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When I first started the creative process for The Night of Elisa, my idea was to have a fully painted portrait for each character in the book as well as paintings of scenes, environments and objects. I actually started some of these illustrations and had to put the dream on stand-by for someday in the future.

Leonhard

At the time – as it is now, I had no funding to take hours and hours to make a fully illustrated/graphical edition of the work. To embark in such endeavour, I would need to stop client work, and doing that would mean I would starve to death and sleep under the bridge before I completed the project and my business as illustrator would come to an end. Such a dreadful reality!

Berenice

There was yet another issue that weighted on me never finishing the original project, and that was the print costs. A fully graphical book the way I wanted would need to be printed in color and due to the length of the story, the final price would be heavy for the readers.

Elisa

Depending on crowdfunding platforms was not an option. I see them as me, the creative mind, being at the mercy of people. In other words: If they backed my project I would make it, if not, I would be frustrated and back to square 1. No! I am not that kind of person. If I want to do something, I just do it, regardless of people’s approval, as long as I have the means to do it.

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Please, continue reading at my website, where you can also see the rest of the concepts :)
https://tragicbooks.com/2017/01/30/th...

Do you like them? Feel free to share your thoughts!

The Night of Elisa and Eleanor's Gift are now available for free at Instafreebie.

I am looking forward to connect with new readers as well as getting honest reviews, from those who have enjoyed the stories and have the time.

Reviews are not mandatory in any way – feel free to simply claim your book and have fun, though if you do leave a review, I’d be deeply grateful :-)

Claim The Night of Elisa HERE: https://www.instafreebie.com/free/964NS
Claim Eleanor’s Gift HERE: https://www.instafreebie.com/free/WQJeI

And I am also running a GoodReads Giveaway , where 3 lucky winners will get a beautifully illustrated paperback duo of The Night of Elisa + As Cold As Thorns

Good luck and thanks for participating! :-D

Nightmares, hallucinations, strange happenings and impossible love have all been traits of As Cold As Thorns contrasting with sarcasm, narcissism, art and extravagance. There is a mystery in the story – the key to everything and that is the infamous, elusive Black Rose.

But what really is the Black Rose? Which powers does it possess?

Henrique, the protagonist, goes through a transformation, from a bright artistic mind and kind, cordial man to someone cold, tormented and shrouded in darkness. Is it love, madness or something else inflicting him this pain and twisted state of mind?

For those who followed the ups and downs of the world’s most acclaimed tailor, the sad story of Amelia, the grim drama of Princess Catalyna and the expeditions towards the infamous rose, you shall no longer be puzzled. You shall have your answers in the Spring of 2018 on the sequel As Black As Ice.

Like the first book in the duology, this one will also be illustrated and have the special layout.

At the moment, I am writing its chapters and doing the editing with Clare Diston https://humanvoices.co.uk whom I have worked in (almost) all my books. This October, a team of beta readers gathered by RBTL Book Tours http://www.rbtlbooktours.com and I are starting the beta reading process for the final part of the story.

The cold, dark mood of the Autumn and Winter seasons in Norway are perfect inspiration to help setting the mood during the writing process, and of course, all the amazing energy and support of those who have read the story and helped me making it better.


(I took this photo last week while driving with my husband on a beautiful Autumn morning.)

So stay tuned, for something wicked this way comes… in Spring 2018.

Cheers guys and enjoy life! :-)

Good morning, darklings! Hope all of you have started your week in a great dark mood! ;-) Halloween and The Day of The Dead are in the air... And I am evilly happy in sharing with yo a great news!

Something that means a great lot to me, a huge milestone: My books and I have been featured at the awesome Gothic Beauty Magazine!

I invite you to read the full article here: http://www.gothicbeauty.com/2017/10/t...



And, I would like to wish you all an AMAZING HALLOWEEN and DAY OF THE DEAD (Dia de finados, in Portuguese and Dia de los muertos in Spanish).

Hope all of you have a great time, partying or cozy at home, with lots of great books, films, or petting your black cat or tarantula :-D



And, thank you so much for your great support and friendship! <3