Hi! I’m Petra and I’m from the PNW. Welcome to my free newsletter. 😀 I’m an indie writer, novelist, storyteller, sometimes poet and essayist, lover of vegan chocolate cake and heirloom tomatoes (not together, but… 🤔), and drinker of tea.
I write across genres and my stories are usually about chosen family and figuring out what it means to be human.
My first novel Manly Hero was co-written with my partner
. Currently it’s under our pen name, Adrastus Rood. You can find it on my website or order it through your favorite local bookstore. It’s a lighthearted fantasy novel that’s been described as “Well written”, “Pure, unadulterated fun”, “Perfect”, and “Trite, Simplistic and Boring”. If you’re interested in reading it you can decide which opinion you agree with. We’re currently working on the sequel.My solo work-in-progress novels are a sci-fi action adventure and a spicy romance. And I host February Poetry Adventure here on Substack and on Instagram.
Lastly, I have TBR piles I will never summit, I adore puns (you’ve been warned), I love The Vampire Diaries, and I am very opinionated about tea.
Choose Your Own Adventure!
Like me, Petra Glyphs is comprised of several different facets:
My Newsletter is sent out once a month, has a few of my personal musings, and will keep you up to date on my works-in-progress — two solo novels; a sci-fi action adventure and a spicy romance, and book two in the Discovery of Legends series co-written with my partner Adam.
Stories is where I’ll post my short stories. I write in multiple genres so expect a smörgåsbord of themes and styles. These will be posted without rhythm, reason, or rhyme. (About once a quarter.)
Also posted without much rhyme, Poems is where I’ll share my poems and perhaps a few, brief thoughts about writing them. (Usually once per month.)
Essays for me are paintings with words. I’m still playing with these, and not sure when I’ll actually post here yet. But they will land here at some point.
And Good Writing Days is a place for me to talk about the writing process and how I’ve brought more joy into each part of my writing practice. (I’ll be posting to this section about once a quarter.)
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Too Many Words?
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