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C. R. Collins
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Tree-hugging indie author

https://crcollins.org/

#Hopepunk #Fantasy
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Tales of Ardonna is an epic, eco-friendly collection of #HopePunk #Fantasy stories set in a magical world. #Ebooks are available at most vendors. If you Buy Direct, there's always a discount.

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Tales of Ardonna current book tree with its three levels of book covers, descending from earliest to latest timeline. Top Header : Series title - Tales of Ardonna. Underneath, to right: Author - C. R. Collins On the top branches, pointing left, are Mage Era books: River’s Roar and Giants’ Gate. The middle branches, pointing right, are for Dragon Age books: Song of Jade: Red Wolf and Song of Jade: Hidden Kingdom Between these, on the top portion on the trunk, is a purple placeholder box for my next release, with the simple text “Arriving 2026”
November 1, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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Update from yesterday's post: there is now a monarch chrysalis hanging from our milkweed plant 😍 #Butterfly #Insects
Light green monarch butterfly chrysalis hanging from a milkweed plant - far view Close up of light green monarch chrysalis hanging from a milkweed plant
October 24, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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#Butterfly

We've had this native milkweed in for 3-4 years but not much luck with monarchs. The babies tend to disappear. But this one has made it to the final stage & is hanging to make a chrysalis! Think good thoughts for it, everyone. 😀🦋
Monarch caterpillar with it's distinctive black, white, and yellow strips is now hanging from our native milkweed after chowing down for days.
October 23, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Crow perched on top of a flagpole
October 15, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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I've got my hat!
bright green smiling frog hat with eyes on top on either side
October 15, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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Got my bad scary terrorist hat
October 14, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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My scary terrorist hat arrived 🐸

#NoKings #PalmSprings
Bright green hat with smiling frog face, eyes on top on either side
October 14, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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Photo of framed autographed poster hanging in my office. The time I met Jane Goodall. 😀 There's a photo of us together inset. This was during my zookeeper days--me & other keepers crashed a party for her given by the board. She was so pleased to see us the director couldn't throw us out.
This is a framed promo poster for Jane Goodall's Wild Chimpanzees IMAX movie. Most of the poster shows the face of a young chimp. Her autograph is in gold bottom right. On the left, a photo of her and I together, me holding this poster, is inserted above the poster text.
October 1, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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The realm of Maldhonia was happy and prosperous, until strangers fell from the sky.

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Book cover top to bottom: Series title - Tales of Ardonna. Hot pink pair of hands with a waterfall running through. Line with tree icon in center. Title - River's Roar. Author - C. R. Collins
August 12, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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"The trees had a voice. Subtle, like something you thought you heard. Maybe it was the wind?"

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Book cover from top to bottom: series name - Tales of Ardonna. Image of woman's profile covered in green forest. Woodspell Series - tree logo - Volume One. Title: Woodspell Author: C. R. Collins
August 5, 2025 at 12:52 PM
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Thank you!
Tales of Ardonna book tree showing the three timelines: Top left is Mage Era with River's Roar & Giants' Gate. A bit lower, on the right, are the Dragon Age books (Song of Jade subseries) - Red Wolf & Hidden Kingdom. The bottom tier are the Modern Era books - the Woodspell trilogy & 3 sequels - Chasing Sunset, Midnight Crow, & Fury's Gift. In the center is a purple box saying "Arriving 2026" for my next book in line. My publishing company Kapeo Press with its tree logo & my website on bottom left
August 3, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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I've got a map page on my website. It's just stuff I worked up on Inkarnate.com so my readers would have an idea of locations, but I had fun with it. This is a map of the eastern continent in the Modern Era.
Eastern hemisphere for the world of Ardonna. Modern Era.
August 2, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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Now Live to Buy Direct or at Ebook vendors

"No hero would ride over the hill. Except for us."

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#IndieBooks #BookSky #Fantasy #EpicFantasy #FantasySky #FantasyReaders #FantasyBooks #UrbanFantasy #Ebooks #HopePunk #Polyamory
Book Cover from top to bottom: Series name – Tales of Ardonna. Image of the silhouette of woman’s head, neck, and partial shoulder the color of a black mountain erupting in flames from nose, mouth to back of head with streams of smoke in back. Little line with tree icon showing both branches and root in a circle. Title – Fury’s Gift Author – C. R. Collins
July 4, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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My urban fantasy, Midnight Crow, starts with a husband & wife team & ends with them still in love. It's the 2nd sequel for my Modern Era books, but has a standalone main plot. There's also polyamory, if you don't mind a little of that. 😀

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From top to bottom: Series name - Tales of Ardonna. Photo is a crow landing with 3 moons above. Then my little spacer line with the tree icon in the middle. Title: Midnight Crow Author: C. R. Collins
July 2, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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Happy Birthday! Have a wonderful day!

