Author, Dreamer, And Creator With An Overactive Imagination
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The Crafty Dragon
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Janine Bretz
1/17/2022 - I'M BACK, BABY!
After a couple years of life and tragedy and breaks, I'm glad to say I'm back, and I've learned to be a little kinder to myself. While I'm taking care of a relative, and am not working what could be coined as "a real job", I'm throwing myself into what I've always enjoyed doing.
My hope is to be able to make enough financially that this could be my career, but I won't put all my dragon eggs into one basket. For now, I'm just gonna give it a try. Lots of things are happening! I have a whole trilogy I'm writing, Aestus is coming out in hardback, and other little personal things that are making me smile. I'm excited for this trilogy.
The Bane of Amstairis follows the line and family of Ravencrest as they struggle with disaster, hardship, and determination. The first book, Blood and War, is already written and, after a few rounds of edits, will need beta readers. There is a link to sign up to be a beta on the home page, under News.
I can't wait to see what I can get done this year!
11/16/22 - Wait, what happened?
Well, I'll be absolutely honest, I forgot I started this blog. So, what's happened in the year? Blood and War is finally out, and the second book, Through Savage Lands, is in revision. I hope to get it published early in 2023. Then there's the third book, The Throne of Amstairis, which has the beginnings of a plan.
This year's seen more loss than I thought would come, most recently just a few days ago. I've also been dealing with medical issues, but who isn't anymore? However, I have been receiving help with things and have been doing remarkably better, mentally, in the past few months than I have been in years.
Anyway, let's see if I remember that this blog exists in a couple weeks.