everything she learned was controlled by the Priests who supervised her House.

In other words, she learned very little.

Which does bite her when she escapes.

Moon Rises, Winds & Pillars 8
(out now!)

#WritingCommunity
#EpicFantasy

#PennedPossibilities 1133: "Did your MC attend school? What sort of education did they have?"

Moon did not go to school, and everything she learned was controlled by the Priests who supervised her House.

In other words, she learned very little.

Which does bite her when she escapes.

Moon Rises, Winds & Pillars 8
(out now!)

#WritingCommunity
#EpicFantasy

#PennedPossibilities 1133: "Did your MC attend school? What sort of education did they have?"

Moon did not go to school, and everything she learned was controlled by the Priests who supervised her House.

In other words, she learned very little.

Which does bite her when she escapes.

Moon Rises, Winds & Pillars 8
(out now!)

#WritingCommunity
#EpicFantasy

#PennedPossibilities 1133: "Did your MC attend school? What sort of education did they have?"

Moon did not go to school, and everything she learned was controlled by the Priests who supervised her House.

In other words, she learned very little.

Which does bite her when she escapes.

Moon Rises, Winds & Pillars 8
(out now!)

#WritingCommunity
#EpicFantasy

#PennedPossibilities 1133: "Did your MC attend school? What sort of education did they have?"

Moon did not go to school, and everything she learned was controlled by the Priests who supervised her House.

In other words, she learned very little.

Which does bite her when she escapes.

Moon Rises, Winds & Pillars 8
(out now!)

#WritingCommunity
#EpicFantasy

#WordWeavers 9/17: By the end of your story, how many injuries has your MC had?

Moon escapes lightly, considering all my other characters in the series. The worst she got was a terrible set of blisters when she insisted she needed to walk to West Harbor instead of riding a mule.

I didn't even make her seasick. Wasn't that nice of me?

You can read Moon Rises now (Book 8 of the Winds & Pillars series).

https://books2read.com/MoonPillarsEmpire

#WritingCommunity
#EpicFantasy

#WordWeavers 9/17: By the end of your story, how many injuries has your MC had?

Moon escapes lightly, considering all my other characters in the series. The worst she got was a terrible set of blisters when she insisted she needed to walk to West Harbor instead of riding a mule.

I didn't even make her seasick. Wasn't that nice of me?

You can read Moon Rises now (Book 8 of the Winds & Pillars series).

https://books2read.com/MoonPillarsEmpire

#WritingCommunity
#EpicFantasy

#WordWeavers 9/17: By the end of your story, how many injuries has your MC had?

Moon escapes lightly, considering all my other characters in the series. The worst she got was a terrible set of blisters when she insisted she needed to walk to West Harbor instead of riding a mule.

I didn't even make her seasick. Wasn't that nice of me?

You can read Moon Rises now (Book 8 of the Winds & Pillars series).

https://books2read.com/MoonPillarsEmpire

#WritingCommunity
#EpicFantasy

#WordWeavers 9/17: By the end of your story, how many injuries has your MC had?

Moon escapes lightly, considering all my other characters in the series. The worst she got was a terrible set of blisters when she insisted she needed to walk to West Harbor instead of riding a mule.

I didn't even make her seasick. Wasn't that nice of me?

You can read Moon Rises now (Book 8 of the Winds & Pillars series).

https://books2read.com/MoonPillarsEmpire

#WritingCommunity
#EpicFantasy

#WordWeavers 9/17: By the end of your story, how many injuries has your MC had?

Moon escapes lightly, considering all my other characters in the series. The worst she got was a terrible set of blisters when she insisted she needed to walk to West Harbor instead of riding a mule.

I didn't even make her seasick. Wasn't that nice of me?

You can read Moon Rises now (Book 8 of the Winds & Pillars series).

https://books2read.com/MoonPillarsEmpire

#WritingCommunity
#EpicFantasy

#PennedPossibilities 1131: Which landmark in your world stands as a permanent reminder of a major event? Describe it.

All eight pyramids in the Holy Empire are reminders of the terrible war that happened centuries ago. They were built to protect the people of the Holy Empire, holding up the magical Veil.

