Kingslayer (53 page)
But I didn’t want to write the story for two reasons: One, I already had twenty stories sitting on my hard drive waiting to be finished and I didn’t really want to start another one; and two, this was obviously going to be a war story. The thing that is
the
most challenging for me to write is battle scenes. I have to get a lot of help from my brothers to manage it.
Fortunately, Darius was persistent. Unlike most of my main male characters, he’s a talker, and he gave me lots of scenes and practically talked my ear off until I threw up my hands and said, “Okay, okay, I’m writing! Sheesh.”
Because of that, I wrote Kingslayer in exactly two months, which is a new record for me. Usually it takes me six.
I am very, very glad now that Darius talked me into this. It’s such a remarkable tale of courage, honor, love, devotion, betrayal and friendships. I felt I learned something from writing this story.
I hope you learned something from reading it.
See you in the next world~
Honor
adit:
enter a room/place
aster:
moment of potential, either good or bad, that can be in favor if acted upon
ballyhoo:
whole bloody truth
barmecide:
something that looks attractive but is deadly
bickie:
loves to argue
buckshee:
a free service
buff:
slap
bunko:
a swindle or trick
chalant:
to worry about situation
copper's turn:
bit of coin
cracy:
ruler, one in power
dawn's bells:
sunrise (three bells typically ring)
day's eye:
show of cowardice (from yellow in eyes)
dicker:
bargaining
diddle:
dawdling
Dracon:
extremely severe or harsh punishment/punisher
dumpers:
people with no ability/ambition (only good for gathering up and dumping dead)
empty sacks:
people who look the part only
Euu:
a sound that means good, pleasant, okay
gate pinched:
caught
goobers:
babies
gyne:
woman
jinko:
mild oath
kako:
bad, ugly, unpleasant
kiddens:
children
lackers:
destitute, or short on something
loudies:
bullies
megalo:
great, large, mighty
muchly:
much
myrm:
person who blindly follows orders
nebe:
NB - noted well
nenter:
someone who is stilted, puts on airs
night's first bell:
early evening
obit:
went away
painted:
victims (from colors of bruises)
pannie:
all of it
pidgin:
business
prolly:
probably
rama :
wide view
rasp:
worrier or nag
riddled:
short on intelligence/looks/ability
ruddied:
in sun too long
sand dwellers:
dead
seamy:
less presentable, rough
shade finder:
informer or someone with information
skor:
dung or filth
slabs:
meat
smokes:
someone who's always mad
sunder:
divide
sunside:
in a tight situation
tonly:
not only
tween:
in between
twig:
got it, understand
wowser:
doesn't enjoy life and doesn't want you to
yabber:
people who talk too much (meaningless noise)
daystar:
morning star
dayspring:
daybreak
boot them hard:
force a retreat, force someone to leave or give up
clock's tick:
in a moment, shortly
catawampus:
out of kilter, not lined up correctly
Nearly twenty-eight years ago, in the hills of Tennessee, a nice, unsuspecting young couple had their first child. Their home has since then been slowly turned into a library as their daughter consistently brought books home over the years.
No one was surprised when she grew up, went to college, and got her Bachelor's in English. Despite the fact that she has a degree, and looks like a mature young woman, she's never grown out of her love for dragons, fairies and other fantastical creatures. With school done, she's ready to start her career, hopefully by blending two of her loves: books and fantasy.
Her website can be found here:
http://www.honorraconteur.com
or if you wish to speak directly with the author, visit her forum at:
http://z13.invisionfree.com/adventmage/
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