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L.S. O'Bryan

@lsobryanauthor.bsky.social

L.S. O’Bryan is a writer and longtime fantasy genre reader, particularly of Epic Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, and Fantasy Romance. https://linktr.ee/l.s.obryan.author

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L.S. O'Bryan@lsobryanauthor.bsky.social · 10h ago

Today I want to share the book description for my upcoming epic fantasy novel, Sisters of the Stone Circle. If the book interests you, give me a follow to stay up to date on release information. Or comment if you have suggestions to improve it.

Light green background with smaller squares, one in dark teal and one in tan. Text: Sisters of the Stone Circle, by L.S. OBryan. Redenna has a life that she loves. She has her husband, her children, and her mother. She also serves as the golem mistress for her gnome village. It is her responsibility to use her magic to protect it. But a shadow of the past creeps towards her home. Ill events like poor harvests, storms, illness, and bandits cannot be ignored. The sorceress Tabiereth brings tidings that an old evil may be rising again. Redenna is called to join a quest to try to stop the return of the terrible foe. Can Redenna and her companions succeed and keep evil at bay, or will the world drown in risen dead?
L.S. O'Bryan@lsobryanauthor.bsky.social · yesterday

Today I want to share six of my favorite comfort reads. JRR Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, Grace Draven's Gaslight Hades, Ilona Andrews' Sweep in Peace, Ilona Andrews' Clean Sweep, Nalini Singh's Alpha Night, and Nalini Singh's Last Guard. These are the books I read again and again. Comment yours.

Tan background with cover images of JRR Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, Grace Draven's Gaslight Hades, Ilona Andrews' Sweep in Peace, Ilona Andrews' Clean Sweep, Nalini Singh's Alpha Night, and Nalini Singh's Last Guard. Text: Favorite comfort reads.
L.S. O'Bryan@lsobryanauthor.bsky.social · 4d ago

I wanted to share a short video unboxing a set of author business cards I ordered from Vistaprint. I'm happy with the delivery time, print quality, and price. This is not sponsored, just a review of my experience.

L.S. O'Bryan@lsobryanauthor.bsky.social · 6d ago

I thought I would share a fun little "video game". Can you pause the video just at the perfect time to capture the cover of the book in the frame? Sisters of the Stone Circe is my current epic fantasy work in progress and will hopefully be coming soon. Follow me to stay up to date for further info.

L.S. O'Bryan@lsobryanauthor.bsky.social · 7d ago

I've been thinking about the difference between writing my previous books and my current epic fantasy work-in-progress, Sisters of the Stone Circle. One thing that struck me is that writing books with word counts of 60K to 75K versus a book with a goal of 130K words is more than just more words.

Light tan background with a square of darker red-brown. Text: Musings on writing a big book: Writing a longer book is more than just writing more words: it is... More characters. More Viewpoints. More description More narration. More plot points. And requires more physical, mental, and emotional Stamina.
L.S. O'Bryan@lsobryanauthor.bsky.social · last wk.

I don't think I've shared much of my writing that highlights my sense of humor. This is a snippet from my upcoming epic fantasy novel, Sisters of the Stone Circle. If this interests you follow for more updates.

The smell of dust and mould caught the back of Rednna’s throat and coated her tongue. The sound of shrieks made the hair on her arms stand on end. Stepping forward felt like swimming through molasses, but she walked forward in the direction where the magic was emanating from. They walked through the vestibule and then turned left down a long hallway. When they reached the end of the hallway, Redenna opened the door. They were greeted by screens, blurs of white mist swooping down on them, and a whirlwind of small items spinning in the air together in the middle of the room. Past the floating items was a large vase set on an alter Redenna ducked and pursed her lips. This was like her mother trying to teach her youngest students after they had eaten some of the human sugar candies that traveling merchants would sometimes bring. She stomped her foot and, in the voice she used with her children when she was fed up with their antics, she roared, “Enough of this nonsense. Stop this right now.” A chorus of laughter in response, then the echoes of “stop” bouncing around the room, then they were getting pelted by clothes, empty inkpots, wood figurines. Redenna threw a ward around them. They wouldn’t be able to move, but at least they were safe. The pack of poltergeists howled in anger. Good, that was fine, Redenna thought; she could hold the wards until the menaces wore themselves out. And that would have been fine, except there was the loud sound of the air being rent, followed by a scent so noxious Redenna fought gagging. It was like skunk, rotten meat, rotten egg, and unwashed body. Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Bem and Valina cover their noses and cough. Unable to stand the stench anymore, Redenna bolted for the door leading out of the room. The sound of running footsteps followed her, followed by cackling laughter. They exited the room and slammed the door. The three of them doubled over, coughing. Valina found her voice among the three of them; she said, “…
L.S. O'Bryan@lsobryanauthor.bsky.social · 2w ago

Waves, hello, yeah, that friend is me 🤣🤣🤣. I was updating the files for my novel in progress and noticed I had changed the spelling of a character's name halfway through the book. Thank goodness for find and replace. Comment if you have done this in your writing or have seen it in a book you read.

Text: Has anyone written or read a book where the spelling of a character’s name changed? Asking for a “friend”.
L.S. O'Bryan@lsobryanauthor.bsky.social · 2w ago

As a follow-up to yesterday's post, I thought I would write about why I chose the viewpoint for various series. One thing I want to note, in addition to what is in the graphic: I didn't realise at the time, but first person is a genre convention for urban fantasy

Why I wrote Dreamcatcher Codices in First Person: I wanted to keep the story as close to Sara’s perspective as possible. I wanted the reader to understand why Sara does what she does. I wanted to make the action feel immediate and urgent. Why I wrote Royal Griffin Corps in Third-person close, dual narration. I wanted to be able to show both characters' perspectives and how those sometimes conflict. I wanted the reader to understand why each character does what they do. I wanted just a small bit of distance between the characters and the reader.
L.S. O'Bryan@lsobryanauthor.bsky.social · 2w ago

I've been thinking about the use of first-person point of view. I've read social media posts that some people read first person as a self-insert. I read first person as the main character telling me the story. I also know some people will not read first person. Comment with your preferences.

If you read a novel written in first person, do you: A. Imagine yourself as the protagonist. B. Imagine the protagonist telling you the story. C. Eww, first-person point of view? Nope.
L.S. O'Bryan@lsobryanauthor.bsky.social · 3w ago

I wanted to share a bit about some of the character archetypes that the characters fill in my work-in-progress Epic Fantasy novel, Sisters of the Stone Circle. Follow me if you want to stay up to date when the book is available.

L.S. O'Bryan@lsobryanauthor.bsky.social · last mo.

I wanted to share a combined behind-the-scenes and software recommendation for an app called Narrativ Timeline. Here are screen captures of character cards and a connections graph from the app. This is not sponsored, just an app I found useful. To learn more, go to: https:www.writenarrativ.com/

Image showing a series of character description cardsAn image of a chart showing how characters are connected.
L.S. O'Bryan@lsobryanauthor.bsky.social · last mo.

Today I wanted to give an update on my work in progress, since it's been a while. I decided to write a section out of order, as the heroes have now split into smaller groups. I'm starting to make some real progress on the second part of Act Two. Give me a follow if you want to stay updated.

Light green background with an image of a tablet, a phone, and a paperback book showing the cover of the Sisters of the Stone Circle. Text: SIsters of the Stone Circle Progress Update. Opening scene rewritten. 82,200 out of 130,000 words. 41 out of 66 chapters. 296 out of 456 pages. Currently writing the part where things start to go wrong.