Tag: Celtic
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The Cast of Delevan House #12
Mauve is introduced in Delevan House in the chapter ‘Ripples’, during Caoimhe Liùsaidh Delevan’s birth. Mauve, along with Fraoch, are the only two of Lenore Delevan’s flock of crows whose names are shared with our readers in book I. Her appearance spans several chapters, and readers discover Mauve’s magical creation and naming in ‘Bringing Down…
Natasha Sinclair
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#BeBrazen Saturday
Last week we shared some insight into one of our most loved characters, The Threnody. The character who haunted Ruthann’s dreams, demanding to be created as a conduit between worlds that exist in Delevan House. The Threnody enhances the mother in us both. Perhaps our edgewalker touched your heart too? Please enjoy Ruthann reading an…
Natasha Sinclair
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The Cast of Delevan House #10
The Green Stones It’s always interesting when we can assign a personality or humanize the importance of inanimate objects in a story. There are unusual stones associated with Delevan House in a prominent way, and for some characters, as well as the village of Badb, their meaning is life-altering. Or life-ending. Using extensive historical research…
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The Cast of Delevan House #9
One Should Keep Walking from a Walker We all know the easy analogies…like a month to a flame…stand too close to the fire, and you’ll get burned…on and on. But what IS it in our nature that compels us to cling to the relentless magnetic draw of a person we know is despicable but still…
Ruthann Jagge-Author
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The Cast of Delevan House #8
Nicnevin is the absolute source of the immortal characters readers will meet reading Delevan House. Beyond the epigraph opening the novel, chosen because it is the first documented mention of Nicnevin, a quotation from Alexander Montgomerie’s Flyting against fellow poet Patrick Hume #brazenreaders are introduced to our Nicnevin in the chapter ‘Appellation of Fae and…
Natasha Sinclair
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The Cast of Delevan House #1
Delevan House: Part 1 We’ve enjoyed sharing ‘The Making of Delevan House’ with you in a series of posts on Brazen Folk Horror before our release on February 1st, 2023.It’s time for us to bring you more insight into our remarkable characters, settings, and inspirations that make our story unique and intriguing.We’ve spent months outlining,…
Natasha Sinclair
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Open Doors
Thank you to everyone who has purchased, shared, reviewed and supported Brazen Folk Horror’s debut collaborative release! The doors to Delevan House are officially open, and we have had an extraordinary time hearing and reading our guests’ thoughts! We treasure every one of you. Print copies are now being shipped and arriving with readers who…
Natasha Sinclair
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The Making of Delevan House #21
Access the playlist Ruthann and Natasha created the first Brazen Folk Horror novel to on Amazon Music or Spotify. Just click! Order Delevan House here.
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The Making of Delevan House #19
The release of Delevan House is only a month away! And trust us when we say there will be far deeper articles shared on Brazen Folk Horror about the lore within those pages. Delevan House’s influences are ancient, and the execution of her story is brazenly modern. Until she’s out, we’ve been careful not to…
Natasha Sinclair
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The Making of Delevan House #Interlude
Slow seduction is always the best kind. Natasha and Ruthann wish all your holiday dreams come true, we’ll be sharing ours with you all through the new year! #BeBrazen
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The Making of Delevan House #16
That Which is Destined to Repeat Rituals and traditions feature in every culture throughout the known world and have done for as long as the tendrils of human history stretch. They are essential to “who we are and what we do,” especially during this time of the year. A ritual is a series of actions…
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The Making of Delevan House #11
Samhain Weekend Samhain (All Hallows Eve) signals the end of the year for some. As nature’s wheel turns, the season cycles towards peace found in Winter incubation before unfolding into Spring, blooming in Summer, and then making way to Harvest season again. Samhain welcomes the dark side of two halves. As one of the four…
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