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Nadin and His Demons (a Hunter and Prey excerpt)

Thea van Diepen

In celebration of hitting 10,000 words in the first draft, here’s an excerpt of what I’ve written so far in Hunter and Prey (this may end up reading differently in the final book, but that’s part of the fun, don’t’cha know): Nadin had checked the unicorn’s magic after Adren had told him what Loram had seen while they were in Evinad. Something broken, she had said. Would he be able to see what a full fairy saw? His ability to

From Two Comes All

Thea van Diepen

There was a goddess who pulled two points together Unconnected Unrelated They were nothing They were something She held one in each hand Lifted above each shoulder, as if in blessing Brought her palms together Not enough to touch She didn’t need to She knew The points only needed proximity A moment Before pulling her hands away And an entire web expanded between them A world, created on two poles A world, created By two points Two hands And the

Hunter and Prey Has an EPIC Writing Playlist

Thea van Diepen

Starting today, I’m writing Hunter and Prey, book 3 in the White Changeling series, as a part of NaNoWriMo. To kick things off, a special post about this book’s writing playlist seems appropriate. (Seeing as I’ve been torturing myself with it for the past two weeks.) The Hunter and Prey Writing Playlist As Hunter and Prey centres around a werewolf, it’s only appropriate that, after watching Blood and Chocolate again, I found the book’s anchor song in that movie’s soundtrack:

Dreams DO Come True- The Tree and the Grave is Proof of That

Thea van Diepen

“Two years ago, you woke with an image in your mind so vivid you knew you’d seen it before. You grabbed a piece of paper to draw it before it faded: a tree with a figure inside the trunk, all encircled by a vine. The detail flowed without pause through your fingertips, in a style you’d never seen before, but which you knew was ancient. “Since you were a girl, you’ve been plagued by a dream nearly every night. While

Unlock the Secret of The Tree and the Grave

Thea van Diepen

A tree surrounded by old magic and even older secrets. A gravestone dedicated to someone long forgotten. What drew you here? And why? The Tree and the Grave, a game about magic, trees, and righting an ancient wrong, is now available for preorder. Play the demo now.