I write speculative fiction but Shanning Brand is also the publisher for The Avah Rivers Biographies. Shanning Brand compiles the journals, poetry, and writings written by Avah (not her real name for privacy reasons) and creates non-fiction books that take the reader through the struggles and triumphs of life that one with Dissociative Identity Disorder […]
I’m probably not weird, but I feel weird. I mean, I don’t mind if I am… but here’ s a few reasons I would place myself on the “why I’m a weird Indie Author,” list. Let me know if you have any of the same quirks! ~I don’t like beginning my word count at the […]
THE BOOK: LIRA It’s The End. The real End. The world is broken. Devastated by war. Ruled by fear. Millions have died. And the most wicked man on earth reigns over it all. Lira’s life was a mess before the Axis army brought its assault upon her country. When an earthquake tears her already fragile […]
THE BOOK: KARA In the end, we all must choose… Kara has never belonged anywhere. Born mute, she has spent her life as an outcast for being different. And then a miracle gives her a voice. Using it to speak of the love of Christ to anyone who will listen, despite the threat of death […]
I don’t have a cement driveway. I should start out by being up front about that. But if I did… the last thing I would be wasting my time on is power washing it! That is what rain is for. Is this even a thing, you ask? I really have no idea. I was driving […]
Google it: self-publishing. What you’ll find is an ocean of hopeful authors treading furiously in lapping water, waiting for a wave to slam into and crush them, or carry them out into the vast ocean of the Indie Author world to drown their dreams. So why do it? Why shiver in the shallows or dare […]
I’m addicted to post-it notes. All colors. Preferably the normal square size. Stacks of them. I get a little panicky when I run low. I just bought a cute cat post-it note holder. I buy push pins just to stab through the little squares of paper. I have three cork boards for the sole use […]
The Chosen Angel Series has been undergoing a massive rebranding and I am so excited to announce it is finished (the rebranding, not the series)! My amazing cover artist (Psycat Covers) and I have put in months of work to ensure I loved each and every cover for my series. I’ve become very particular about […]
A Fantasy Romance After my daughter expressed she wasn’t interested in reading my Chosen Angel Series because of the lack of romance, I decided I would write a Hallmark-style romance using all of the traditional tropes. I tried. It didn’t happen. Instead, a fantasy world complete with a Prince and an angel who has forgotten […]
MAIN CHARACTER Alel had never had to do anything but exist when I began her story. A simple, but unfortunate incident involving a strand of her red hair ended her life, but this is where Mechanical Angel began. Graced with red hair, green eyes and pale skin, she is of the Relic bloodline, a line […]
A Prince. An angel with amnesia. A supernatural war. Good vs Evil. Good wins.
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