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LORE: Why Write About That?
This is the first of my blog posts about the lore of the Triempery universe. If it is possible to tag the entries, I will eventually...
L.L. Stephens
Apr 6, 20224 min read


Excerpt: The Kheld King
This passage features Rheger and Elhanan, father and son. Their bloodline, the Malyrdeons, is bound to the Wall Entity and they possess...
L.L. Stephens
Apr 5, 20223 min read


Excerpt: SORDANEON, Chapter 2
Enjoy this nice chonky section from an early chapter, in which Esseran prince Stefan and his friends face the consequences of an attack they made on Dorilian, a foreign prince whose importance to their kingdom they failed to take into account. *************** “I didn’t know you were going to kick him! Hells!” Stefan flinched as Cullen Brodheson grabbed his shoulders and spun him against the garden wall. The boys had split up after fleeing the weapon room, but Cullen had known
L.L. Stephens
Apr 4, 20227 min read


Painting Minis
For a time when I was a teen, I envisioned becoming an artist. Or a brain surgeon—that’s another story. Art has always called to me,...
L.L. Stephens
Mar 31, 20223 min read


My Maps
Behold. This is my hand-drawn map of Essera. It's a sheet of typing paper I drew on with a pen. I drew it 20 years ago when I was writing...
L.L. Stephens
Mar 24, 20222 min read


Chapter 48: What's In a Scene?
In a recent review of SORDANEON [Digging For Gems: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_pTHS3YAv0] the reviewer mentioned a chapter he found...
L.L. Stephens
Mar 13, 20223 min read


Nice to Meet You -- How'd You Find Me?
I figure most people reading my posts here have already read, or have begun reading, the Triempery series. That being the case, I will...
L.L. Stephens
Jan 14, 20222 min read


Excerpt from The Kheld King
If you've read Sordaneon, you won't be surprised that the Kheld king of the title is Stefan Stauberg-Randolph. Here is a scene in which...
L.L. Stephens
Jan 11, 20225 min read


STORY: What Beats Pipe and Fiddle
Come guess me this riddle what beats pipes and fiddle What’s hotter than mustard and wilder than cream? What best wets your whistle,...
L.L. Stephens
Dec 5, 202123 min read


Jeff and Me
I don’t know Jeff Bezos personally, but I think we’d get along. His recent divorce was more amicable than mine, which makes me think he’s...
L.L. Stephens
Jul 13, 20212 min read


When Characters Become
I love when characters surprise me. Some do so by showing up in the first place. Others change from what I originally conceive them to be...
L.L. Stephens
Jun 14, 20212 min read
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