tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48649669610551853502024-03-13T22:17:20.555+00:00The Wyvern's Tail - World of Warcraft Blog + Character DiaryWorld of Warcraft fansite featuring The Diary of Atherya Sunleaf, vanity and cosmetic items, WoW-related crafts, screenshots and general WoW-related news.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger248125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4864966961055185350.post-18793802107576038342019-05-15T08:30:00.003+01:002019-05-15T12:16:33.670+01:00Two New Books Incoming<div style="text-align: center;">
It's been a long time! I've been swamped with my writing (the second book of The Devoted trilogy was finished ages ago and <b>will be out August 1st</b>), I'm working with <a href="https://twitter.com/frenone">Frenone</a> on her book of short stories, and in April I took on my own side project which I'm currently editing and <b>will need beta-readers for around the end of this month.</b> If you're interested in a free fantasy book full of short stories in exchange for answering two simple questions, keep an eye on my <a href="https://twitter.com/KimWedlock">twitter</a> and my <a href="https://www.kimwedlock.com/">author website</a> for details. Or lurk about on there for any news on my writing, really!</div>
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As far as WoW goes, I'd love to pick Atherya's diary back up, but that on top of everything else, and trying to create free non-fanfic short story content on my website, it's just too much.</div>
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I'll be back to playing the game soon, though. I've taken a hiatus of a few months so that I can get all my work done. Proof-reading the second book required uninterrupted concentration for about 6 weeks, and to get my own side project finished in the time I'd allotted it meant I had to sacrifice a lot. I managed, though, with one week to spare, and I'm extremely proud of it.</div>
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As before: watch this space!</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">For now, though, you can <a href="http://amzn.eu/i2qeBG5">read chapters 1-5 of The Zi'veyn for free</a> right here.</span></b></div>
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The Zi'veyn (book one) is out in paperback & £1.99 Kindle, available on worldwide Kindle stores.</div>
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The second book will be out August 1st also in paperback & £1.99 Kindle.</div>
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Kindle books can be read through any Kindle device <i>or</i> through the free Kindle app on Amazon, compatible with smart phones, tablets, laptops and computers; Mac and PC</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4864966961055185350.post-78828723973355769832018-08-01T07:54:00.001+01:002018-08-01T12:29:57.094+01:00Magic, Ruin & Legend - My New Book Is Out!<div style="text-align: justify;">
If you follow me on twitter, you've probably heard about my new book. If not, well, now you have.</div>
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<b><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07FSQLYRZ">The Zi'veyn</a></b> is the first of my new trilogy, The Devoted, and it came out <b><i>today!</i></b></div>
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I'm still waiting on the proof copy, but assuming that it's good, paperback should be available in the next few days. In the mean time, though, it's available on Kindle for £1.99, Kindle Unlimited for free for those who subscribe to the prolific reading service, and the first few chapters can be read for free below. For now, though, the blurb:</div>
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<i>Magic is formed in the heart - specifically, in a fifth chamber tucked
between the left ventricle and aorta. Like blood, it cannot form outside
of a living body, and so the existence of magic loose in the world, raw
and unshaped, is an absolute impossibility.<br /><br />And so, when magic
is discovered - raw and unshaped - loose in the forests of Turunda and
tearing the land to shreds, the Order of Mages is accused of sabotage
during an already tumultuous time.<br /><br />With the Order under close
scrutiny and wars raging all around them, only Rathen Koraaz, a banished
mage and deceased by all official records, has the time and the
expertise to handle it before the world collapses beneath itself. With
the help of a renowned historian and an inquisitor of the Hall of the
White Hammer, they set out on a search for answers and solutions, until
desperation leads them to chase the legends of an extinct people and the
original users of magic.<br /><br />Harbouring secrets of faith, magic and
vengeance, the group flee harpy attacks in the wilds, riots in the cities, and the
eternal hunt of imperial assassins.<br />But is there any truth to the legend? And, if not, how far will their world crumble before they can find an alternative?</i></div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4864966961055185350.post-82440320588644916402018-07-26T10:59:00.000+01:002018-07-26T10:59:09.009+01:00Breakfast Of Champions: Elwynn Forest Porridge; Battle For Azeroth<div style="text-align: center;">
