Kristina Elyse Butke
Amanoyasukawara and Terinelle's Cave
In my novel Son of the Siren, I included elves and fae folk. The fae live in the wandering forest of Elythia, while the elves are...
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Kristina Elyse Butke
- May 30
- 2 min
Nijinomatsubara and Pinemore
In my book Son of the Siren, there is a large forest that dominates the capital city of Ardeth, called Pinemore. You have Castle Ardeth...
Kristina Elyse Butke
- Apr 28
- 3 min
Revisions are Kicking My Butt
This is an update post on Son of the Siren, and as you can see by my title, things aren't going so well. Allow me to spill my heart out...
Kristina Elyse Butke
- Mar 1
- 3 min
Back to the Drawing Board
Well, well, well... Son of the Siren has officially seen five different beta readers and gotten partial reads and feedback from one...
Kristina Elyse Butke
- Feb 25
- 2 min
Erutan and Elythia
In Son of the Siren, the Fae, the tricksters, and giants all call the forest of Elythia home. It's a wandering wood where it comes and...
Kristina Elyse Butke
- Feb 23
- 3 min
Yakushima and Yanna
In my book Son of the Siren, there is a primordial forest filled with cedar trees, moss, and rugged stone, and the name of this forest is...
Kristina Elyse Butke
- Feb 15
- 18 min
101 Imaginative and Fun Author Interview Questions
Today's post comes from Authority Pub and it is a doozy because of the number of questions. If you noticed, I love doing tags, asks, and...
Kristina Elyse Butke
- Feb 5
- 1 min
The Results of Author Mentor Match
Drumroll, please... I've kept my eyes on my inbox obsessively; posted about AMM obsessively; hovered on Twitter; and waited with bated...
Kristina Elyse Butke
- Jan 24
- 3 min
Waiting...and Next Steps
This is a venting post! I'm having some trouble with waiting for the results of Author Mentor Match, my self-esteem is low, and I feel...
Kristina Elyse Butke
- Jan 23
- 3 min
"Son of the Siren" Character Aesthetics
Aesthetics are a trend that I've seen from writers primarily on Twitter, and they are collages that evoke the sense of a book or a...
Kristina Elyse Butke
- Jan 6
- 6 min
Author Mentor Match is in 6 days!
Oh my goodness, oh my goodness! It's January 6th in my time zone and Author Mentor Match's submission window opens on the 12th. There is...
Kristina Elyse Butke
- Dec 19, 2021
- 3 min
Moodboards and Magic!
I'm in a bit of a block right now with revisions, and so usually what I do if I'm creatively stuck with a book is to try and do something...
Kristina Elyse Butke
- Dec 16, 2021
- 5 min
Revisions, Revisions
I finished Son of the Siren months ago, back over the summer. It feels so long ago, I don't remember exactly when I finished it anymore....
Kristina Elyse Butke
- Dec 7, 2021
- 3 min
Exploring the Settings of "Son of the Siren"
The Wombo Dream art app is making the rounds on social media. All you have to do is type in a description via a few keywords, choose the...