I have a nature-centric #HopePunk #Fantasy series. Newest will be out early July.

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Tales of Ardonna current book tree with its three levels of book covers, descending from earliest to latest timeline. Top Header : Series title - Tales of Ardonna. Underneath, to right: Author - C. R. Collins On the top branches, pointing left, are Mage Era books: River’s Roar and Giants’ Gate. The middle branches, pointing right, are for Dragon Age books: Song of Jade: Red Wolf and Song of Jade: Hidden Kingdom Between these, on the top portion on the trunk, is a purple placeholder box for my next release, with the simple text “Arriving 2026” The lowest branches, starting from far left, holds the Modern Era books. The Woodspell trilogy is here. Appearing below it, like stairsteps along the bottom trunk, are the sequels: Chasing Sunset, Midnight Crow, and Fury’s Gift. In the bottom left corner is my company logo – a white tree with a green trunk with the name Kapeo Press beneath. Then my website under that: crcollins.org
June 27, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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Sun Bak in Sense8 just before she kicks more ass: "Many educated people are quite stupid, and many stupid people like to start fights for no good reason on a truly beautiful day"
June 2, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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All my books have queer characters, but one in particular has a queer MC. I wrote it for my sister who's been a big supporter of my work. It's a slow burn with the romance--my books are primarily fantasy adventure--but I think it's the sweetest romantic subplot I've written.
Series title: Tales of Ardonna Picture is a dragon with the sun setting into the sea inside its form. Title: Chasing Sunset Author: C. R. Collins Tales of Ardonna current book tree with its three levels of book covers, descending from earliest to latest timeline. Top Header : Series title - Tales of Ardonna. Underneath, to right: Author - C. R. Collins On the top branches, pointing left, are Mage Era books: River’s Roar and Giants’ Gate. The middle branches, pointing right, are for Dragon Age books: Song of Jade: Red Wolf and Song of Jade: Hidden Kingdom Between these, on the top portion on the trunk, is a purple placeholder box for my next release, with the simple text “Arriving 2026” The lowest branches, starting from far left, holds the Modern Era books. The Woodspell trilogy is here. Appearing below it, like stairsteps along the bottom trunk, are the sequels: Chasing Sunset, Midnight Crow, and Fury’s Gift. In the bottom left corner is my company logo – a white tree with a green trunk with the name Kapeo Press beneath. Then my website under that: crcollins.org
June 1, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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Coming July 2025

It's been fifty years since magery returned to the north. The citizens of the Sharren Accord have enjoyed decades of peace and prosperity.

Giadella Marteen didn't mean to ruin that.

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#BookSky #Fantasy #EpicFantasy #HopePunk #Polyamory
#FantasySky #IndieBooks
Book Cover from top to bottom: Series name – Tales of Ardonna. Image of the silhouette of woman’s head, neck, and partial shoulder the color of a black mountain erupting in flames from nose, mouth to back of head with streams of smoke in back. Little line with tree icon showing both branches and root in a circle. Title – Fury’s Gift Author – C. R. Collins Tales of Ardonna current book tree with its three levels of book covers, descending from earliest to latest timeline. Top Header : Series title - Tales of Ardonna. Underneath, to right: Author - C. R. Collins On the top branches, pointing left, are Mage Era books: River’s Roar and Giants’ Gate. The middle branches, pointing right, are for Dragon Age books: Song of Jade: Red Wolf and Song of Jade: Hidden Kingdom Between these, on the top portion on the trunk, is a purple placeholder box for my next release, with the simple text “Arriving 2026” The lowest branches, starting from far left, holds the Modern Era books. The Woodspell trilogy is here. Appearing below it, like stairsteps along the bottom trunk, are the sequels: Chasing Sunset, Midnight Crow, and Fury’s Gift. In the bottom left corner is my company logo – a white tree with a green trunk with the name Kapeo Press beneath. Then my website under that: crcollins.org
June 1, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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Thanks for the opportunity. 😊 I'm a tree-hugging indie author who writes #HopePunk #Fantasy adventures. My newest release will be coming out in July. More information, sales links, & maps can be found on my website:

