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Stella Fosse

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Stella Fosse writes paranormal and erotic fiction, as well as nonfiction, for women past midlife.

She is the author of the Blood Sisters Chronicles, a historical paranormal series about immortal women across the centuries. Its premise: Women become more powerful with age - especially after 500.

The Sword of Vivienne is Book One of the Blood Sisters Chronicles. Vampires of a Certain Age is Book Two, moving from medieval Yorkshire to modern Chicago. Each novel stands alone.

Stella’s fiction also includes The Erotic Pandemic Collection and Brilliant Charming Bastard. Her nonfiction books for older women writers are Aphrodite’s Pen: The Power of Writing Erotica after Midlife and Write & Sell a Well-Seasoned Romance. Her essay collection, Rock On:
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Stella Fosse I approach writing as play. I learned this from Andy Couturier, whose book Writing Open the Mind is a great inspiration. I've developed these techniqu…moreI approach writing as play. I learned this from Andy Couturier, whose book Writing Open the Mind is a great inspiration. I've developed these techniques further for women past midlife in my two books on writing:
"Aphrodite's Pen: The Power of Writing Erotica after Midlife," and my new book,
"Write & Sell a Well-Seasoned Romance."(less)
Stella Fosse The best thing about being a writer is the joy of sharing your ideas with others and hearing back from readers. Being a writer means two-way communica…moreThe best thing about being a writer is the joy of sharing your ideas with others and hearing back from readers. Being a writer means two-way communication, through reviews, comments on blogs, and social media. (less)
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Brilliant Charming Bastard

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Halloween is for Crones

Halloween is for crones: a silver-haired fortune teller in a plum shawl turns a tarot card by candlelight, beside a pirate's tricorn hat and a jack-o'-lanternHalloween is for Crones

Long before I was Crone I loved Halloween best of all. The holiday of imagination. The holiday of “What if?” To wear a different identity and wander unafraid through the night was the very definition of what was possible.

It’s no accident that when we grow up we set aside Halloween as a childish thing. Our children carry the banner of that freedom. But then comes a moment lat

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Ride the Light by Billie Best
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This novel is set in a future where Arizona has run out of water, almost everyone has left the state, and corporate interests have bought the public schools and turned them into prisons run by robots. Billie Best transforms what might have been a gri ...more
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Too Private To Publish by Eliza Flint
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"The Sword of Vivienne by Stella Fosse is a historical paranormal novel that follows Vivienne, a young noblewoman determined to defy the expectations of medieval society and pursue her passion for swordplay. Her journey takes her from the battlefield " Read more of this review »
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From Girl to Goddess by Valerie Estelle Frankel
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Gaudy Night by Dorothy L. Sayers
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Anything by Dorothy Sayers is scrumptious. Loved this one.
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The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
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Writing Open the Mind by Andy Couturier
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Peg, Unhinged by Teri M. Brown
Peg, Unhinged
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Character-driven novel about a woman who discovers herself through the crucible of menopause. Seldom have a I read a book with a protagonist who seemed so real, even after I finished reading. Peg's roller coaster hormones disassemble her life in ever ...more
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Champagne Ladies by Susan Meyer
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“... she is virutually never allowed to flourish after rebelling.”
― Ruth O. Saxton, The Girl: Constructions of the Girl in Contemporary Fiction by Women

“This collection propose that contemporary stories of girlhood constitute a new and generative lens for literary and cultural study.”
― Ruth O. Saxton, The Girl: Constructions of the Girl in Contemporary Fiction by Women

“We are surrounded by older women with interesting, and often untold, stories.”
― Dr. Susan R. Meyer

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