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Rowan A. Finch

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Literary Fiction, Fiction, Horror

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I wrote my first story at the age of fourteen. This went on until my mid-twenties, and then, for some reason, life got in the way.

After many years away from writing, including a brief detour into fan fiction, I eventually returned to storytelling.

The ideas have been piling up for so many years, which is somewhat overwhelming and also a little sad, because it took me so long to finally get them out of my head.

My literary home lies somewhere in the realm of speculative fiction, between quiet horror, science fiction, a bit of magical realism and weird... often paired with a touch of unconventional love.

I love the horror and sci-fi movies of the '80s, '90s, and early 2000s.

Authors like Stephen King, Dean Koontz, Neil Gaiman, Philip K. Dick, Ed ...more

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Giveaway The Day After Never

Wow! I would have never expected that more than 1000 people would enter the giveaway... perhaps that doesn't mean a lot, but I am stunned :-)

If you didn't win and are interested in reading it for free -> there are ARCs available on netgalley (only for a limited amount of time).

https://www.netgalley.com/catalog/boo...

You can also pre-order here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H74Q75YW

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“It was the most careful thing anyone had ever done to her, and there was nothing soft about it at all.”
― Rowan A. Finch, The Day After Never

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“She thought about him alone in the cottage between her visits, with the hunger working on him steadily, patiently, like a tide on stone.

She thought about how long he could hold it. About the year, two years, perhaps three.

She thought about the year after that.”
― Rowan A. Finch, The Day After Never

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“But the hands could close a door, and the heart could keep listening at it.”
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“Writing isn't about making money, getting famous, getting dates, getting laid, or making friends. In the end, it's about enriching the lives of those who will read your work, and enriching your own life, as well. It's about getting up, getting well, and getting over. Getting happy, okay? Getting happy.”
― Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

tags: writing

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“Why is love so good...? You love someone and they leave. They come home one day and you say "What's happening?" and they say, "I got a better offer someplace else," and there they go, out of your life forever, and after that until you're dead you're carrying around this huge hunk of love with no one to give it to. And if you do find someone to give it to, the same thing happens all over.”
― Philip K. Dick, Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said

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“I'm not much but I'm all I have.”
― Philip K Dick, Martian Time-Slip

tags: loneliness, optimism, responsibility, time

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“Everything in life is just for a while.”
― Philip K. Dick, A Scanner Darkly

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“I guess that's the story of life: what you most fear never happens, but what you most yearn for never happens either. This is the difference between life and fiction. I suppose it's a good trade-off. But I'm not sure.”
― Philip K. Dick

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