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Rachel C. Neale
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BEYOND THE GROVE
Alexandra Watts suffers from a mundane existence. Her hum-drum life takes an immediate turn when she meets a mysterious lesbian, Em, who claims to be a monster-hunter––the last of a long line of Gatekeepers.
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After volunteering her subconscious for a makeshift experiment, Watts is pulled into a mirage of gates, memories filled with shadow monsters, and a grove on the edge of England.
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Fast paced, witty, and layered, Beyond the Grove is a Victorian era lesbian romance filled with action and mystery.
FANTASY WORLD-BUILDING MANUAL
Wishing you had all the notes about your world in one place? Can’t remember what you called that city your main character grew up in? Getting stumped half-way through the first draft of your manuscript because you don’t know the backstory of your world or how it came to be?
​We’ve all been there.
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This manual will get you face-to-face with core elements of storytelling that make a rich and believable fantasy world, including map-making, mythology, poetry, and systems. It acts as a dictionary for your manuscript, and has everything you need to know about your world before you start writing. It’s the ultimate plotting tool.