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Kherishdar's Exception, Episode 30: The Oblivious Me

“You’re lucky I’m not biting you.”

He thrust his arm at me. “Please! If you do, I’ll win my money back!”

I sighed, torn between exasperation and fondness. “Ajan…”

He held up his hands. “Peace, Haraa! It was a joke!” He paused. “Between Kor and I, granted. But a joke nonetheless—”

“I really am going to bite you.”

“To be bitten by someone with a fathrikedi’s training is probably an experience worth the pain…”

All Fan Chat Day!

Today is All Fan Chat Day! Come hang with the regulars on Discord! You will be dropped into #picnicfield, our channel for public hangouts, and it will be marvelous! Here's the invite link: https://discord.gg/NtQNbU

Please note, this link gives you temporary membership, and if you disconnect, you will have to go through the link again to be admitted. Don't worry, we're used to a certain amount...

Caturday, with Tigerblep

"My jaws are wide enough to fit around your head so if I want to look ridiculous with my tongue stuck out I think I'll do that"

Yay, it is Saturday and I am finally well again! *does dance*

So, good stuff, either happening, or coming!

• Healer's Wedding is launched! Lots of you are reading! Three of you left reviews! You are so lovely. Thank you for reviews. <3
• 2019-01-19 15:30:55 +0000 UTC View Post

Peltedverse Book Launch: Healer's Wedding (Jubilee Summer 1)

Nearly a year has passed since the conclusion of the Chatcaavan War… which means it’s time for Jahir and Sediryl to marry, and Sediryl to kneel for the coronet of the imperial heir! All their allies are gathering to celebrate, from the expected, like the Queen Ransomed and Lisinthir, to mentors and friends from years past. But life doesn’t pause for momentous events, no matter how joyous or anticipated. There are issues Jahir and Sediryl have yet to resolve, issues that reflect the grea...

Kherishdar's Exception, Episode 29: The Oblivious Artist

Farren’s studio is a temple to sunlight, beauty, and pigment. Order, too. That struck me when I walked into it after so recently having tarried in Lenore’s office. Language was a kind of art as well, but Lenore practiced her art far more chaotically than Farren. In his sanctuary, everything had its proper place, and returned to it after serving. Everything was cleaned after use, and often during it. Nothing was allowed to age or decay, unless age and decay unlocked their unique properties...

Caturday, with Contrasts

If there is a soft blanket, he sits.

Helloooo, peoples, we have finally arrived at Saturday on a very lackluster week. I went to the doctor on Tuesday after dragging for almost two weeks only to be told I'd been ignoring an infection and next time to come in sooner. Today is my last day of antibiotics, so hopefully I will soon stop feeling like a limp dishrag. *weak cheerleader pom pom*

...doesn't 'weak cheerleader pom pom' sound like a D&D spell? 🤔

Anyway, some items...

Changes to Jaguar Patreon, 2019

Some of you have already noticed the look of my Patreon page changing along with the tiers and tier rewards! So I thought I’d explain what I’m going to be doing next, and why.

As you know, I am now a full-time writer and artist! Which is great, because after running the numbers, I’ve discovered the way to maintain my income involves writing 5-7 books a year and it’s going to take a full-time effort to pull that off. I think I can swing this, but only if I am honest with myself a...

Kherishdar's Exception, Episode 28: Not Easily Understood

Sharing my notes with Kor was rewarding and alarming. The former because he didn’t pretend interest in it for my sake; he was as curious about how aunera speak as I was, and smart enough to have begun picking up pieces of it while we were there. He also didn’t fear contracting maien from the study, which was a relief. Working with unnatural knowledge was enough trouble without having to console people who come into accidental contact with it that it’s not going to destroy their minds. 2019-01-09 15:01:00 +0000 UTC View Post

The Jaguar's 2018 Retrospective and 2019 Plans

It's that time again! In lieu of a monthly round-up, we get the yearly. Side note: I went full-time as a writer/artist on June 16th, so you can fill in the blanks with tumult in the transition, and sudden changes in plans and goals. I'm looking forward to not having to radically switch gears in the middle of the year this year, God willing and the creek don't rise.

Anyway! Here’s my creative year in bullet points. 

Books Published in 2018:

• Busin...
  2019-01-07 15:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post

Caturday, with... Wait a Minute

Okay, different kitty. Still counts? *grin* We went to a cat sanctuary over the holiday, and I took lots of photos. If I run out of cute smol cat pictures, I now have a source of big ones!

Look at those eyes, y'all. And those PAWS.

Welcome to the first Caturday of 2019! Lots of exciting news coming in the next couple of weeks! In the meantime, I hope the week has treated you well. Some reminders:

• All Fan Chat Days are Returning! I am tentatively schedu...
  2019-01-05 18:53:36 +0000 UTC View Post

Kherishdar's Exception, Episode 27: Brother

I wound my way back through the tranquil night, amid softly glowing lanterns, and breezes that smelled sweet like flowers, and resinous like incense, and the worldweight was soft on my limbs and I was home.

