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LORE: Gustan Manor
I have built this Manor for many purposes, but primarily for my role as a father. A man should have a solid, comfortable place in which...
L.L. Stephens
Nov 6, 20225 min read
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The Author Speaks! Or... a Podcast
Here's another first. I have a podcast to share! I confess I was a little nervous to be doing a podcast. I have been told in the past...
L.L. Stephens
Nov 3, 20222 min read
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Character Notes: Palimia
Palimia is one of those characters who sneak into a book. You know the ones, they come to your house as the guest of a person you...
L.L. Stephens
Oct 19, 20224 min read
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Character Notes
I’m introducing a new category of blog posts in which I talk about some of the characters in the Triempery Revelations novels. These...
L.L. Stephens
Oct 19, 20221 min read
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LORE: The Seven Houses
Readers encounter the Seven Houses , the Rill cartel based in Dazunor-Rannuli, in Sordaneon , early in the Triempery series. But who are...
L.L. Stephens
Oct 18, 20226 min read
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What's Coming Next?
It’s been an amazing journey, seeing how enthusiastically the first two books, Sordaneon and The Kheld King, of the Triempery Revelations...
L.L. Stephens
Oct 17, 20222 min read
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The Kheld King: Epilogue
SPOILER ALERT! Do NOT read this post if you want to read The Kheld King without foreknowledge of events. This blog post includes so many...
L.L. Stephens
Oct 4, 20227 min read
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Coming Soon...
Now that readers are starting to dig into THE KHELD KING, here’s what will be coming to this website and blog. * In a month or two I...
L.L. Stephens
Sep 13, 20221 min read
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LORE: Seven Springs in Agalor
Seven Springs in Agalor is the most famous poem of Issahan, Lahgael's national poet. This poem first appears in The Kheld King, when...
L.L. Stephens
Aug 19, 20223 min read
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LORE: The Vermillion Aqueduct
In 2/185, the city of Gignastha was founded on the shore of the poisoned lake Sar’Pryannis by the Highborn prince Deben Sordaneon, who...
L.L. Stephens
Aug 17, 20224 min read
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LORE: Mulsor
Thaa knelt and gathered a handful of that pitiful flaked earth into one hand, let it dribble from cupped fingers into a little pile. Thaa...
L.L. Stephens
Aug 8, 20225 min read
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Dual (or Dueling) Points of View
When I wrote The Kheld King, I had a few goals. First, of course, was to create the bridge narrative between the events of Sordaneon and...
L.L. Stephens
Aug 2, 20222 min read
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What Editing Looks Like: Example from The Kheld King
Just for yucks and giggles, I'm going to show how the process of editing looks and feels to the author. I will use an example from The...
L.L. Stephens
Jul 27, 20224 min read
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Storytelling Through Art
Anyone familiar with me will know I love art. On my travels I seek out art museums and the shops of local artists. When I attend cons, I...
L.L. Stephens
Jul 13, 20223 min read
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LORE: Nammuor's Diadem
This artifact is the oldest of any in the Triempery Revelations and is the only one not to have originated with Leur or the Three. It is...
L.L. Stephens
Jun 28, 20224 min read
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LORE: The Leur's Ring
This item is mentioned for the first time in Sordaneon, where readers see it being worn by Marc Frederick. Unlike the other two Highborn...
L.L. Stephens
Jun 26, 20224 min read
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EXCERPT: The Kheld King
This will be the last excerpt from The Kheld King I will put up before its release. Some sales sites will soon have first chapter or...
L.L. Stephens
Jun 15, 20225 min read
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Teaser Excerpt: The Second Stone
I just turned the manuscript for Book 3, The Second Stone, over to my publisher. This means I like the additions/deletions I made and...
L.L. Stephens
May 31, 20223 min read
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Map of Essera
I also added this map to the Maps tab on the site. I figure readers might want to pull it up for reference when reading the ebook, which...
L.L. Stephens
May 16, 20222 min read
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Ten Things That Changed My Life
I got the idea for doing this from reading this piece by Justin Currie. If you don’t know of Justin Currie, he’s the lead singer and...
L.L. Stephens
May 13, 202211 min read
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