Writing fiction is one of my favorite hobbies and I’ve got a few projects that incorporate my love of archaeology. Feel free to check out my author page on Goodreads!
The (Un)Seelie Orbs is a novel that has been banging around in my head since 1999 when I was studying in Rome. I figured that after 25 years it’s time I got it out! I’m keeping this sucker close to my heart for now, but I can say it includes some of the following elements:
- Themes that include forging your own destiny vs. a planned future, choices, and the power of honesty
- Scottish mythology and faerie lore, especially from Orkney
- A love story that is twisted and convoluted (but romance is a subplot, not the main focus)
- A very misunderstood fae horse with an attitude problem
- A Renaissance fair with some shady characters
- Fantasy Party-crashing fae
Gwyddion has been around in some format since 2012 and is the first work of mine that holds copyright. The story has undergone a few revisions and was originally conceived as a web series in thirteen episodes (hence the logo above), then was expanded into a movie script, then a television script. It received positive reviews in screenwriting contests and was unsuccessfully crowdfunded in 2013.
The story follows the adventures of an archaeological survey crew on the remote planet Metla who are trying to figure out what caused the civilization there to vanish. There’s a war raging elsewhere in the galaxy that seems far away, yet events on Metla quickly entangle the unwilling crew in the battle. The key to ending the war once and for all lies in the pasts of two of the crew members, but it is uncertain whether they will be able to act fast enough to stop the war before it’s too late.
Bodie is a teenage actress who has a very unique ability: when she touches human bones, she sees the past of the person to whom they belonged. While visiting distant relatives, she uncovers a set of bones in the orchard and realizes that her recently deceased grandfather was a witness to a murder. Bodie races to solve a decades-old crime before the murderer has a chance to strike again.