Art – World of Devera

The Long Journey

Aug 04 2020

My second novel is the longest and best-selling in the Deveran Conflict Series. This epic story begins with Garrick and Brenna, as they head to Marvic, Tamaria’s capital city, where he is scheduled to begin officer’s training. The demands are tough and he struggles to keep up. Brenna, separated from her boyfriend and still unfamiliar with the local language, wrestles with listless loneliness and feels spiritually adrift. She needs to find purpose, but also learns that her family, who have…

Jul 28 2020

It’s been a busy summer thus far, and while there are many demands on my attention, I’ve had more time for writing than I can recall in a long time. At present, I’ve completed six chapters in “Blood on the Warpath” and I’ve started the seventh. I intend for this novel to wrap up at around 100 000 words, which means I have four chapters to complete. That’s unlikely to happen in the next five weeks, and once school starts…

Apr 05 2020

My latest writing project has been slow to develop. This is mostly because I’ve been spending more time on marketing than writing, and there are only so many hours during the week that I can devote to crafting a new novel. At this point, while I know how the story will end, getting there is very much a work in progress. While I’ve written three chapters featuring Algernon and Bronwyn, I suspect I’ll structure the story in a Part One…

Mar 24 2020

Mapping a World It all began with a drawing. I’d been working graveyard shift as a telephone operator after graduating from high school and I had a lot of time on my hands. As I drew the outline of the Deveran continent, filled in mountain ranges, rivers and cities, my imagination conjured ideas for the people who would occupy these lands I’d created. World building is a formidable task. It’s taken me many years to flesh out the nations I…

Mar 13 2020

We all know the story. In Chick Flicks: Two romantically-challenged people meet, realize they’re destined to be with one another, encounter a series of problems meant to separate them, but in the end, the magical force of love draws them together into eternal bliss. In Romance Novels: He’s a brooding bad boy who doesn’t talk very much. She’s a stunning beauty with grand ideas of her own. Circumstances beyond their control force them to be together. She resists him initially,…

Feb 17 2020

Introduction While they are secondary characters in the Deveran Conflict Series, the roles that Lord Lynden and Lady Alexina play are essential in grounding the story’s background, and providing a context into the way that Brenna – in particular – and, to a lesser degree, the Ravenwood siblings view functional family relationships. Their story as a couple begins long before the series starts, as Alexina is 70 in The Long Journey and Lynden is 68. Since longevity is characteristic of…

Jan 11 2020

Early History As the only daughter of her parents, Bronwyn enjoyed a privileged position as a child. The wealth of her family wrought a degree of comfort that not many Tamarians enjoyed, enabling her to experience a carefree childhood. Since her three brothers were all much older, she spent most of her time as a young girl in adult company. Bronwyn developed neighborhood friends to replace sibling relationships, often choosing those who felt isolated and left out as companions. She…

Kira and Algernon: Twins of Trouble

Nov 24 2019

Kira and Algernon are exceptionally close, even for siblings. Overview Kira has a foul mouth and Algernon angers easily. Like her mother, Kira has a well-earned reputation for promiscuity that complicates her adult life. Like his father, Algernon is prone to violence. Their character flaws not only define them, but also render them with humility well-suited for spiritual service. At the time that Sylvia Ravenwood became pregnant with the twins, her relationship with Cyrus had soured. She blamed her husband…

Nov 03 2019

I’ve been performing for as long as I can remember. Standing in front of large crowds and being in the spotlight doesn’t intimidate me. I can recall singing onstage during a performance of Der Rosencavalier at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, seeing all the faces of a packed house and thinking, “Wow! All these people are listening to me! Is this cool, or what?” Before you dismiss this as swagger, understand I was ten at the time…

Kira’s Nightmare

An illustrated excerpt from The Inquest, featuring Kira and Brenna.

Oct 06 2019

Category - Art

The Long Journey

Progress

Blood on the Warpath

Building the World of Devera

Romance

Lord Lynden and Lady Alexina: Parents with Purpose

Bronwyn Traugott — Sweetheart of the Temple Elsbireth

Kira and Algernon: Twins of Trouble

Love Your Audience

Kira’s Nightmare