My final porridge for my #BattleForAzeroth #BreakfastOfChampions project: Elwynn Forest!</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://www.ablackbirdsepiphany.co.uk/2018/07/elwynn-forest-porridge-warcraft-battle.html">Apple Crumble Elwynn Forest porridge recipe</a></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4864966961055185350.post-14600027515691279102018-07-23T10:59:00.000+01:002018-07-23T10:59:06.180+01:00Breakfast Of Champions: Durotar Porridge; Battle For Azeroth<div style="text-align: center;">
My seventh and penultimate porridge for my #BattleForAzeroth #BreakfastOfChampions project: Durotar!</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://www.ablackbirdsepiphany.co.uk/2018/07/durotar-porridge-warcraft-battle-for.html">Prickly Pear Durotar porridge recipe</a></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4864966961055185350.post-34453908960998156472018-07-19T10:59:00.000+01:002018-07-23T08:52:30.861+01:00Breakfast Of Champions: Dun Morogh Porridge; Battle For Azeroth<div style="text-align: center;">
My sixth porridge for my #BreakfastOfChampions project, and third of the Alliance: Dun Morogh!</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://www.ablackbirdsepiphany.co.uk/2018/07/dun-morogh-porridge-warcraft-battle-for.html">Alpine berries Dun Morogh porridge recipe</a></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4864966961055185350.post-3715278659868564732018-07-16T10:59:00.000+01:002018-07-16T10:59:15.344+01:00Breakfast Of Champions: Stranglethorn Porridge; Battle For Azeroth<div style="text-align: center;">
Another faction porridge for my #BreakfastOfChampions project in anticipation of Battle For Azeroth!</div>
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This time it's Stranglethorn, the original home of the Darkspear trolls.</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://www.ablackbirdsepiphany.co.uk/2018/07/stranglethorn-porridge-warcraft-battle.html">Tropical Stranglethorn porridge recipe</a></span></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4864966961055185350.post-38257173465257719822018-07-12T10:59:00.000+01:002018-07-12T10:59:02.192+01:00Breakfast Of Champions: Khaz Modan Porridge; Battle For Azeroth<div style="text-align: center;">
My 4th Battle For Azeroth porridge - and it's something for all of dwarvish descent!</div>
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Originally posted on my personal/fitness blog, so click below for the recipe.</div>
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<a href="https://www.ablackbirdsepiphany.co.uk/2018/07/khaz-modan-porridge-warcraft-battle-for.html"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Malt beer Khaz Modan porridge recipe</span></a></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4864966961055185350.post-83617097371721360622018-07-09T10:59:00.000+01:002018-07-09T10:59:02.455+01:00Breakfast Of Champions: Mulgore Porridge; Battle For Azeroth<div style="text-align: center;">
My third porridge for the collection: Muglore.</div>
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Originally posted on my personal/fitness blog, A Blackbird's Epiphany, so click the link below for the recipe.</div>
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<a href="https://www.ablackbirdsepiphany.co.uk/2018/07/mulgore-porridge-warcraft-battle-for.html"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Sweet potato & maca Mulgore porridge recipe</span></a></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4864966961055185350.post-3479441999121477102018-07-05T10:59:00.000+01:002018-07-05T10:59:07.699+01:00Breakfast of Champions: Teldrassil Porridge; Battle For Azeroth<div style="text-align: center;">
Continuing my Breakfast of Champions posts, here's the second installation and first of the Alliance: Teldrassil</div>
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As before, the recipe is on my personal & health blog, A Blackbird's Epiphany, so click the link below to see it!</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://www.ablackbirdsepiphany.co.uk/2018/07/teldrassil-porridge-warcraft-battle-for.html">Elderflower & moonberry (or blueberry) Teldrassil porridge recipe</a></span> </div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4864966961055185350.post-49110747522562275072018-07-02T10:59:00.000+01:002018-07-05T09:26:13.506+01:00Breakfast Of Champions: Tirisfal Glades Porridge; Battle For Azeroth<div style="text-align: justify;">
Over on my thriving <a href="http://www.ablackbirdsepiphany.co.uk/">personal & fitness blog this week</a>, I've started posting my work on a silly little project I've been working on for Battle For Azeroth - Breakfast of Champions: healthy porridge recipes based on each of the original World of Warcraft races. Whatever makes us happy, right?</div>
