AtoZ: X is for Xanth: Luck of the Draw by Julie Dillon

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…

Wedn Thursday Writing Craft: Verifying the Gossip

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,…

AtoZ: W is for White Dragon Hatchling by dashase

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…

Tuesday Discover Challenge: Obstacles

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…

AtoZ: V is for Vegetarian Dragon by Debbie Harter

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…

AtoZ: U is for Underworld Dragon by SpiralMagus

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,…

Sleepy Dragons by vesssel

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,…

AtoZ: T is for Temple Guard by CAHess

The third week is finished of the A to Z Challenge! Today we have: T is for Temple Guard Dragon Here we have the very serpentine and seahorse-like Temple Guard dragon by German deviantartist CHAess.  Beautiful, despite the rows of pointy teeth this dragon seems to have! The letter T has been a bit of a pain…