They look like an Aztec pyramid, with stairs on one side and half-orb on top. They are often stained with blood.

Moon Rises, Winds & Pillars 8
(out now!)

#WritingCommunity
#EpicFantasy

#PennedPossibilities 1131: Which landmark in your world stands as a permanent reminder of a major event? Describe it.

All eight pyramids in the Holy Empire are reminders of the terrible war that happened centuries ago. They were built to protect the people of the Holy Empire, holding up the magical Veil.

They look like an Aztec pyramid, with stairs on one side and half-orb on top. They are often stained with blood.

Moon Rises, Winds & Pillars 8
(out now!)

#WritingCommunity
#EpicFantasy

#PennedPossibilities 1131: Which landmark in your world stands as a permanent reminder of a major event? Describe it.

All eight pyramids in the Holy Empire are reminders of the terrible war that happened centuries ago. They were built to protect the people of the Holy Empire, holding up the magical Veil.

They look like an Aztec pyramid, with stairs on one side and half-orb on top. They are often stained with blood.

Moon Rises, Winds & Pillars 8
(out now!)

#WritingCommunity
#EpicFantasy

#PennedPossibilities 1131: Which landmark in your world stands as a permanent reminder of a major event? Describe it.

All eight pyramids in the Holy Empire are reminders of the terrible war that happened centuries ago. They were built to protect the people of the Holy Empire, holding up the magical Veil.

They look like an Aztec pyramid, with stairs on one side and half-orb on top. They are often stained with blood.

Moon Rises, Winds & Pillars 8
(out now!)

#WritingCommunity
#EpicFantasy

#PennedPossibilities 1131: Which landmark in your world stands as a permanent reminder of a major event? Describe it.

All eight pyramids in the Holy Empire are reminders of the terrible war that happened centuries ago. They were built to protect the people of the Holy Empire, holding up the magical Veil.

They look like an Aztec pyramid, with stairs on one side and half-orb on top. They are often stained with blood.

Moon Rises, Winds & Pillars 8
(out now!)

#WritingCommunity
#EpicFantasy

Gute Nacht, Freunde.

Today, I finally broke through the Wall of Awful and wrote a difficult scene for the Wolves.

And now Timothy is confused and upset and his world is slowly starting to tilt more (it has never quite stopped since the events in A Wolf's Mate).

I'm quite happy with the story now. And next up is even more action!

Oh, and btw, in case you missed it, Moon Rises is out and available in all stores (even Smashwords now).

#WritingCommunity
#WolfShifters
#EpicFantasy

Gute Nacht, Freunde.

Today, I finally broke through the Wall of Awful and wrote a difficult scene for the Wolves.

And now Timothy is confused and upset and his world is slowly starting to tilt more (it has never quite stopped since the events in A Wolf's Mate).

I'm quite happy with the story now. And next up is even more action!

Oh, and btw, in case you missed it, Moon Rises is out and available in all stores (even Smashwords now).

#WritingCommunity
#WolfShifters
#EpicFantasy

Gute Nacht, Freunde.

Today, I finally broke through the Wall of Awful and wrote a difficult scene for the Wolves.

And now Timothy is confused and upset and his world is slowly starting to tilt more (it has never quite stopped since the events in A Wolf's Mate).

I'm quite happy with the story now. And next up is even more action!

Oh, and btw, in case you missed it, Moon Rises is out and available in all stores (even Smashwords now).

#WritingCommunity
#WolfShifters
#EpicFantasy

Gute Nacht, Freunde.

Today, I finally broke through the Wall of Awful and wrote a difficult scene for the Wolves.

And now Timothy is confused and upset and his world is slowly starting to tilt more (it has never quite stopped since the events in A Wolf's Mate).

I'm quite happy with the story now. And next up is even more action!

Oh, and btw, in case you missed it, Moon Rises is out and available in all stores (even Smashwords now).

#WritingCommunity
#WolfShifters
#EpicFantasy

Gute Nacht, Freunde.

Today, I finally broke through the Wall of Awful and wrote a difficult scene for the Wolves.

And now Timothy is confused and upset and his world is slowly starting to tilt more (it has never quite stopped since the events in A Wolf's Mate).