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I'll be posting two recipes a week - Horde on Monday, Alliance on Thursday - and I'm kicking things off with Tirisfal Glades! Click the image below to find the recipe on my blog!</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://www.ablackbirdsepiphany.co.uk/2018/07/tirisfal-glades-porridge-warcraft.html">Sour apple & thorny blackberry Tirisfal Glades porridge recipe</a></span> </div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4864966961055185350.post-33481209995909093482017-03-02T15:08:00.001+00:002017-03-02T15:08:58.719+00:00Archguardians of Laceria Book Bundle Giveaway<div style="text-align: justify;">
Just a little notice that I'm holding a giveaway for a copy of my fantasy book, The Archguardians of Laceria, and a bundle including necklaces and a print of the map over on my main blog. <b>It's open <u>worldwide</u> until March 16th</b>, so head over and enter. The book is and ebook by default, but if you already have the ebook on any device/platform, you can win the paperback instead, I'll just need a picture of your device with the book open on its screen as proof if you're contacted as a winner.</div>
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Winter Veil is upon us, and after the amazing reception my three WoW pieces received, I decided to host a Christmas giveaway for my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/488353291/pepe-necklace-terrarium-necklace-world?ref=shop_home_active_2">Pepe necklace</a>! (Or keychain - winner's choice!)</div>
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It's on twitter, just follow <a href="https://twitter.com/thewyvernstail">@TheWyvernsTail</a> and retweet the <a href="https://twitter.com/TheWyvernsTail/status/811205749376483328">pinned tweet</a>.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4864966961055185350.post-19826041846457905292016-12-13T13:56:00.001+00:002016-12-13T13:56:02.893+00:00Christmas Promo: Get Pepe 1/2 Price With Loque or Skoll<div style="text-align: justify;">
Until the 16th of December, buy either <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/470516652/loquenahak-gamer-necklace-world-of?ref=shop_home_active_6">Loque'nahak</a> or <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/472328850/skoll-necklace-world-of-warcraft-gift?ref=shop_home_active_5">Skoll</a> - necklace or keychain - and get <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/488353291/pepe-necklace-terrarium-necklace-world?ref=shop_home_active_2">Pepe</a> for half price! Add your chosen piece & Pepe to your cart, then click 'apply shop coupon code' and type <b>12DOCWYV</b> in the little summoned text box.</div>
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Because of how Etsy's discount codes work, this doesn't stack. If you want Skoll AND Loque'nahak and two Pepes at half price each, you'll have to make two seperate transactions - one for Skoll & Pepe and one for Loque & Pepe. Shipping will be refunded on the second order.</div>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4864966961055185350.post-46681464171180757682016-11-26T18:18:00.002+00:002016-11-26T18:18:58.540+00:00WoW Jewellery Black Friday Sale<div style="text-align: justify;">
Hey everyone. Just another brief post. I do intend to return to Atherya's diary, but at first I got caught up playing my warlock then my hunter in Legion, and now my death knight has been handed the reins, but now I'm also handling Christmas sales in <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/PeachesandPebbles">my Etsy shop</a>.</div>
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So this is a post to say I <i style="font-weight: bold;">will</i> be back! And also to let you all know that, should you have been interested in my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/472328850/skoll-necklace-world-of-warcraft-gift?ref=shop_home_active_2">Skoll</a>, <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/470516652/loquenahak-gamer-necklace-world-of?ref=shop_home_active_3">Loque'nahak</a> or <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/488353291/pepe-necklace-terrarium-necklace-world?ref=shop_home_active_1">Pepe</a> necklaces, I'm having a Black Friday sale until the 29th of November.</div>
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<b>USA & Rest of the world:</b> December 2nd</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4864966961055185350.post-17523973880527494332016-10-19T17:48:00.001+01:002016-10-19T17:48:56.592+01:00World of Warcraft Necklaces<div style="text-align: justify;">
I was asked a while ago why I don't make WoW themed necklaces, and the truth was that, back then, I wasn't very confident in what I made so I didn't want to try to make something more specific and iconic, you know? And to be honest I <i>still</i> don't feel I'm far enough along with my jewellery skills to succeed in doing so - if anything, what I'm about to show you kind of proved it to me, but not enough to hold back.</div>
