Kasey Lynn Anderson
Kasey Anderson
Kasey Anderson lives in Salt Lake City, Utah. “The Husked Heart” was her first published story, and to date, it has been downloaded two hundred eighty times.
She is currently hard at work expanding Jerry’s story into a novel. When she isn’t working on that project, she runs a group of thirty-six writers with O’ree Williams and Krissy Baccaro. Kasey is also active on Twitter (@9393usak), where she just recently passed 10,000 followers. Kasey writes articles to assist other writers, including an article about Twitter engagement and an article about getting started on Medium, a website where writers get paid based on appreciation. You can find those articles as well as some of Kasey’s poems at her Medium profile.
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Evelyn Puerto
Evelyn Puerto entered the world around the time of the unveiling of the microchip, the introduction of Japanese cars to the US, and postage stamps that cost four cents. Her Saturday morning friends were Mighty Mouse, Dudley Do-Right, and the Jetsons. Growing up, school was merely an interruption of her exploration of the worlds of Grimm’s Fairy Tales, Louisa May Alcott, and, later, J. R. R. Tolkien. She’s the author of the award-winning Beyond the Rapids.
To read more of her short fiction or to subscribe to her blog, visit https://evelynpuerto.com
Krissy Baccaro
Krissy Baccaro has been an avid reader and writer since she was a little girl. As a child, she became especially fond of mysteries after reading From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E.L. Konigsburg. Krissy enjoys writing mystery/crime, suspense, and thriller stories, and she reads books in those genres as often as she can. Her first published story, “Luca,” can be found on Amazon and other online retailers. In addition to writing short stories and poems, her first novel, Buried Secrets, was published in March 2020!
Read more at https://krissybaccaro.com/
B. O’ree Williams
O’ree lives in a small town on the outskirts of Portland, Oregon with his wife, son, and their cats. A voracious reader, O’ree often consumes a book per week (sometimes two) seeking inspiration for his writing. O’ree is one of the founding members of the Active Alumni Writers Group and often wears many hats in his endeavors to keep the group running smoothly.
If you are interested in getting updates on his work, sign up for his newsletter at https://www.bowilliamsbooks.com or follow him on Twitter (@Bowilli27804833).
Selma Martin
Selma Martin, a native of Belize, grew up reading books on Anansi, the folktale character that often took the shape of a spider. In Caribbean folklore, Anansi is considered to be the spirit of all knowledge. Those stories planted a tiny seed in the author’s heart and set her to writing childish stories of her own with themes that carried positive lessons. A retired English Language Learners teacher to kindergarten children, Selma is an enthusiast of things that, in her opinion, bring people together—things like positive stories, mindful living, laughter, and the power of living in the moment. Currently an empty-nester, she lives in Japan with her husband. Selma recently relaunched her author website and, in gratitude to new subscribers, she’s offering a free story.
Please visit: https://www.selmawrites.com/
Kurt Paulsen
Kurt Paulsen is an author from Cape Town, South Africa. He’s best known for writing paranormal and fantasy fiction. Occasionally horror but mostly fantasy. He enjoys sushi and spending time with his dog, Blue. Also, he loves dragons—like, loves them. But who doesn’t?
Markus Boch
Markus Boch is a 21-year-old English student who loves animals and folklore. If you like mythical creatures and demi-humans colliding with our reality, similar to the works of Rick Riordan and Derek Landy, Markus’s stories might be for you. He hopes to use his stories as both entertainment and a way to tell some of his personal experiences.
If you are interested in finding out more about Markus, you can follow him on Twitter (@Krushan10) or on his website: https://markusboch.com
Alejandra Cué
Alejandra Cué is a fantasy writer and reader. Born and raised in Cuernavaca, Mexico, the valley of eternal spring, her love for fantasy is only surpassed by her inability to keep the stories in her mind quiet. Website: https://alecue.wordpress.com/
Cathy Ryan
Cathy Ryan enjoys writing, gardening, and playing the piano. She lives on a small farm in Virginia with her husband and a cat. The cat supervises both writing and gardening and leaves the house during piano practice. Cathy (not the cat) has short fiction appearing in the literary magazine Beneath Ceaseless Skies and the anthology Deep Waters.
See her website for more information about her work. https://cathyryanwrites.com
Jaimee Pifer
Jaimee Pifer started writing Doctor Who fan fiction for fun back in 2015 while studying for her degree in Behavioral Psychology. She is currently writing her first novel called Withstanding the Fiery Furnace, which takes place during the Russian Revolution. She has written “Rising from the Ashes” and “Piercing the Darkness.” She writes to bring stories to life and to invite readers to engage in the journey alongside the characters.
Please visit Jaimee at https://www.jaimeepifer.com
Nia Ellis
Nia Ellis is from Chicago, a thriving city filled with many layers of life, culture, and people from around the world. Growing up in Chicago was thought-provoking and filled with a myriad of life experiences. She writes about ordinary people facing challenges in their own lives. She is also a fan of superheroes and sometimes reflects it in her stories. Her stories have a distinct canvas of imagination, influenced by many life experiences. She loves the world and its abundance of tangible knowledge, ready to be awakened in and through her.
To see more, visit https://niaellis.com
M. MacKinnon
M. MacKinnon has always been a writer. When she was eight, she wrote a story called “Princess Zelda,” a heavily plagiarized mixture of Moses and Cinderella, and begged her mother for weeks to take it to the local library and get them to publish it. They did not. MacKinnon writes emotions. Love, hate, fear, redemption, second chances. Her writing is primarily paranormal romance with modern mystery thrown in for spice, and a little horror to stir the senses. And humor. Always humor. MacKinnon’s first novel in the Highland Spirits Series, The Comyn’s Curse, was published at the beginning of May 2019 by DartFrogPlus and can be found in select bookstores and major online sites.
Please check out her website: http://mmackinnonwriter.com, or her Facebook author page, M. MacKinnon.
Ian Worrall
Ian Worrall lives in Nova Scotia, Canada. He enjoys training in martial arts, playing drums, and archery. He is a lifelong fan of the Edmonton Oilers and one of the biggest Iron Maiden fans in the world. Working different jobs, he fulfilled a lifelong dream of writing and publishing a novel in 2017 with the publication of No Remorse No Regret. The sequel, No Rest For The Vengeful, is his second novel.
Diane Krause
Diane Krause is a short-story writer. The idea for “Battle of the Brawn” came about because her brother suffered a severe traumatic brain injury, which left him with little to no short-term memory. She often has to act like a detective to piece together his day because he can’t remember from hour to hour. She knows it’s all in choosing the right words.
She runs a website at https://dianekrausewriter.com
Eric Wegner
Eric Wegner is an author and playwright who weaves stories of fantasy, horror, drama, and comedy with a dark other-worldly presence. He believes that in the darkest places of our world can be found the most beautiful nuggets of light. Eric lives with his two dogs, Cye and Reilly, in the countryside just outside of Memphis, Tennessee, where he works as an in-home senior care professional and a theatrical stage carpenter.
For more information on his work, check out his website at https://ecwegner.com.