Dogfish Books

YA fantasy author, dog musher, and kayaker (among other things ☺). This is a place for all things Northern and all things Canine--both in the "real world" and from the world in my books.

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This place, though <3 Hard not to feel inspired, honestly...

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Happy International Wolf Day, everyone!

Like the stories of the ancient gods, the Wolves in Indomitable are able to take Human form and walk amongst us, mostly undetected. They do have a few traits, though, that set them apart, if you pay close enough attention 😉

First off, they tend to have more earthen-coloured eyes: shades of amber, gold, brown, grey, and green being common. (Blue eyes are rare, except in certain sub-Species, like the Meridian Wolves). At night, their eyes will also glow in the light of a bonfire, headlamp, or vehicle lights, even in their Human form. Their ears tend to be very slightly pointed at the tips, and their canine teeth are a little larger than ours. They avoid certain Human foods (such as caffeine and chocolate), and even while living amongst Humans, they eat a heavy meat- and fish-based diet. They also tend to wear clothes made from natural materials (such as wool, cotton, leather, fur, etc.), as synthetic materials have been known to cause issues while shifting forms.

This is a quick sketch of one of the Scriver boys (from the Blackstone Pack). I know it’s been forever since I posted on here--life got crazy and weird on me this year :P 

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Watching the teams cross the finish line at the race. Next year, Cuain🐾

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Dogs are just angels with fur 🐾❤

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More sun, snow, and spruce 🌲❄☀

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Snow and sun on the spruce trees in the yard ❄🌲

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Shovelling snow with this lovely lady (we have A LOT of it lol) 🐾❄❤

Happy New Year!

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Random snowshoe hare sketches🐰

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Puppy selfie!😂🐾 Throwback to the summer, when Skana and Cu were still babies ❤🐾 Now they are teenagers, but they still love snuggles and couch time...

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Merry Christmas, and Happy St. Stephen's Day/Boxing Day/Lá an Dreoilín!

Did you know this day is traditionally a day for giving to the poor, esp in your own community? Now wouldn't it be a great idea to bring that back instead!

Picture was taken up Top of the World on Christmas Eve ❄

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Happy Winter Solstice from Arluk and her crazy littermates! ❄🐾

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Happy Winter Solstice, everyone!

 While there are a few kick-ass female characters in Indomitable (including Kiara’s little sister, Lily, who we finally meet in Book 2), try as I might, I could never write Kiara as your stereotypical assertive, warrior-type. I just couldn’t. I’ve learned to let the characters tell me who they are, instead of the other way around, and Kiara, for all her toughness, just isn’t that type of girl. She’s quiet, shy, intelligent, and stubborn, but she isn’t especially assertive. She is vulnerable, she has issues and trauma. She has fears and misbeliefs that hold her back. It took me a while to accept this. And now I love her for it. I’m still learning to accept (and love) many of those same traits in myself.

Here’s to all the amazing people I know, and to the ones I haven’t met yet and may never meet, who keep on keeping on, no matter what life throws at them.

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**COVER ART AND BLURB REVEAL**

(SPOILER WARNING: I abbreviated and edited it slightly to give away as little of Book 1 as I could to folks who haven’t read it yet 😊 However, Book 2 relies heavily on the events in Book 1, so some spoilers are inevitable, just to warn you 😉 I’ll post the longer, official book description early in the New Year.)

 What if your only chance at survival depended on your worst enemy?

He doesn’t know what they want. All Logan knows is that he’s been left to rot in prison while his enemies argue his fate… until Phillip Kent manages to buy Logan some time. In return, Logan must make the perilous journey to the remote Blackstone River to talk with the Pack who abandoned him and the brother who betrayed him. Logan doesn’t know exactly what Phil hopes to accomplish with this mission. He isn’t even sure if Phil is for him or against him. And in order to complete his quest—and to survive—Logan is going to need to rely on the one person he hates more than anyone else…

The Blackstone (Book 2 in the YA fantasy series “Indomitable”) is coming out late winter 2022.

Indomitable 1: The Lost Wolf is available on Amazon (ebook and paperback)

The amazing artwork and design were done by Jeff Brown (Jeff Brown Graphics) <3 

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UPCOMING COVER ART/BLURB REVEAL

Wow, December just flew by! I've been holed up editing. And editing some more lol. Winter Solstice is tomorrow! Seeing as December 21st is the birthday of my main female protagonist (Kiara Matson), and I have been promising the cover and blurb reveal for Book 2 in my series for a long time now...how about the Solstice?

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Winter willows ❄

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Pat-Pat and Squirrel, excited to be heading out again ❤🐾

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End of November finally sees me far enough into the editing process for The Blackstone to start sharing some quotes and other fun stuff! I'll be revealing the cover art and "unofficial" blurb in the next few weeks, too ;)