Where Shadows Rise, Heroes Wander, and Stories Linger.
Many of you haven't read The Wanderer Trilogy yet, obviously. It hasn't been re-released yet. However, some of you may have noticed a Hooded Shadow in the background of a few pictures I've posted. So, what is it? How did it come about? And why is it so significant? When I first gave form to …
Continue reading The Hooded Demon & Me: Writing Shadows & Living With Them
It’s wild that in 2025, we still have to talk about the importance of strong female leads — but here we are. First, let me start off by noting that there is a misconception that "strong" women need to be brutish, or, strong in physical strength alone. But that just isn't the case. It's much …
Continue reading Why Strong Female Characters Still Matter — And Always Will
Readers love a memorable protagonist—The ones that claw their way back from the abyss. But Eva Calloway isn't the only character that I've developed by shattering them to pieces. Many of my characters are built this way. Why? I believe that true transformation (especially in a Post-Apocalyptic world,) doesn't come from comfort. It comes from …
Continue reading Breaking Characters: Destruction Before Rebirth
At the heart of The Wanderer Trilogy is a woman with bloodied hands and a blazing fire in her chest. Eva Calloway. She's not a hero, at least, not in the traditional sense. She is neither flawless nor fearless. She is neither wholly good or wholly bad. Let's be honest, who is completely good in a post-apocalyptic environment? Everyone 'good' is dead, usually. Nevertheless, Eva chooses (in some sense of the word) to walk through hell over and over again. But... who is Eva? Truly?
I nearly gave up. Drowned by internal and external criticism, self doubt, and the big "P" word (procrastination). A THREE year gap and I constantly felt a shadow over me, looming in the back of my mind. I nearly gave up on Eva, which meant that I nearly gave up on myself.
Brittany Hanson | Sci-Fi & Post-Apocalyptic Author 