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Behind the Storm: Crafting a Reluctant Hero and a Living Rebellion - Candice Gilmer Books

Behind the Storm: Crafting a Reluctant Hero and...

I didn't set out to write a hero. That's probably the most honest thing I can tell you about how Beneath the Storm got made. I set out to write Brellen...

Behind the Storm: Crafting a Reluctant Hero and...

I didn't set out to write a hero. That's probably the most honest thing I can tell you about how Beneath the Storm got made. I set out to write Brellen...

Meet Brellen Storm and the World She Navigates - Candice Gilmer Books

Meet Brellen Storm and the World She Navigates

I want to introduce you to some people. Not because you need a character guide to enjoy Beneath the Storm — you don't. But because the people in this book...

Meet Brellen Storm and the World She Navigates

I want to introduce you to some people. Not because you need a character guide to enjoy Beneath the Storm — you don't. But because the people in this book...

War, Memory, and the Price of Staying Neutral - Candice Gilmer Books

War, Memory, and the Price of Staying Neutral

You're meeting Brellen Storm, a woman who's been with me for a long time. Through many iterations, but she's here. And she's not apologetic about herself.  In Beneath The Storm,...

War, Memory, and the Price of Staying Neutral

You're meeting Brellen Storm, a woman who's been with me for a long time. Through many iterations, but she's here. And she's not apologetic about herself.  In Beneath The Storm,...

Writing Below the Current - Candice Gilmer Books

Writing Below the Current

Writing Below the Current: Inspiration, Worldbuilding, and the Slow-Burn Heart Every book starts somewhere weird. Here's where this one started.

Writing Below the Current

Writing Below the Current: Inspiration, Worldbuilding, and the Slow-Burn Heart Every book starts somewhere weird. Here's where this one started.

Coreni, Edi-Veen, and the World Beneath the Waves - Candice Gilmer Books

Coreni, Edi-Veen, and the World Beneath the Waves

Coreni, Edi-Veen, and the World Beneath the Waves Below the Current is built on a simple but irresistible premise: what if the person prophecy has been waiting for had absolutely...

Coreni, Edi-Veen, and the World Beneath the Waves

Coreni, Edi-Veen, and the World Beneath the Waves Below the Current is built on a simple but irresistible premise: what if the person prophecy has been waiting for had absolutely...

Between Prophecy and Proof - Candice Gilmer Books

Between Prophecy and Proof

Between Prophecy and Proof: The Themes at the Heart of Below the Current If you pick up Below the Current expecting a straightforward sci-fi romance, you'll get one. But you'll...

Between Prophecy and Proof

Between Prophecy and Proof: The Themes at the Heart of Below the Current If you pick up Below the Current expecting a straightforward sci-fi romance, you'll get one. But you'll...

So What should I have on my Author Website? - Candice Gilmer Books

So What should I have on my Author Website?

It's a debate. Should an author have a website? How important is it when you're an independant author, or a traditionally published author. I have very strong opinions on this,...

So What should I have on my Author Website?

It's a debate. Should an author have a website? How important is it when you're an independant author, or a traditionally published author. I have very strong opinions on this,...

So Let's Talk About It - Candice Gilmer Books

So Let's Talk About It

It's been a very trying year. Correction, a trying last few years, for me, and that chaos finally broke.   

So Let's Talk About It

It's been a very trying year. Correction, a trying last few years, for me, and that chaos finally broke.   

Rocket to the Stars - Candice Gilmer Books

Rocket to the Stars

Ever feel like someone strapped you to the back of a rocket and said “hold on,” without any seatbelt or warning? That’s how I’m feeling right now. The thunder of...

Rocket to the Stars

Ever feel like someone strapped you to the back of a rocket and said “hold on,” without any seatbelt or warning? That’s how I’m feeling right now. The thunder of...