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Aurora Whittet Best portrait photo by Maria Llyod

Aurora Whittet Best photo of keys

National award-winning designer, illustrator and author, featured in HOW Magazine, Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards, Art & Creativity Graphics, IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards, and Eric Hoffer Book Awards. An instructor at the Loft Literary Society in Minneapolis and a member of SCBWI.

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A Dash of My Wild World

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Writer of adult & ya fantasy novels, illustrator & designer. A wife, mother, nature lover, & I'm curious about everything. KD-BTS 1 + WWTS Alumni 7

My attempt (as clearly a Christmas 🎄 elf living

My attempt (as clearly a Christmas 🎄 elf living in a Christmas world) at Sword Yoga ⚔️ taught by @sabina.storberg at the Romantasy Summit ❤️ hosted by @storybeastpodcast with my doggie assistant lol 🤣 #romantasy2024

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The amazing Holly Black's new card game Enemies &

The amazing Holly Black's new card game Enemies & Lovers for The Cruel Prince is absolutely gorgeous 🥰 #bookstagram #hollyblack #thecruelprince

Week 2 baby!!!!!! I'm so excited #wwts #wwtsalumni

Week 2 baby!!!!!! I'm so excited #wwts #wwtsalumni

This morning I woke up to a foggy misty Minnesota

This morning I woke up to a foggy misty Minnesota and on my drive I happened past a cemetery. It was so utterly breathtaking. I had to stop and take a few photos. Fog has a way of forcing focus, forcing you to look harder. To see what is near. Appreciate it. Not look past it. There is something I love about that.

Delighting in the storytelling genius of @beccajro

Delighting in the storytelling genius of @beccajross on @thewritersconservatory as I am always learning and growing. My princess of a pup is keeping me company, though I didn't invite her on my bed, she is apparently royalty and invited herself. Hahahah 🤣

A little dress up for Halloween adventures with my

A little dress up for Halloween adventures with my fellas 🎃 I dressed as Pippi Longstocking, a childhood favorite of mine. With bloomers, mismatched socks and sparkled freckles! Happy Halloween my dears!

Happy book birthday to the magnificent @emilyvarga

Happy book birthday to the magnificent @emilyvargabooks this gorgeous book came in my mail today and I squealed. It's so lovely!!! I hope you are celebrating 🎉 your book baby is perfect!
#wwtsalumni #wwts

I can't get over this cover @thedailymagpie @acebo

I can't get over this cover @thedailymagpie @acebookspub @berkleypub my pirate soul is on fire!!!!!

✨Every legend has a beginning✨

With their freedom on the line, a young woman and a rakish pirate take their fate into their own hands as they attempt to find a lost mythical isle with the power to save their entire world.

Saoirse yearns to be powerless. Cursed from childhood with a volatile magic, she’s managed to imprison it within, living under constant terror that one day it will break free. And it does, changing everything.

Horrified at her loss of control, Saoirse’s parents offer her hand to the cold and ruthless Stone King. Knowing she’ll never survive such a cruel man, Saoirse realizes there is only one path forward…she must break her curse.

On the eve of her wedding, Saoirse seeks out the legendary Wolf of the Wild—Faolan, a feral, silver-tongued pirate. He swears to help rid her of the deadly magic, if she’ll use it to locate a lost mythical isle first. Crafted by the slaughtered gods, it’s the only land that could absorb her power.

But Saoirse knows better than to trust a pirate’s word. With the wrath of her disgraced father and scorned betrothed chasing them, Saoirse adds one last condition to protect herself: if Faolan wants her on his ship, he’ll have to marry her first.

#soulgazer #maggierapier #wwts #wwtsalumni

I am swooning for this pirate book! Check out the

I am swooning for this pirate book! Check out the fabulous book SOULGAZER by @thedailymagpie

✨Every legend has a beginning✨

With their freedom on the line, a young woman and a rakish pirate take their fate into their own hands as they attempt to find a lost mythical isle with the power to save their entire world.

Saoirse yearns to be powerless. Cursed from childhood with a volatile magic, she’s managed to imprison it within, living under constant terror that one day it will break free. And it does, changing everything.

Horrified at her loss of control, Saoirse’s parents offer her hand to the cold and ruthless Stone King. Knowing she’ll never survive such a cruel man, Saoirse realizes there is only one path forward…she must break her curse.

On the eve of her wedding, Saoirse seeks out the legendary Wolf of the Wild—Faolan, a feral, silver-tongued pirate. He swears to help rid her of the deadly magic, if she’ll use it to locate a lost mythical isle first. Crafted by the slaughtered gods, it’s the only land that could absorb her power.

But Saoirse knows better than to trust a pirate’s word. With the wrath of her disgraced father and scorned betrothed chasing them, Saoirse adds one last condition to protect herself: if Faolan wants her on his ship, he’ll have to marry her first.

Be like me and preorder yours now!!!!

#SOULGAZER

Absolutely cherished writers retreat at my pretty

Absolutely cherished writers retreat at my pretty cabin with these amazing women. It was crazy cool creating the book door photoshoot and spending time writing and eating and delighting in each other's company. And as always a cold morning lake plunge, air temp 52 degrees, water temp 62 degrees.

@amylynnpadden @artistry221

Storybook magic

Storybook magic

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Happy autumn 🍁 equinox my lovelies. Here is to

Happy autumn 🍁 equinox my lovelies. Here is to a season of thankfulness and harvest. I do so treasure hobbit girl fall.

Many moons ago I attended a writer's conference at

Many moons ago I attended a writer's conference at The Loft in Minnesota where an agent spoke so beautifully about an author and a story that reached into my heart and I instantly needed it. That was SKY IN THE DEEP by @adrienneyoungbooks and I have adored all her books over the years joining as many of her online events as possible. Finally I was lucky and in May of this year and I was woven into the story magic joining the @wwts.alumni it was profound and it took root inside of me. I also took the plunge and joined her #querycamp2024 and it was mind blowing fabulous with @kristindwyer @timesnewrachel @ghabibaweston @cshackwrites @jamiekennyclark it is so serendipitous to have adored and supported someone for so long and finally at the last moment been honored to join the lovely world she made before it took its last breaths. These lessons, magic and the community will breathe on, in all of us and I can't wait to see all the new magic Adrienne brings to the world. I am endlessly thankful to be among you all. #wwts #wwtsalumni

I crafted a beautiful vibe book for my adult fanta

I crafted a beautiful vibe book for my adult fantasy that is out in the query trenches and oh how these vibes are so right.
#wwtsalumni

Happy national literacy month. Here's to the joy o

Happy national literacy month. Here's to the joy of reading and writing and the magical power of words.

Photo by @dalyproof

Fairy world portal inside a book.

Fairy world portal inside a book.

Chilling at the lake soaking up the August evening

Chilling at the lake soaking up the August evening.

Query Camp was absolutely wonderful. I am so honor

Query Camp was absolutely wonderful. I am so honored to walk the writing journey with all of these amazing humans. I can't quantify how much this meant to me and everything I learned. I'm in awe.

Thank you to @adrienneyoungbooks for being the soul in Writing With The Soul, to @girlmeetsbaby for being Aspen Cabin Counselor and to my fellow cabin mates and the rest of the WWTS community! Thank you to the camp directors @cshackwrites and @ghabibaweston, the fabulous humans behind the curtains keeping it all working, to the speakers @jamiekennyclark and @kristindwyer and @timesnewrachel to the agents, all of you gave us your time, expertise and your hearts.

#wwtsalumni
@wwts.alumni
#querycamp2024

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