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Parting the Veils, Book One

 

Epic Fantasy / Visionary Fiction / Magical Realism

Date Published: 04-19-2025

 

 

Colleen Addison fears that the messages she receives from a place called Ophia prove she’s losing her mind. As she grieves for her lost twin sister, Earth’s civilizations, divorced from magic and wonder, crumble.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the Partition, Esperidi Mon-Sequana discovers she’s the last surviving Sophryne, a Wakeful Dreamer cast adrift as Ophia convulses beneath the weight of atrocities done to Her, spilling Her anguish in fire and floods.

With naught but dreams and waking omens to guide her, Esperidi ventures across a ravaged land where marauders are a law unto themselves, and the Shetain priesthood demands that Ophia’s children appease the Rupture with penance and blood.

Lost and bereaved, Colleen and Esperidi reach for hope and salvation beyond the camouflage Veils, unsuspecting of the ties that bind them across lifetimes and worlds…

Interview

What is the hardest part of writing your books?

Finding the ideal balance between all the various elements of the story. My work explores how inner and outer realities intertwine and reflect one another: dreams and waking reality, inner turbulence and outer conflict, soul realizations and the unraveling of external knots. Pacing is like prepping a good cake. The ingredients must be in the right proportion to one another so that it doesn't end up reading like a New-Age book disguised as an epic fantasy or vice versa.

What are your most-played songs?

Strawberry Fields Forever, The End, That Song About the Midway, Ruby Tuesday, Thank U, The River Rise.

Do you have critique partners or beta readers?

No.

What book are you reading now?

“The Witch's Heart” by Genevieve Gornichec.

How did you start your writing career?

I made several ill-fated attempts to write short stories. Writers are often advised to do that, to build up a resume by placing smaller pieces in magazines. But I have an epical predilection. Whenever I attempted shorter fiction, I'd either lose interest in the idea or, if it struck some fire, it'd grow and branch out beyond the bounds of the form. Finally, I stopped trying to hold myself within an uncomfortably small container and just followed my Muse. Not surprisingly, the result was an epic.

Tell us about your next release.

The follow-up to “Ophia's Sister Soul” is called “Gossamer Veils.” A few years have passed on both Earth and Ophia. Internal dilemmas have deepened, outer conflicts have broadened, and a few new characters are introduced, including a couple who were either mentioned or made very brief appearances in the first novel. Because of its position, “Gossamer Veils” may be the darkest installment, which often happens within a three-act structure.

About the Author

Throughout my life's myriad twists and turns, one desire has always stayed strong in me: to write epic tales that illuminate the inner world of our souls. I write fiction that depicts the journey of self-discovery in a dramatic and emotionally cathartic way. I'm inspired by methods of inner exploration like dream-work and shamanism, wherein one takes an inward plunge and then shares the fruits of that deep descent with the wider community. That, to me, is the essence of what any art form is really about.

I think the artistic impulse takes it for granted that the universe is forever unfinished; we all have unique gifts that bring something to Creation that would not otherwise ever exist.

My inspirations/influences include writers like Jane Roberts, L. Frank Baum, Barbara Marciniak, Stephen R. Donaldson, Frank Herbert, Lewis Carroll, Jack Kerouac, and Robert E. Howard.  Though I've enjoyed writing in many genres and styles, speculative fiction remains my biggest passion.

 

Contact Links

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