by Erynn | Apr 24, 2023 | Books, Fantasy, Storytelling
Three years after the original publication of Spirit of the Dragon, on the verge of publishing Blood of Dragons and concluding the Yokai Calling series, I began my hunt for a cover artist for the omnibus edition of the series. I wanted to go big because until that...
by Erynn | Feb 27, 2023 | Dragons, Fantasy, Mythology
There are four dragon species present in the Yokai Calling series, and we’ve already talked about shishajya and Shiraian dragons in previous blog posts, so next in line is the Kagi dragons. “Kagi” is the term for this species used by the Ishoki...
by Erynn | Jan 30, 2023 | Fantasy, Mental Health
I knew long before I wrote the first word for A Dragon Will Rise that the book would continue my series’ commentary on mental health, but that this story would be unique. It is not a tale about the monsters of doubt and fear in your head or about the creatures...
by Erynn | Jan 2, 2023 | Fantasy, Storytelling
This is probably pretty blasphemous to say, but I liked The Legend of Korra more than the original Avatar: The Last Airbender show for a lot of reasons. Despite the show’s obvious flaws that fans of the franchise are typically quite loud about, the show also has...
by Erynn | Dec 19, 2022 | Books, Fantasy, Storytelling
Back when I was still in university (I graduated in 2020), the English department ran a limited-time literature study on Tolkien and The Lord of the Rings. Obviously, as a long-time fantasy reader, I had to get in on that class! While I can’t say that Tolkien...
by Erynn | Dec 5, 2022 | Dragons, Fantasy, Storytelling
A long time ago, dragons lived all throughout Yumihari, including in Seiryuu where Spirit of the Dragon and the rest of the Yokai Calling series takes place. Dragons don’t live in Seiryuu anymore… and they haven’t for centuries. But why? Well, I...
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