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Hi! My name is Elina and I'm an aspiring author, travel writer, translator and poet from Finland - although where I might be at any given moment is anybody's guess.I write adult fantasy, horror, and even dabble into speculative and literary. Check out the About section for more fun facts and to find out about my ongoing projects!
I'm Elina, and I'm originally from Finland - which is one of the most interesting things about me, considering there are only like twelve people in Finland so you're not likely to see a lot of us traipsing about. Well, that, and the facts that my hair is always some shade of vivid crazy, that I have solo travelled on almost every continent (who's counting Antarctica, anyway?), and that my favourite hobby is Dungeons & Dragons. Playing or DMing, I'm just happy to play pretend.Maybe that's what drove me into writing. I was a kid with an overactive imagination and a tendency to zone out into some daydream world; and now I am an adult with a desperate need to make my life more magical through invention. Even though fantasy will always be my first love, horror nips right at its heels, and you can convince me to read almost anything as long as you tell me it's good. Fun fact about me: I never read blurbs before reading a book or watching a movie.I'm a cat person, my coffee order is iced latte (no sugar, double shot, Indonesian beans), and my favourite country is Spain. I'm also the blue-haired feminist conservatives warned you about, vehemently against AI, pro-Palestine - and will not tolerate any anti-LGBTQ+ sentiments.If you still feel an urgent craving to find out more about me, go click on the Contact tab and say hi on Instragram, or shoot me an e-mail!
BOOKS THAT INSPIRE ME
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (I have it tattooed!)
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
The Blacktongue Thief by Christopher Buehlmann
Saltblood by Francesca de Torres
Migrations by Charlotte McConaghy
Animorphs series by K.A. Applegate
Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson
OTHER MEDIA THAT INSPIRES ME
The Haunting of Hill House (both the TV show and the book)
The Mighty Nein campaign of Critical Role
Every Taylor Swift album (although my holy trinity is Red, Lover, and evermore)
early 2000s adventure movies (special shoutout to National Treasure and Pirates of the Caribbean)
CURRENTLY IN THE WORKS
Wielding a Rusty Sword - an adult fantasy adventure
A retired adventurer gets pulled back into action when her healing magic is needed on a pirate ship. Otherworldly curses, swashbuckling, and betrayal on the high seas!
Currently querying my manuscript with agents.
A Disagreeable Young Woman - a poetry collection
A poetry collection about all the rage and love that makes you awful to be around.
public domain archive
SHORT FICTION
It Claws Its Way Back - horror. Reedsy Prompts, written in response to: "Write a story from the POV/perspective of a non-human character."
8:20 - speculative. Eight people come to terms with an approaching disaster.
TRAVEL WRITING
wayfarover was my travel blog where I published stories about my travels in off-the-beaten-path destinations. Here are some of my favourite pieces:
My travel writing has also been published on Indie Traveller and The Broke Backpacker and in the Finnish travel magazine Mondo.I'm always interested in guest posting opportunities - if you'd like me to write for you, please do get in touch!
public domain archives
LONG FORM / BOOKS
I am currently working on a fantasy adventure trilogy, the first book of which is doing its rounds in the query trenches. If you're an agent or just a casual observer who enjoys microdosing on books, you can read a sample (the first six pages) of the manuscript below!WIELDING A RUSTY SWORD asks the question: if you could drop everything you have now and re-live your glory days, would you? Enery Fallow, a healer/retired adventurer is pulled away from her family and back into action when a recently appointed captain of a pirate ship Faye Trill shows up to demand repayment for a decade-old favour.