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Fools' Errand

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Fool's Errand is the first chaper of the novel I never finished.  It's also the foundation stone on which my first novel, The Dancing Sword of Ulm, was built.  When I started redrafting the book after some very helpful tips from local author Richard Maynard, I threw out almost all of the original work - plot and characters.  (You can read about the hows and whys in my blog posts, here - http://kathytstorys.blogspot.com.au/2016/04/on-fantasy-writing-and-role-playing_22.html
The Dancing Sword has yet to be published.  I'm working on that.
In the meantime I've been looking over my old drafts while doing a tidy up.  There's still the core of a story there, a different tale.  So I thought some readers might be interested to see what the original was like.  And when I do publish, they may also like to pick out the little details from the first work that survived to make it into the final novel.  It's certainly been fascinating for me.
The original story was based on a Dungeons and Dragons campaign I'd run, and the surviving chapters, with a little touching up, does round out to a complete story in itself.  The story, like the novel, is set in my own Fantasy world, which I call the Sundered Land.
I'll post it in sections with the second chapter, The Tower to come later.  Hope you enjoy it.Todos os Direitos Reservados

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Tome of Whitree: Book of the Wanderer cover

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Dragon Bound - The Saga of Flames and Frost cover

The Chronicles of Arnora: The Curse of the Blood Moon cover

Transmigrated As An Adventuring Prince?![DISCONTINUED] cover

Dimensions {CANCELLED} cover

Danmachi my way: Volume 1 cover

HARPERS QUEST THREE- AUSTRIARDIS THE GREAT SOUTHERN LAND cover

Tellus; A Fatal Deception (First Draft) cover

Luna's Awakening cover

Serafina the Grey (Book 3 of the Daughters of Durin Trilogy) cover

The Marionetteʼs Puppeteer (Volume 1) cover

Morphling cover

Chronicles of Magic: A VRMMORPG Story cover

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Stormkissed

Modern Romantasy | Slow Burn You stood alone. Then, I swore to be your shield. "Don't chase storms," you told me. But what else could I do, when you - Aisling Gale - walked into the open auditions for the High Spire Renaissance Faire with nothing but your cards, your defiance, and a spark that threatened to split my silence wide open? I am Tristan Carver, trusted marshal of the guild: Steady as an oak, sworn to keep order, and trained to fight on every battlefield but yours. "I can speak for myself," you told the guildmaster - but I ached to be your champion. Together, we're pulled into a faire season of high adventure and slow-burn romance - where laughter breaks betrayal, rivals test every bond, and even the fiercest masks can't hide an undone heart. Aisling, I'll stand with you through it all... when you've only ever stood alone. AUTHOR'S NOTES: * Expect new chapters every Tuesday and Friday, with 6 of 9 arcs drafted: • High Adventure - COMPLETE • High Seas - Finale out December 16, 2025! • High Romance • High Court • High Treason • High Masque * This modern romantasy-lite tale of courtship and chivalry will be rated "Mature" at High Masque, but not before then. -- Expect an excruciatingly, agonizingly slowburn romance, with protagonists who are actively trying not to believe what they're seeing (due to very understandable reasons). * This story also features fully adult and mature main characters in their late twenties and early thirties. They've loved and hurt before, and carry scars that keep them from jumping as fast as a first-love romance might. * I'm sure I've gotten details of Renaissance festivals and performances wrong. This story started as a fun side project for me, so my research is minimal. No disrespect intended to those incredible performers, and the faire itself is completely made up!