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Alexis Veenendaal✨️on SUB✨️

@alyveenendaal

Fantasy Author ⚔️ rep'd by Madison Potter at Olswanger Literary; short story published, mapmaker, crocheter, D&D nerd, Canadian in Wales.

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👑 Neil is the younger brother of the Prince Charming—and according to his parents, he isn’t living up to the family name. Their solution—send him on a fairytale quest to rescue a princess. The problem—he’s clumsy, clueless, and doesn’t believe in happily ever after. What could

👑 Neil is the younger brother of the Prince Charming—and according to his parents, he isn’t living up to the family name. Their solution—send him on a fairytale quest to rescue a princess. The problem—he’s clumsy, clueless, and doesn’t believe in happily ever after.

What could
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An optimistic, ADHD-driven necromancer has to stop a bookish demigod from trying to enact her Goddess-mother's apocalypse on the world. #WIPPit #F #RF #A Haven't worked on this one for a while but once recent chaos clears, hopefully I'll get back to it!

An optimistic, ADHD-driven necromancer has to stop a bookish demigod from trying to enact her Goddess-mother's apocalypse on the world. #WIPPit #F #RF #A 

Haven't worked on this one for a while but once recent chaos clears, hopefully I'll get back to it!
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Why I wrote "The Reluctant Mentor": It might sound strange, but I strongly relate to my protagonist. I may not be a retiring-aged wizard, but I can sympathize with his crotchetyness when it comes to bureaucracy, his introverted tendencies, his bad knees, and his love of good ale!

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Poor Athragast just wants to retire, but his last quest gets bumbled from the start, sending him tripping and trouncing through a host of twisted tropes. The Reluctant Mentor #onsub

Poor Athragast just wants to retire, but his last quest gets bumbled from the start, sending him tripping and trouncing through a host of twisted tropes.

The Reluctant Mentor #onsub
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Why I wrote The Reluctant Mentor: It may have started with the idea of, "What if Gandalf or Merlin were absolute screw-ups?" But when I dug into Athragast's story, I wanted this grumpy old wizard to finally find his happy ending. And I didn't stop writing until he did!

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#EditorsGuide What to expect: An upending of the usual fantasy tropes. Want a reluctant hero? This pickpocketing busboy is more than eager to make a name for himself. A wizard who mentors Chosen Ones? He's not wise, but he does have a lot of unwelcome opinions. 🧙‍♂️

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Beware of my Cozy, Comedic Adult Fantasy: ⚠️Even grumpy old wizards stuck in their ways can change ⚠️Hot-shot young bards can be humble too ⚠️Never underestimate a cigar-eating animal companion ⚠️Love comes from unexpected places & so does found family

Beware of my Cozy, Comedic Adult Fantasy:
⚠️Even grumpy old wizards stuck in their ways can change
⚠️Hot-shot young bards can be humble too
⚠️Never underestimate a cigar-eating animal companion
⚠️Love comes from unexpected places & so does found family
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If my book "The Reluctant Mentor" had a tagline: You CAN teach an old wizard new tricks. (You just have to try really hard and accept that you'll get frustrated sometimes.) 🧙‍♂️ #writingcommunity

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Finally, a retirement-aged protagonist with a lot to learn (#onsub now!) 🧙‍♂️A reluctant wizard mentoring Chosen Ones 🪕An attention-seeking busboy 🐀A cigar-eating rodent 💜An unexpected found family DREADFUL x HOUSE WITCH x HOUSE IN THE CERULEAN SEA

Finally, a retirement-aged protagonist with a lot to learn (#onsub now!)

🧙‍♂️A reluctant wizard mentoring Chosen Ones
🪕An attention-seeking busboy
🐀A cigar-eating rodent
💜An unexpected found family

DREADFUL x HOUSE WITCH x HOUSE IN THE CERULEAN SEA
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Hello Canada, nice to see you again ❤️🇨🇦 ✅ Poutine ✅Maple-flavoured everything ✅Saskatoon syrup ✅Rocky mountains ✅Bear sighting ✅Hikes ✅Hockey (Oilers)

Hello Canada, nice to see you again ❤️🇨🇦 
✅ Poutine
✅Maple-flavoured everything 
✅Saskatoon syrup
✅Rocky mountains
✅Bear sighting 
✅Hikes
✅Hockey (Oilers)