Louise writing as LE Draig

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A storm is coming... Debut epic fantasy Quartz Storm will arrive in October 2026

Quartz Storm book cover. Words can't do this stunning art justice, but I'll try! The colour scheme is a dark turquoise, black, and gold. The background is a mottled turquoise, fading to black at the edges. Quartz Storm is in large gold ornate letters with a stylised tree wrapped about its letters. A campfire is at the base of the tree, with fungi and daggers to either side. The tree roots and branches intertwine about the daggers to meet about half way up the illustration. Ornate gold corners and a border, along with further turquoise detailing surrounds the book edges. At the top is written the author name, LE Draig, and at the base, book one of the Quartz Storm series
A four panel comic, sadly uncredited and if you know the artist I'll pop it in a comment Two line drawn figures. 1: if I die please do NOT clear my search history 1: I want people to know what I was into 2: is it... Bad? 1: no, it is baffling
A marbled orange black and grey large pebble with a hole in the top right corner. The stone itself has an indentation on the lower right that looks a little like an open mouth and gives the stone as a whole an expression of shock. The background is grassy sand dunes, beach and sea, with a blue sky overhead.
A storm is coming... QUARTZ STORM October 2026 Gold text on a stormy green background
An Amazon advert that is selling a 'pinky reborn that looks real baby doll 20inch' The accompanying image is of a typical newborn baby in a baby grow on a white fluffy background that has at least two, perhaps the textures. The exposed skin of the baby is blue. With tiger-like stripes. Very real.
A storm is coming... Quartz Storm October 2026 Placeholder before the book cover is released in August, with deep marine blue-green background and gold text
ADHDinos comic with 4 panels. A blue-green dinosaur and a brain in sunglasses are on the beach. Brain has a bucket and spade. Dino says: Ahhhh emotions. What do we do? Brain lifts up sunglasses and says: Quick Sunglasses are back on and brain is holding the toy spade, says: Bury them
Two pigeons. The first is upright, labelled pigeon. The second is asleep, labelled pigeoff
A cute brindle coloured short coated lurcher with wonky ears Gemma From Accounts LURCHER   |  5 YEARS 8 MONTHS A sensitive soul looking for a patient and loving home. Cannot live with other pets Can live with children 12+
Book cover for The Demon Overlord's Retirement Plan by MH Foster. A horned ghost sits on a comfortable throne, ornate decor frames the book edges. Tagline: when the demon lord is tired of war, retirement is the true victory
Zoidberg as the 'this is fine dog', sitting with a coffee in a room that's on fire. Instead of 'this is fine' from the usual meme, zoidberg says 'still, to have your own fire'
Two red buttons. Watch the rise and fall of sanctuary moon. Save the humans. Person labelled murderbot mops brow as they can't decide.
A man has gone overboard on the eyeliner, it goes around the eyes, above the eyebrows, and down the nose
A small black and gold plaque that looks like a gravestone. Text says It's okay to take a break. It's okay if you need to rest. Cthulhu has been in a death-like slumber for eons and he's still a legendary cosmic horror. Take that nap if you need it your cult can wait!
A red book cover with a circle that contains a fairytale castle on top of a green hill. The book is The Princess Bride. S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure The 'good parts' version Abridged by WILLIAM GOLDMAN
A chalkboard in front of bookshelves states: How to Shop With a Bookworm: 1) Enter Store 2) Keep eyes on your bookworm at all times. 3) Wow, ok you Lost them... 4) They're gone forever now... 5) Just go on home
The 'this is fine' meme but instead of the dog sitting with a coffee in the room that's on fire, it's Dr Zoidberg. The second panel has a speech bubble that says 'Still, to have your own fire'
A close up of Blake T Dog in his usual spot on the sofa, with his head resting on my lap. He is a lurcher collie cross, with a lot more white speckled across his black features than in his younger days.
Adam Jones has perfected the dead eyed middle distance stare of everyone in Wales right about now.
A frazzled author in mask, goggles, and overalls, tries to stop her ceiling falling down. It was only supposed to be a quick lick of paint.
Cary Elwes as Pierre Despereaux in Psych
Doge (RIP) Text overlaid in multiple colours is 'much skill' 'so succeed' 'wow'
Lisa Simpson as a witch. Text is: why is it when a woman is confident and powerful, they call her a witch?
