Independent Author
Mayumi Hirtzel
I’ve always been fascinated by stories, whether they’re comics, films, television, books, or games. I’ve also been making up stories for as long as I can remember. When I became old enough to hold a pen in my hand, I started to write those stories down. At first, my stories were only a few lines long. They weren’t very good, but the more I practiced, the more I wrote, and the better I got at the parts that make a story: dialogue, description, characterization, motivation, plot – all the good stuff that keeps people turning pages and coming back for more.
I hope you’ll take a look at my stories, some of which you can purchase and others you can read for free, here and around the web!
Books
Click the cover images below to go to the pages dedicated to each book.
Even Cowboys Get Hip Replacements
DC Superhero fanfiction. Free to read; paperback version available.
My Writing Blog
Random Writings
Soundwave & the Power of Christmas – WIP
Back in October, Ness of NESSMADETHIS (Bats in the Belfry Art) reached out asking if I would be interested in writing a Transformers Christmas story. She had drawn Soundwave taking the alt-form of the leg lamp from the movie "A Christmas Story" and wanted to create a...
Away from the Amazon
A few weeks ago, I decided to move my books to IngramSpark. IngramSpark is an online self-publishing platform that connects authors with potential audiences around the world, in markets from bookstores to libraries. Much like Amazon's KindleDirect Publishing,...
No panicking!
This past Saturday, I finished the first draft of my latest original story. Whenever I finish a story, one question commonly arises: What will you do, now? Image by loretta_marburg from Pixabay There is the temptation to flounder, to panic....

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