The Creation of the Authority Wars Universe

From Chapter 1 of The Authority Wars Banished: Quest -

“Clara trudged along the sand-swept road as a blistering sun beat down upon her with merciless fury. One of her hands continued its unending task of wiping sand and grime from her tinted goggles when another gust of wind nearly blew the scarf off her mouth. She secured it again tightly with rusted, old clasps and sat down on a rock a few meters from the road.”

This is first time we meet an adult Clara (we meet Clara as a child in the Prologue) in The Authority Wars: Banished. I begin this blog here because this is how the whole idea for the story started—I first imagined a woman trekking through a vast, brutal desert on a desperate quest. I don’t remember why the idea came to me or what inspired me, but I do remember being compelled to sit down and try to figure out what was going on for this brave woman.

Why was she in a desert? What was her quest? Why was she alone?

These questions and the imagery of Clara walking across the desert sparked the creation of the story behind my debut novel. I had to know the answers to these questions, and if you haven’t read the book yet, I hope you want to know the answers as well.

If you’re new to the Authority Wars Universe, this blog will help introduce you to universe I’ve designed. I hope you’ll enjoy hearing about what I’ve created and will join the ranks of my readers.

If you’ve read The Authority Wars: Banished, first of all… Thank you! I know there are so many options for entertainment and constraints on your time. I greatly appreciate you allowing me to take you on an adventure. Secondly, I hope you enjoyed the novel. If you’re willing, it would be amazing if you would leave a review wherever you purchased the book. I think you’ll enjoy getting to see a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of the characters, worlds, and events of TAW: Banished.

In my next blog post, I’ll take a further look at Clara and discuss the other two main protagonists, Stanton and Gavin. Until next time, may the Fates be kind to you.

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