Author of "Sol.Terra" and "The Ninth Circle". Collector of Books. Painter and crafter of things.
The online home of sci-fi and fantasy author C. A. Harland. Enjoy browsing through writing guides, reviews, short stories, and the odd arts and crafts project.
This watercolour was done years ago, and served as the first inspiration for my in-progress steampunk fantasy novel. Ana lives a double life as a governess by day, and a city prowling vigilante by night. Stay tuned for more artwork from the Clockwork Universe.
This is a rough painting of Queen Clíodhna (Klee-uh-nah), the banshee queen. Pictured left in her glamoured form (so that she appears human), and right in her true form. She features in the current chapter of Mercy that I’m working on, and I had the urge to draw her on the iPad. Banshees are infamous … More The Banshee Queen
This week I finally got access to the complete album from the very talented Lena Matienko. The new album Mosaic is a compilation of gorgeous instrumentals, which are perfect for writing to. If you’re anything like me, you can’t write to songs with lyrics, or the words somehow end up in the dialogue, so instrumentals … More Music to Write to
C. A. Harland started drawing from the moment she could hold a pencil. With a head full of characters, it seemed only natural to sketch them out. It wasn’t until years later that she also started writing them down and turning them into stories. She now resides in sunny Sydney, Australia, where she has the pleasure of fostering kittens, using words like "drongo", and working on her tan year-round. In 2012, she completed a Fiction Writing certificate. It is through the support of the fellow writers from that course that her debut novel 'Sol.Terra' was completed.
