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Already some changes from the firsthttps://ashheardwrites.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/screenshot-2025-08-01-at-4.06.17-pm.pngevent4My most recent author event that shows the whole spread of everything I do and what I've learned2025-08-01T20:55:57+00:00monthlyhttps://ashheardwrites.com/2025/08/01/welcome-to-hjorrfold/https://ashheardwrites.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/golden_hall_of_meduseld.webpGolden_Hall_of_Meduseldhttps://ashheardwrites.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/edoras2.webpedoras2Edoras, capital of Rohan in Lord of the Rings and inspiration for Yfirgardrhttps://ashheardwrites.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/rohan.webpedorasEdoras, capital of Rohan in Lord of the Rings and inspiration for Yfirgardrhttps://ashheardwrites.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/viking-hall.jpgviking hallThe inside of a viking hallhttps://ashheardwrites.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/viking-hall-2.jpgviking hall 2A viking hallhttps://ashheardwrites.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/viking-village-2.jpgviking villageA viking village in the hillshttps://ashheardwrites.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/viking-settlement.jpgviking settlementAn ancient viking city Hedeby with thatched houseshttps://ashheardwrites.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/santuario-madonna-della-corona-3.jpgchurch madona della coronaThe Santuario Basilica Madonna Della Corona in Italyhttps://ashheardwrites.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/vikingship.webpViking shipA viking ship sailing on the North Seahttps://ashheardwrites.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/north_sea_map-en.pngThe North SeaMap of the North Sea2025-07-29T16:47:08+00:00monthlyhttps://ashheardwrites.com/2025/08/12/the-importance-of-writing-groups/2025-07-23T02:35:05+00:00monthlyhttps://ashheardwrites.com/2025/08/05/writer-struggles/2025-07-21T22:18:52+00:00monthlyhttps://ashheardwrites.com/2025/07/15/how-much-sports-in-sports-romance/https://ashheardwrites.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/screenshot-2025-07-02-at-11.41.40e280afam.pngsports romance con 2025Me at the first ever Sports Romance Con!2025-07-12T02:48:39+00:00monthlyhttps://ashheardwrites.com/2025/07/22/hockey-history/2025-07-12T02:48:20+00:00monthlyhttps://ashheardwrites.com/2025/07/18/hockey-lingo-101-drop-the-gloves/https://ashheardwrites.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/gloves.gifgloveshttps://ashheardwrites.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/michigan-hockey.gifmichigan-hockeyhttps://ashheardwrites.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/screenshot-2025-07-11-at-9.22.49-pm.pngScreenshot 2025-07-11 at 9.22.49 PM2025-07-12T02:47:54+00:00monthlyhttps://ashheardwrites.com/2025/07/11/names-and-characters-and-titles-oh-my/https://ashheardwrites.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/screenshot-2025-07-03-at-12.40.27e280afpm.pngtessa locationsLocations in Tessa of Hundrfeld (my original notes)https://ashheardwrites.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/screenshot-2025-07-03-at-12.40.18e280afpm.pngbastard king mapMy original map for The Bastard Kinghttps://ashheardwrites.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/screenshot-2025-07-03-at-11.32.27e280afam.pnghockey namesA list of last names for hockey players. Highlighted names have been used in one of my books so farhttps://ashheardwrites.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/screenshot-2025-07-03-at-11.32.18e280afam.pnghockey names againMore hockey names! 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Numbers correspond to chapter numbers, highlighted hexes have already been edited (same color = edited on the same day), and the colors around hexes show Part 1 and Part 2 are completedhttps://ashheardwrites.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/screenshot-2025-06-30-at-10.09.09e280afpm.pngdima notebook pageThis is one of my summary pages for Vampires Don't Play Hockey. I wasn't super concerned with word count on this one.https://ashheardwrites.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/screenshot-2025-06-30-at-10.09.02e280afpm.pngtessa notebook pageThis shows my notes for Part 1 of Tessa of Hundrfeld. For each chapter, I've marked the POV character, a short summary (some blotted out for spoilers), and the word count.https://ashheardwrites.