The three trials of the Chosen one…

 Elena, the chosen one must undergo three trials if she is going to acquire the legendary weapon The Golden Staff.  The first trial will test her cunning and knowledge.  The second trial will test her faith to believe in herself and others.   The third and final trial will test her skill.

The First trial…Elena is thrust into a maze comprised of places that are familiar to her places where her worst fears come true.  She must learn to overcome those fears and conquer any obstacle that gets in her way.  But in the end the one person she must face in order to continue on is…herself.

The Second Trial…Elena learns about her past about the father she never knew.  She will see a glimpse of the future what will come to pass should her mission fail.  Elena will be tested by the Pillar of Light she will need to have complete faith in herself as well as the others around her.

The Third Trial…Elena being an ordinary girl from Earth has had no experience in battle yet she is thrust into a fight for her life and the Golden Staff.  She must overcome the Beast if she is to prove worthy of wielding The Golden Staff.

Have you ever had to overcome a trial to get something you wanted?

The Beautiful and Deadly world of El-Tepora

Similar to our own world there are many things that make El-Tepora a beautiful place where people love to live. The green plains stretch as far as the eye can see while in the distance tall mountains raise up towering over the rest of the world. The forests of El-Tepora are more vibrant and alive playing host to a variety of creatures. El-Tepora is also a deadly place possessing a volcano which could cause great destruction if it were to erupt. The marshes which no native dare to enter since no one has every successful crossed them and the ever deadly desert that is slowly taking over this land. In the center of it all is the Gatekeeper the one man who maintains the five pillars making sure everything stays in balance

The beasts in El-Tepora are as different as the landscape of the world itself. Some of these beasts are loyal to the royal families while others have sided with the sorcerer’s in an attempt to destroy El-Tepora. Even seemingly innocent animals such as a fish can be deadly so a person must never let their guard down. While other beasts want to live peacefully with the humans they share the world with or even work for them in return for safety from their predators.

Is there something in your life that you find beautiful and/or deadly?

What I enjoy about writing

I have enjoyed writing since I was a child I was in middle school when I wrote my first short story only allowing my friends to read it.  Over the course of my child hood I have written about fifteen short stories but never made a move to get any of them published although it was my dream.  As I grew up I stopped writing stories and took to reading books soon I stopped reading to focus on my career.  One day I was thinking about what I really truly enjoyed doing and I remembered just how happy I was when I was writing a story entertaining others.  I thought of several potential story ideas when the Idea about a girl from Earth who travels to different worlds came to my mind. 

For me the most enjoyable part of writing is creating the story.  The story in a fiction book can be anything you can imagine characters can have special powers and animals can talk.  Events that could never happen in reality suddenly are possible and don’t seem strange at all.   As the story is written details slowly get revealed like the picture when putting together the puzzle and sometimes just when you think you have a person figured out they do something completely unexpected which makes you either like or hate that character even more. 

Tell me what do you enjoy most about reading a book?

Pillar of Light joins Facebook

The Facebook page for The Golden Staff Saga: The Pillar of Light is now up.

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Causes Added

I am participating in the Pittsburgh Tour De Cure and the Geneva/Lake county Heart Walk.  I have added a causes section to www.christinaneely.com to allow people to donate to these two important causes..

Currently working on the Pillar of Water

Now that Elena and her friends have reached the water world they must find the water gem and return it to the gatekeeper before time runs out.

Official Website

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