<p>It&#8217;s been a very long time since my last post. I just wanted to share that I&#8217;m heading over to Substack to try out something new. My Substack is called &#8220;A Place to Stand&#8221; and draws on my experience as a trauma survivor. Here&#8217;s a short excerpt from my first column: &#8220;In the coming weeks &hellip; </p> <p><a href="https://krisfaatz.com/2024/11/18/new-substack/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">New Substack!

<p>Continuing the “Letters from Namora” series, in which Fourteen Stones’s people introduce themselves and their world. This is a letter from the archives of Valdena Filtraikas, a woman who rises well beyond her own expectations and will play a pivotal role in the futures of two nations. In this letter, she is a young student (mosevin) &hellip; </p> <p><a href="https://krisfaatz.com/2023/03/02/a-letter-from-the-mosevin/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-

<p>A friend recently asked me what book(s) I would &#8220;un-read&#8221; if I could, to get to discover them all over again. This is one of them: Going Postal by Terry Pratchett. (Yes, it might be time to invest in a new copy. 😉 ) As you can see, I&#8217;ve read this book a lot. A &hellip; </p> <p><a href="https://krisfaatz.com/2023/02/28/gnu-terry-pratchett/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">GNU Terry Pratchett</span></a></p>

<p>A &#8220;Letter from Namora&#8221; video, featuring Galvo Dendraikas, one of Sostavi&#8217;s political movers and shakers. Read the original Letter from the Council To find out more about Fourteen Stones, and get your own copy, please visit the book’s page. If you’d like regular updates from the blog, please consider subscribing. As always, thank you for visiting!</p>

<p>How do you stay motivated on a long-haul project? I&#8217;m working on this a lot lately during the revision process on my third novel. I&#8217;m one of those (maybe annoying) writers who usually does okay with motivation, at least when I&#8217;m caught up in a project. (Between projects is a totally different story. I get &hellip; </p> <p><a href="https://krisfaatz.com/2023/02/21/life-sketching/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Life Ske

<p>A reflection on the trip to Spain that inspired Fourteen Stones. My memories of Cudillero, the real town that became Sostavi, capital city of Namora. The first thing I feel is what I wouldn’t give to do that again. We can’t have exactly the same experience back; if Paul and I were to go to &hellip; </p> <p><a href="https://krisfaatz.com/2023/02/16/the-real-sostavi/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">The Real Sostavi</span></a></p>