I decided on the title for the book, it’s called “Kya’s Story.”

Presently I’m working on a painting that will become the book cover.

I still haven’t decided the title of the novel. I am open to suggestions as you might have a good idea or, maybe I might get inspired from your suggestions and come up with a creative title for the first book in the Ladies of the Orb series.

So far there’s the Prologue (which has been posted here) and 11 chapters titled as follows:  The departure; The decision; Meeting Keyan;  As light as air; The Silver Forest; Tri Lann;  Kya’s Orb;  Ordinary Life In Tri Lann; Getting the Supplies; Formulating a Plan; A Warm Welcome.

So, let me know your ideas! 

ILIA

Prologue
If you sit quietly and listen
You will find that the fluttering of a butterfly’s wings
Can be heard
Keeping your attention on the marvel
You will find that you can hear the butterfly sip nectar

The butterfly doesn’t mind that you listen or watch
She, in fact, likes it a lot
And when you are caught
Don’t be surprised if she dances around you
Just out of arms reach
Showing you her lovely markings
Capturing you in her spell

It is said that if you whisper to her your wish
She will take it with her in flight
Bringing your wish to the highest authority
And sometimes it makes it all the way
To be heard
…and it happens
It is the wishes that are for the benefit of all
That seem to come true…

It just so happens that yesterday one butterfly did play in such a way
She had one set of satin black wings
and another set of deep azure blue wings
The second set were speckled with tiny white dots

She hovered over the small red bells that were speckling a green thorny bush
Sipping nectar from the flowers – first one then another – very rapidly
And when she saw me there watching and listening intently
She showed me how easy it was to fly

She circled teasingly around my head
As if she was creating a crown of flowers for me to wear
Then she returned to her task
But seeing that I was still fascinated with her
She again came to me

I whispered my wish to her
I spoke of the wonders that could be on our world
And of the land that wasn’t safe
Imagine I said to her
Imagine how it could be

She went off to complete her task
I went my merry way
Never thinking to tell another about the encounter
With the beautiful butterfly…

ILIA

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…but please don’t expect it to be set in cement, so to speak.  I reserve the right to change my mind and to rewrite as much as I please! 

Most of the research is done now with only one major item left to find out about.  Doing so will neatly tie together two ancient civilizations with a new modern, fantasy twist.

I really enjoyed writing chapter #7 because I was able to creatively describe something (you will have to read the chapter to find out what it is though!).   I spoke about music created by nature and had a lot of fun thinking about my readers being able to picture just what I was thinking of because of the way I described it in words.

I’m now on chapter nine and the ideas are flowing out into the word processor very nicely.

Thanks for stopping by to get an update. 

Here’s the titles of the first five chapter’s of the 1st book of Ladies of the Orb:

• Prologue
• The departure
• The decision
• Meeting Keyan
• Lessons – As light as air
• The Silver Forest – finding it

More to follow soon…