Something’s cooking…

2020.09.18

New guest post!

2020.09.15

Gearing up for the launch of my debut novel “The Dragon Run” on November 1st!
I had the privilege to be invited to write a guest post for the blog of fellow author Susan Shiney. You should check out her website, it’s full of wonderful stories as well as helpful tips and techniques about writing and promoting your work. Thank you Susan for having me on your platform!
Link: https://bit.ly/35EJEqc

Research: Sōryū

2020.09.14

While reading about Midway (cf. yesterday’s post), I found out that the IJN aircraft carrier Sōryū was actually at Hainan Island in 1940 to provide support for the Japanese invasion of French Indochina. So… it’s a bit of a stretch, but I might just go and squeeze a cameo in “The Kerguelen Cat”…

I will check the timelines!

Progress

2020.08.24

Work on the paperback formatting and cover design is almost ready for beta print!

💪

Drum roll please…!

2020.06.24

Time for some exciting announcements!

First, I’m overjoyed to announce that The Dragon Run finally got a release date! The Kindle edition is now available for pre-order on Amazon, with a paperback version to follow very soon.

Links:
Amazon.com: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08BLHDJQV/
Amazon.co.uk: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B08BLHDJQV/
Amazon.fr: https://www.amazon.fr/gp/product/B08BLHDJQV/
Amazon.es: https://www.amazon.es/gp/product/B08BLHDJQV/

When will it be ready? Well, I’m glad you asked! The book will be released November 1st, 2020!

Secondly, a book would be nothing without… a cover! And it is my immense pleasure to share with you the TDR cover below:

The bold yet minimalist style is meant to call back to the golden age of pulp spy/adventure stories. What do you think? Does it work?

Finally, as part of the redesign that I mentioned in my previous post, I’m sharing today the launch of my dedicated author website, www.rachelrelat.net:

This new site will become the main hub for writing-related news, release dates and updates on the Ascalon Circle series and other works. Hope to see you there!

Well, that’s all I got for you today. Hope the post-lockdown is going well for everyone and until next time!

Spring cleaning

2020.05.01

51st day of lockdown here. If you’re reading this, I hope you’re safe wherever you are!

I am going to be refreshing the website over the next week or so to bring it up to date and such, so this is a heads up in case you see anything not working or missing on the main site, it should be temporary.

However, I have end-of-lifed several subdomains and other folders that previously contained downloads and other gaming-related content. This was deliberate as I move the site towards other priorities.

Cheers!

Dragon Run continued

2017.07.20

It’s funny that as soon as I started working on the Pearl collection, I started taking notes about where my French pilot from the other WIP would be going…

Dragon Run‘s finally back on track, slowly but surely. Only 200-300 words today, but it’s a good start, and I finally know what to do, with new characters and a new locale to do it.

Good to be back!

Refresh, Q1 2017 edition

2017.02.07

Following the closure of freylia studios as a commercial entity, freylia.net is now back online after a slight cleanup.
The homepage remains fairly empty at the moment as I’m not quite decided on what to put on it yet (or even how to call it), but the legacy photo galleries and portfolio have been restored.

Refresh, Q3 2016 edition

2016.07.08

There’s been quite a bit of work behind the scenes these past few weeks and the most visible result is a refresh of the site to reflect this evolution.

I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about refocusing the core offering of the business, and the natural result to that is a return to only localization and LSP-grade services. As a consequence, a few adjustments were needed:

– First, as of July 1st, photography services are no longer offered. The existing portfolio will remain published for reference, and I don’t exclude the possibility of one-off assignments, but it’s off the list;

– Localization management and consulting are now their own suite of services, to separate them from purely linguistic jobs. Coaching and training programmes are now available;

– A new contact form is now online to facilitate requests and queries from visitors and/or potential clients.

That’s all for the main developments, next will probably be a refresh of this very blog’s looks soon for consistency, and I’m working on an ebook about localization-ready design, of which a free sample will be posted here.

Feel free to comment below, and stay tuned!

10k

2015.10.31

I just passed the 10,000 word mark on the current WIP. Yay!

For this occasion, I will share a bit more about it.

title:
Embarcadero

Synopsis:
In 1938, a French pilot is hired by British MI6 to ferry a scientist from Stockholm to London before his discoveries can be tapped by German intelligence. With hostile forces on their heels and war brewing, will they manage to fly to safety in time?

I plan to hit 60k by the end of November, with a projected final wordcount of maybe 80 to 100… The goal is to finish the first draft by the end of 2015, let it sit for a bit, then start the editing process in February.