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So I decided at long last to try my hand at a few easier ones, based on how well I'd gotten on with other animals, but it was tricky to keep their characteristics. Colours turned out not to be a problem, but their shapes were a little harder than expected. Still, I'm proud of how they turned out. So, I give you <b><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/472328850/skoll-necklace-world-of-warcraft-gift">Skoll</a></b> and <b><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/470516652/loquenahak-hunter-necklace-world-of?ref=shop_home_active_2">Loque'nahak</a></b>. They didn't photograph too well - Loque'nahak appears a little yellow, though he isn't, and I need a more downward view on Skoll because he has a lovely bushy tail which you can't see in the image straight-on.</div>
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The jars are 2cm wide and 3cm tall, and both Skoll and Loque'nahak are just over 1cm big. Chains are 16 inches, but a 2 inch extension can always be added for free if you add a note at checkout.</div>
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I do take custom orders for ordinary animals and pets and they come out quite well, and while I'm happy to accept custom orders for other game creatures too, I don't think I'll be able to accept just <i>any</i> because sometimes they can look amazing but too exotic to reproduce in such a small scale. But if there's something you'd like, please don't hesitate to contact me on Etsy - generally I'll be able to tell you right away if I'll be able to do it and give you a price. <br />
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To be honest, I don't know why I'm surprised, especially because I have to admit guilt to it too. These demon invasions are, frankly, <i>awesome</i>, and I love that they're supposed to increase in frequency on the run-up to the expansion's release, and while it's true that everyone will have all the rewards by then, I think it's more for the sake of atmosphere. After all, <i><b>the Burning Freaking Legion is coming.</b></i></div>
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Like I said: I have to admit guilt to this. I actually started doing this on Friday, not two days after the events began on EU servers. Invasions took about 10 minutes, so they were nice and fast, and because I wanted the gear rewards as well as the transmog, I would move everyone over to where the invasion was happening at about 9, 10am, and I would log in, have my character sit in the inn, and I'd reap the benefits on WoW while seeing to my at-home workout. It takes me about an hour, so I'd back and forth very quickly between circuits to swap characters over every 10 minutes, then bugger off and AFK through the invasion.</div>
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I'm writing this post, really, to make a vow not to use this crappy tactic for the sake of gear I'll be replacing in a fortnight, and especially not at the expense of low level alts who are trying to avoid questing and dungeoning for the upteenth time to get to max level. I've been getting about 10 levels a day on my dwarf mage (yes, I made an Alliance, and it feels <i>so wrong</i> running towards blue flags for safety) through the invasions, which I've been using as an alternative to the neutral questing zones, and it's starting to irritate me when I see arrogant level 100s sitting on their flying mounts over Westfall doing bugger all while I'm running around killing everything at level 45 so they can get all the rewards. So when I went on Daeaye, Atherya, Spinegrinder and so on, I've been making a point of doing as much damage and killing as much as I can, to make a point. Even if all I end up doing is helping the AFKers get their rewards quicker.</div>
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How many of you are guilty of the same thing? Come on, confession time. Hang your head along side me.</div>
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Yup, just a little heads up to let you know that from today until August the 8th, my debut fantasy novel, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01FSQ0LD6#navbar">The Archguardians of Laceria</a>, is available to download for <b>free</b> from Amazon. You don't need a Kindle to read it, Amazon's <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/digital/fiona/kcp-landing-page/ref=nav_shopall_1_ods_eink_con_karl">free Kindle app</a> can be easily downloaded and installed onto your PC, mac, laptop, tablet, smart phone, etc, so anyone can read it easily without having to pay a penny! For the app OR the book!</div>
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I'll be releasing the book on other platforms in September, including the iBookstore, Nook, Kobo and so on, but for now it's an Amazon exclusive, which is why I'm able to offer a free book promotion at all!</div>
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It was a rest day today, which meant my morning was free rather than spending it exercising. Seeg had been saying for a while that we should go for the Grove Warden, and today we saw someone selling a run and went for it. Seeg hasn't played in ages and I'm <i>still</i> wasting my time with Jakur of Ordon (though I did take time out from farming him to farm pamphlets - oh the joys of WoW) so we hadn't really seen anyone sell it until now.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4864966961055185350.post-86214446065728324242016-07-19T08:17:00.000+01:002016-07-19T08:17:37.855+01:00The Occasional Upside To Camping<div style="text-align: justify;">
