Firethorn Chronicles 4 Update

1/12/2018

With Facebook soon making changes to how people see posts from businesses (I have to remember I'm a business), I want to commit to writing more on my blog. So here's an update for Book 4 of The Firethorn Chronicles.

It's fabulously stuck in plotting mode.

Okay, not really. I took a break after releasing The Red Dragon Girl in November. I struggle with winter blues/depression, and I decided to be kind to myself for the month of December, which meant binge watching Netflix movies and reading real paper books in my free time. (Kindles are great, and I use mine a lot, but I love the smell and feel of real paper in my hands.) I've made a few changes lately that are helping me feel better, so I plan to begin the outlining process tonight. And I have a working title for the book!

The Moonflower Dance.

It's tentative, but I like it for now. This story will feature Neylan, the sixth of the twelve sisters, and it's inspired by Beauty and the Beast. I'm not sure if there will be roses, and there definitely won't be talking housewares, but there will be dragons and balls and gorgeous dresses and an unusual number of red-haired girls.

Let me know in the comments what you think of the title and what elements from the original Beauty and the Beast you'd like to see in the story.

Happy reading!

9 Comments

Sandra

1/12/2018 05:57:13 pm

Love the title! From the story, I see fear, misunderstanding, acceptance of differences, love.

Lea

1/12/2018 08:53:45 pm

Thanks! This one will have misunderstandings for sure... mystery ... maybe a little mischief. :)

Arielle Bailey link

1/12/2018 11:16:39 pm

I think The Moonflower Dance is a very pretty title!

Favorite B&B elements... roses, yes, but for me, the biggest thing is having the curse feel REAL, and SCARY. A legitimate 'will this or won't this be broken', which I have faith you'll do. :)

Lea

1/13/2018 12:26:19 pm

Great point, and thank you so much! :)

Deborah O'Carroll link

1/14/2018 08:08:18 pm

WAIT, NEYLAN'S BOOK? SHE'S MY FAVORITE.

WAIT, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST? THAT'S MY FAVORITE AFTER TWELVE DANCING PRINCESSES WHICH YOU ALREADY DID.

WAIT, THE MOONFLOWER DANCE? THAT'S A GORGEOUS TITLE.

If you can't tell, I am all of the excited. :D

Lea

1/15/2018 03:48:11 pm

Beauty and the Beast is my favorite, too. I better get a move on! :D

Jolyn Safron

1/25/2018 03:47:22 am

I like "The Moonflower Dance" as a title - very pretty.

I also like that you are posting on the blog rather than facebook but is there a way to subscribe to the blog so that I can get the blog posts via email so I don't miss them?

Why are there a bunch of red-haired girls? Neylan doesn't have red hair does she? I thought it was Melantha that was the red-head. Keep the dragons coming! I liked the increased number of dragons in "The Red Dragon Girl".

As to Beauty and the Beast elements, I really like the version of the story where the family actually gets along - everyone loves each other and actually cares for Belle. It seems like I read one version where the sisters treated Belle as a servant and didn't care when she disappeared and I didn't like that version. I don't know if that was the 'original' or not but I hope that isn't the version you are basing your story on.

Lea

1/25/2018 02:30:16 pm

I'm not sure about how to subscribe to the blog. I'll check and let you know.

As for all the red-heads, Neylan has brown hair, but if you remember the end of book three, one of the characters still hadn't found his red dragon girl to break the curse. Perhaps someone (or some ones) is trying to help him out a bit? ;)

My favorite version of Beauty and the Beast is Beauty by Robin McKinley, and the sisters do get along in that one (unlike the original). So, yeah, more inspired by that version than the not-so-nice one.

Lea

2/16/2018 12:59:32 pm

Just a quick follow up regarding following the blog. For Weebly sites, I believe you need an RSS feed reader/app. I've never tried this myself, but you could give it a shot.

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