Where Shadows Rise, Heroes Wander, and Stories Linger.
I'm finally there. The finish line is just ahead. I can Google my name and my Instagram pops up... and right below it, links to purchase The Wanderer Trilogy: Book 1 - Purpose. Wow. Just wow. It's hard to imagine that I would ever get here. Three books are written, one is published and ready …
Continue reading Reflecting on the Transition from Writer to Author
Sometimes I just like to see where my dreams take me. That is how The Wanderer Trilogy came to be. There are just some stories, drifting through our unconscious, that need to be spoken. As I drove along the highway, a similar path that I took in my waking hours, I looked up at the …
The Post-Apocalyptic genre is incredibly varied. Zombie take-overs (and a plethora of different takes on those undead villains), nuclear war, and world-wide plagues are just a few aspects of a very colorful range of stories to choose from. They all fit within this genre, but they are all unique in their own way. And The …
Continue reading Life After The War of Rebirth: Building a Post-Apocalyptic World
There’s something seductive about ruin. Something strangely beautiful in imagining what’s left behind when the world as we know it ends — not with a bang, but with a slow unraveling. Poetic, even. Skyscrapers overtaken by vines. Roads cracked open and swallowed by the earth. Silence where there was once traffic, crowds, sirens, noise. I’ve …
Continue reading The Allure of Post-Apocalyptic Worlds: Why We’re Drawn to Ruin and Rebirth
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
Brittany Hanson | Sci-Fi & Post-Apocalyptic Author 