Hope for a Dove Two come for the seventh – raven and dove. One to be trained, the other to love. Beware the beak where brightness dulls. Mourn the heart as it falls. When perched above, sacrifice made, watch the trees for a Warrior babe. – Great Battle Prophecy April 1900, Glasgow, Scotland Catriona wiped…
Category: The Patterner’s Test
Ceud mìle fàilte – A Hundred Thousand Welcomes
A hundred thousand welcomes: Scotland and excerpts from my WIP The Patterner’s Test. Learn some Gaelic and enjoy the sounds of Scotland.
Trust the Reader
One of the hardest things I’ve learned recently as I’ve worked on editing my latest work in progress (WIP) is that I need to trust my reader. Instead of telling readers what to think or feel, and detailed feelings of the characters, I need to let readers filter the character’s words, actions, and experiences through…