crcollins.org
Tales of Ardonna current book tree with its three levels of book covers, descending from earliest to latest timeline. On the top branches, pointing left, are Mage Era books: River’s Roar and Giants’ Gate. The middle branches, pointing right, are for Dragon Age books: Song of Jade: Red Wolf and Song of Jade: Hidden Kingdom The lowest branches, sprawling left to right in the center of the tree, holds the Modern Era books. The Woodspell trilogy is here, its 3 volumes on the lefthand side. The sequels, Chasing Sunset (beneath the third book) and Midnight Crow (to the right and a bit lower) are on the trunk, plus a promo placeholder to the right of the second book which says Final Sequel 2025
May 28, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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How kind of you. I really don't promo my own work enough. I write #HopePunk #Fantasy adventures. More info can be found on my website: crcollins.org
Tales of Ardonna current book tree with its three levels of book covers, descending from earliest to latest timeline. On the top branches, pointing left, are Mage Era books: River’s Roar and Giants’ Gate. The middle branches, pointing right, are for Dragon Age books: Song of Jade: Red Wolf and Song of Jade: Hidden Kingdom The lowest branches, sprawling left to right in the center of the tree, holds the Modern Era books. The Woodspell trilogy is here, its 3 volumes on the lefthand side. The sequels, Chasing Sunset (beneath the third book) and Midnight Crow (to the right and a bit lower) are on the trunk, plus a promo placeholder to the right of the second book which says Final Sequel 2025
May 23, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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Thanks! I need to promote more 😀 I write #Hopepunk #Fantasy adventures. All my books--with sales links & maps--can be found on my website. My newest release is scheduled for July & I'll post news of that one next month.

crcollins.org
Tales of Ardonna current book tree with its three levels of book covers, descending from earliest to latest timeline. On the top branches, pointing left, are Mage Era books: River’s Roar and Giants’ Gate. The middle branches, pointing right, are for Dragon Age books: Song of Jade: Red Wolf and Song of Jade: Hidden Kingdom The lowest branches, sprawling left to right in the center of the tree, holds the Modern Era books. The Woodspell trilogy is here, its 3 volumes on the lefthand side. The sequels, Chasing Sunset (beneath the third book) and Midnight Crow (to the right and a bit lower) are on the trunk, plus a promo placeholder to the right of the second book which says Final Sequel 2025
May 13, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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Mine are all on my website: crcollins.org

#hopepunk #fantasy adventures with a touch of romance & scifi. More info, with sales links & maps are on my site.
Tales of Ardonna current book tree with its three levels of book covers, descending from earliest to latest timeline. On the top branches, pointing left, are Mage Era books: River’s Roar and Giants’ Gate. The middle branches, pointing right, are for Dragon Age books: Song of Jade: Red Wolf and Song of Jade: Hidden Kingdom The lowest branches, sprawling left to right in the center of the tree, holds the Modern Era books. The Woodspell trilogy is here, its 3 volumes on the lefthand side. The sequels, Chasing Sunset (beneath the third book) and Midnight Crow (to the right and a bit lower) are on the trunk, plus a promo placeholder to the right of the second book which says Final Sequel 2025
March 22, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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#MarchWorldBuilders
11. Animals for riding, pulling wagons

The only creatures ridden on Ardonna are dragons, for those lucky enough to befriend one. Most beasts wouldn't consent to it & certainly wouldn't be pulling wagons. Unless you make it worth their while.
March WorldBuilder questions
March 11, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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#MarchWorldbuilders
9: Animals that don't exist on Earth

Some examples:
asponion, augwen, jarling, landwalker, masked tilar, night eagle, night rager, sunset talien, cieran, danet, fitzit, harak, marcort, mowali, polawi, comrian, desert devil, drandiel, peccorin, creeper, fintail, crawler
March World Builder questions
March 9, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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Happy International Women's Day!

Anais Nin self-published back in the day when you had to have your own printing press & set your own type. Her beautiful diaries inspired me to write my fiction in 1st person.

#WritingCommunity #IndieAuthors #Booksky
Anais Nin at her printing press
March 8, 2025 at 12:10 PM