J.M. Testa is a weaver of fantastical tales. Inspired by answering the question: "What does it mean to be?" Testa brings passion for storytelling and exploration of the human condition to the page.
Drawing from influences wherever a spark can be found, Testa's works are reminiscent of a favored song, video game, artwork, or book that brings the reader into a familiar comfort; holding their hand through the storm.
Her debut series, "The Instruments of Fate," is a fresh take on the genre of classic epic fantasy. Book 1, "The Destined Road" is available NOW on her website (www.jtesta.com) for FREE. Book 2, "The Shattered Shores", is scheduled to be released WINTER 2025.
She resides in the Midwest with her best friend, her beloved cat, and the s
Who am I? My name is Luke Courtney, I’m a 33 year old Briton who by day works in a little military museum in London, and by night, works on writing an array of stories that I push myself towards getting finished and published.
Writing and story-telling has been a passion of mine since childhood; I was surrounded by books and stories at home, so I grew up on stories from Greek and Celtic mythology. I came to love reading tales of knights and heroes rescuing princesses from monsters and fighting evil tyrants to save the world, as well as making up ones of my own.
That love carried on when I was in school, but the real impetus for me to start writing properly came in 2010/2011, not long after I left university. One of my first jobs was working i
Amanda Sloothaak is an self-published author (under the name of her own Indie Imprint: It Mearke Publishing) who was born and grew up in a small town in Fryslân, the Netherlands, where she still resides. She has a deep love for nature, rainy days, and specifically the cold temperatures. Her family nourished creativity all her life, through which she developed a voracious appetite for reading, mythology, history, and creating her own worlds with writing.
When she isn't writing, you can find her taking long walks with her dog in the woods, dragging her photo camera along, trying to narrow down her never-ending TBR, studying mythology and history, or painting and drawing.
