By Guest Amberley Martin, Author of The Fairy Godmother Tales First, I want to thank Rebecca for allowing me to ramble on about one of my favourite topics: fairytale retellings. For those of you who don’t know me, Hi! I’m Amberley, and I write fun, fairytale adventures. I’m currently publishing one series, The Fairy Godmother …
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Enjoy this fairy-tale inspired short story, which I wrote for Elegant Literature (March 2024). This magazine features upcoming authors in all genres, challenging them with a prompt each month. The story below had to feature a theme of futuristic dystopia. I had already started a story retelling Peter Pan a few months ago, so here’s …
Enjoy this fairy-tale inspired short story, which I wrote for Elegant Literature (November 2023). This magazine features upcoming authors in all genres, challenging them with a prompt each month. The story below had to feature a theme of what to believe in, in a futuristic society. I decided to re-invent Peter Pan. Hope you like …
Sundering has gone through beta readers and is now ready for a professional edit. That said, I’m crazy nervous for this one! The stories in Liberation have intertwined into a tight braid, but even at the end of Sundering not everything is revealed. I give you some new characters, a new ship, and new places …
Yet another fantastic job by Eva at Celebril Art, who made my vision real with her gorgeous work. This process was really good. I offered two scenes that I thought were really powerful from the book, and explained why and how important they were to the story. She gave me feedback on which she thought …
As part of the Indie Author Highlight, I’m happy to introduce you to Alex McHaddad, author of the recently published Fallen Blades: Unwelcome Dreams. McHaddad has already published two other novels and a civics primer. Alex, tell me a little about yourself. By day I have a rewarding career as a rural city manager. I …
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Enjoy this fairy-tale inspired short story, which I wrote for Elegant Literature (October 2023). This magazine features upcoming authors in all genres, challenging them with a prompt each month. The story below had to feature a skull and a theme of madness and monsters. I took inspiration from several older fairy tales, including Bearskin and …
Myrmaiden will be here before you know it, and I want a few more people on my ARC team. Although this dark fantasy novella can be read as a stand-alone, I also strongly recommend you read Liberation first. Please just contact me if you are interested in being part of that. Otherwise, simply sign up …
Today I have the honor of introducing you to my incredibly talented cover artist, fantasy illustrator Eva Džamková. Eva, tell me a little about yourself. Please describe the type of artwork you create in general. I mostly paint characters of other – either dragons, elves or characters from games. I also love to paint human …