Author Archives: WhimsicalWerecat

About WhimsicalWerecat

In short - Creative extraordinaire, warrior princess, dragon-lover, anime enthusiast, partisan of fantastical things, and most assuredly and proudly peculiar!

Dragon Size Chart 4!

When it comes to dragons, size is completely subjective to the whims of their origin; whether that be cultural folklore, standard mythology, or the imaginations of the writers and illustrators who bring them to life. A mythical creature soaring above … Continue reading

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Exploring Character Backstories

“It’s all about creating a back story for the character and developing emotional responses that are true to life in relation to that character. It isn’t necessary to live a tragic life to create from that place.” – Corin Nemec … Continue reading

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Character Questionnaire – A Way to Help Develop your Story’s Cast!

“No author can create a character out of nothing. He must have a model to give him a starting point; but then his imagination goes to work. He builds him up, adding a trait here, a trait there, which his … Continue reading

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The Joy of Fan Art

“Art is not so much expressing oneself as it is discovering oneself.” — Anawanitia I believe it’s safe to say that nearly everyone is aware of fan art; you’ve either seen it, heard of it, or you yourself are a … Continue reading

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Dragon Calling and the TV Tropes!

Tropes. What is the first thing that comes to mind when you think of a trope? A figure of speech? A metaphor? A cliché? Some people tend to think of a trope as a negative thing; a way to describe … Continue reading

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Launch Team for Kin Seeker Audiobook!

Greetings Inter-Webbers and Dragon-Seekers! So, in case you don’t follow the Dragon Calling Facebook page, or you’re not a Patreon patron, you may not have heard the news … Kin Seeker has been made into an AUDIOBOOK! Yes, you read … Continue reading

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Prowling the Prose – Description: Scents

“Smells are surer than sounds and sights to make the heartstrings crack.” – Rudyard Kipling Welcome wonderful, wandering web will-o-the-wisps (and humans), to another of my (the Whimsical Werecat) perfectly practiced and proficient presentation of literature insights. In short, another … Continue reading

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LAUNCH DAY for The Last Calling!

“Every journey has a destination point, and every story an end. But through every point the road winds on, and after every ending something begins again.” — N. R. Eccles-Smith This is it, the LAUNCH DAY of The Last Calling, … Continue reading

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Get Ready for the Epic Conclusion to the Dragon Calling Series!

After once again abandoning my blog posting for far too long (albeit for a very good reason, of which I am about to share) I have some exciting news for all you Dragon-Seekers out there … THE LAST CALLING has … Continue reading

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Happy Launch Day, Lonely!

It’s not easy stepping out of your comfort zone, but in the pursuit of a good thing, courage is always rewarded. As Lonely the wolf finds out in her debut book! My first illustrated children’s book under the publishing banner, … Continue reading

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