A Fantasy Writing Life

Blog of a fantasy writer known as Ryder Bailey. I reblog things that serve as inspiration for me.

[curseofwriting]

My Novella is Available!

He will live his life for the love of a king... Ardan is overjoyed when he is selected to become the new court sorcerer for the King of Phelin. He expects to be giving advice to the king and court about anything and everything magical, but he doesn't expect to become the close friend and lover to the heir to the throne, Caol. When it happens, he chooses to find peace with it and enjoy it - until an invading army takes control of the country and tears their relationship apart. Ardan is left to fulfill his lover's last request; to take the newborn baby prince away from the conquered capital and raise him to restore Phelin. But raising Prince Caolan and helping him to regain the country will not be simple, not when Caolan has his own ideas about the way things should be.

Now available for just $0.99!

[allthingseurope]

Lichtenstein Castle, Germany (by Sabine Klein)

[silvaris]

‘Young leaves’ by Aquilina-das

[silvaris]

Misty Forest by Esmira

[irisharchaeology]

A beautiful and intact 13th century church at Gumfreston, south Wales (with a later medieval tower).

[90377]

Spring Falls by James Mills jamesmillsphotography.com

[alrauna]

Juliane Solvång (@onebouquetperday)

[pagewoman]

Dovecote, Dunster Castle, Exmoor, Somerset, England

[wanderlustjapan]

Nikko by Cédric Bouchon

[curseofwriting]

Music to write a post-battle scene to? I think yes.

[ritasv]

Participants of the St. George Knight Tournament at the Kolomenskoye park and museum in Moscow5 by lastextremeanonymous

[earendil-was-a-mariner]

Two roads diverged in mountain pass, and I -

I took the Paths of the Dead to get a ghost army,

And that has made all the difference

[wolfy88lukas]

What a nice day for lock picking. @sandpow as Alec. Me as Seregil. Photograph @amu-chan93 I will get more people in to this fandom some day!!

[gardengallery]

Dries Van Noten‘s garden in Lier.

[curseofwriting]

Tonight’s Typo

Apparently it’s now a thing to sit on a crown and wear a throne... This is why we edit.

[nerdishpursuits-deactivated2024]

[l-o-t-r]

“So it is before the walls of Minas Tirith, the doom of our time will be decided.”