Welcome… I’m New Here! Hello from Los Angeles.

[Michele]

Hi, I'm Michele (Shelly), a born and raised Angeleno who writes from the corner of the junk room, usually with a cat in my lap or on the desk.

My reading tastes fluctuate between horror and crime thrillers. I prefer the paranormal to slashers or gore-fests, but don’t shy away from anything except animal death. It’s a borderline psychotic reaction. I cried so hard during a scene in the Rise of the Planet of the Apes in which CGI Caesar was being mistreated that I had to leave the theater.

A quick glance at my TBR pile at the edge of my desk: Deadly Honeymoon by Lawrence Block, The Bottoms by Joe R. Lansdale, a couple of Lee Child's, and Choke Hold by Christa Faust.

My first book, a sci-fi/humor/horror called Like Real, comes out in August from Perpetual Motion Machine Publishing. My second, a more traditional horror story, is being shopped. My most recent work started as a horror novella, but I think it might become a short novel. I’ve written about a dozen short stories but only one made it into an anthology. This is a sore spot for me, and I hope to workshop a few in hopes of finding them loving homes.

I'm excited to be here!

 

[Vagabond Heart]

Hi and welcome. I hope you enjoy it here.
Your work is not my genre of interest, so I suspect I personally won’t be able to help you much. But you’ll find plenty who share your interests and can give you the support you’re looking for.
Welcome aboard.

 

[RK Wallis]

Welcome aboard @Michele You should watch out for Lee Murray, our guest on Pop Up Submissions (linked in case you don't know it). From memory, she's won the Bram Stoker more than once

I write YA fantasy, but I love reading a good thriller. But not horror. Happy to help out with the thrillers

 

[Pamela Jo]

Congrats on your successes, and the cats. Well done you. nd welcome.

 

[Michele]

Welcome aboard @Michele You should watch out for Lee Murray, our guest on Pop Up Submissions (linked in case you don't know it). From memory, she's won the Bram Stoker more than once

I write YA fantasy, but I love reading a good thriller. But not horror. Happy to help out with the thrillers

Thanks for the link!!

 

[AgentPete]

Hi @Michele ! Very good to have you here

 

[Jonny]

Welcome @Michele . Hope you enjoy Litopia.

It’s extremely friendly here so do feel free to get involved as soon as you’re ready.

This is a good place to check out (How-to guide) to see a lot of what goes on in the colony.

If anything is unclear please contact me and I’ll be happy to assist if I can.

 

[Jan L]

Welcome, @Michele! Fellow LA writer here!