L.L. Stephens
Paper Trail
This is the tip of an iceberg: a 190,00 word/540 page published novel that covers the lives of scores of characters for a period of 14...
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L.L. Stephens
- Nov 15
- 2 min
Sordaneon Family Tree
This is my effort at converting my Sordaneon ancestral chart (see below) to a digital format. I could only go back so many generations...
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L.L. Stephens
- Nov 6
- 5 min
LORE: Gustan Manor
I have built this Manor for many purposes, but primarily for my role as a father. A man should have a solid, comfortable place in which...
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L.L. Stephens
- Nov 3
- 2 min
The Author Speaks! Or... a Podcast
Here's another first. I have a podcast to share! I confess I was a little nervous to be doing a podcast. I have been told in the past...
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L.L. Stephens
- Oct 19
- 4 min
Character Notes: Palimia
Palimia is one of those characters who sneak into a book. You know the ones, they come to your house as the guest of a person you...
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L.L. Stephens
- Oct 19
- 1 min
Character Notes
I’m introducing a new category of blog posts in which I talk about some of the characters in the Triempery Revelations novels. These...
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L.L. Stephens
- Oct 18
- 6 min
LORE: The Seven Houses
Readers encounter the Seven Houses, the Rill cartel based in Dazunor-Rannuli, in Sordaneon, early in the Triempery series. But who are...
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L.L. Stephens
- Oct 17
- 2 min
What's Coming Next?
It’s been an amazing journey, seeing how enthusiastically the first two books, Sordaneon and The Kheld King, of the Triempery Revelations...
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L.L. Stephens
- Oct 4
- 7 min
The Kheld King: Epilogue
SPOILER ALERT! Do NOT read this post if you want to read The Kheld King without foreknowledge of events. This blog post includes so many...
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L.L. Stephens
- Sep 13
- 1 min
Coming Soon...
Now that readers are starting to dig into THE KHELD KING, here’s what will be coming to this website and blog. * In a month or two I...
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L.L. Stephens
- Aug 19
- 3 min
LORE: Seven Springs in Agalor
Seven Springs in Agalor is the most famous poem of Issahan, Lahgael's national poet. This poem first appears in The Kheld King, when...
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L.L. Stephens
- Aug 17
- 4 min
LORE: The Vermillion Aqueduct
In 2/185, the city of Gignastha was founded on the shore of the poisoned lake Sar’Pryannis by the Highborn prince Deben Sordaneon, who...
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L.L. Stephens
- Aug 8
- 5 min
LORE: Mulsor
Thaa knelt and gathered a handful of that pitiful flaked earth into one hand, let it dribble from cupped fingers into a little pile. Thaa...
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L.L. Stephens
- Aug 2
- 2 min
Dual (or Dueling) Points of View
When I wrote The Kheld King, I had a few goals. First, of course, was to create the bridge narrative between the events of Sordaneon and...
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L.L. Stephens
- Jul 27
- 4 min
What Editing Looks Like: Example from The Kheld King
Just for yucks and giggles, I'm going to show how the process of editing looks and feels to the author. I will use an example from The...
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L.L. Stephens
- Jul 13
- 3 min
Storytelling Through Art
Anyone familiar with me will know I love art. On my travels I seek out art museums and the shops of local artists. When I attend cons, I...
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L.L. Stephens
- Jun 28
- 4 min
LORE: Nammuor's Diadem
This artifact is the oldest of any in the Triempery Revelations and is the only one not to have originated with Leur or the Three. It is...
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L.L. Stephens
- Jun 26
- 4 min
LORE: The Leur's Ring
This item is mentioned for the first time in Sordaneon, where readers see it being worn by Marc Frederick. Unlike the other two Highborn...
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L.L. Stephens
- Jun 15
- 5 min
EXCERPT: The Kheld King
This will be the last excerpt from The Kheld King I will put up before its release. Some sales sites will soon have first chapter or...
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L.L. Stephens
- May 31
- 3 min
Teaser Excerpt: The Second Stone
I just turned the manuscript for Book 3, The Second Stone, over to my publisher. This means I like the additions/deletions I made and...
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