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ursulakatsMY WEBSITE: www.ursulaspiller.ch
Novels currently available:
OUT NOW:
The True Ship
More about my novels:
Let me tell you about my novels. Given that they're in different genres, it's not what a series of stories usually looks like. They're not a series in the traditional sense, and each can be read individually with no previous knowledge of the other three. They don't have to be read in any particular sequence, and (almost all the time) the characters aren't aware of the other stories happening at all.
How is it a series then? Easy! Alternate universes! :D
If you come from a fanfiction background, that concept isn't exactly new to you.
So! Here's how the novels so far work:
They all have the same protagonist, who deals with wildly differing settings.
Cookie:
That was the first one I wrote, because I wanted to see if a writer can try to solve a case along with the detective in the story. Short answer: yes. Long answer: you're going to have to read the book XD
It's in the first person and it jumps between present and recent past until about the middle of the story when we're all caught up.
As with all the other stories, it's the protagonist's friends that really get things going. Ideally, that is always the case for any story, but I wanted to set a dynamic that would be recognisable in different genre settings.
Q's Key:
This is the fantasy alternative to the detective with quests and prophecies and magic and such. Because of the setting, characters are more aware of the nature of their (fictional) existence at certain points. Because, in fantasy, anything is possible, including the thinning of the veil between reader and characters.
Q very much approaches the story as Cookie did. "Oooh! Isn't this interesting? Let me poke at it!" Which is the one part I can definitely relate to ;)
Because this is a quest, the protagonist is faced with loss and the question of identity more than before. But both are a matter of perspective. (As they are in real life, but fantasy offers a bit more leeway.)
How a Post-Apocalyptic Vampire Librarian Saved the World:
That title is self-explanatory ;)
Since Cookie/Q were not a centuries-old vampires, that difference had to be reflected in the character. Quentin still has an abundance of curiosity and willingness to learn, but he has also learned where curiosity and knowledge can lead, so he's more careful about it and trying to protect it. Literally. (Literally literally XD)
And there is only one way to save the world.
The Coffee Shop AU:
Another self-explanatory title, at least when you're familiar with the term.
This is the romance for the protagonist. (There are romances for the protagonist - or at least entanglements - in the other books, but this is an actual romantic comedy.) Falling in love is a messy business; so, obviously, Kiki can't handle that without her friends, either.
Mostly I wanted a romantic comedy with no love triangle and no third act conflict.
The True Ship:
And this story brings all of them together. Because, see, there was one character that always knew that they were in a story. More than that, they were a reality agent sent there specifically to move the plot along - using savory and less savory methods.
Because, unlike writers like me would like to make you believe, pivotal moments in stories don't happen on their own. They need a bit of a nudge to make everything align.
And in future?
I'm afraid I don't know that just yet... We'll see. (Quentin might make another appearance at some point.)
Novels currently available:
- Cookie (crime)
- Q's Key (fantasy)
- How a Post-Apocalyptic Vampire Librarian Saved the World (as it says on the tin)
- The Coffee Shop AU (as it says on the tin)
- NEW: The True Ship (sci-fi/adventure/meta)
OUT NOW:
The True Ship
More about my novels:
Let me tell you about my novels. Given that they're in different genres, it's not what a series of stories usually looks like. They're not a series in the traditional sense, and each can be read individually with no previous knowledge of the other three. They don't have to be read in any particular sequence, and (almost all the time) the characters aren't aware of the other stories happening at all.
How is it a series then? Easy! Alternate universes! :D
If you come from a fanfiction background, that concept isn't exactly new to you.
So! Here's how the novels so far work:
They all have the same protagonist, who deals with wildly differing settings.
Cookie:
That was the first one I wrote, because I wanted to see if a writer can try to solve a case along with the detective in the story. Short answer: yes. Long answer: you're going to have to read the book XD
It's in the first person and it jumps between present and recent past until about the middle of the story when we're all caught up.
As with all the other stories, it's the protagonist's friends that really get things going. Ideally, that is always the case for any story, but I wanted to set a dynamic that would be recognisable in different genre settings.
Q's Key:
This is the fantasy alternative to the detective with quests and prophecies and magic and such. Because of the setting, characters are more aware of the nature of their (fictional) existence at certain points. Because, in fantasy, anything is possible, including the thinning of the veil between reader and characters.
Q very much approaches the story as Cookie did. "Oooh! Isn't this interesting? Let me poke at it!" Which is the one part I can definitely relate to ;)
Because this is a quest, the protagonist is faced with loss and the question of identity more than before. But both are a matter of perspective. (As they are in real life, but fantasy offers a bit more leeway.)
How a Post-Apocalyptic Vampire Librarian Saved the World:
That title is self-explanatory ;)
Since Cookie/Q were not a centuries-old vampires, that difference had to be reflected in the character. Quentin still has an abundance of curiosity and willingness to learn, but he has also learned where curiosity and knowledge can lead, so he's more careful about it and trying to protect it. Literally. (Literally literally XD)
And there is only one way to save the world.
The Coffee Shop AU:
Another self-explanatory title, at least when you're familiar with the term.
This is the romance for the protagonist. (There are romances for the protagonist - or at least entanglements - in the other books, but this is an actual romantic comedy.) Falling in love is a messy business; so, obviously, Kiki can't handle that without her friends, either.
Mostly I wanted a romantic comedy with no love triangle and no third act conflict.
The True Ship:
And this story brings all of them together. Because, see, there was one character that always knew that they were in a story. More than that, they were a reality agent sent there specifically to move the plot along - using savory and less savory methods.
Because, unlike writers like me would like to make you believe, pivotal moments in stories don't happen on their own. They need a bit of a nudge to make everything align.
And in future?
I'm afraid I don't know that just yet... We'll see. (Quentin might make another appearance at some point.)
