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When I decided to write a novel about Elowen and place it in the Eres universe, I first did some brainstorming. What kind of story did I want it to be? What point of view? What about themes and characters?
All of these things work together, and I decided I wanted a YA novel about what it means to be a hero. Since Elowen is an elf of color, I was able to explore a different type of culture than the basic European middle ages type. And since this was a type of prequel, her origin story before she was introduced in the Eres Chronicles, I decided to put it in first person.
With all this lined up, I was ready to write the first draft.
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