It’s time to show off the cover for Harrow, the second book in the Galleries of Stone trilogy. Once again, it features Tupper Meadowsweet and some of the living statues that populate the Statuary atop the legendary Moonlit Mountain. I’m sure you’ll agree that Hannah Christenson’s artistry continues to lend grace and magic to the world that’s opened to Tupper since he became Freydolf’s servant. Continue reading COVER REVEAL: Harrow
Every spring, Aurelius Harrow returns to
the Statuary with tales from his travels.
This year, he brings back more than rumors.
[COVER REVEAL: Tuesday, February 25]
Harrow continues the story of Freydolf, magical master sculptor, and his young servant. For two years, Tupper Meadowsweet has kept his promise to be brave and do his best. But during the spring when he turns thirteen Continue reading UPDATE: Harrow Cover Reveal – Next Week
Harrow is the second installment in the Galleries of Stone trilogy, scheduled to release in April. Behind the scenes, I’m still fussing with the storyline. I wasn’t entirely pleased with where I left things back in 2012. Too many details fell into the gap at the end of Part 2, only to be found already in place at the beginning of Part 3. All those possible scenes needed to happen, so I’m adding, embellishing, and expanding the original storyline by four more chapters.
Everything’s on schedule for the upcoming release, including the cover illustration. Today, I’m revealing Hannah Christenson‘s line art for Galleries of Stone, Book 2: Harrow. Continue reading PREVIEW: Cover Sketch for Harrow
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Meadowsweet is inching closer to publication. This week, I finished a meticulous final edit and swapped notes with my trusty proofers. Some assiduous pruning left my manuscript Continue reading PREVIEW: Spot Illustrations
Hello and welcome!
These beginnings are often awkward, so let’s be conversational and start with small talk. I’m CJ, and while I do various, sundry, and manifold things, this blog is mostly about one of those things. I write books. Very soon now, I’ll be releasing the first book in a trilogy I wrote back in 2012. Galleries of Stone, Book 1: Meadowsweet is undergoing its final Continue reading MILESTONE: First Post
C. J. Milbrandt 