Blue and yellow tourniquet with cartoon vampire, bats, and spooky castle on the fabric band
A double page spread from The Lore of the Train featuring illustrations of 3 locomotives from the 1830s: the north star, the planet, and the Liverpool.
TURKEY PIE 2 medium onions, chopped 3 cloves garlic 1 kg casserole veg (red onions, leets, carrots, swede, turni 2 peppers Sweetcom 1/3 tsp died chilli flakes Fry onions in 25g butter, add garlic, veg + Warm through. Then add.. I pint chicken or veg stock 2 tins chopped tomatoes 2 tsp worcestershire sauce 3 bay leaves ¼ tsp hot curry powder Simmer for about an hour. Once cool, stir through leftover turkey, pour into dishes and top with puff pastry
KC Davis how to keep house while drowning
A black lurcher in the autumnal woods. He has quite a lot of white markings around his face that weren't there when he was younger!
Truman Capote Breakfast at Tiffany's. Audrey Hepburn is on the cover.
Terry Pratchett's Interesting Times with the original Josh Kirby cover
Sisyphus pushing that rock up the hill. He's gonna get that done way before these edits are finished.
A blood red rose drips colour onto a white rose. The effect is of bleeding
Village seed swap box. A white small box that looks like a repurposed bird house, with flowers and a latch
The Crooked House. It's a wonky pub.
Image with text over. Image is Going Work War by Toru Ishii, a photo I took at the Japan: myths to manga exhibition in London this week. Text is Shapeshifters in London and a writing update. There is more text which can be read at the link https://louisenicholas.substack.com/p/shapeshifters-in-london
A guinea pig ponders the meaning of life, the universe, and everything, whilst sitting in front of a laptop and disposable coffee cup. His gaze looks out from the image and deep into your soul.
Two happy dinosaurs looking at an asteroid that's crashing to the earth. The text under the image is 'the vibe is in shambles'
Text: Reverse heist: this doesn't belong in a museum Over black and white image of police officer outside MOMA
Two screen printed red dragons with a black outline on top of crayon colouring representing fireworks
Totoro graces the cover of Gibliotheque: the unofficial guide to the movies of studio Ghibli by Michael Leader and Jake Cunningham
A wrinkly faced puppy is asleep on the floor with tongue sticking out. A much cuter version of my current pose.
Black and white image of a spooky looking ruined ship
4 panel comic, black and white. 1. Character is reading. Thinks 'I love this fantasy world' 2. Character imagines dragons flying around them. Thinks 'i wish I could live there' 3. Character is now in armour with a sword,a tentacle is in the corner of the image. Says 'omg it came true!'. 4. The panel is a flame, comment is 'dies instantly'. Artist is Sarah Anderson
Lord of the rings meme, staring at the one ring. After all why not? Why shouldn't I write it?
A bike chained to a bridge, covered in clocks, including the wheels and gears
Black and white photo of a hardcore bunch of librarians in the Appalachians in 1938, on horses in a street scene. Behind the riders is a sign that says USA pack house library WPA
Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones on Kindle
A hand lifts a small barrel from above a smoking glass tumbler filled with maybe whisky? The colours are warm browns throughout the image, and an ear of wheat or similar stands by the glass.
Tweet from @BerrymoreBlue Thank you for contacting the abyss. Your scream is very important to us.
One of the minions looking very tired with a cup of what presumably is caffeine
A colour coordinated bookshelf, across which text reads: Wibbly Wobbly Timey Wimey. The nebulous nature of time. Time is a funny concept, never more so than at this time of year. How long has it been since Christmas? Is it time for the tree to be dethroned? Is mulled wine still acceptable? The kids are not... Full text at https://louisenicholas.substack.com/p/wibbly-wobbly-timey-wimey
A pupcake from our local dog cafe, it has three bones on it that, along with the overpowering smell, reminds everyone that it's not for hoomans
A pineapple in sunglasses and a party hat. I like to think it speaks with Morgan Freeman's voice.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year text over Christmas tree image with a bauble that says happy holidays. Full text can be read at https://open.substack.com/pub/louisenicholas/p/merry-christmas?r=28ohjn&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
The tough guide to fantasy land by Diana Wynne Jones
My great grandmother Nellie, looking very twenties in style by a country gate
A crow holding a tool in its beak
A leaky pipe with a burst of water labelled plot hole. In the second image the leak is turned into an ornate fountain, labelled world building.
Flag submission reads: I am not an artist... Just an idea guy.