Jakur of Ordon drops the last toy I need from the Timeless Isle, and I've been camping him for days. I'm getting quite sick of the sight of the place if I'm honest, so I've been taking my frustrations out on the nearby mobs - I was half way through honoured with Emperor Shaohao when I started, and I just hit exalted with the latest Jakur kill - evidently he decided the mount was enough, so he didn't drop the toy this time, either.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4864966961055185350.post-29198109649389877762016-07-17T12:13:00.000+01:002016-08-03T13:21:50.646+01:00August 1st - Author AMA & Book Sale<div style="text-align: justify;">
Mark your calendars! On August the 1st, I'm going to be the author of the day on the <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/Fantasy/">fantasy subreddit</a>, and I'll be participating in an Ask Me Anything! So be sure to head over on August the 1st and post your questions on my AMA thread!</div>
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The questions don't have to be book-related. The idea is that you get to know me as a person as well as my work, so you can ask me about games, my life, my views on things, or my creative process!</div>
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I'll blog a link to the AMA thread on the day so you don't miss it!</div>
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Not only that, though, but my debut fantasy novel, <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01FSQ0LD6">The Archguardians Of Laceria</a>, will be available to everyone for free on Kindle from the 1st to the 5th of August, and as you don't need a Kindle to read Kindle books anymore, it's available <i>to everyone!</i></div>
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<a href="http://www.ablackbirdsepiphany.co.uk/2016/07/august-1st-mark-your-calendars.html">Full details are on my main blog</a>, but I wanted to let you lovely people know directly!<br />
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I loved archaeology when it first came out. I love history in general, especially archaeology and paleontology, so combining that with fantasy is just great. I did it to death, of course (though the Dwarven staff artefact still eludes me), but I loved reading about the bits and pieces, I loved the idea of digging it up, without mess, and I also loved the excitement of seeing what it was worth. 1 gold, for the most part really, but there were a few 100g pieces and thensome. And, of course, the rare items - pets, clothing, mounts and so on - were what we all really did it for.</div>
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But then, in Pandaria, they messed up a good thing. I'd hoped they would have realised it in Warlords and changed it back, but, no, more of the same. Crates. All worth 1g. Which you turn in for more fragments - in my case, old-world fragments, even then.</div>
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Fine, there's still information behind each artefact, but even if I wasn't going to vendor things (I still have the first <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=64379/chest-of-tiny-glass-animals">chest of tiny glass animals</a> I found), not attaching some kind of monetary value to them <i>did </i>decrease their value.</div>
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In Warlords, I really feel like they gave up on it, as even the rare artefacts offered little excitement. I was especially disappointed in the <a href="http://www.wowhead.com/item=116985/headdress-of-the-first-shaman">Headdress of the First Shaman</a>, <i>literally</i> the same model as the original, despite the HD version on one or two NPCs. Part of their model or not, I can't really see the excuse.</div>
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Am I wrong? Has archaeology lost part of its charm for anyone else? I still do it, but I only do old-world. Like I said, that damned staff keeps eluding me, and for completion's sake I <i>must get it</i>.</div>
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Yes, I really am going to dare to come over here and talk about this after a silence of so very, very long.</div>
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First of all, I <i>do</i> intend to revive this blog - I know I've said this before, but I do mean it, and I also intend very much to revive Atherya's diary first and foremost. At this precise point, however, it's not possible because, as far as short stories go, I started work on another recently which I've been posting on my main blog. It's not warcraft-related, it's a <a href="http://www.ablackbirdsepiphany.co.uk/p/of-ash-and-dew.html">tribal fantasy</a>, but there is an end in sight for that one, and should be fully installed by the end of July. Aside from that, though, it is just a side-project and most of my dedication is going into my new book.</div>