I'm quite happy with the story now. And next up is even more action!

Oh, and btw, in case you missed it, Moon Rises is out and available in all stores (even Smashwords now).

#WritingCommunity
#WolfShifters
#EpicFantasy

Escape to the improbable world of Ardonna 🌳

A new chapter of Season of the Bluebonnets BOOK I is now live on my site: https://crcollins.org/2026/09/16/year-1-month-4/

Read from beginning: https://crcollins.org/2026/08/26/welcome-to-the-world-of-ardonna/

Learn more: https://crcollins.org/season-of-the-bluebonnets/

#Today #Bookstodon #SFF #Magic #HopePunk #Polyamory #EpicFantasy #Trees

Escape to the improbable world of Ardonna 🌳

A new chapter of Season of the Bluebonnets BOOK I is now live on my site: https://crcollins.org/2026/09/16/year-1-month-4/

Read from beginning: https://crcollins.org/2026/08/26/welcome-to-the-world-of-ardonna/

Learn more: https://crcollins.org/season-of-the-bluebonnets/

#Today #Bookstodon #SFF #Magic #HopePunk #Polyamory #EpicFantasy #Trees

Escape to the improbable world of Ardonna 🌳

A new chapter of Season of the Bluebonnets BOOK I is now live on my site: https://crcollins.org/2026/09/16/year-1-month-4/

Read from beginning: https://crcollins.org/2026/08/26/welcome-to-the-world-of-ardonna/

Learn more: https://crcollins.org/season-of-the-bluebonnets/

#Today #Bookstodon #SFF #Magic #HopePunk #Polyamory #EpicFantasy #Trees

Escape to the improbable world of Ardonna 🌳

A new chapter of Season of the Bluebonnets BOOK I is now live on my site: https://crcollins.org/2026/09/16/year-1-month-4/

Read from beginning: https://crcollins.org/2026/08/26/welcome-to-the-world-of-ardonna/

Learn more: https://crcollins.org/season-of-the-bluebonnets/

#Today #Bookstodon #SFF #Magic #HopePunk #Polyamory #EpicFantasy #Trees

Escape to the improbable world of Ardonna 🌳

A new chapter of Season of the Bluebonnets BOOK I is now live on my site: https://crcollins.org/2026/09/16/year-1-month-4/

Read from beginning: https://crcollins.org/2026/08/26/welcome-to-the-world-of-ardonna/

Learn more: https://crcollins.org/season-of-the-bluebonnets/

#Today #Bookstodon #SFF #Magic #HopePunk #Polyamory #EpicFantasy #Trees

#PhantastikPrompts 15.9.: "Wie blickt deine Hauptfigur 10 Jahre später auf die Geschichte zurück?"

Moon wird sehr dankbar sein.

So viele Menschen haben ihr geholfen, und damit überhaupt möglich gemacht, dass sie ihre neue Familie findet.

Ihr gesamtes Leben hat sich durch diese Geschichte verändert - und nicht nur ihr Leben. Gemeinsam haben sie und ihre Freunde sogar die Welt verändert.

Moon Rises, Winds & Pillars 8
(frisch erschienen!)

#Schreiben
#WritingCommunity
#EpicFantasy

#PhantastikPrompts 15.9.: "Wie blickt deine Hauptfigur 10 Jahre später auf die Geschichte zurück?"

Moon wird sehr dankbar sein.

So viele Menschen haben ihr geholfen, und damit überhaupt möglich gemacht, dass sie ihre neue Familie findet.

Ihr gesamtes Leben hat sich durch diese Geschichte verändert - und nicht nur ihr Leben. Gemeinsam haben sie und ihre Freunde sogar die Welt verändert.

Moon Rises, Winds & Pillars 8
(frisch erschienen!)

#Schreiben
#WritingCommunity
#EpicFantasy

#PhantastikPrompts 15.9.: "Wie blickt deine Hauptfigur 10 Jahre später auf die Geschichte zurück?"

Moon wird sehr dankbar sein.

So viele Menschen haben ihr geholfen, und damit überhaupt möglich gemacht, dass sie ihre neue Familie findet.

