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About the Author
Jess L. M. Anderson has been hoarding stories like a dragon with a particularly nerdy treasure stash since childhood. Armed with a Master’s in Cinema Post Production from DePaul University (2019), she briefly considered a life of editing other people’s work before deciding she’d rather write her own. Mostly because she enjoys causing problems on purpose.
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Her debut fantasy novel, Mercy’s Light, kicked off The Source Keepers series, a world she first conjured at age 12 and refused to let die. After receiving traditional publishing offers, Jess chose indie publishing for the creative freedom, embracing the chaos, wielding total artistic control like a mildly unhinged sorcerer, and enabling her goblin tendencies on the internet as stressinabox.
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When not writing, Jess crafts Bookish Bugs, mounted bug art featuring recycled pages from her books and dried flowers. Because nothing says “fantasy author” like preserving dead things for fun. She also haunts conventions, where she sells books, shiny trinkets, and aggressively nerdy art to fellow fantasy gremlins.
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She currently resides in Tifton, GA, where she continues expanding her literary worlds, hoarding shiny ideas, and consuming an irresponsible amount of coffee, all while pretending she has a normal sleep schedule.
Meet The Team
Patrick likes to describe himself as a 'Jack of All Trades, Master of None'. When he isn't bringing the profound characters of Jess's mind to life, he is working in his workshop woodworking or bookbinding. When he isn't doing those things he's playing Dungeons & Dragons. He aspires to continue his career as a voice actor, film actor, and stage actor.
Audiobook Narrator
Patrick Wallace
Kieran Mikolajova
Official Series Artist
Kieran has been making art since they could hold a crayon and has developed a deep love for character portraiture. They can be found drawing daily, surrounded by their four cats, Merlin, Jasper, Loki, and Circe, as well as Ofisheus, the betta fish King of Ithaca. When they’re not checking the color balance on their projects or playing Dungeons and Dragons with friends, they’re working their way through their second of three Biotechnology degrees. With aspirations to continue on to medical school, they aim to merge their scientific pursuits with the same care and attention that is applied to their artwork. Ad Astra Per Aspera
Kelly McGaw
Duet Audiobook Narrator
Kelly has been acting professionally for the past 11 years and started narrating audiobooks 4 years ago. She spent 2 years honing her craft at PCPA (Pacific Conservatory of Performing Arts) and completed her BFA in Acting at USU (Utah State University). She proceeded to teach acting and musical theatre and has also assistant directed children’s theatre, choreographed professional theatre, and is a yoga instructor. She has a passion for all artistic performance, cultivating curiosity, the craft of narrative, and the overall human experience.
When she’s not narrating amazing tales or guiding yoga, you can find her hiking through the mountains with her husband and her dog or playing Baldur’s Gate 3, her newfound obsession.