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L.V. Maldonado

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Born

in Fairfield, The United States

Website

https://www.brushandpencreations.com/

Genre

Fantasy, Science Fiction, Paranormal

Influences

J. R R. Tolkien, R. A Salvatore, Gene Roddenberry

Member Since

May 2016

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My name is Elyse, and I have been "writing a story" for probably well over 30 years now. In 2016, I finally went professional with the first book of my ten book series titled The Next Dimension. It's a cross genre arcane fantasy book about a group of characters who try to navigate through their own personal paths while they learn about the world around them. It's a dimensional portal trope type of story where the line between one reality and the other isn't as separate as once thought.

I am both a writer and an artist who is just starting out on my journey in the professional world. I am self taught in both professions and I am always still learning. I believe that writing is something you can never truly master, you can only be better than ...more

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by R.A. Salvatore

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Elyse said: " This book was so good but I sure hate to see my poor Drizzt suffer! "

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The Book of Atrus (Myst, #1)

by Rand Miller

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Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)

by Suzanne Collins

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