Aerial Battle ~ Dragons!

My main character Flight Moon is in the middle of an aerial battle between her and three other dragons.

Her adversaries? A cunning, black dragon and a large earth dragon. She has already injured a smaller red dragon, who is no longer a threat.

Azrix, the black dragon, has already torn a piece off her shoulder in a previous battle.
Here is a painting that inspires me for his character:

With a head like a Nazgul dragon:

When conceptualizing the two enemy dragons, I realized that they were very characteristic of two snakes. Azrix, like the black mamba:

And the large brown dragon, like a viper:

Azrix's fighting style is modeled after the black mamba, temperamental and impulsive:

And the brown dragon, strong, patient, and direct like a viper:

Flight Moon is larger than either of them, but she must outsmart them. She is swift and agile, and has a vendetta to settle.

Corban

Meet Corban, the rogue brother of Dornata and uncle to the two twins in FIRE BORN.

 This picture from Dungeons and Dragons' "Thief" reminds me of him.

When I was young, I actually thought I had made up the name "Corban", until I saw The Fifth Element with Bruce Willis playing as 'Corban Dallas'.

Corban deals with being an outcast, due to his mother being an elf, by becoming reclusive. He disappears for months at a time.

Here are some pictures that remind me of Corban:

 (Yes, The Dark Knight, I know)

(He is half elf, after all)

The opening scene of FIRE BORN, Book One of the Flight Moon Series opens with him:

SAMPLE:

Corban cursed the wind. It rushed past him like a playful child. He tried to match his pace with its free wandering, but his feet couldn't keep up. No matter how fast he ran, the wind gusted easily ahead of him.

He slowed at the edge of a ravine and leaned heavily on an old pine. The wind played against his cloak, sending tendrils of snow swirling around him. Blood pounded into his numb skin as he tried to catch his breath.

The snow crunched behind him. He spun round, searching between the trees, but saw no one. He could barely hear past his heartbeat. The only movement was the snow and wind between the branches.

His brief pause caused his body to stiffen, overcome with fatigue and chill, but he forced himself to resume his race. He circled the ravine, to the cabin nestled on the opposite side. Glancing back at the forest again, he pushed open the wooden door.

A torrent of snow and wind rushed inside. Corban stayed at the threshold, the heat offering no comfort. He lifted his heavy gaze, finding the four occupants of the cabin staring at him. "They are coming for her."

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End of Sample 

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Lost in a Prison

Gakulisan, a free-practicing wizard, and Foltez, a rogue assassin, are currently attempting to break into the Arnithian mages' tower to rescue two family members. Unanticipated traps have left them nearly incapacitated. Panic has set in and the scene, told from Gakulisan's point of view, is currently at a standstill.

(my inspiration for the mage's tower)

Why do I empathize so much with my characters? For two weeks I've been writing this scene, and have only been able to write a few sentences at a time. The wizard's fear and anxiety is my own, and I can't tolerate putting myself into it for a long period of time.

I keep thinking about Heath Ledger after filming The Dark Knight. The theory at the time was he had gotten so into playing the character of the Joker that it got to his head.

Back to writing. Keep a thought out for Gakulisan and Foltez that they make it through this trial unscathed. And possibly me as well. :)

Welcome!

As I near the end of writing Fire Born, I have decided to create this blog to share her story.

Fire Born is the first book in the Flight Moon series, which I started writing in  the 90s. For some that might not seem significant, but since I was ten at the time (yes I'm young), Flight Moon has been apart of my life since the beginning.

I plan to publish Fire Born by the end of the summer, 2012, and since I'm a school counselor (and off for the summer - woot!) I might actually accomplish that.

On the above pages you will find personal artwork, excerpts, updates, and a guest book. Thank you for coming in and I hope you enjoy your stay ;-)