I’ve talked about how the series
came into being with a contest prompt for a contest I didn’t enter. The series focuses on what would happen if
magic returned to the world. However,
the germ of an idea started a developing train of thought that started with
“How” would magic return to the world and evolved into the Tales of Atlantis, a
world built on the premise that the removal of the stones from the Bimini Road
caused Atlantis to rise, and magic to return to the earth.
Like many people, I’ve long been
fascinated with the legends of Atlantis, so the opportunity to read more about
it was a plus for me. The stones from
the Bimini Road have long been associated with Atlantis, and the Bermuda
Triangle, so it seems reasonable to my writer’s brain that the stones are what
keeps Atlantis, and all its magic submerged, and the remarkable things that
happen in the Bermuda Triangle are the result of that submerged magic.
The Bimini Road is an underwater rock
formation near North Bimini Island. Various
claims have been made that call this either a wall, a road, a pier, a breakwater,
or some other man-made structure. However, there are two schools of thought on
this. One group says that it’s man-made
and dates back to 7195. The other school of thought says the stones are a
natural occurrence that’s a result of tidal patterns, and dates it back to
3500.
No
matter which way you look at it, the existence of the stones is fascinating and
provides rich possibilities for development.
In Riley’s world, the removal of these stones returned magic to the
world, and initiated a transformation among those of magical mixed bloodlines.
Many people have had the tendencies of their non-human side becoming part of
their natures. As usual, the people this is happening to are more easily able
to accept the change than those who are not changing. This makes it more
difficult for the preternaturals who would like to go about their lives as
always, but slowly, more and more people are beginning to accept the magical
beings into society.
Many
of those who have not changed natures, like to pretend it never happened, so in
an effort to keep this acceptance, and ensure that preternaturals don’t run
rampant over the mundanes, the Department of Unusual Events, or DUE, was
formed. Riley and her partner, Jason,
work for DUE and deal with those things most people don’t want to acknowledge
exist.
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Bio:
Sandi lives in Texas with three
roommates, two Yellow Labs, a Shepherd/Border Collie mix, a Great Pyrenees, a
Standard Poodle, and assorted other critters.
Most of the animals were rescues.
Sandi’s full time job is as the Public Information Officer for the local
Sheriff’s Office, and she teaches English part time at the local Community
College.
She says she has a couple of
degrees from the University of North Texas lying around somewhere, and she’s
been writing ever since she can remember.
Sandi took time off for work and school, and previously her writing has
been more geared toward short stories and academic papers.
Sandi publishes a newsletter and
several articles a month in her current position, and much of her writing is
geared toward work, but she has now added writing fiction and currently has
several more books in the works.
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