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Erica Verrillo

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in Rochester, The United States

May 10

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My daughter fell ill when she was eight, and for nearly two years she was unable to attend school. I spent a great deal of that time entertaining her with stories about an intrepid young girl named Elissa, who could talk with animals. Many years later she asked me to write those stories down. (I did, because I do everything my daughter says.) Once I had written them down, she told me to get them published.

A few years later, Random House published those stories as a trilogy, Elissa's Quest, Elissa's Odyssey and World's End. I discovered I liked writing, so I have kept at it ever since.

My current project is a fantasy about a girl who falls in love with Fire, jumps into a volcano, and emerges unscathed to battle Alexander the Great's Army. (M ...more

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Average rating: 3.91 · 1,128 ratings · 111 reviews · 8 distinct works • Similar authors

	Elissa's Quest (Phoenix Rising, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 498 ratings — published 2007 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Elissa's Odyssey (Phoenix Rising, #2) 4.14 avg rating — 256 ratings — published 2008 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	World's End (Phoenix Rising, #3) 4.01 avg rating — 192 ratings — published 2009 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Treatment: A Treatment Guide 3.88 avg rating — 171 ratings — published 2011 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	LONTAR #5 by Jason Erik Lundberg (Goodreads Author) (Founding Editor), Kristine Ong Muslim (Goodreads Author) (Poetry Editor), Adan Jimenez (Goodreads Author) (Comics Editor) 4.09 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Raconteur Vol. I, Issue II: A Suspenseful Literary Magazine by Erica Verrillo (Goodreads Author), Marian Kaplun Shapiro, K.B. Ballentine 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sindrome da Fatica Cronica (CFS-ME) Guida al Trattamento 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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48 Writing Contests in July 2026 - No entry fees!

Wikimedia This July there are four dozen free writing contests for short fiction, novels, poetry, CNF, nonfiction, and plays. Prizes range from $100,000 to publication. None charge entry fees.Some of these contests have age and geographical restrictions, so read the instructions carefully.

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“Sometimes wisdom is simply the ability to recognize the truth, and to speak you heart, in spite of everything you fear to be true.”
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“Nana always said 'He who will not follow the fates will be dragged by them.' West it is.”
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“Go on with ye! I'd never take a carving knife to 'Lissa's dad. I'd use a cleaver.”
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