In the midst of brainstorming for the next Earth Day story, I actually came up with something suited for Valentine’s day.  I went through and did some mapping on the area around Xantina’s wood and put together a family tree so I could keep track of how old everyone is *laugh*

Try not to think too much about the ages and birthdates in relationship to the era depicted in the stories.  You’ll quickly find out that some things don’t mesh up *laugh*  The elder Daniel would have probably been born in the 20s if you start trying to reason it out.  Just assume that the stories take place in an alternate universe where it’s probably the 2030’s “now” with our current level of technical sophistication.

I already have my female protagonist picked out an envisioned ( although she only has a last name so far ) and this story is going to follow Glen ( Kia’s son, Mara’s brother ) and take place a couple of years after “Kindred” when Glen turns 18.  Even have the basics of the cover image done ( though I had that done for another “of the wood” story ( Sanctuary ) that never got off the ground.

I’m looking at probably giving Xannera some love for the Earth Day story — sort of going back to the roots of the series and putting it in the Non-Human category.

The point is that I’m feeling some serious writing spark while thinking about this.  If I can get this one rolling, it might just be what I need to get other things into gear.

We’ll see what happens.  Having a week off with quiet time with this kind of a spark might just lead to a very productive period.

Off to brainstorm a bit more.