I wrote a novel
A murder mystery · October 2026
Carmilla is my first novel. I wrote it and revised the whole manuscript myself, designed the interior in Vellum, and worked with an artist on the cover illustration.
It's self-published through Amazon KDP in ebook and paperback.
In 1977, before the fall of the Iron Curtain, an immigrant Russian family is found murdered off the coast of Toronto. The only survivor, Nina returns twenty years later to a place known as the Two Cities to find answers to her biological parents' murder.
But something is wrong. Three couples are found dead, the same way her parents were found. Either someone is mimicking the serial killer's MO from 1977, or...
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I've been writing since I was 13 or 14, and my dream is to become an author of fantasy and science fiction.
I also love talking about books and TV shows, which I do on my YouTube channel and on my podcast.
I go to writing conferences to meet other writers and editors and build my network. Most recently that was Dragonsteel Nexus, where I got to ask Brandon Sanderson a question.
Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson. The series that made me want to be a writer.
George R. R. Martin. The books behind Game of Thrones.
What it gets right about deathScott Lynch. Starts with The Lies of Locke Lamora.
Telling people I'm a writer is like telling them I'm an astronaut.
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