fantasy, short, stories – Iza Forestspirit Stories

Yahweh, the omniscient deity in ‘Reign in Hell: A Gothic Romance’

izaforestspirit

March 15, 2024

Since writing the Spheres of Heaven’ article I figured it would be worth doing a similar post about Yahweh, the omniscient creator deity of my ‘Reign in Hell: Gothic Romance’ universe and my inspirations behind the character. Unlike the Erai gods of the Gragiyan Empire universe, who are physical beings, Yahweh is a strong force…

fantasy, short, stories, mythology, writing blog

mythology, Reign in Hell: A Gothic Romance, Yahweh

Protagonist Speaks interview with Emperor Tiriyanin from ‘Tiriyanin’s Riddles’

izaforestspirit

February 23, 2024

I’ve recently did a guest post for a blog called The Protagonist Speaks where I interview Emperor Tiriyanin, one of the main characters from ‘Tiriyanin’s Riddles’. Here’s an extract from that interview: “Dear readers, tonight with us is Emperor Tiriyanin from the Gragiyan Empire, the ruler of an ancient land where humans live among gods,…

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A love riddle from ‘Tiriyanin’s Riddles’ and paperback book release

izaforestspirit

February 14, 2024

Happy Valentine’s Day everyone. On this special day of romance I’d like to share a riddle from my fantasy romance novella ‘Tiriyanin’s Riddles’. Let’s see if anyone can guess this one: “I’m freely given, yet more precious than the finest gems. I can bring great joy or immense sorrow. I’m so powerful that not even…

fantasy, short, stories, mythology, writing blog

‘Tiriyanin’s Riddles’ book release., fantasy, Gragiyan Empire

The Spheres of Heaven in ‘Reign in Hell: A Gothic Romance’

izaforestspirit

January 17, 2024

Last month I posted a visitor’s guide of the Nine Circles of Hell which feature prominently in my Gothic horror WIP ‘Reign in Hell: A Gothic Romance’. Here’s the link for those who wish to check it out: https://izaforestspritstories.com/2023/08/12/a-gothic-romance-cover-reveal-and-a-visitors-guide-to-the-nine-circles-of-hell/ Though most of the story takes place in Hell, the novella will also contain a few…

mythology, writing blog

fantasy, Gothic Horror, Reign in Hell: A Gothic Romance

‘Tiriyanin’s Riddles’ eBook Goodreads Giveaway

izaforestspirit

January 7, 2024

This month. I’m giving away 20 copies of my new fantasy romance eBook ‘Tiriyanin’s Riddles’, to the lucky winners in the USA on Goodreads. Offer starts on 9th January 2024. Enter today for a free download! Goodreads Book Giveaway Tiriyanin’s Riddles by Izabela Raittila Giveaway ends January 21, 2024. See the giveaway details at Goodreads.…

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‘Tiriyanin’s Riddles’ book release.

‘Tiriyanin’s Riddles’ available for pre-order

izaforestspirit

December 20, 2023

I have some exciting news. The e-book version of my fantasy romance novella ‘Tiriyanin’s Riddles’ is now available for pre-order on Amazon. The release date is set for Christmas Eve, 24th December 2023. Here’s the blurb: For those who prefer the print version, the release date for the physical version will be next year, 14th…

mythology, writing blog

‘Tiriyanin’s Riddles’ book release., fantasy, Gragiyan Empire

Baba Yaga and other Slavic folklore influences in ‘Reign In Hell: A Gothic Romance’

izaforestspirit

November 4, 2023

I was hoping to writing something spooky for the Halloween season this year. Sadly I was really busy at the time, so I decided to share it with you today instead. As mentioned previously my latest WIP, the Gothic horror novella ‘Reign in Hell: A Gothic Romance’ takes its inspiration from Dante’s ‘Inferno’, the Bible,…

fantasy, short, stories, mythology, writing blog

Baba Yaga, Gothic Horror, Slavic folkore

‘Reign In Hell: A Gothic Romance’ mood-board and main themes

izaforestspirit

August 27, 2023

I’ve recently created a mood-board for my new Gothic horror story ‘REign in Hell: A Gothic Romance’ using Canva and GIMP software. This one doesn’t contain any text apart from the title, but the images should give you a good ideas of some of themes and style of the story. Though there is a romance…

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‘Reign in Hell: A Gothic Romance’ cover reveal and a visitor’s guide to the Nine Circles of Hell.

izaforestspirit

August 12, 2023

Hi everyone, I hope that you all had a good summer. I’m back from my break and I have some good news for you. I’ve now overcome my writer’s block and I’ve started writing again. But instead of resuming my projects related to the Gragiyan Empire universe, I’ve decided to work on something new. ‘Reign…

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dark fantasy, folklore, Gothic Horror, new story

Twitter (or X as it’s now called) Q&A and why I’m taking a break

izaforestspirit

July 24, 2023

It’s been two years since my last Q&A session on Twitter so I decided to it was time to host a new one. I have close to 6000 followers on there, almost twice the amount I had back then. A lot of my followers are authors too. Yet despite this, only a few people asked…

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