Fantasy and horror books and blogposts
I love Halloween. This year I have been doing a delightful marathon of spooky reads in anticipation of the holiday, so if you're looking for the perfect thing to get you in a Halloween mood, look no further! And speaking of looking no further -- if you're in Roanoke on the 28th (tomorrow) come on... Continue Reading →
I haven't posted one of these since May! This is in part because I went through a reading slump, which evolved into me re-reading a bunch of books for comfort. I can't say that won't happen again! But for now, here's the list of lovely books I did read for the first time over the... Continue Reading →
I did it. I finished a draft of Alabaster, which I have been working on since....oh probably 2019, I am not sure. It's always so interesting to reflect on how stories come out. I wrote the first draft of "Viridian" over the course of a single NaNoWriMo, though it wouldn't see its final form for... Continue Reading →
I hinted that I had some news! Well here it is: I've got a new novella coming out! Here's what Guest Editor Lee Murray had to say about why she picked my story for publication: A beautifully dark tale of society’s demonization of women through the lens of witch mythology and set under the Appalachian... Continue Reading →
So you may have noticed I haven't been writing much! That doesn't look likely to let up soon. I've paused my Patreon, and will probably be unpublishing (though this means that I will be charged higher fees if I ever publish my page again, and I'm considering that in my decision making over the next... Continue Reading →
Oof it is June, y'all. But fear not! It's been an exciting few months and I have much to report. First, let's look at this year's goals. First of all, Marquee in Verse is done! I made a lot of posts about this over on Instagram, where you can see photos of all of the... Continue Reading →
This week, a special review post! I received the ARC of Where Echoes Die by Courtney Gould through NetGalley. The premise sounded interesting, and the publisher in question also published Wake the Bones, which I really enjoyed. Where Echoes Die is the story of Beck who has recently lost her mother to cancer. In the... Continue Reading →
And we're back for another round-up! I'm so glad to be reading again, folks. Life is a little chaotic, mostly good -- I'm sure that surprises no one, except for maybe the "good" part, since chaos seems to be the name of the game. I will have some big announcements at some point this year!... Continue Reading →
Hello, folks! Your friendly author here! This blog has been a little quiet because I've been running around doing author events and dayjob stuff and generally not reading much or having many fun adventures to talk to you about. I am absolutely itchy to be wrapped up with my current grant, even though it has... Continue Reading →
Whenever I am up against a deadline my reading suffers, and the past couple of months have been no exception. Preparing for the Marquee in Verse project, in which I classically overcommitted (Two public events? A week apart? What was I thinking?), is taking all of my time and emotional energy. That said, I did... Continue Reading →
Amanda J. McGee, Author 
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