The Cast of “The Whitemaiden” Drawn as Anime

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Thanks to Rebecca Alasdair, I have found yet ANOTHER addicting portrait maker! It’s at Rinmaru Games, and UNlike Live Portrait Maker, you can actually create men! Here are some of the characters of The Whitemaiden: Learn more about Catirna, the main heroine, here! Get introduced to Catirna’s adopted sister Alruna (or Kitty) here. Meet the secondary … Read more

Character Spotlight: Dirmad Canda-Rell

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Good news, folks — the beta reader draft of The Whitemaiden is finished and has been sent to volunteers! To celebrate the release, here’s a profile of one of the side characters — Dirmad Canda-Rell, Catirna‘s friend and our heroes’ most steadfast ally. Annnd here’s a list of Whitemaiden characters already profiled on this blog: Catirna, the protagonist … Read more

Fun, Semi-Accurate Character Portraits!

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So it recently came to my attention that there’s this spiffy online toy called Live Portrait Maker, which is kind of like Bitmoji, except more limited and more painting-like. With a few mouse clicks you can design a nice-looking portrait with an array of hairstyles, expressions, skin colors, clothing, and other features. Naturally I had … Read more

Character Spotlight: Captain Galyek Basilekel

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Earlier posts acquainted you with the main heroes of my novel-in-progress, The Whitemaiden — namely the healer sisters Catirna and Alruna and the sage Axel. Now I think it’s time to present one of the villains! Meet Galyek Basilekel*, the dreaded captain of the guard at the Thornwood Citadel. WAIT. HOLD UP. That’s not Galyek. That’s Josef. … Read more

Character Spotlight: Kityanka Elkela (Alruna)

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You’ve met Catirna Elkela, you’ve met Axel Pavlekel … and now it’s time to meet the link that holds them together: a rebellious whirlwind of a princess known to the public as Kityanka Elkela. (But between you and me, that’s not her real name.) She’s not mentioned in the story blurb. However, she’s the reason … Read more