Author: Ari

I often question my sanity. Occasionally, it replies. At the age of 8, Ari Meghlen wanted to be a pirate. Because who doesn't look great in baggy pantaloons and an eyepatch. However, lacking any access to a ship this dream was relegated along with so many others: Professional ninja, best friend to a dragon, Paleontologist. Yet Ari found that, in stories, she could be anything she wanted and so a great love affair started with the written word. Her first story was about a monster under the bed and she hasn't stopped writing since. She does occasionally find time to leave her writing cave and indulge in other hobbies such as drawing, blogging, making things, shooting arrows, watching movies, playing badly at cards. Let's get down to brass tacks... Ari write's mostly Preternatural Urban fantasy, more Traditional fantasy and a some sci-fi. Meaning she spends almost no time in reality. Though she does visit on occasion.
Image: Photo of microphone. Text overlay reads: Podcast Ep 143 Novel Pacing

Ep 143 | The Merry Writer Podcast

On By AriIn The Merry Writer Podcast3 Comments

Just a quick reminder, we are now looking at booking guests on the podcast for 2023. So if you are a writer (published or unpublished, editor, book cover designer, formatter or anyone else in the writing industry and would like to be a guest on our podcast, please read our FAQ page and then fill in our Google Guest Application Form. It's Podcast Day again so in today's episode Rachel and I talk about the pacing of a novel as we ask: "How Important Is Pacing In A Novel?"

Image: Woman shouting into a large yellow megaphone. Text overlay reads: While I Was Away

While I Was Away

On By AriIn Shout Out6 Comments

This is just a nice quick post for December where I share the Podcast Guest Episodes that went live during my hiatus, along with a shoutout to several author friends and their books that were released while I was offline chilling.  I always believe it's important to support each other, the writing life is hard enough so showcasing each other's work is a good way to spread the love!

Photo of a wooden toy Christmas Train in green and red with text overlay that reads "The Advent Calendar Story Train"

The Advent Calendar Story Train

On By AriIn Advent Calendar Story Train39 Comments

DON'T FORGET!! Please check this page every day (as a new story link will be added to the calendar below) 🙂

Yes, I am back!  I seriously needed that hiatus and am coming back refreshed.  Now, back in May, I put up a blog post about a Collab Project called the Advent Calendar Story Train.  I wanted 23 writers to join the Project, whereby they would each write a Flash Fiction story under the theme The Gift.  

Well, that project is ready and the first story will go live tomorrow!