Amanda Norvelli
Fantasy author seeking representation
She / Her | Alaska | LGBTQIA+
About
Buried in the wilderness of Alaska, you might find Amanda Norvelli hidden among piles of snow in the dark of winter. Some believe she is the abominable snow-woman lurking, hunting her next unsuspecting meal.Unfortunately she isn't that exciting.Born and raised in a small town in Alaska, she is the youngest in a family of four, the only daughter, and married happily to her Ragnarok Online sweetheart. With writing currently her only job, she spends most of her time creating fictional worlds where chaos, ill-fitting gods, and relatable characters roam the fields. Other than that, she is a true gamer at heart, spending her free time building in Terraria, hitting on women in Harvest Moon, supporting on League of Legends, and solving mysteries in Danganronpa.
Stories
ETERNAL CLASP
In a world guided by a prophecy that states God will reset humanity if they stray too far into sin, MATEO CLEMMENS struggles to find his place in the world. After hearing his sister is training under a witch, he decides to become a mercenary to find her. His family hasn't heard from her in months and are growing concerned that she may have died.While on his quest, he learns that humanity has become tainted by sin. He is worried that God will reset humanity as the prophecy warns, even though he is trying his hardest to help everyone he meets.When he does find his sister, he realizes that she is on the opposite end of beliefs. He finds himself torn between siding with his family, and the guidance that God has given them. Little does he know that the God from the prophecy is much closer to him than he thinks.
94k young adult fantasy
A SPLINTERED HORN
Seventeen-year-old Tsarya has lived with two wolves for five years and believes she will never find companionship after a plague leaves her as the sole survivor of her town. But when she rescues a horned shapeshifter named Niphelle, Tsarya sees an opportunity. Niphelle and Tsarya forge a fast friendship.Unfortunately, there’s a rumor that a shapeshifter’s horn will cure the plague affecting civilization. When word spreads about Niphelle’s existence, bounty hunters capture her, which splits up the girls. Niphelle is taken to the king, and he insists she must sacrifice herself to save the citizens. However, her desire for friendship with Tsarya rivals the need to please others.Vowing to save Niphelle, Tsarya follows Niphelle’s trail, but symptoms of the same sickness that wiped out her family make her struggle. As her body fades, Tsarya fears that when the time comes, she will have to choose between her chance at a cure and the girl she’s beginning to love.
85k young adult fantasy
The MYSTIC MISTAKE
Asexual Shylo Winslow was the hero who saved the world. However, the kingdom fears that another terror may awaken during Shylo’s retirement, and the king pressures her to find a relationship to birth a new chosen one. Discovering that settling down with another person is more terrifying than staring down a chimera, Shylo just tries to lay low for awhile.Unfortunately, after having the worst pain of her life—unbearable menstrual cramps—her life goes from carefree to terrifying in a matter of days. The healer she sought to relieve the pain instead accidentally made Shylo pregnant with her own magic. Unsure of how to navigate pregnancy, let alone the impending doom of child-care, she and the healer start fake dating to ease the attention on their precarious situation and the two must hide the unplanned pregnancy.Caught in the unexpected web of parenthood, Shylo must decide whether to settle down and have a family with a romantic partner, or to find a way to reverse the pregnancy while the hormones convince her that she’s falling in love with the healer.
currently: drafting