As an independent author, I consider myself to be just one type of storyteller. There are incredible creatives across various industries and disciplines — music, photography, painting — who also tell stories in their own unique way. But one of the most incredible types of storytellers are digital artists. These individuals have to capture soContinue reading “Artist Spotlight: Fshzlla”
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Indie Book Spotlight: When Her World Went Away by Alexis L. Carroll
It was more than her hair length that had changed her appearance. The woman staring back at her in the mirror was no longer a lost, mundane soul going through the motions of modern life. Sairha was someone new, someone determined to do more than survive. The year is young, but I already know When HerContinue reading “Indie Book Spotlight: When Her World Went Away by Alexis L. Carroll”
Indie Author Spotlight: Isabelle Knight
You’d be hard-pressed to find any artist who didn’t spend their childhood dreaming. What’s considerably harder to uncover is an artist who chased those dreams so intently that they made them come true while they were still making childhood memories. But indie author Isabelle Knight turned one summer of boredom into an entire fantasy series.Continue reading “Indie Author Spotlight: Isabelle Knight”
Accurately Writing Aromantic and Asexual Characters: Beyond the Stereotypes
Happy Pride, y’all! I’ve talked about my identity as an aro-ace writer before, but this year in particular, I wanted to explore it again… But in a way to help other authors craft realistic aro-ace representation in their books. Aromantic and asexual representation in literature has come a long way, but there’s still one challengeContinue reading “Accurately Writing Aromantic and Asexual Characters: Beyond the Stereotypes”
Where the Winged Thing Waits: Chapter Twelve
Sustained By the time Clara finished retching up the last of the belladonna and undergoing something called “gastric wash,” dawn had already broken; by the time Edward was stitched, packed with gauze, and transferred to a proper ward, the sun was high; and by the time two uniformed officers from the York County Sheriff’s DepartmentContinue reading “Where the Winged Thing Waits: Chapter Twelve”
Where the Winged Thing Waits: Chapter Eleven
Sigil The trees at the edge of the woods loomed black against the molten gold of sunset. The last of the day clung stubbornly to the horizon, staining the sky like dying embers, while the shadows beneath the branches were already deepening into something inkier and hungrier. The air smelled of wet earth and oldContinue reading “Where the Winged Thing Waits: Chapter Eleven”
Indie Author Spotlight: Marcelina LoBue
For many authors, the writing bug attacks us when we’re young. Indie author Marcelina LoBue has had the writing bug for years… But she’s still young herself! This teenage author published her first book just after fifth grade, and she hasn’t slowed down since. Nowadays, when she’s not listening to true crime podcasts or stayingContinue reading “Indie Author Spotlight: Marcelina LoBue”
Where the Winged Thing Waits: Chapter Ten
Sacrifice The inn had gone still hours ago. Most of the other guests were asleep, and the soft hush of midnight had settled over the hallways like dust. Only the muted ticking of a lobby clock and the occasional groan of the old pipes broke the silence. Clara sat cross-legged on the floor of herContinue reading “Where the Winged Thing Waits: Chapter Ten”
Indie Book Spotlight: All The Signs by Lilia Hughes
“Silence fell again, thick and unnatural.And somewhere in the dark, the last vestige of the family I thought I had cracked and fell away, taking my childhood with it.” All The Signs by Lilia Hughes was a fantastic read. It’s got the interiority of a psychological thriller with lush prose that’s downright gothic, and it readContinue reading “Indie Book Spotlight: All The Signs by Lilia Hughes”
Where the Winged Thing Waits: Chapter Nine
Tether Sunlight crept across the faded quilt before Clara stirred. For a moment when her eyelids first fluttered open, she didn’t remember where she was. She knew only the golden warmth pressing against her eyelids, the muffled hum of voices downstairs, the steady rise and fall of someone’s chest against her back. Warm. A starkContinue reading “Where the Winged Thing Waits: Chapter Nine”