Learn the inspiration behind the short sapphic folk horror story Harbingers of Spring, Slavic pagan rituals and ruins above the town of Novi Vinodolski. Continue reading Story Behind the Story: Harbingers of Spring
Here’s a sentence I hoped I’ll get to say but spent a lot of time anxious about it actually happening—my dark urban fantasy novel Od kolijevke pa do groba (From the Cradle to the Grave) is out now! Well, at least the ebook, we still have to wait a few more days for the paperback. (EDIT: … Continue reading From the Cradle to the Pub Day
I talk a bit about inspiration that went into a short sapphic gothic story All Sweet Souls. Continue reading Story Behind the Story: All Sweet Souls
Perfect for beach reading Happy summer! Today I’m celebrating the release of my newest horror novella, a mix of aquatic, eco and Slavic folk horror, It Eats Us From the Inside! To quote my fellow writer and friend, I’m “back on my bullshit”, with another queer horror novella. Someone else would say, I’m on brand. … Continue reading New Book!
I was mulling over whether to write this type of post or not, since I have a feeling that literally everyone is making some sort of “best of 2021” type of text. I was planning to do that too, some of my personal top 10 books I read… only to lose interest in it. Instead, … Continue reading 6 Bookish Things That Marked My 2021
I had so many plans for blog posts during the last few months but in the end I didn’t do a thing. A combination of tiredness, a huge amount of work, and just general procrastination meant a short hiatus. But I would like to write a sort of an update, because a lot of interesting … Continue reading Of Short Stories, Summer and Splendid Updates
The last story behind the story. Or how The Sound of Wind came to be. Continue reading Story Behind the Story: The Sound of Wind
Did someone mention childhood trauma? Warning: this post contains geese. Continue reading Story Behind the Story: Mistress of Geese
In this story behind the story, I talk about the inspiration behind The Rock at the Bottom. The sea, Croatian south and sad realities. Continue reading Story Behind the Story: The Rock at the Bottom
A few notes on my various inspiration behind The Lottery. On fairy tales and folk horror. Continue reading Story Behind The Lottery
Haunted Narratives 