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    Next steps: Things to do in 2025

    Rebecca Alasdair / 21 January 2025 / 10 Comments

    Hello 2025! I’m excited to build on my successes of the last 12 months and work towards some pretty ambitious writing goals. Come and see what I have planned for the year ahead and share what goals are on your list! →

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    Looking forward: What’s on in 2024

    Rebecca Alasdair / 23 January 2024 / 8 Comments

    Welcome to another new year! I have some exciting things planned in 2024, both personally and on the authoring front. Come check out how I’ll be approaching the year and what my goals are for the next 12 months. And I’d love to hear about yours!! →

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    A new chapter begins: Plans for 2023

    Rebecca Alasdair / 26 January 2023 / 11 Comments

    Happy New Year everyone!! 2023 marks the beginning of a new chapter as I start the year as a published author for the first time. Come and see what I have planned over the next 12 months and where I’ll be focusing my efforts for this next phase of my writing journey. →

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    BLOGIVERSARY: Lessons from 5 years of blogging

    Rebecca Alasdair / 14 August 2022 / 13 Comments

    Where the heck has the time gone? Today marks five years since I introduced Rebecca Alasdair to the online world, and so much has happened since then! In honour of my 5th “blogiversary”, I share five of the most important lessons I’ve learned so far, so come and take a look!! →

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    The journey to come: What’s new in 2022

    Rebecca Alasdair / 13 January 2022 / 14 Comments

    Hello and welcome to 2022! It might feel like groundhog today but I, for one, intend to grab this year by the horns and make some exciting changes. In this post, you’ll find out what to expect from me in 2022, and what my main goals are for the next 12 months!! →

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    How did I go with my 2021 goals?

    Rebecca Alasdair / 30 December 2021 / 10 Comments

    To say that 2021 has been a big year doesn’t really do it justice. With the literal and figurative storms I’ve dealt with, it’s a marvel I got anything done! Today I look back at my goals for the last 12 months, and share whether I achieved them. Come and join the reflection!! →

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    BLOGIVERSARY: 4x excerpts to celebrate 4 years

    Rebecca Alasdair / 14 August 2021 / 5 Comments

    Four years ago today, I took a massive leap and launched the online presence of Rebecca Alasdair. To celebrate my 4th blogiversary, I am sharing a special excerpt from each of my four WIPs, so come take a peek at what they all have in store!! →

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    The year ahead: My goals for 2021

    Rebecca Alasdair / 19 January 2021 / 5 Comments

    The new year might not always bring a fresh start, but it can bring a fresh perspective. My fresh perspective is that, while I have big plans for 2021, I also want to be more flexible and find a better work-life balance. Come and learn how I intend to achieve this and what you can expect from me this year!…

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    2020 in review

    Rebecca Alasdair / 31 December 2020 / 5 Comments

    Well people, we’ve done it! We’ve made it to the end of 2020! In this final blog post for the year, I look back on everything that’s happened in the last 12 months and assess which of my goals I achieved. Come check out all the details and join me in my reflection!! →

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    3rd BLOGIVERSARY: Exciting announcement + international giveaway!

    Rebecca Alasdair / 14 August 2020 / No Comments

    Come and help me celebrate THREE YEARS since I first launched this website and introduced Rebecca Alasdair to the world! To commemorate this occasion, I share my key achievements, make a very exciting announcement, and am hosting an international giveaway!! →

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Is it completely shameless of me to capitalise on Is it completely shameless of me to capitalise on this?? 🤭

Social media has been melting down over the last few days following the title and cover reveals for ACOTAR 6 and 7. I had a chuckle to myself when I saw one of the tag lines is "What was lost will be reclaimed", since that's a key line of a prophecy in my own fantasy series!

Now, the #GracebornSeries is not the same sub-genre as ACOTAR, being epic fantasy rather than romantasy. But it really does go to show how similar themes and elements can occur across a broad variety of fantasy books.

If you're looking for a way to pass the time while waiting for ACOTAR 6, would you like an eARC of "Blood of Old"? See link in my bio for details 😊

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Kael O'Dair is not the type of MMC everyone likes Kael O'Dair is not the type of MMC everyone likes to fawn over...

There's no quiet brooding, no cunning plans masterfully executed, no sauve confidence and posse of loyal followers.

This guy is a prickly, whiny risk-taker who would love to kill you if only someone would teach him how. His bark might be worse than his bite, yet chaos always trails in his wake.

Request an eARC of "Blood of Old" now through the link in my bio!!

