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”
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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”
Where the Winged Thing Waits: Chapter Eight
Ignition James could no longer tell how long he’d been walking. It felt like ages. The forest had thinned, yet the air had grown thicker, warmer, as though he were breathing through cloth. The mist glowed faintly around him, barely illuminated by the moon that wove in and out of clouds. His boots left darkContinue reading “Where the Winged Thing Waits: Chapter Eight”
Indie Book Spotlight: Coldharbour by Laura Clarke Walker
Power wasn’t everything.But it helped. Coldharbour by Laura Clarke Walker was both a treat and a guilty pleasure read. Set against a desolate seaside town on the cusp of the new millennium, the story blends buried family secrets and a creeping sense of inherited darkness into something that feels both nostalgic and quietly menacing. Alex WildeContinue reading “Indie Book Spotlight: Coldharbour by Laura Clarke Walker”