Heather Shahan
@emberwrites.bsky.social
Dragonslayer by Heather Shahan
📚 Epic fantasy novel 📚
🐉 Book 1 in the Dragons of Cretala series 🐉
Featuring:
🐉 Emotivorous dragons
✅ An epic quest
❤️ Found family
👑 Kingdoms at war
🔑 Generational secrets
🧠 Mental health rep
🧑🤝🧑 Diverse cast
🌍 Expansive worldbuilding
📜 Folktales, myths, and legends
📚 Epic fantasy novel 📚
🐉 Book 1 in the Dragons of Cretala series 🐉
Featuring:
🐉 Emotivorous dragons
✅ An epic quest
❤️ Found family
👑 Kingdoms at war
🔑 Generational secrets
🧠 Mental health rep
🧑🤝🧑 Diverse cast
🌍 Expansive worldbuilding
📜 Folktales, myths, and legends
March 11, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Dragonslayer by Heather Shahan
📚 Epic fantasy novel 📚
🐉 Book 1 in the Dragons of Cretala series 🐉
Featuring:
🐉 Emotivorous dragons
✅ An epic quest
❤️ Found family
👑 Kingdoms at war
🔑 Generational secrets
🧠 Mental health rep
🧑🤝🧑 Diverse cast
🌍 Expansive worldbuilding
📜 Folktales, myths, and legends
📚 Epic fantasy novel 📚
🐉 Book 1 in the Dragons of Cretala series 🐉
Featuring:
🐉 Emotivorous dragons
✅ An epic quest
❤️ Found family
👑 Kingdoms at war
🔑 Generational secrets
🧠 Mental health rep
🧑🤝🧑 Diverse cast
🌍 Expansive worldbuilding
📜 Folktales, myths, and legends
If there were year end recaps in Cretala, Dri would need to hear this.
She’s doing her best, y’all.
She’s doing her best, y’all.
December 7, 2024 at 4:12 PM
If there were year end recaps in Cretala, Dri would need to hear this.
She’s doing her best, y’all.
She’s doing her best, y’all.
Texting with my husband last night before bed. I wasn’t quite sure how Dragonkeeper would end because shit was doing down, but I hit the point where I needed to decide. So I took my shower and talked to myself the whole time and figured it out.
AAAH! I know how the book ends, and it’s so good!
AAAH! I know how the book ends, and it’s so good!
December 2, 2024 at 4:52 PM
Texting with my husband last night before bed. I wasn’t quite sure how Dragonkeeper would end because shit was doing down, but I hit the point where I needed to decide. So I took my shower and talked to myself the whole time and figured it out.
AAAH! I know how the book ends, and it’s so good!
AAAH! I know how the book ends, and it’s so good!
I’m still out of town for most of today (home tonight) so I updated my website for the cover reveal on Thursday. Did anybody see it ahead of time? 😂
December 1, 2024 at 2:25 PM
I’m still out of town for most of today (home tonight) so I updated my website for the cover reveal on Thursday. Did anybody see it ahead of time? 😂
It’s Cover Reveal Day! Today marks 100 days until Dragonslayer arrives on March 11, 2025!
December 1, 2024 at 1:36 PM
It’s Cover Reveal Day! Today marks 100 days until Dragonslayer arrives on March 11, 2025!
Dragonslayer’s cover reveal is TOMORROW! 🎉
Ahh! I’m just so excited to share my cover tomorrow. I’ve been impatiently waiting over here, and the day is almost here!
Ahh! I’m just so excited to share my cover tomorrow. I’ve been impatiently waiting over here, and the day is almost here!
November 30, 2024 at 6:40 PM
Dragonslayer’s cover reveal is TOMORROW! 🎉
Ahh! I’m just so excited to share my cover tomorrow. I’ve been impatiently waiting over here, and the day is almost here!
Ahh! I’m just so excited to share my cover tomorrow. I’ve been impatiently waiting over here, and the day is almost here!
100k words on Dragonkeeper so far!
November 18, 2024 at 12:30 AM
100k words on Dragonkeeper so far!
Dragonslayer by Heather Shahan
Releasing March 11, 2025
Releasing March 11, 2025
November 10, 2024 at 7:28 AM
Dragonslayer by Heather Shahan
Releasing March 11, 2025
Releasing March 11, 2025
Yes. This. Exactly. Still.
We went to Universal for a week, but the rest of the time, this. I wrote 54k words this summer.
I’m currently 300 words away from hitting 75k on -keeper! With my little by little mantra, that could take a few days, but I’ll get there and keep going.
We went to Universal for a week, but the rest of the time, this. I wrote 54k words this summer.
I’m currently 300 words away from hitting 75k on -keeper! With my little by little mantra, that could take a few days, but I’ll get there and keep going.
August 8, 2024 at 11:25 AM
Yes. This. Exactly. Still.
We went to Universal for a week, but the rest of the time, this. I wrote 54k words this summer.
I’m currently 300 words away from hitting 75k on -keeper! With my little by little mantra, that could take a few days, but I’ll get there and keep going.
