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Ellis Arcwolf

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in Miami, FL, The United States

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Science Fiction, Fantasy, Fiction

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Hello, I'm Ellis Arcwolf (she/her). I'm a 42-year-old queer, trans, and neurodivergent Latina author of speculative and transgressive fiction, currently living in Iowa.

I was born in Miami to Colombian and Cuban immigrants and have been a storyteller since before I knew my first words. My path here has been a winding one: I studied English and Philosophy at Tulane, earned a Master's in Clinical Psychology, and for nine years, I've had the honor of serving as a Licensed Professional Counselor for at-risk populations.

My own story is one of resilience. Early childhood trauma gave me an unexpected gift: a way to protect my storytelling self, my muse, from harm. I learned to tell myself stories to soothe a turbulent inner world, a practice that l ...more

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When You're Not Having Fun

There are habits that are hard to break, and there are lessons that are hard to take. If you struggle with writing at times, then you're like me. Maybe you haven't heard the lesson, maybe you're still internalizing it. Here it is in its most basic form.

If you're not having fun writing it, your reader won't have fun reading it.

For a long time after I heard those words, I still let mysel

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	Psychopomp and Circumstance by Adrean Messmer (Goodreads Author), Ellis Arcwolf (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 3.87 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2016 — 4 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
	Terror in 16-bits by Jonathan Raab, Matthew M. Bartlett (Goodreads Author), William Tea (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	Happy Days, Sweetheart by Adrean Messmer (Goodreads Author), Ellis Arcwolf (Goodreads Author), Shannon Iwanski (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2014 — 3 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
	The Misbehaving Dead by Ellis Arcwolf (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Adrian Ludens (Contributor), Leigh Harlen (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.29 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2017 — 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
	13 Hearts to Start a Storm (Stormborn Book 1) 4.29 avg rating — 7 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
	Now Playing in Theater B by Adrean Messmer (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Christina Klarenbeek (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Ellis Arcwolf (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) 4.14 avg rating — 7 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
	Broken Worlds 4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2015 — 4 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
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