It starts as early as the Unfixed Prologue, the claim that Julia has died twice. And it doesn’t stop there....
Tag: Unfixed
What I got WRONG publishing the Unfixed duology
Every time you publish a book (or arguably, do anything of consequence), you'll mess something up. And that's okay, because you'll learn from it and do better next time. I sure will! So for those curious what I messed up while publishing the Unfixed duology, enjoy....
13 memorable book dedications
I love a good book dedication! Here are some of my favorites, spanning from classic to modern and from popular to obscure...
Meet the circus folk from the Unfixed duology
I think you'll come to love the enchanted circus folk from the Unfixed duology. Here, let me introduce you...
New ebook release: The broken life & deaths of Julia Trencher
The story began long before Max showed up. The initial Trencher story that started it all hasn’t let me go, and instead grew into a whole world with a multitude of endearing characters. But it started here, with a love for the abject and uncanny, and for the girl who was unfixed. I’m honored to have you join this journey and enter this enchanted world. You can now get the story that started it all as a free ebook....
Inspiration from circus wagons
Circus continues to inspire through its many forms in both history and imagination. While researching for Unfixed, I visited Baraboo, Wisconsin and its Circus Museum. It is there in the wagons exhibit that I encountered the fairy tale wagon that inspired each performer’s residence in Unfixed. Check it out...
The unlikely duo: (Wo)man of faith, man of science
I’m gonna say something real controversial here: I love the TV show LOST. Don’t get me started on the ending. Its depth of character and its twisty plot, that everything doesn’t tie up in a tidy bow....like how could I not? One beautiful refrain of the story is the “Man of faith, Man of science”. Those who buy into the mystery and those who look for something logical instead. And of course, in its own way, Unfixed has some similarities in its unlikely duo.... Today on my blog, get a sneak peek into these characters and the mysteries they encounter....
Meet Max: investigator of the vanishing circus
Max snuck up on me. I started writing a story about impulsive, naïve Julia running away to the circus. And as I’m writing about the troupe's plan “For freedom,” I got interrupted by this guy investigating a circus that disappeared, and I had no idea why he was there, let alone anything about a disappearing circus.
Holes: A masterclass in multiple storylines
I love how stories weave together. I love the little intricacies, so tales with multiple storylines absolutely pull me in. Some fall flat, but some are absolute magic. And so far, none have compared to one: Holes....
A circus story 10 years in the making
It doesn't feel like 10 years, but here we are. It's 2022, and back in 2012 I took an "Uncanny Literature" class in my final year at college. We studied The Sandman by E.T.A. Hoffman, and a bunch of, well, uncanny literature. I fell in love. That's how it all started, how the seed for a magical circus story was planted. It's been a long journey. It took me awhile with all the life things. It took my characters awhile - one was going through literal torture while the others chilled by a bonfire for quite a long while as I went about my life. But we finally found our way through the story to the other side. In this blogpost, I share more details of the journey for patrons. Click the link to read all about where it started and what's next.