🎨 Art by @sophielouisedraws

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Z is for Zamkhulis! 👇 We have finally made it to Z is for Zamkhulis! 👇

We have finally made it to the very last post of my A to Z of worldbuilding elements in the #GracebornSeries! I can't believe it's been going for YEARS!

To celebrate, I thought I'd talk about...celebrations. There are two main celebrations that mark the calendar in the world of Graceborn:

🎉 Zamkhulis, which occurs at midsummer. The longest day, the shortest night, in the very middle of the year on the full moon of summer’s second lunation. It's a vibrant time for celebrating life and the Maker's blessings.

🎉 Zamtaris, which occurs at midwinter. The shortest day, the longest night, on the full moon of winter's second lunation. It is a quiet, reflective time, marking the end of one year and the beginning of the next.

What is the most interesting type of festival or celebration you've come across in fantasy fiction? 🤔

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Guess what I'm working on at the moment! That's r Guess what I'm working on at the moment!

That's right, formatting of the ebook for "Blood of Old" is well underway! I'd originally planned to use Atticus to produce my ebook this time but found it didn't let me get down to the nitty gritty as much as I wanted. So I'm back to using trusty old Calibre. Kindle Previewer is also great for seeing what it will look like on different screens.

In other ebook-related new, eARCs will be going out in only a few short weeks! If you'd like to register for one, head to the link in my bio for more info and to fill out the form. 😊

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I am on the hunt for advance readers!! 😱 𝘉𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘰𝘧 I am on the hunt for advance readers!! 😱

𝘉𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘖𝘭𝘥 is the first book in the 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘯 series, a gripping new fantasy epic where the bonds of brotherhood will unite a world in chaos...or see it unravel at the seams.

Members of my Advance Reader Crew will receive:

🔥 A free electronic copy of the book (eARC) from early September 2026

🔥 A hopeful request from me that you will read and review the book before its release on 01 December 2026

For more info or to register your interest, head to the link in my bio. If you have any questions, feel free to DM me or send me an email.

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News alert: I bought a place!! 😭 I am incredibly News alert: I bought a place!! 😭

I am incredibly fortunate and exceptionally excited to now have a cosy little apartment of my very own. I've been moving in over the last few weeks and am pretty settled in by now, though my books are still in boxes and my shelves are yet to be reassembled. My study has so much potential, and I'm still figuring out how I want to set it up.

Things have been a bit slow on the writing front because of the move, but I hope to get back into it all shortly. If you're interested in more details, this is your reminder to sign up to my author newsletter (link in bio) 😉

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Asa is the calm. Kael is the storm. They are broth Asa is the calm. Kael is the storm. They are brothers in all but blood, but when they find themselves at the centre of a prophecy that will shape the course of their world, will they stand together...or will fate tear them apart?

The #GracebornSeries is a six-book fantasy epic featuring multiple POVs, a hard magic system, complex worldbuilding, ancient enemies, and sky-high stakes. Book 1, "Blood of Old", will be out on 01 December 2026.

📚 Add to your TBR on Goodreads now (link in bio)

🎨 Art by @sophielouisedraws

🗺 Map by @cartographybird
𝘔𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘵, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘵. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘔𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘵, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘵. 𝘈𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘖𝘭𝘥 𝘉𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘺 𝘺𝘦𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯...

The Hallowed Land, they called it. A bastion of light that stood throughout the Age of Discord, where none went hungry and peace was a promise to all. But when the Hallowed Land fell, that 
promise was shattered. The earth itself became tainted. No one has set foot within its borders in over a thousand years. Until now.

Healer’s apprentice Asa O’Dair would follow his adopted brother Kael anywhere. Even on a reckless jaunt into the Tainted Land. There, Asa spills blood on its once-hallowed soil, unleashing 
a cataclysmic force that corrupts the sun and awakens a terrifying power inside him. One others would kill to control. Or die to defend.

Whisked away from their quiet life by the Graceborn, who can wield the world’s latent energy, the brothers find themselves tangled in a plot to destabilise the Ten Dominions. Graceborn are going missing. Civil war brews in the north. And in the shadows, an enemy thought vanquished
watches, because Asa’s power—and Kael’s mysterious lineage—is the sign their time has come.

👉 "Blood of Old', book 1 in the #GracebornSeries, will be out on 01 December 2026

📚 Add to your TBR on Goodreads now (link in bio)

🎨 Cover by @estheticah.artes

🗺 Map by @cartographybird

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