I love writing fiction. It brings out my inner child. The story world of my books is a playground in my mind where my characters can run as fast as they can, jump far, fly if they need to, fall and skin their knees if they must, and end up heroes if I want them to. My characters go with me everywhere. They even invade my dreams at night.
Some of my characters have grown and aged with me. And some of them have remained children. Vree Erickson is a character who has been fifteen years old for several decades. She began as a character type: a young Nancy Drew and Robin Kane from the mystery books I read as a kid. (Okay, yes, that was a long time ago.) And though she stayed 15 over the years, her mysteries became supernatural events, and her personality was similar to what I saw in the character Sam Winchester in the television series Supernatural: smart and optimistic.
I’ve only published a handful of Vree’s stories on the Internet, and some of them appeared in what seems like a bazillion years ago at my website. Some were at my first WordPress blog in 2011. And some appeared from 2013 to 2016 at Amazon before I “unpublished” them.
I love writing stories. Unfortunately, self-publishing them at places like Amazon is arduous work. And it’s time consuming. Which is why I created this blog. It’s easier and faster to post my stories here. They’re free to read and I probably have more readers here than the readers who buy my books. Plus, I get to show off the art for my book covers here before I publish them. That’s where the artist in me shines. Pardon me for tooting my own horn, but I love creating my own book covers. And though I kept my cover art simple in those early years, my work has become more sophisticated.
Which is why I’m busy working on future books.
Meanwhile, I’ll keep you posted about this venture.
Before I close, I wish all my readers a good new year. I hope you’ll stay healthy during these continuing troubled times. And I hope you’ll read my books. Or, if fantasy isn’t your thing, recommend them to people who like rural fantasy.
That’s all for now. Peace and love.
Steve, 1/8/2023
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