It’s the grand finale of the A to Z Challenge! Today we have: Z is for Zodiac Dragons This is it, the final dragons in the month-long AtoZ Challenge! These are the Zodiac Dragons from American professional artist Christina Yen, who posts on deviantart as The-SixthLeafClover. Above is the Zodiac Dragon for my own sign, Gemini, and…
The penultimate day of the A to Z Challenge! Today we have: Y is for Yin Yang Guardian Dragon Here is a cool Chinese-style dragon called Yin Yang Guardian by U.K. professional freelance illustrator Anne Stokes, who also posts on deviantart as Ironshod and has an active Facebook page that you can follow to see even more…
It’s the last Friday of the month again, so here is a finished piece from my personal archives. I’ll be posting my AtoZ: Y dragon later this afternoon, don’t worry! A few years ago, I was given a writing assignment in class: I needed to write an emotional scene from my story, Finding Dragons, in blank…
Another day, another post in the A to Z Challenge! Today we have: X is for Xanth Dragons Work commitments over lunch meant this post is a little later than my 1:05pm CST posting time today, but that’s okay! This awesome painting is called Xanth: Luck of the Draw by American professional artist Julie Dillon. From her deviantart site: This…
In a very real way, one writes a story to find out what happens in it. Before it is written it sits in the mind like a piece of overheard gossip or a bit of intriguing tattle. The story process is like taking up such a piece of gossip, hunting down the people actually involved,…
Only a few days left in the A to Z Challenge! Today we have: W is for White Dragon Hatchling This is a wonderful digital painting called White Dragon Hatchling, courtesy of the multi-talented German deviantartist dashase. I love the detail in the scales and even in the crystals surrounding this little cutie! But today we don’t just get…
Hmmm. Today’s Discover Challenge may not seem on the face of it to be geared to continuing the Neeka story from last week’s cliffhanger… but I guess we’ll see! It’s all about obstacles to creativity today. As the post says: For this week’s challenge, tell us about a time when you had to deal with an obstacle…
Moving right along in the A to Z Challenge! Today we have: V is for Vegetarian Dragon A goofy dragon to counteract yesterday’s terrifying one. This is Herb, the Vegetarian Dragon, in a children’s picture book illustrated by Debbie Harter, published by Barefoot Books in hardcover in 1999, and in paperback in 2007. The story of…
Starting out week four with a shriek in the A to Z Challenge! Today we have: U is for Underworld Dragon Happy Monday everyone! This is the last week of the AtoZ Challenge, and finding a “U” dragon wasn’t easy, but when I saw this terrifying Underworld Dragon by professional artist Michael Clarke, also known as SpiralMagus,…
Game of Thrones is back tonight! So here is an adorable picture of the dragons Drogon, Rhaegal, and Viserion called Sleepy Dragons by the Australian deviantartist vasssel. Here’s their description, one that I just couldn’t resist: To celebrate my finally finishing the A Song of Ice and Fire books and the premiere of Game of Thrones season four,…
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