Morning's Journey (69 page)

A
S ALWAYS, I must first thank my family for putting up with this lifelong obsession of mine. My husband, Chris, is supportive of me and my work in his eternally pragmatic way. Jonathan, our firstborn, has been very helpful recently with his insights regarding photography and lighting, saving me from looking as if I were telling ghost stories around a campfire during my first Skype interview for promoting
Dawnflight
. And special thanks go to our daughter, Jessica, who got me back into the literary saddle by telling me to “just shut up and write.” Of course she was absolutely right. I wish I could do more to express my gratitude, but, “unfortunately, sainthood is not in my power.” (Richard Harris as King Arthur in
Camelot
, Warner Brothers, released 25 October 1967).

To this list I add fellow writer Robin Allen, who also helped shepherd me through the process of looking good for video interviews and is one of the best friends—online or off—that anyone could ever wish for; my editor, Deb Taber, a wellspring of advice and encouragement; Joe Calkins for going above-and-beyond in converting my line-art graphics in addition to producing the lovely cover art; Judith Harlan and Theresa Rose of Lucky Bat Books for their superb instincts for layout and design; Jessica Gibson of Release Day Diva for helping me spread the cyber-word about my work; and voice artist Dorothy Dickson, who applied her considerable talent and energy to the production of
Dawnflight
’s audiobook edition and with whom I hope to work to create the
Morning’s Journey
audiobook and many other projects to come.

kdh, Wytheville, Virginia
December 16, 2012

Interior art and other graphics:

• Argyll Doves (
  Gyanhumara
  ): original artwork ©1998-2014 Kim Headlee.
  
• All other character totems are line-art adaptations ©2012-2014 Kim Headlee, based on photographs of the following Pictish stones found throughout Scotland:
  
  • Bear, walking (
    Gawain
    ): the Bear Stone, Scatness, Shetland Isles.
    
  • Boar (
    Urien
    ): the Boar Stone of Clune Farm, Dores, Highland Inverness.
    
  • Disc-cross (
    Niniane
    ): the Dyce 6 stone, City of Aberdeen.
    
  • Double-crescent (
    Lughann
    ): detail on the back of the Ulbster Stone, Thurso Museum, Highland Caithness.
    
  • Dragon, horizontal (
    Arthur
    ): the Dragon Stone, Portmahomack, Tarbat, Ross and Cromarty.
    
  • Dragon, vertical (
    Arthur
    ): detail on the front of stone Meigle 4, Meigle Sculptured Stones Museum, Angus, Perthshire and Kinross.
    
  • Flower (
    Annamar
    ): detail on the front of the Dunnichen Stone at the Meffan Institute, Forfar, Angus, Perthshire and Kinross.
    
  • Griffin (
    Ælferd
    ): detail on the end of Meigle 26 in the Meigle Sculptured Stones Museum, Angus, Perthshire and Kinross.
    
  • Kelpie/Dolphin/Seahorse (
    Denu
    ): detail on the back of the Ulbster Stone, Thurso Museum, Highland Caithness. The glyph's orientation on the stone is vertical.
    
  • Leopard's Head (
    Badulf
    ): detail on a silver plaque found in the hoard at Norrie's Law, Fife. The glyph's orientation on the plaque is vertical.
    
  • Lion, standing (
    Angusel
    ): inspired by a detail on the side of Meigle 26 in the Meigle Sculptured Stones Museum, Angus, Perthshire and Kinross.
    
  • Lion’s Head (
    Angusel
    ): inspired by a detail on the Daniel Stone, Rosemarkie, Black Isle, Easter Ross, depicting a lioness with a man’s head in her mouth.
    
  • Mirror Case (
    Cynda
    ): detail on the Brough of Birsay Stone, Orkney.
    
  • Notched Rectangle (
    Gereint
    ): detail on the rear of Aberlemno 2, Aberlemno Kirkyard, Angus, Perthshire and Kinross.
    
  • Scholar (
    Dafydd
    ): detail on the front of stone Kirriemuir 1, Forfar, Angus.
    
  • Salmon (
    Merlin
    ): detail on the Golspie Stone, Craigton 2, Highland Sutherland.
    
  • Stag, walking (
    Bedwyr
    ): detail on the front of the Eassie Stone, Eassie, Angus.
    
  • V-Crescent (
    Morghe
    ): detail on the Brough of Birsay Stone, Orkney.
    
  • Z-Rod, canted (
    Dwras
    ): detail on a silver plaque found in the hoard at Norrie's Law, Fife. The glyph's orientation on the plaque is vertical.
    

About the Author

K
IM HEADLEE LIVES on a farm in the mountains of southwestern Virginia with her family, cats, fish, goats, Great Pyrenees goat-guards, and assorted wildlife. People and creatures come & go, but the cave and the 250-year-old house ruins—the latter having been occupied as recently as the mid-20th century—seem to be sticking around for a while yet.

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Other published works by
Kim Iverson Headlee
:

• King Arthur’s Sister in Washington’s Court
  by Mark Twain as channeled by Kim Iverson Headlee, illustrated by Jennifer Doneske and Tom Doneske, ebook, Lucky Bat Books, 2014.
  
• Snow in July
  , with character-totem art by Jessica Headlee; ebook & paperback, Pendragon Cove Press, 2014.
  
• The Color of Vengeance
  , a short story excerpted from
  Morning’s Journey
  , ebook & audiobook editions, Lucky Bat Books, 2013.
  
• Dawnflight
  (The Dragon’s Dove Chronicles, Book 1), ebook, audiobook & paperback, Lucky Bat Books, 2013; cover and interior updated 2014.
  
• Liberty
  , writing as Kimberly Iverson, paperback, HQN Books, Harlequin, 2006.
  
• Dawnflight
  , 1st Edition, paperback, Sonnet Books, Simon & Schuster, 1999.
  

Forthcoming:

• Liberty
  , 2nd Edition, Pendragon Cove Press.
  
• King Arthur’s Sister in Washington’s Court
  by Mark Twain as channeled by Kim Iverson Headlee, audiobook edition, performed by Caprisha Page.
  
• Raging Sea
  (The Dragon’s Dove Chronicles, volume 3), Pendragon Cove Press.
  
• King Arthur’s Sister in Washington’s Court
  by Mark Twain as channeled by Kim Iverson Headlee, illustrated by Jennifer Doneske and Tom Doneske, hardcover, Lucky Bat Books.
  
• Prophecy
  , the sequel to
  Liberty
  , Pendragon Cove Press.