Ihr gesamtes Leben hat sich durch diese Geschichte verändert - und nicht nur ihr Leben. Gemeinsam haben sie und ihre Freunde sogar die Welt verändert.

Moon Rises, Winds & Pillars 8
(frisch erschienen!)

#Schreiben
#WritingCommunity
#EpicFantasy

#PhantastikPrompts 15.9.: "Wie blickt deine Hauptfigur 10 Jahre später auf die Geschichte zurück?"

Moon wird sehr dankbar sein.

So viele Menschen haben ihr geholfen, und damit überhaupt möglich gemacht, dass sie ihre neue Familie findet.

Ihr gesamtes Leben hat sich durch diese Geschichte verändert - und nicht nur ihr Leben. Gemeinsam haben sie und ihre Freunde sogar die Welt verändert.

Moon Rises, Winds & Pillars 8
(frisch erschienen!)

#Schreiben
#WritingCommunity
#EpicFantasy

#PhantastikPrompts 15.9.: "Wie blickt deine Hauptfigur 10 Jahre später auf die Geschichte zurück?"

Moon wird sehr dankbar sein.

So viele Menschen haben ihr geholfen, und damit überhaupt möglich gemacht, dass sie ihre neue Familie findet.

Ihr gesamtes Leben hat sich durch diese Geschichte verändert - und nicht nur ihr Leben. Gemeinsam haben sie und ihre Freunde sogar die Welt verändert.

Moon Rises, Winds & Pillars 8
(frisch erschienen!)

#Schreiben
#WritingCommunity
#EpicFantasy

#PennedPossibilities 1128: "Does your MC have a name that’s unique?"

The point of the character names in the Winds & Pillars is that they are NOT unique in their setting.

Moon's name refers to the power she has, nothing else. Within the novels this is rarely mentioned, but the names are simply a designation. They are meant to dehumanize their bearer.

I doubt readers actually realize this, but I did that on purpose.

Moon Rises is out now!

Winds & Pillars

#WritingCommunity
#EpicFantasy

#PennedPossibilities 1128: "Does your MC have a name that’s unique?"

The point of the character names in the Winds & Pillars is that they are NOT unique in their setting.

Moon's name refers to the power she has, nothing else. Within the novels this is rarely mentioned, but the names are simply a designation. They are meant to dehumanize their bearer.

I doubt readers actually realize this, but I did that on purpose.

Moon Rises is out now!

Winds & Pillars

#WritingCommunity
#EpicFantasy

#PennedPossibilities 1128: "Does your MC have a name that’s unique?"

The point of the character names in the Winds & Pillars is that they are NOT unique in their setting.

Moon's name refers to the power she has, nothing else. Within the novels this is rarely mentioned, but the names are simply a designation. They are meant to dehumanize their bearer.

I doubt readers actually realize this, but I did that on purpose.

Moon Rises is out now!

Winds & Pillars

#WritingCommunity
#EpicFantasy

#PennedPossibilities 1128: "Does your MC have a name that’s unique?"

The point of the character names in the Winds & Pillars is that they are NOT unique in their setting.

Moon's name refers to the power she has, nothing else. Within the novels this is rarely mentioned, but the names are simply a designation. They are meant to dehumanize their bearer.

I doubt readers actually realize this, but I did that on purpose.

Moon Rises is out now!

Winds & Pillars

#WritingCommunity
#EpicFantasy

#PennedPossibilities 1128: "Does your MC have a name that’s unique?"

The point of the character names in the Winds & Pillars is that they are NOT unique in their setting.

Moon's name refers to the power she has, nothing else. Within the novels this is rarely mentioned, but the names are simply a designation. They are meant to dehumanize their bearer.

I doubt readers actually realize this, but I did that on purpose.

Moon Rises is out now!

Winds & Pillars

#WritingCommunity
#EpicFantasy

Release Day!

Moon Rises is now (finally!) live in almost all the stores. This time, it's Smashwords that's slow. Google finally got its act together this afternoon, at least.

You can grab Moon from my own store (which would make me very happy):

https://shop.hannah-steenbock.de/b/moonpillars

Or you can buy it from your favorite supplier of eBooks (including Bookshop.org):

https://books2read.com/MoonPillarsEmpire

At any rate, enjoy Book 8 of the Winds & Pillars!

