Now that I have your attention … Ahem. Welcome to our new members! I’m A.R. Grimes, an indie author of fantasy. If you love reading books and learning new things, then you’re in the “write” place. Ha ha. Okay, moving on …
Here we are in the month of March, when Roman generals traditionally made war. Not the way I would like to greet the vernal equinox. I’d prefer to muse upon warmer weather ahead and no ice on the sidewalks or roads. Let’s see if Wisconsin cooperates and we get some “lamb-like” weather. But it usually doesn’t until May.
Back in elementary school, I learned the old saw: “March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb.” While the imagery often aligns with the weather patterns at the beginning and end of the month, this idiom also could have originated as a reference to the constellations visible on the horizon in the evening sky during the spring – Leo the Lion in the first half and Aries the Ram in the latter half. Apparently. Or so I learned from an internet search. I’m not sure my findings are entirely accurate, and when you view certain constellations heavily depends on where you live. The proverb’s bias leans toward the Northern Hemisphere.
On the Writing Front
There’s been a lot of plotting and re-plotting of Wyldling Blood, and writing and re-writing of chapters. I’m hoping to actually make progress in April, since I don’t have any travel or events planned then.
What’s Ahead?
March 23: I’m releasing my strictly Stray Kids playlist for Wyldling Snare on Spotify and YouTube. Keep an eye on my socials that day.
April is the cruelest month and I refuse to do anything! Just kidding. What I meant to say is that I have no events planned at the moment.
May 2-3: I’ll be attending the Lakefly Writer’s Conference in Oshkosh, WI to learn new things and meet other authors. I submitted a short story to their writing contest as well. Last year I tried selling books at the attached book fair, but I haven’t decided whether I’ll do it again. Probably not. I won’t have someone along to tend to the table while I attend the seminars and workshops and I don’t want to miss any this time.
May the Fourth Be With You: I’ll be selling books alongside my author friend Huckleberry Rahr at a local event. Stay tuned for more details.
May 25: I’ll be at the Kenosha Book Festival – Chapter 2, hosted by Studio Moonfall.
May 28: I’ll be at Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA for the Stray Kids World Tour – DominATE! Sorry; I’ll be too busy dancing and whooping it up to sell any books.
I Almost Forgot!
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Wyldling Snare
Book One of the Wyldling Dream Series
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Apprentice knight Enoch Northward isn’t ready to lead. But when he returns home to find his mentor dead and the heir-apparent missing, he knows he must rise to the challenge.
But the horrifying truth of his guardian’s death and disappearance of his friends leaves the grieving knight with no time to mourn. In search of answers, he ventures into the forbidden forest. There he discovers a portal leading to another world – and a girl who shares his faith and dreams.
The realm hangs in the balance as a mysterious enemy schemes to destroy it, but not all peril comes from the outside. Enoch himself harbors a secret that could destroy all he loves…
Wyldling Trials
Book Two of the Wyldling Dream Series
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High school honors student Annabelle Leigh Wells believed she was equipped for a visit to another world. Unfortunately, reading fantasy novels failed to prepare her for a real-life adventure.
When she travels through a wormhole to the perilous world of Tehara, Annabelle discovers that her dreamscape-brother—the Baron-Knight, Enoch Northward—has been kidnapped. Eager to rescue Enoch from scheming nehmwights, Annabelle embarks on a journey with seasoned warriors, determined to prove to Commander Storm that she is a capable member of the team and not just a “weak womanchild” to be left behind.
However, something has broken her dreamscape connection with Enoch, and a shadowy menace stalks her dreams while she searches for him. As Annabelle trains to protect her mind and body, strange things begin happening whenever she’s around water. Desperate to serve what she sees as her God-given purpose, Annabelle realizes she must master the power awakening inside her. But will it prove a lifesaver for her and her companions – or destroy all hope of completing her quest?
If you enjoy portal fantasy and adventure, then you’ll love Wyldling Trials, the second installment of the Wyldling Dream series – a coming of age story with underlying themes of faith, friendship, and found family.
Wyldling Armor
Book Three of the Wyldling Dream Series
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When Toad opened his eyes, the world was in flames …
No sooner has Sir Thomas escaped the curse that turned him into a toad than he discovers that Annabelle, the water wyldling he is sworn to protect, and a gravely wounded Raeden have disappeared through an unanticipated opening of a waystone.
Not knowing where they went or if they are safe, Sir Thomas burns with the shame of his failure and with the growing – and uncontrolled – powers of his fire wyld. How can he take time to face his inner demons while Annabelle is missing and Enoch is in the hands of the enemy?
Annabelle and Raeden face their own hardships on the island of the gwerindawr. Raeden, an ancestral enemy of the gwerindawr, is their prisoner awaiting execution. Annabelle is bound by a prophecy demanding her service to her hosts. She wants nothing more than to return to her quest to save her heart-brother, Enoch, but the gwerindawr king has other plans.
Drawing on training, faith, and the love they bear for their friends, Sir Thomas and Annabelle navigate the dangers of Tehara and the dreamscape, trying to reunite and rescue Enoch before the entire world falls into war.
If you enjoy portal fantasy, sword & sorcery, and fantasy adventure, then you’ll love Wyldling Armor, the third installment of the Wyldling Dream series – a coming of age story with underlying themes of faith, friendship, and found family.
Obligatory Cat Photo
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Cycle of Tehara 