…and then I reached Qevellen, and remembered all the things I had not yet resolved, and my wrists grew tense, and my shoulders, and I sighed. At least the hour would spare me the enthusiastic welcome of my Housemates. Both artists and Guardians liked mornings.

Despite my misg...

Caturday: Curlicue Cat

Camouflaged to blend into my floor, too, complete with woodgrain patterns on his head.

This is the last Saturday of 2018! I hope you are relaxing through it. I know I've been taking it easy this week, other than the manic cooking on Christmas morning...!

Did you get any fun presents? The ones I'm getting the most use out of so far are new cases for my phone and my kindle, both of which were so beat-up they weren't really functional anymore. Tell me about your favorite loot! :D

Freebie Short: For the Love of Mortals

I found another old Le'enle short! So here it is. Illustration above, "To Outlast Eternity", is of Distant Song (creamy colored) and Argent Star (silvery).

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"Turn the storm, Empress."

Distant Song's silver eyes rested on the froth of the agitated waves rushing to shore. On the horizon the knot of lead-gray clouds were heralds, only heralds. "I cannot."

The magistrate turned to her. "You made this world from the wick of your soul and will alone. Yo...

Kherishdar's Exception, Episode 26: Civilization, Listening

“Osulkedi,” He said, gentle. “Take off your boots.”

One obeys Thirukedi, reflexively. I’m not certain even now—especially now—if it’s because of something He does with His voice, or something He is, only that we all respond to it… a little like we respond to Shame, when Kor is acting as Shame. But the interesting part of this command, which I didn’t realize until I was working the second boot off, was that I couldn’t remaining kneeling to do it…...

Merry Christmas, From Jaguar and Family

...to those of you celebrating, and to those of you not, a wonderful day anyway, and a happy new year coming. Lunch bags are on hiatus until January, but other regularly scheduled patreon content will continue! Because I am a whiz at planning at advance. <3

Enjoy your holiday season, ariisen! 

Caturday: Advent Cat

...is more interested in Ursula's gift bag than in the goodies I excavated from it. Just like a cat.

We are heading into the holiday season, for those celebrating Christmas! Like me! If you haven't already read the Alysha holiday short, "Season's Meaning," I put it back up for free here: https://t.co/RT224GMuVN

It used to be at retailers but I took it down because selling singleton short stories is a losing propositio...

Reminder to Patrons! Check Your Pledges!

Patreon changed how content is served to y'all, and that means you need to go back and check each Creator you've pledged to and select a tier if you want to receive their content! Please double-check that now... I know some of you aren't receiving the stuff I'm posting anymore, and I don't want you to miss anything!

Here are Patreon's instructions: https://support....

Kherishdar's Exception, Episode 25: Back to Center

I did not go directly home, but rode to center. I couldn’t not. When one seeks calm, when one needs context, when one needs to strip away everything but the essential, one goes to center. And I… I was now osulkedi, and owed my first impressions to Thirukedi, the first impressions that were bubbling and roiling in me like a brook interrupted by stones. I took the few roads allowed to beasts in my urgency, and now that I was home all the alien things felt too harsh to be kept, like sp...

All the Remaining Print Editions!

Since you all wanted to know when they were available, here they are:

• Princes' Game 3: Amulet Rampant 
• Princes' Game 4: Only the Open 
• Princes' Game 5: In Extremis 
• 2018-12-18 15:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post

Caturday: The Stalking of the Cat

He's looking at the crows. :D

Anyway, this being the month of my Get Everything Done Because I Guess I Wanted to Work Through the December Holidays, I went ahead and finished up the last of the print editions:

Behold their glory!

No, seriously, Amelie's covers are just amazing. I would totally hire her for new covers but she's too busy. *weeping face*

She was such a joy to work with....

Coming Down the Pike: ALL THE PRINT

No, seriously, I mean that. I think I mentioned in my last business post that I bought software that would let me convert my manuscripts to ebook and print simultaneously, which means going forward I'll publish those two editions at the same time. But I had the backlist to worry about, and instead of sitting on it I decided to do it ALL AT ONCE.

So over the course of two weeks, I converted my last eight books without print editions and uploaded them, and I've been approving them one by one. 2018-12-14 15:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post

Serial, Kherishdar's Exception, Episode 24: Poison

I know a little more of your mind now, aunera, enough to have guessed what you’re thinking now… so possibly it will disappoint you that I am not interested in recording, at length, all the conversations that followed in the next three days. I had many of them, certainly, because I woke in the morning and went immediately after breakfast to Lenore’s office to further my attempts to put myself in possession—as much as possible—of her thoughts and notes. When I tired of the effor...

Chatcaavan Grammar 2, and Using Multiple Languages in Fiction

A rare public post! Share with friends, so they know why you're tossing me a few dollars. :)

Anyway, audio! In which I discuss not just Chatcaavan grammar, but how I choose to portray multilingual characters in fiction, and why.

This one I actually edited a little! So I spared you a lot of my 'um' and long pauses. >.>

Here, for your persual, is the existing information on Chatcaavan grammar, so you can follow along if you want (or if you're not into audio):

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