‘Collection of Onyx’ out now!
Check out the second book in the series of Eclipse!
About the website
What This Website Features
Discover the Story Behind A Teenage Author
Hello! It’s Charlotte Ruan here and welcome to my website! I will be posting about my debut novel ‘Hope of Nightmares’ and also other aspects of my fantasy world of Eclipse. You will also find blog posts, writing advice and much more to do with writing!
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Links
Hope of Nightmares: https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/B0CPY1DWRT?ref_=dbs_m_mng_rwt_calw_tpbk_0&storeType=ebooks Collection of Onyx: https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/B0FYX58ZKV?ref_=dbs_m_mng_rwt_calw_tpbk_1&storeType=ebooks
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The Process of Collection of Onyx
I had optimistic goals for how long I reckoned it would take me to write Collection of Onyx… well, my predicted timeline wasn’t very accurate. I started strong in December 2023, fresh off the success of having published my first novel… well, the summer holidays started to become busy with social plans and fun. I
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Collection of Onyx – Out Now
It’s finally finished! The next book in Eclipse. I started Collection of Onyx in December 2023, but didn’t write for most of 2024. Finally, I came back to it this year in 2025, and wrote a lot, especially in September. I’m so glad to have finished this book, and I’m delighted with the plot. I’ve
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Artwork by Tara
My friend Tara J decided to draw a couple of the scenes/characters from Hope of Nightmares. This is how she interpreted the settings and characters! Above is Tara’s abstract drawing of the Silver Path. Above is how Tara imagined Dreamwalker Cottage to appear as! And finally, above is some of Tara’s rough sketches of protagonist
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Book 2 of Eclipse
I’ve begun planning a lot of book 2 of Eclipse, and in doing so, I’ve worked out a general plot for each of the remaining books of the series. I even have some rough name ideas. I’m planning for 5 books in this series. Unlike book 1, I’m actually planning a lot of things out
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All About Sylvie Dawson
Sylvie Dawson is the main protagonist of Hope of Nightmares. Here you will find some information about her! Age: 13 (was 12 turning 13 that year in the book) Hair Colour: black Eye Colour: blue Favourite colour: lilac Siblings: Faye (older sister) Parents: Aelia and Erebus Weapon: Yvenia (blade) Sylvie is a resilient young girl
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How I Named Hope of Nightmares
I’ll admit, I went through many different names for this novel in its earliest draft! Ultimately, I used a website fantasy book name generator. I wanted to incorporate some dream element in, so Nightmares of Hope was a fitting name. I then swapped the two words around for mysterious effect, and came up with Hope
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Day 1 of This Website!
Just set up this website. Looking forward to what will happen with it. 🙂 Hope you explore all the different sections here! – Charlotte 10/12/23
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Monica Ayers
Here are some ChatGPT generated pictures of my character Monica. Hopefully this gives you a better idea of who she is!