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The Arigani
Thanks to Dany for another stunning piece of character art! This is Paracles, one of the Arigani. They’re undersea creatures who live and...
Phoenix McDonald
May 71 min read
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It’s happening..
The story is coming along… 3000 words last night! I’ve an unreliable narrator, a group of friends, and the beginnings of the tale. I’ve...
Phoenix McDonald
May 51 min read
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A real PNW tale
A friend of mine took a really cool and interesting picturing while on a hike the other day. The mountains here are beautiful and there’s...
Phoenix McDonald
May 41 min read
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ARC reviewers wanted!
If you would like to read and review both book one and book two, please go here: https://forms.gle/ZSu5Dyy8V1qsXJoYA
Phoenix McDonald
Apr 81 min read
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Cover reveal!
Da da da da! Here it is! Book Two of the Talent Continuum Trilogy, The Crystal Island, will be released on May 9, 2025. I absolutely love...
Phoenix McDonald
Apr 61 min read
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Well, I am not good at this
Multitasking, that is. I want to be a good blogger, but even as a kid, journaling and the like were not something I was able to do well....
Phoenix McDonald
Mar 271 min read
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Blog post!
Holy Cow, I forgot to blog again. It’s hard to keep up with all these things. I was on a push to get the book done (and I did! It’s at...
Phoenix McDonald
Mar 181 min read
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Left handed notes during crunch time
I’m on the last couple of days of the book here and I realized something funny. It’s quite frustrating as a writer to have so many...
Phoenix McDonald
Mar 81 min read
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What a week!
Oof. When you’re already disabled, adding one more thing can really knock you down and out. The stamina just isn’t there anymore. It’s...
Phoenix McDonald
Mar 51 min read
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It’s a writing day off, but here I am
Had to get to the blog. Yesterday I couldn’t blog, because I was really down and out. Too hard to blog in the hospital, so I didn’t want...
Phoenix McDonald
Feb 271 min read
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Work/life balance
The struggle is real! I’m not employed outside the house, because I’m fully disabled. Info, however, have a grandson I take care of when...
Phoenix McDonald
Feb 231 min read
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Plotting vs. Pantsing
Some writers can outline and plan an entire book. They can write separate sections and then put them in order. I can’t do that. As a...
Phoenix McDonald
Feb 211 min read
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Back to Blogging
Blogging is hard for me. I tried keeping a journal as a kid, and it wasn't something I was good at. Now, though, I find I have to look at...
Phoenix McDonald
Feb 201 min read
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How writing works for me
It’s pretty often that Ill get an idea for a story and decide to start writing it so I don’t lose the idea. It’s hard to say how the...
Phoenix McDonald
Jan 312 min read
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Suri never got his post!
Suri of the Cativera didn’t get their proper introduction! The Cativera are a nonbinary people who live in the grasslands of Lysomnus and...
Phoenix McDonald
Jan 221 min read
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Hello Leopold!
Originally named for my own grandson (who was less than a year old at the time) Leopold is a favorite character of mine. I’ve spent so...
Phoenix McDonald
Jan 41 min read
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Sadie
Introducing Sadie! Literally the girl next door, Marcus meets Sadie right in the beginning of the book. Along with Leopold, he brings her...
Phoenix McDonald
Dec 30, 20241 min read
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Baby Grand-a story
A seizure last night and three vaccinations for me today means another free story for you! I will get back to regular blogging soon,...
Phoenix McDonald
Dec 3, 20241 min read
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Introducing Marcus Talent!
fanfare da da da da! People everywhere, this is Marcus Talent! Disabled hero and main character of A Discovery of Talents , this...
Phoenix McDonald
Dec 3, 20241 min read
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My heart is full
I spent the weekend visiting with one of my sisters. We weren’t close when we were young, but it’s been great to reconnect and realize...
Phoenix McDonald
Dec 3, 20241 min read
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A very personal project
When the Dobbs decision overturned Roe v. Wade, many of us who have never had equality guaranteed by the Constitution took it very personally. a group of women and AFAB nonbinary people like myself were brought together by one very special person, Elyse, who asked us to help her create a very special collection of prose, poetry, and comics to demonstrate our anger, and by proxy, the anger of a nation at the removal of our body autonomy. This is an excerpt from my story, "The House of Cups".
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