#FantasyIndiesSpooktober 2 I’m not terribly fond of the scary😅 I’ve got an overactive imagination that makes things 10X worse than they really are😆 Darian and Aurora tend to not like scary. Their lives are scary enough 😅

#FantasyIndiesSpooktober 3 As of this morning, The King and His Guard had gone from having 5 books to having 6😅 Yes I have issues 😆 But I’m really excited. The book (which will be book 3) will let me bring back a character from the very very very first drafts that I adored!😄

#FantasyIndiesSpooktober 4 Snippet Saturday I’ve been wanting to illustrate this scene for a LONG time And I finally did it! It took almost 2 months I think 😅 but I finally did it!

#FantasyIndiesSpooktober 5 What are my character afraid of? In book 2, Aurora’s afraid Darian is finally going to stop loving her, and decide she’s not worth his time, like everyone else in her life has. Darian… he’s afraid of his grandmother. And yes he’s got a good reason 😅

I thought it would be fun to ignore everything I’m SUPPOSED to be doing and redraw some random OCs of mine😅 I think I’ve improved a little bit. Still have a lot to learn, but pretty happy with the upgrade 😁 2018 vs 2025

#FantasyIndiesSpooketober 6 There’s not any ‘traditional’ monsters in TKaHG, but a few people who would fit that bill Especially in book 2 There may be one lurking in the background 🫢 Aurora is scared of becoming the monster her ‘family’ claims she is due to her strange powers

#FantasyIndiesSpooktober 7 Villains’ goals Basically, kill Darian and take the throne In book 2, however, there is a second villain whose goal is something a bit more sinister. And his target is Aurora

#FantasyIndiesSpooktober 9 Favorite paranormal creature is probably Phantoms/Ghosts They can be fun to write too😂 My lil touch starved ghost 😆

#FantasyIndiesSpooktober 10 TKaHG book 1- 👑💍🧹⚔️😳❤️🎭💕 TKaHG book 2- 🤡👵🦋❄️🔥🥰🥳🗡️😡 Or something like that😆

#FantasyIndiesSpooktober 11 Snippet Saturday Here’s a snip that’s a little bit more in ‘theme’ with this month Aurora has reoccurring nightmares, but she can’t remember them when she wakes up Are they just dreams or memories? Who knows?🤷‍♀️

#FantasyIndiesSpooktober 12 The villains in book 2 is Darian’s grandmother and a jester Aurora does not like either one… at all The feeling is mutual😅

#FantasyIndiesSpooktober My villains do tend to have henchmen😆 And sometimes, they may not be who or what you’d expect 🤫

#FantasyIndiesSpooktober 15 What would my MCs wear to a Halloween ball? Aurora: whatever Sophia forces her into 😂 Darian: whatever matches Aurora I imagine something like these I’ve been trying to decide what to do for a Halloween pic… maybe I’ll draw them at Halloween ball😁

Book Mail! Got the final book of The Immortal Pirates by 👻🎃 C.R. Pugh 🎃👻 ! She be THICK 😄 (the book😅) And Lady of Dragons book 2 by Shelby Elizabeth ~ YA fantasy/romance author They get to be added to my book wall!😁

#FantasyIndiesSpooktober 16 Tricks in TKaHG book 2 - ambush, poison, fire, locked doors, mocking/antagonizing… stabbing Treats: blushy boys. So much fluff. Overly cheesy fluff

#FantasyIndiesSpooktober 17 Have y’all ever hated a character SO MUCH it made it hard to write the story they’re in? That’s my struggle right now😅 I have 2 characters in my WIP that I probably despise more than any other character ever… I don’t even want to write them😖😆

#FantasyIndiesSpooktober 18 Snippet Saturday A snip of a scene from book 2! I honestly love this scene 😂