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I stopped writing this blog really last year, which was when I was working towards the end of the book, and then came the long, drawn-out process of reading, re-reading, re-re-reading and tweaking every little thing I wasn't happy with, correcting every little mistake and making it as close to perfect as my very, very tired eyes could see. And now, after two years of writing, a year of tweaking, and 6 months of publishing prep, my book is now <b>finally ready for release</b><b>.</b></div>
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My debut fantasy novel, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01FSQ0LD6">The Archguardians Of Laceria</a>, is being released on Kindle for £4.99 / $7.50 in all regions on June the 4th and will be exclusively available through Amazon, and a part of <i>Kindle Unlimited</i>, until September, when it will be released on other platforms. But with Amazon's free Kindle reading app, fortunately you don't need a kindle to read kindle books anymore, you can download them onto your smartphone, tablet, laptop, computer, etc, which is great because it means anyone can read it! Yay!!</div>
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Queen Rysana is a strong female lead, and I'm quite confident about her. Most female leads that I've come across personally tend to either be too butch or damsels in distress, I don't often see female characters who are able to balance femininity and strength.</div>
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I'm also really happy with the world itself. It's not particularly high fantasy - there is magic, there are 2 dwarves, and there are other creatures and unnatural settings, but there are no great dragons, grand arcane organisations and so on. I'm quite confident that the world is a believable one, with believable characters - but in the end, only readers can decide that. I, at least, am happy with it, and I wouldn't have let publishing complete if I wasn't, because I'm also quite terrified of finally getting myself out there!<br />
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If anyone happens to read it, I'd love to know what you think! I'm presently working on another book, as I mentioned, in a new world, and I've learned a lot even from writing Archguardians which I've taken into consideration on my new story, but if there are any areas of improvement I may have overlooked, I'd like to know about them. Writing is my passion, it always has been, and I want my books to actually be an enjoyment to read.<br />
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So, yep, this is my news and the ultimate reason as to why The Wyvern's Tail has fallen by the way side for so long. The work I had to do on my book to get it ready for publishing ate up a lot of my time. I've still been playing WoW and I'm <i style="font-weight: bold;">seriously</i> excited about Legion, but I've had nothing to blog about in regards to it. Hopefully that will change in the coming months, and I'm hoping that, by Legion, it will be alive again.<br />
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Just a quick note to anyone interested: I'm hosting a <a href="http://www.ablackbirdsepiphany.co.uk/2015/09/christmas-sock-exchange-2015.html">Christmas sock exchange on A Blackbird's Epiphany</a> - it's like a Secret Santa but simpler: buy a pair of Christmas socks and fill one of them with simple Christmas goodies (sweets, tiny gifts, etc) to a rough value of about £10/$15 and send it to your assigned partner. You'll get one in return and it's open worldwide so anyone can participate. You can read more about it <a href="http://www.ablackbirdsepiphany.co.uk/2015/09/christmas-sock-exchange-2015.html">here</a>.</div>
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The deadline for sign-ups is October 24th, then there will be a 1 week drop-out period where you can change your mind, but as of November 1st, anyone who has signed up and not dropped out is obligated to participate, and all socks must be posted by November 21st to try to ensure delivery in time for Christmas.</div>
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I was considering doing a WoW-specific one but I'm not sure if there would be enough interest among you all or not so I've not bothered. However, if you sign up, <b>let me know if you're a WoW player</b> and if you'd prefer to be partnered with someone similar and I can make a little WoW sub-group. People aren't paired up like 1-2, 2-1, 3-4, 4-3, they're assigned along a line so the person you're sending to isn't the person who is sending to <i>you</i>. It also means that if there's an odd number of participants, no one has to miss out. However, as a WoW player myself (obviously), if only one of you is interested in a WoW-specific partner I can just pair the two of us up instead.</div>
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