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Left: Walking the Knife's Edges cover. Rarkin stands in foreground, wearing leather jacket and jeans, holding a stun gun raised to shoot to the left.Miona stands on the right, smiling and with boxing gloved fists raised, ready to fight.They both stand on a grassy slope, a patchwork of Farm Zone paddocks, fields and tree lined streams behind them, to a cloud covered horizon through which the yellow glow of the sun shines.Text below cover: Make or break. Friends or fail. Monster containment.Right: Ruarnon Trilogy Graphic with map background and a box of key points for each book.Book 1, Manipulator's War: red glyph archway frames a smoky night sky, with fire arrows raining down on battlements on which a few torches burn. Ruarnon leans on a spear (left foreground), wearing fitted bronze armour and holding a bronze helmet.Book 1 Text: Mystery, aro-arces, autism & ADHD, friendship.Book 2, Secrets of the Sorcery War: blue glyph arch frames two extremely tall cliffs, through which a sailing ship sails across bright blue waters into sunlight.Book 2 Text: monsters, forgotten weapons, adventure.Book 3, War in Sorcery's Shadow: purple glyph arch frames a black cloudy sky, down from which a bolt of lightening strikes a shield around brown, crystaline towers of a castle. Castle sits atop barren plains of dead trees, a skull lying in foreground.Book 3 text: resistance, secret organisations, save a mind & the world.Text below: Direct from author & non-Amazon stores.

Welcome to the abode of Elise Carlson, YA Fantasy author!

I’m an Australian, non-binary writer and my pronouns are they/ them. On my blog, you’ll find editing, querying and indie author advice.

My pages feature my Epic YA Fantasy books, external links to my favourite writer resources, more about yours truly, and a chance to nab yourself a free action-adventure fantasy story, should you be inclined to join my newsletter.

They also detail myriad ways to contact me, though alas carrier pigeon is not one of them, despite that it sometimes feels more reliable than technology 😉

Image: headshot selfie of Elise wearing glasses in the gumtree covered mountains.

My Most Popular Blogs

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Crafting a Quality book Pitch unpacks every essential pitch ingredient I know, with examples, to aid Twitter pitch party pitches and back cover blurbs alike.

Manipulator's War Front Cover Red glyphs outline a stone archway, through which fire arrows rain down on torch-lit battlements atop a castle, at night time. Spears in the foreground indicate an advancing invading army. Bottom text: Elise Carlson, Ruarnon Trilogy Book 1Background at sides, faded walls of castle with fire arrows raining down through dark night sky above.

Manipulator’s War Origins details the literary, archaeological, character and life’s big question influences on my debut Epic YA Fantasy.

Bsky & Other Pitch Parties

Pitch Parties (on Bsky/ by form/ website) to pitch your book to literary agents (or the writing community and readers), with detailed pitch and party preparation advice.

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3 Comments

  1. Jacob Suarez

    Congratulations on your site! It’s great! I found it via Twitter. I’m a newbie and a writing enthusiast. It’s nice to see someone who wants to publish traditionally like me. Good luck with your novel. When you get your agent, you know it will be a good seller! Kudos again!

  2. S. E. Thomson

    Lovely site.

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