Cassandra Chandler

Author: Cassandra Chandler

  • Wandering Soul Backstory – Winston

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    One of the most beloved characters in Wandering Soul is Winston. He’s in charge of Elsa’s house—ordering groceries online, hiring and overseeing cleaning and gardening crews, and taking care of the cooking and laundry. On paper, his job is listed as “butler”, but he thinks of himself as Elsa’s caretaker. She thinks of him as…

  • The Importance of Being Holly

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    Finding the right agent or editor is a very important piece of the publishing puzzle. I spent several months learning about various editors and agents, following their Twitter feeds to get a feel for who they were and what they might be like to work with. Many talked about receiving queries that didn’t fit them—something…

  • Letting Them Go

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    When I first started writing, I was so protective of my stories that it bordered on paranoia. I had spent my entire life developing a huge High Fantasy world to write in, but was only scratching the surface of what it meant to create stories that had beginnings, middles, and ends. Eventually, I realized that…

  • Blasting Off on Amazon! …Already?!

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    What the what?! A double-post day? There’s just SO MUCH GOING ON! Look what I found available for pre-order on Amazon.com: I also discovered that the release date for Gray Card is earlier than I anticipated—October 6! I know a few people who will be very happy to hear that their wait is several weeks…

  • Longest Day, Strongest Sun

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    The full moon in June is called the Strong Sun Moon. Presumably, this is because June holds the longest day of the year—the Summer Solstice. For my meditative focus of the month, I’m envisioning my projects, my goals, and my self at full strength. There is so much to do, and this is the time…

  • Wandering Soul Review!

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    This just in… I decided to look for reviews of Wandering Soul and found one that just came out today! Hurray for serendipity! http://www.longandshortreviews.com/book-reviews/wandering-soul-by-cassandra-chandler/ I’m over-the-moon that the reviewer not only liked it so well but mentioned several things that I was specifically trying to accomplish with the book! The paranormal aspects in this book…

  • The Super-Secret Scifi Erotica Novella

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    I played this one close to the chest. Really close. But if you follow me on Twitter or check my Facebook page, you’ve undoubtedly seen me talking about “the super-secret scifi erotica novella”. I love this story, these characters, and this new universe so much. Seriously. But the novella itself is not serious. It is…

  • Spring!

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    I couldn’t have picked a more perfect time to give myself that negative space—moments of emptiness waiting to be filled. This spring has been gorgeous! I found this delightful fairy grotto in my own front yard. The lilacs were amazing this year. Their sweet smell surrounded me every time I walked outside. The first flowers…

  • Negative Space

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    In college, I took an amazing class on Asian Art History. It wasn’t part of my degree program and most of the people with opinions to share told me I was wasting my time and would never use it (I have actually used what I learned in this class extensively in my life). One day,…

  • Reality + Alternate Reality = Surreality

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    It has been surreal to think about the events of Wandering Soul taking place each day as I’m living my normal life. Walking through the grocery store, I’m picturing Elsa and Dante in Florida. They would be eating breakfast at about that time. Are they having pancakes? Cereal? I didn’t write that moment, so I…