Have you ever had to tear your entire life down to the bedrock just to survive? For three years, Cressa lived in a gilded cage. To the man who held the key, she wasn’t a partner—she was property, a prize, a transaction to command. But every cage has a breaking point. When he demanded an…
Category: Renaissance of Self
5.18.26 Renaissance of Self Day
Renaissance of Self: Stitching a New Life from the Remnants of the Past What does it look like to step out from the shadow of a broken past and see a version of yourself that feels entirely brand new? For Cressa, the answer isn’t found in a clean break from reality, but in the steady,…
Creating Esther in Costume Part 2
If you haven’t seen it, here is the original post. Esther is the best friend to my lead character in the Renaissance of Self series. Esther wears a costume in Part 1 – The Escape as she competes in one the central events of the novels: the Historical Sewing Society’s Renaissance and Age of Discovery…
Creating Esther in Costume
So one of the things in my novel, Renaissance of Self: Part 1 – The Escape, is that Cressa’s new friend Esther is competing in the Historical Sewing Society’s Renaissance Era costume competition. In the competition, Esther is recreating this painting: Esther is recreating this specific portrait. One that I have never seen before researching…
Using Nightcafe to create my cover art
So this is the cover idea I shared when announcing I had finished my draft. Well shortly after finishing my edit to refine that draft to the point I am ready for other people’s eyes to take it in, I was caught once more by how, while this is fine… none of the characters are…
A draft is done! Time to celebrate!
I am thoroughly stoked. I have finished my first draft of my first adult novel.
Tara Lionheart 