Welcome
I’m glad you’re here, because I love including readers in my writing process. Each story I share is directly influenced by readers like you—readers who enjoy being included in real-time, behind-the-scenes peeks (without spoilers!) at stories as they develop.

“She stood in the storm, and when the wind did not blow her way, she adjusted her sails.”
“Reason brings us to the point where we realize that reason is not enough, and at that point we submit ourselves to revelation.”
imponderabilia
[ im-pon-der-uh–bil-ee-uh, –bil-yuh ]
plural noun
imponderables; things that cannot be precisely determined, measured, or evaluated: the imponderabilia surrounding human life.
“You cannot swim for new horizons until you have courage to lose sight of the shore.”
lilt
[ lilt ]
noun
rhythmic swing or cadence.
a lilting song or tune.
“Hope is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul
And sings the tune without the words
And never stops at all.”
quill
[ kwil ]
noun
one of the large feathers of the wing or tail of a bird.
a feather, as of a goose, formed into a pen for writing.
“The Sea, once it casts its spell, holds one in its net of wonder forever.”
About Laura
Through her unique style of writing interactive serialized fiction, Laura Joy Lloyd invites readers into that special place where real life inspires and influences storytelling.


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