#NewBook
#EpicFantasy
#Reading

Release Day!

Moon Rises is now (finally!) live in almost all the stores. This time, it's Smashwords that's slow. Google finally got its act together this afternoon, at least.

You can grab Moon from my own store (which would make me very happy):

https://shop.hannah-steenbock.de/b/moonpillars

Or you can buy it from your favorite supplier of eBooks (including Bookshop.org):

https://books2read.com/MoonPillarsEmpire

At any rate, enjoy Book 8 of the Winds & Pillars!

#NewBook
#EpicFantasy
#Reading

Release Day!

Moon Rises is now (finally!) live in almost all the stores. This time, it's Smashwords that's slow. Google finally got its act together this afternoon, at least.

You can grab Moon from my own store (which would make me very happy):

https://shop.hannah-steenbock.de/b/moonpillars

Or you can buy it from your favorite supplier of eBooks (including Bookshop.org):

https://books2read.com/MoonPillarsEmpire

At any rate, enjoy Book 8 of the Winds & Pillars!

#NewBook
#EpicFantasy
#Reading

Release Day!

Moon Rises is now (finally!) live in almost all the stores. This time, it's Smashwords that's slow. Google finally got its act together this afternoon, at least.

You can grab Moon from my own store (which would make me very happy):

https://shop.hannah-steenbock.de/b/moonpillars

Or you can buy it from your favorite supplier of eBooks (including Bookshop.org):

https://books2read.com/MoonPillarsEmpire

At any rate, enjoy Book 8 of the Winds & Pillars!

#NewBook
#EpicFantasy
#Reading

Release Day!

Moon Rises is now (finally!) live in almost all the stores. This time, it's Smashwords that's slow. Google finally got its act together this afternoon, at least.

You can grab Moon from my own store (which would make me very happy):

https://shop.hannah-steenbock.de/b/moonpillars

Or you can buy it from your favorite supplier of eBooks (including Bookshop.org):

https://books2read.com/MoonPillarsEmpire

At any rate, enjoy Book 8 of the Winds & Pillars!

#NewBook
#EpicFantasy
#Reading

#DebutAuthor #EpicFantasy #writerslife #BookEditor #publishing

#DebutAuthor #EpicFantasy #writerslife #BookEditor #publishing

#DebutAuthor #EpicFantasy #writerslife #BookEditor #publishing

#DebutAuthor #EpicFantasy #writerslife #BookEditor #publishing

#WordWeavers 11/9: What does your MC believe about themselves at the beginning of the story that turns out to be completely wrong?

Oh, Moon thinks she knows plenty about life in the Holy Empire and that it'll be easy to blend in and escape.

She has no idea how wrong she is.

Mwuahahahaha.

(Actually uploading the book now, so it should be available soon. Will announce it with all links on Sunday.)

Moon Rises, Winds & Pillars 8

#WrtingCommunity
#EpicFantasy

#WordWeavers 11/9: What does your MC believe about themselves at the beginning of the story that turns out to be completely wrong?

Oh, Moon thinks she knows plenty about life in the Holy Empire and that it'll be easy to blend in and escape.

She has no idea how wrong she is.

Mwuahahahaha.

(Actually uploading the book now, so it should be available soon. Will announce it with all links on Sunday.)

Moon Rises, Winds & Pillars 8

#WrtingCommunity
#EpicFantasy

#WordWeavers 11/9: What does your MC believe about themselves at the beginning of the story that turns out to be completely wrong?

Oh, Moon thinks she knows plenty about life in the Holy Empire and that it'll be easy to blend in and escape.

She has no idea how wrong she is.

Mwuahahahaha.

(Actually uploading the book now, so it should be available soon. Will announce it with all links on Sunday.)

Moon Rises, Winds & Pillars 8

#WrtingCommunity
#EpicFantasy

#WordWeavers 11/9: What does your MC believe about themselves at the beginning of the story that turns out to be completely wrong?

Oh, Moon thinks she knows plenty about life in the Holy Empire and that it'll be easy to blend in and escape.

