BonusParts

Stories, People, and Worlds of Writer Mayumi Hirtzel

“Apples and Eve”

by Mayumi-H | September 19, 2019 | Other Stories | 0 Comments

Sometimes, one gets the urge to write a raunchy sex story. I do, at least, though it's been a while. I looked back through my archives and found I haven't written a play-by-play sex scene in at least 2 years. I haven't written a heterosexual sex scene in 5. And I...

My first book promo video

by Mayumi-H | September 5, 2019 | Number Seven | 1 Comment

Some of you may know that I'm a videographer and video editor at my day job. On occasion, one professional life can carry over into another. When I published my novella, "Number Seven and the Life Left Behind", at the beginning of the year, I also made this little...

The Girl Who Could

by Mayumi-H | June 13, 2019 | Number Seven | 2 Comments

The quote above was originally submitted for a #1LineWed offering on June 13, 2018. It comes from my original character Darya in "Number Seven and the Life Left Behind" and it gave me trouble in every single edit of the story. Every character needs their own...

Anan by Techycutie

by Mayumi-H | June 7, 2019 | Writing Projects | 0 Comments

Art commission of my original character Anan by Techycutie. This version is not as dark as Anan is described in the story, but that's more my fault than the artist's, since I was probably not specific enough about that. What's fun about seeing an artist's take on an...

“Last Night at the Golconda”

by Mayumi-H | May 24, 2019 | Excerpts, Writing Projects | 2 Comments

The Eve and Alan characters are new to me. I'm still feeling my way around them and their post-WWII world. I already like them, though, and they're already forming a story for themselves. Love (and sex) play a part because that's how they first came to my mind. A few...

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What is the BonusParts?

Collected on this website are the bonus parts to who I am on paper: Mayumi Hirtzel, storyteller, video producer, artist, animal advocate, Balanchine enthusiast, and occasional pinup model.

I’ve written many, many stories over the years, including contemporary fiction with an LGBTQ twist, small-town romances facing big-time issues, and space opera inspired by the Wild West.

So why isn’t this site MayumiHirtzel.com? A long time ago, I took up the online persona of “bonusparts”. It’s been part of my identity for almost as long as I’ve been on the Internet. While anonymity doesn’t serve an author well, I couldn’t bear to completely cast aside all the stories and friends I’d made over the years as bonusparts. If you came to this site looking to learn more about Mayumi Hirtzel, bonusparts, or “Mayumi-H”, you’ve made a good choice.

Check out my blog to learn more about my writing life, as well as the lessons I’ve learned along the way. I always love to hear what’s going on in readers’ and other writers’ heads, so please feel free to get in touch by leaving a comment on the blog, or using the form on my Contact page. Life is a journey, and I’ve found that the best way to experience a journey is through stories. Won’t you join me on mine?