You like ghosts? You like mysteries? You like eldritch gods that make black roses grow from nothing? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you should give this a read!
My name is Louisa and I’m a 20-year-old aspiring author and creative writing student from New Zealand. For several years I’ve been working on my passion project - a paranormal mystery novel called Wairua Hill. A story all about a haunted town, a spooky urban legend, quirky detective kids, and a death god as old as time itself.
Robbie Grainger was a teenaged boy who suffered a personal tragedy in the quaint town of Wairua, New Zealand. In order to escape the painful aftermath of it all, Robbie chose to leave Wairua. He moved away, wanting to start over and escape what he had gone through.
But five long years have passed since then, and Robbie is drawn back to Wairua. He is hopeful things have settled there and that he can finally get a bit of closure. But shortly after his arrival he learns of the legend of the Wairua Witch - a powerful spirit said to haunt the town. It is said she holds a curse over the area, bringing about mysterious tragedies and stealing folk away into the night.
Robbie believes this supposed curse may be tied to what originally drove him out of the town all those years ago, so he decides to investigate. But not everything is as it seems in the town of Wairua. And soon enough Robbie and discovers a terrifying supernatural conspiracy buried under years of the town’s tumultuous history…
(if you would like to know more, I have a full summary HERE)
The story and characters mean a lot to me. Wairua Hill is my pride and joy, really… And someday soon I’d like to be able to share it with you all! I’d also like to make it mixed media someday. Perhaps with things like official illustrations, comics, and animations!
My goal is to eventually go on to do my Masters in creative writing, where Wairua Hill will be my project for it. That gives me an entire year to focus all my energy into it! I desperately need the time and support that would give me, as right now I have other obligations that have been stunting my progress. I have to study, I need money for groceries and other expenses, all that jazz… I know Wairua Hill will be something folks can truly enjoy and will be something beautiful! But in order to share it in its best possible form and for me to finish it, I need money to help support myself until I can do the Masters. And maybe even after as I’d love for this to be a job.
If this sounds like something that interests you, or even if you’d just like to help a girl accomplish her life’s dream, you can donate to my Ko-fi! And if you’d really really like to help me out, while also gaining some sweet perks in the process, please check out my Patreon! Even for as little as a dollar a month, you’d be really helping me out and gain access to some cool content too!
TLDR: I’m writing a story about ghosts, cosmic horror, and fun, loveable characters and I’d really like to share it with you all and get some buzz going! My dream is to make Wairua Hill to be my job someday.
Thank you so much for reading and I’ll hope you’ll consider joining me along for this ride!