She has no idea how wrong she is.

Mwuahahahaha.

(Actually uploading the book now, so it should be available soon. Will announce it with all links on Sunday.)

Moon Rises, Winds & Pillars 8

#WrtingCommunity
#EpicFantasy

#WordWeavers 11/9: What does your MC believe about themselves at the beginning of the story that turns out to be completely wrong?

Oh, Moon thinks she knows plenty about life in the Holy Empire and that it'll be easy to blend in and escape.

She has no idea how wrong she is.

Mwuahahahaha.

(Actually uploading the book now, so it should be available soon. Will announce it with all links on Sunday.)

Moon Rises, Winds & Pillars 8

#WrtingCommunity
#EpicFantasy

UPDATE: It's now at $2.99, as planned.

Well, Amazon's systems are clearly a mess.

They have been trying to make South Breaks not free on COM, and haven't managed to do so even after a full week.

Too much AI vibe coding, is my guess, but who knows.

Anyway, you can still get South Breaks for free - on Amazon COM only! - so here's your last chance. No idea how much longer they will take to fix that.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B5MW7FLR

South Breaks, Winds & Pillars 1

#FreeBooks
#EpicFantasy
#Reading

UPDATE: It's now at $2.99, as planned.

Well, Amazon's systems are clearly a mess.

They have been trying to make South Breaks not free on COM, and haven't managed to do so even after a full week.

Too much AI vibe coding, is my guess, but who knows.

Anyway, you can still get South Breaks for free - on Amazon COM only! - so here's your last chance. No idea how much longer they will take to fix that.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B5MW7FLR

South Breaks, Winds & Pillars 1

#FreeBooks
#EpicFantasy
#Reading

UPDATE: It's now at $2.99, as planned.

Well, Amazon's systems are clearly a mess.

They have been trying to make South Breaks not free on COM, and haven't managed to do so even after a full week.

Too much AI vibe coding, is my guess, but who knows.

Anyway, you can still get South Breaks for free - on Amazon COM only! - so here's your last chance. No idea how much longer they will take to fix that.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B5MW7FLR

South Breaks, Winds & Pillars 1

#FreeBooks
#EpicFantasy
#Reading

UPDATE: It's now at $2.99, as planned.

Well, Amazon's systems are clearly a mess.

They have been trying to make South Breaks not free on COM, and haven't managed to do so even after a full week.

Too much AI vibe coding, is my guess, but who knows.

Anyway, you can still get South Breaks for free - on Amazon COM only! - so here's your last chance. No idea how much longer they will take to fix that.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B5MW7FLR

South Breaks, Winds & Pillars 1

#FreeBooks
#EpicFantasy
#Reading

UPDATE: It's now at $2.99, as planned.

Well, Amazon's systems are clearly a mess.

They have been trying to make South Breaks not free on COM, and haven't managed to do so even after a full week.

Too much AI vibe coding, is my guess, but who knows.

Anyway, you can still get South Breaks for free - on Amazon COM only! - so here's your last chance. No idea how much longer they will take to fix that.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B5MW7FLR

South Breaks, Winds & Pillars 1

#FreeBooks
#EpicFantasy
#Reading

Escape to the improbable world of Ardonna 🌳 🌲

A new chapter of Season of the Bluebonnets BOOK I is now live on my site: https://crcollins.org/2026/09/09/year-1-month-3/

Read from beginning: https://crcollins.org/2026/08/26/welcome-to-the-world-of-ardonna/

Learn more: https://crcollins.org/season-of-the-bluebonnets/

#Today #Bookstodon #SFF #Magic #HopePunk #Polyamory #EpicFantasy #Trees

Escape to the improbable world of Ardonna 🌳 🌲

A new chapter of Season of the Bluebonnets BOOK I is now live on my site: https://crcollins.org/2026/09/09/year-1-month-3/

Read from beginning: https://crcollins.org/2026/08/26/welcome-to-the-world-of-ardonna/

Learn more: https://crcollins.org/season-of-the-bluebonnets/

#Today #Bookstodon #SFF #Magic #HopePunk #Polyamory #EpicFantasy #Trees