Elaina's Writing World: The Tinsal Deck

Tuesday, March 27, 2018

Teaser Tuesday: Flagon of Piss

The tavern owner is a scrawny individual with failing eyesight.

He peers at them from narrowed eyes. He seems somehow misplaced. More correctly, it is as if he is mismatched in personality and choice of vocation. How he keeps control in a tavern of rowdy drinking men is anybody’s guess.

Until one meets his wife. She wears the big breeches, so to speak. Clearly even the tavern cat is petrified of her. The feline, until the moment of her entry reposing peacefully upon the bar counter, swiftly slinks away.

“What do you want?” she demands brusquely of Kell and Rhodry. Massive jowls quiver with the action. You do not want to get on the wrong side of this one.

It is gloomy inside the rough place – just as well, given the suspicious glaring from the other side of the counter – and it stinks of sour ale and old vomit.

“We seek a tarot…” begins Kell, only to be interrupted.

“I told you! I told you!” the scrawny man screeches, his voice scratchy, no doubt from too much rough tobacco. “Folk want cards! Did I not tell you, Martha?”

She glares him into submission. “Not your cards, dog. You can barely see the table, never mind the rest.” She glares at the two men next. “Whatever this one claims, his cards are poorly worked. Not worth even a handshake. If it’s cards you seek, go to Hilda.” She slaps the scarred bar counter. “What you drinking?”

No doubt she will hogtie them if they do not buy something. Barely containing a spurt of laughter, Kell orders a flagon of sweet wine to take with them.

Mighty Martha eyes him up and down, and then bellows into the back. “Bring a flagon of that foreign piss!”

The Tinsal Deck

Friday, May 15, 2015

Opening new doors with Tirgearr Publishing

Hello, everyone! You may know after one of my previous publishers closed doors, three of my books were accepted by Tirgearr Publishing. I am pleased to announce the edits and cover tweaks are now all complete and my books are again online! New doors have now opened, and here's to a grand adventure :)

The Tinsal Deck, Latticework and A Tear in the Clouds are now available for pre-order and will be officially released on 5 June. In the next few days all links here and on other sites will be updated - meanwhile, pop on over and have a look!