{"id":2070,"date":"2017-01-20T16:02:21","date_gmt":"2017-01-20T16:02:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tamaragranthambooks.com\/?p=2070"},"modified":"2017-01-20T16:02:21","modified_gmt":"2017-01-20T16:02:21","slug":"writing-and-research-for-book-six","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tamaragrantham.com\/StagingSite\/writing-and-research-for-book-six\/","title":{"rendered":"#Writing and Research for BOOK SIX!"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve been hitting the edits for book six hard this week, and I thought I’d share what I’ve been up to. Swords play a big role in this book, and this particular sword needed to be something special. In draft one, I came up with a stereotypical sword and used it as a placeholder, although I knew I’d need to change its description eventually. I did a little research online and found this pic from trueswords.com*:<\/p>\n

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It inspired me. Although the sword I needed to describe\u00a0wouldn’t be as elaborate as the sword pictured, it still gave me something to work with. In the end, I came up with this description:<\/p>\n

I wasn\u2019t sure what to expect as the sword formed before me\u2014perhaps a smooth, mirror-like blade, something with jewels decorating the grip and cross-guard, maybe something overly embellished and ornate. Instead, an unassuming weapon took shape.<\/p>\n

A strip of leather, weathered and blackened with age, wrapped the grip. The once silver blade was tarnished, though was straight and true. The cross-guard was a simple piece of craftsmanship, a single silver piece with squared ends. The only ornamentation found on the weapon was at the bottom of the grip, where a silver dragon claw clutched a sapphire crystal that glowed with magic. Symbols appeared along the center of the blade, blazing as if they were written in fire.<\/p>\n

It was an ancient weapon, full of power, and I only had one thought.<\/p>\n

Kull would love this sword. I\u2019d never get it away from him.<\/p>\n

*Image credit: Trueswords.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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