Biography
Kelli Wright (Veronica’s true name) has a deep imagination, and a sail filled with ambition for the sea of opportunity ahead. As a teen, Kelli loved consuming all media about far-off magical worlds.
As an adult, she enjoys using her own spellbinding creativity to spin whimsical worlds and charming characters from thin air.
She calls the foothills of Appalachia home. When she isn’t crafting a story, she enjoys kitchen witchery, reading to her young daughters, and playing video games with her spouse.
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Writing Challenge & Giveaway
Ignite Your Creativity with Writing Prompts & Challenges! Ray Bradbury once said that to improve your writing, you should write a short story every week. If you’re looking for a fun and structured way to achieve this goal, we’ve got just the thing for you! With our creative writing prompts and challenges in 1,000 Words to Get Started, you can spark your imagination and enhance your writing skills. We’re excited to introduce our Creative Writing Challenge to help you stay
Gannon’s Last Morning
The below was written as the start of the hardcover bonus scene, but Zara decided that just focusing on Gannon’s last night was more exciting than seeing his whole last day. But after an awesome release day, we decided we wanted everyone to still read it. The sounds of quick footsteps on the hardwood alerted the alligator awake. His weary eyes fluttered along the intricate swirls of plaster on his ceiling. That was too time consuming during the remodel for it
The Art of Down The Well
Shortly after signing with Zara, fae thought adding in illustrations to Down The Well would really be a nice touch. As well as a nod to the OG Alice in Wonderland book published way back in 1865. Being an artist myself, I was very excited with the idea of my first published novel having the additional artwork. We didn’t have to think long about who we wanted to bring the silhouettes to life. Luckily for us, Nia, better known as
The Music of Down The Well
I didn’t exactly listen to a playlist while writing Down The Well—I tend to play to lo-fi music on YouTube to focus, but here are a few songs that I threw together when Zara asked me to make a playlist.
Meet Minifred
It is National Daughter Day, and to celebrate here’s a scene I wrote to introduce readers to the oldest mouse sister, Minifred, who is unexpectedly left in charge of her four younger sisters when their adoptive father, the alligator Gannon, dies in Down The Well. Minifred Apollina Nim was the born on a bitter cold winter morning, where the frost had just begun to draw lace on the glass windows of the humble cottage her parents made their home. The
Inspirations for Down The Well
Some wait for it to suddenly appear before picking up the paintbrush, putting fingers to the keyboard, or picking the color of thread for their needle. Others create regardless of if inspiration decided to show up for the day. When narrowing down what inspired me to write Down the Well, I think it’s important to note that it’s excruciatingly hard to catch the lighting of creative pursuit, and shove it into something as fragile as a glass bottle. When the