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New First Empress Commission!
Viarra and Zahnia, by Telênia Albuquerque Hi folks! Hey, painfully sorry for the unannounced hiatus, everyone. I’ve had a lot more to deal with at work these past months that generally left me too tired and unambitious to get any posts … Continue reading →
Yet another MJ Barros Commission
“I’ll admit you’re not at all what I was expecting, your majesty. At worst, I was expecting you to be another intelligent, powerful, ambitious ruler, like myself or Queen Sita: yet another damned rival to vie for power with. Instead you’re … Continue reading →
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Tagged ancient armor, blog news, First Empress, Greco/Roman armor, hoplite armor, linen cuirass, linothorax, MJ Barros, MJ Barros commissions, my novel, my stories, my writing, Queen Viarra, warrior queens
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Third MJ Commission
“As much as it strains credibility, General Derron and Captain Vola have one of the strongest marriages I’ve ever seen. Derron lost his first wife around eight years before I was born. At the time Vola was a freewoman cavalry … Continue reading →
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Tagged blog news, breastplate, bronze armor, Captain Vola, cavalry armor, cavalrywomen, First Empress, General Derron, Greco/Roman armor, hoplite armor, hoplites, linothorax, MJ Barros, MJ Barros commissions, my novel, my stories, my writing, officers, soldiers, swords
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Temporary breach in hiatus
“I… don’t know what I did to deserve your love. I don’t know why the gods brought me to you. When I was stolen from my home and sold as a slave, I could have ended up in any of … Continue reading →
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Tagged ancient armor, blog news, dresses, Elissa, First Empress, Greco/Roman armor, handmaidens, hoplite armor, linen cuirass, linothorax, MJ Barros, MJ Barros commissions, my novel, my stories, my writing, Queen Viarra, warrior queens
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NaNoWriMo, post 4
Hey, so final post for NaNoWriMo. Fell way short of the 50,000-word goal, but got a lot of groundwork laid down for the story, so I’m calling it a partial victory. It’ll be back to my regular updates this weekend. … Continue reading →
NaNoWriMo, post 3
The next selection features my favorite character to write: Captain Vola, cavalry commander for Queen Viarra’s forces. Vola is a Verleki, a horse-riding barbarian from the east. I based her people somewhat loosely on the Scythians, Sarmations, and other Ancient- … Continue reading →
NaNoWriMo, post 2
My next excerpt for NaNoWriMo chronologically comes before the scene I posted last week, but was written after. It’s part of a longer scene where Queen Viarra is addressing her officers and generals from her allied city-states in regards to … Continue reading →
NaNoWriMo, post 1
Hi folks! So, apparently my internet wasn’t shut off today, like we were told. Not sure what’s up, but I thought it best to get my promised excerpt up tonight, just in case. What I have here is a scene … Continue reading →
Viarralissa
“Her majesty? Yes, I suppose I do know her better than anyone. Let’s see, she loves swimming, riding, archery, smutty adventure stories, and a good glass of wine. By the time she was twelve she’d read probably every book in … Continue reading →
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Tagged ancient armor, dresses, Elissa, First Empress, Greco/Roman armor, handmaidens, hoplite armor, linen cuirass, linothorax, my stories, Queen Viarra, warrior queens
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