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/ttd-outline.pngttd outlineI worked on this outline for The Trade Deadline while I was writing the draft. I needed to know the timeline, but also kept chapter summaries and word counts.https://ashheardwrites.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/screenshot-2025-06-30-at-10.09.41e280afpm.pngttd checklistLeft: The Trade Deadline checklist for publishing Right: My completed hex grid for editing2025-07-01T13:05:20+00:00monthlyhttps://ashheardwrites.com/2025/07/01/writer-bingo/https://ashheardwrites.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/may-bingo-finished.jpgmay bingo (finished)My completed May Writer Bingo board. I got a couple bingos but still had a few tasks I didn't completehttps://ashheardwrites.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/bingo-june.pngbingo junehttps://ashheardwrites.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/bingo-feb.pngbingo febhttps://ashheardwrites.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/bingo-july.pngbingo julyhttps://ashheardwrites.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/bingo-jan.pngbingo janhttps://ashheardwrites.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/bingo-may.pngbingo mayhttps://ashheardwrites.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/bingo-april.pngbingo aprilhttps://ashheardwrites.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/bingo-mar.pngbingo mar2025-07-01T12:20:22+00:00monthlyhttps://ashheardwrites.com/2025/06/30/peek-inside-an-authors-notebook/https://ashheardwrites.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/screenshot-2025-06-30-at-12.34.44e280afpm.pngshadow queen pagesThis binder-clipped section has already been typed uphttps://ashheardwrites.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/screenshot-2025-06-30-at-12.34.35e280afpm.pngripped notebook pageThis page was no longer necessary, so out it goes!https://ashheardwrites.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/screenshot-2025-06-30-at-12.30.17e280afpm.pngupdated shadow queen locationsUpdated, cleaned up version of locationshttps://ashheardwrites.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/screenshot-2025-06-30-at-12.30.10e280afpm.pngoriginal shadow queen location namesMy original notes for place names - highlighted names are in usehttps://ashheardwrites.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/screenshot-2025-06-30-at-12.29.37e280afpm.pngyfirgardr keepThe Castle Layouthttps://ashheardwrites.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/screenshot-2025-06-30-at-12.29.52e280afpm.pngshadow queen notesRandom Noteshttps://ashheardwrites.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/screenshot-2025-06-30-at-12.29.46e280afpm.pngshadow queen name listList of Female Names (left = currently in use by a character, right = available to use)https://ashheardwrites.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/screenshot-2025-06-30-at-12.29.29e280afpm.pngmap of hjorrfoldWorld Map by Saumyasvisionhttps://ashheardwrites.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/screenshot-2025-06-30-at-12.29.19e280afpm.pngshadow queen notebookThe Shadow Queen "Bible"https://ashheardwrites.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/screenshot-2025-06-30-at-12.23.25e280afpm.pngNHL teamsNHL Teams and Divisions2025-06-30T22:35:41+00:00monthlyhttps://ashheardwrites.com/thank-you/2025-06-30T21:14:32+00:00weekly0.6https://ashheardwrites.com/anthologies/https://ashheardwrites.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/12-days-of-bookclubmas.png12 days of bookclubmasCover for 12 Days of Blook-Club-Mas Volume 5https://ashheardwrites.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/a-truth-universally-acknowledged.pnga truth universally acknowledgedCover for the anthology A Truth Universally Acknowledgedhttps://ashheardwrites.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/he-bears-the-cape-of-stars.pnghe bears the cape of starsCover for the anthology He Bears the Cape of Starshttps://ashheardwrites.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/aim-for-the-heart.pngaim for the heartCover for the anthology Aim for the Hearthttps://ashheardwrites.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/add-magic-to-taste.pngadd magic to tasteCover for the anthology Add Magic to Taste2025-06-30T20:30:35+00:00weekly0.6https://ashheardwrites.com/contact-a-l-heard/2025-06-30T18:42:39+00:00weekly0.6https://ashheardwrites.com/about/https://ashheardwrites.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/profile3.pnga.l. heard2025-06-30T18:38:18+00:00weekly0.6https://ashheardwrites.comdaily1.02026-02-18T21:38:24+00:00