Spotlights on indie authors: their journeys, quirks, dreams and stories behind the stories
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Jennifer Beilis is an educator, disability advocate, and writer whose work is grounded in lived experience. She writes with empathy, clarity, and quiet strength. Jennifer offers readers a compassionate space for reflection, healing, and personal growth.
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Some creators enter storytelling through the page. Matthew Carauddo entered through performance, through movement, sound, discipline, combat, and the deep instinct of embodying a character before ever writing one. For over thirty years, Matthew worked as an actor, director, staged combat artist, and licensed fencing instructor. Under the name Novastar,
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Today, we spotlight Kayla Mason, an author who knows how to set pages, and hearts, on fire. Kayla writes steamy, addictive dark mafia romance filled with morally complex characters, razor-sharp heroines, and dangerous men who command power and loyalty in equal measure. Her work has landed on the Amazon bestseller
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Douglas Buckland’s life reads like the prologue to an adventure novel, because, in many ways, it is. Growing up in Colorado, he first trained as a petroleum engineer before spending decades working on offshore drilling rigs in Brazil, the Gulf of Mexico, and the North Sea. His career took
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Heather Russell-Kay is a storyteller who believes that even in the hardest chapters, there’s room for wonder. Blending the magic of fairy tales with the truth of chronic illness, she writes to remind readers that every journey, no matter how heavy, holds hope, courage, and a touch of light.
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Some writers discover their stories in quiet rooms. Darryl Terry found his after a lifetime shaped by discipline, danger, and deep curiosity about the universe. A former soldier in the South African Army, Darryl spent most of his life in operational areas, later working on military procedures, doctrines, and logistics.
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A life shaped by stories, history, and the places we carry with us. There are writers who imagine worlds, and writers who return to the ones that shaped them. Today, we are honored to feature Irene Wittig, an author whose work is deeply rooted in memory, migration, and the fragile
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Where imagination, memory, and myth become a world of their own. Some writers discover storytelling late in life. Makena Song grew up inside of it. Adopted from Seoul and raised in Longwood, Florida, Makena’s earliest memories are shaped by her mother reading aloud the books that first opened her
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Today in Hidden Voices, we spotlight Lilse Asalt — a fantasy and romance author whose stories blend haunting atmosphere, fierce emotion, and heroines who take up the space they deserve in worlds that were not built for them. Lilse is a member of Codex, the Indian Writers Association, and the Horror
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Today, we shine a light on L.E. Ryan, a writer whose journey blends a life of public service, a deep curiosity for human nature, and a lifelong desire to bring untold stories to life. ✍ About the Author Linda Ryan served as Assistant Editor to The Urlar, an international publication,
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Genre: Mystery / Suspense Thriller Books: The Memory Trap & Blood Favors About the Author: Donna Joppie has been creating worlds all her life — through painting, interior design, photography, and now, fiction. But it is writing that captured her heart most deeply. Born in South Louisiana as one of seven siblings,
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“Sometimes the most powerful heroes are the ones fighting their way back to themselves.” Today, we’re honored to introduce the very first writer featured in Hidden Voices — Joseph Cruey, a new indie author bringing emotional depth and quiet power to YA storytelling. Joseph lives in Tennessee, where he balances