We went to Universal for a week, but the rest of the time, this. I wrote 54k words this summer.
I’m currently 300 words away from hitting 75k on -keeper! With my little by little mantra, that could take a few days, but I’ll get there and keep going.
I feel like all of my characters need to hear this.
August 2, 2024 at 11:20 PM
I feel like all of my characters need to hear this.
People say novels should be between 70k-100k words, but Dragonslayer is 154k and Dragonkeeper is looking to be the same.
Yall can look forward to these double VHS Titanic versions.
Yall can look forward to these double VHS Titanic versions.
July 23, 2024 at 4:22 PM
People say novels should be between 70k-100k words, but Dragonslayer is 154k and Dragonkeeper is looking to be the same.
Yall can look forward to these double VHS Titanic versions.
Yall can look forward to these double VHS Titanic versions.
A year ago today, I celebrated writing the big plot twist of Dragonslayer. Today, I celebrate how far my main character has come. She still has a long way to go, though!
July 7, 2024 at 11:19 PM
A year ago today, I celebrated writing the big plot twist of Dragonslayer. Today, I celebrate how far my main character has come. She still has a long way to go, though!
It has been so wonderful reading through all of this over the last week. I can't wait to share this book with y'all.
July 5, 2024 at 8:08 PM
It has been so wonderful reading through all of this over the last week. I can't wait to share this book with y'all.
Also in my memories from a year ago today 😇
July 1, 2024 at 10:34 PM
Also in my memories from a year ago today 😇
My new @gdbee.bsky.social notebook for Dragonkeeper handwritten chapters. ❤️
April 3, 2024 at 10:55 AM
My new @gdbee.bsky.social notebook for Dragonkeeper handwritten chapters. ❤️
Dragonslayer written, revised, and sent out to agents. ✅
Dragonkeeper 75% outlined and first 6 chapters on index cards ✅
Dragonkeeper 75% outlined and first 6 chapters on index cards ✅
March 28, 2024 at 12:19 AM
Dragonslayer written, revised, and sent out to agents. ✅
Dragonkeeper 75% outlined and first 6 chapters on index cards ✅
Dragonkeeper 75% outlined and first 6 chapters on index cards ✅
What do you mean fuil isn’t a word, New York Times. It’s very clearly a flower used in herbal remedies for blood loss in the imaginary universe I created.
March 20, 2024 at 10:43 PM
What do you mean fuil isn’t a word, New York Times. It’s very clearly a flower used in herbal remedies for blood loss in the imaginary universe I created.
😂 Meanwhile, in Cretala… Andriette goes by Dri and Delphinium goes by Phin. Now I want a Timothy.
March 15, 2024 at 4:24 AM
😂 Meanwhile, in Cretala… Andriette goes by Dri and Delphinium goes by Phin. Now I want a Timothy.
I finished writing the first draft of my book last night.
I used to only write during the summers. I've talked a lot about how life changing it has been to NOT stop yet again.
73k words written since August 1st, little by little.
I used to only write during the summers. I've talked a lot about how life changing it has been to NOT stop yet again.
73k words written since August 1st, little by little.
February 29, 2024 at 12:53 AM
I finished writing the first draft of my book last night.
I used to only write during the summers. I've talked a lot about how life changing it has been to NOT stop yet again.
73k words written since August 1st, little by little.
I used to only write during the summers. I've talked a lot about how life changing it has been to NOT stop yet again.
73k words written since August 1st, little by little.
I did it.
I’m done.
526 pages
150,427 words
Next revising, but first celebrating. 😭❤️
I’m done.
526 pages
150,427 words
Next revising, but first celebrating. 😭❤️
February 28, 2024 at 12:40 AM
I did it.
I’m done.
526 pages
150,427 words
Next revising, but first celebrating. 😭❤️
I’m done.
526 pages
150,427 words
Next revising, but first celebrating. 😭❤️
Writing about 250 words per day... 🐢❤️
February 2, 2024 at 12:52 AM
Writing about 250 words per day... 🐢❤️
I did not do writerly things all day yesterday, but I opened up my book when my husband went to bed. (Snow day today) My plan was just to reread what I wrote Sunday and add observations and thoughts between the dialogue. I did, but then I couldn’t stop so I finished the chapter. 🥰
January 16, 2024 at 5:08 PM
I did not do writerly things all day yesterday, but I opened up my book when my husband went to bed. (Snow day today) My plan was just to reread what I wrote Sunday and add observations and thoughts between the dialogue. I did, but then I couldn’t stop so I finished the chapter. 🥰
Over winter break I wrote 17,798 words over 64 pages. 🎉
Now to make my teaching slides for the coming week. 😭
Now to make my teaching slides for the coming week. 😭
January 7, 2024 at 6:10 PM
Over winter break I wrote 17,798 words over 64 pages. 🎉
Now to make my teaching slides for the coming week. 😭
Now to make my teaching slides for the coming week. 😭
👑 Delphinium Shressa, princess of Neart 🗡️
January 4, 2024 at 10:58 PM
👑 Delphinium Shressa, princess of Neart 🗡️