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LORE: The Rill Stone
I can’t believe I haven’t done a lore post yet on the Rill Stone. It is only the first artifact to appear in the series and it appears in...

L.L. Stephens
Apr 4, 20243 min read


Short Story: Blood Scent
CONTENT WARNING: Blood and gore; violence. Sensitive readers might find parts of this story disturbing. Note to Triempery series readers:...

L.L. Stephens
Apr 3, 202428 min read


Excerpt: The God Spear
SPOILER WARNING: Reading this excerpt will mildly spoil the opening chapters of The God Spear. It will not spoil main plot points. But it...

L.L. Stephens
Mar 28, 20244 min read


What's Going On in This Cover?
This post might contain some spoilers for earlier books in the series, so consider yourself warned. The main goal of cover art is to draw...

L.L. Stephens
Mar 18, 20242 min read


The God Spear Cometh
Yes, I have been away from this website for a while. Sometimes life gets cluttered. Other times, however, it gets painful. I lost my...

L.L. Stephens
Feb 29, 20241 min read


The Other Side of the Story: Minor Characters
Have you ever fallen hard for one (or more) of the less main characters in a book or series? You know the ones. Take Lord of the Rings:...

L.L. Stephens
Jun 29, 20238 min read


Character Art
It started with this. One of the ideas tossed about for cover art for The Second Stone was this one of Dorilian and Hans in a standoff....

L.L. Stephens
May 8, 20231 min read


LORE: The Gweroyen Sword
Some of the lore and artifacts of the Triempery have yet to be visited. Their time simply hasn’t come just yet. One of these is the...

L.L. Stephens
Mar 17, 20235 min read


Where to Start Reading the Triempery Revelations
Now that The Second Stone is being published next month, and three books in this six-book series will be out, readers might reasonably...

L.L. Stephens
Mar 12, 20233 min read


Book Cover: The Second Stone
As my readers should know by now, I love talking about book covers--especially my own. Look at this one! Is that not a gorgeous cover? I...

L.L. Stephens
Mar 8, 20232 min read


Excerpt: The Second Stone (Hans)
Here is the first (well, actually second) excerpt I will be sharing from The Second Stone, Book 3 of the Triempery Revelations. The book...

L.L. Stephens
Mar 6, 202311 min read


Zooming in on the Sorand'ruil
I'm keeping this image large so you can all see more of it. If you're reading The Kheld King, this map would be useful in conjunction...

L.L. Stephens
Mar 3, 20231 min read


LORE: Sordan
Sordan figures prominently in THE SECOND STONE. Much of the book is set there and readers are introduced to many facets of the City. Not...

L.L. Stephens
Feb 7, 20235 min read


LORE: The Five Cities
Five Cities did the Leur folk raise, One of Sun and One of Moon… Readers of the Triempery series have seen the Five Cities brought up...

L.L. Stephens
Jan 5, 20236 min read


Character Note: Ermenthalia
Dorilian Sordaneon’s paternal grandmother is not even named in Sordaneon. In The Kheld King, however, The Gracious Hierarchessa...

L.L. Stephens
Dec 29, 20224 min read


The Scene That Gave Me Fits
I said I would talk about scenes in The Kheld King that either gave me fits or were a hoot to write. Well, that time has come. This is...

L.L. Stephens
Dec 28, 20226 min read


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...

L.L. Stephens
Nov 18, 20223 min read


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...

L.L. Stephens
Nov 15, 20222 min read


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...

L.L. Stephens
Nov 6, 20225 min read


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...

L.L. Stephens
Nov 3, 20222 min read
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