As some of you probably know, I am a published fantasy writer. And by published, I mean in print with a publishing house, no internet stories, no self publishing…
I started writing seriously in 2001 which is quite a long way back and my short stories are mostly published in anthologies. My major genres seem to be fantasy/urban fantasy, horror/noir and sci-fi (in this order), even though I do not hate the idea of occasionaly writing something completely different. My writing language is Czech, but I will be translating some of my more succesfull stories into English sometime this year (means 2009) with the hope that I can publish them.
Also my first urban fantasy book “Kiseki” is now finished and almost ready to be sent to a publishing house (an already somehow interested publishing house, haha) and will be followed by “Laidra”, my high-fantasy vampire warlord saga that I left unfinished for a while to thing about some parts and rewrite them.
My next books should be “A number of dogs”, an urban/war fantasy about a special unit members bred in WW2 Nazi “Lebensborn” project and then abandoned at the end of the war, and “Iria” a slightly twisted high fantasy about a desperate young princess-sacrifice and a vengeful lich warlord teaming up to save what is left of the world and their lives.
My professional website can be found here, but it is still under construction: www.candar.org
Dear Candar -
I think your website is terrific. I am a Professor of Speech-Language Pathology at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch New Zealand. I am currently writing a textbook for Plural Publishing that is scheduled to be published in early 2010. The book is entitled, “INTRO: A beginner’s guide to communication sciences and disorders”. The book is geared toward freshman/sophomore students who will eventually become speech-language pathologists. One of the chapters covers genetic/chromosomal conditions that may contribute to a communication disorder. I have a small section of the chapter dedicated to Crouzons. I would be happy to share a draft of this chapter with you. In addition, I think it would be terrific to include a photo (or two) of your simply amazing surgeries. Would you mind contacting me and we can discuss this possibility? Best wishes…Mike
Hi Candar,
Do you have updated picture?
I would love to see your latest look
thanks and have a great day!
Hi,
I am a dental student doing a presentation on Crouzon syndrome. I want to show how it can impact patient’s dentally and I want to see if you have any advice to add to my presentation.
Thanks for your help.
Juliet
Lady Candar,
You are beautiful, and it heartens me to see how successful your surgeries have been!
My two-year-old girl (also beautiful) has a genetic mutation that had never been seen before, but is similar to mutations that have caused Crouzon’s and Pfeiffer’s. She was operated on for bilateral coronal craniosynostosis at a month and a half of age. (Not the typical big criss-cross incision but a strip craniectomy, then a year of helmet therapy.)
She has facial symptoms of Crouzon’s, but is thriving, is keenly intelligent — quite advanced when it comes to use of language! — and my wife and I are not really ready yet to explore further surgeries.
As you can imagine, I have worries and I might ask for your thoughts as time passes. In the meantime, any advice or counsel would be appreciated.
All the best,
Tom
What a beautiful young woman you are. Sharing your strength and hope is a real blessing for so many people. Good luck in your upcoming medical procedures, but know that you are lovely just the way you are!