Blog – Shifters Jessica's Story

Wild Choices: Designing the Shifters of Eternis

Hello Fellow Shifters! I apologize for the delay in this post, I’ll try to get a second one posted later this week to get back on track. I decided pretty early on to have my Shifter characters be 18 and older. Eighteen is roughly the age the (male) human body finishes growing physically. Girls stop […]

Building Eternis: The Real History Behind the Fiction

Hello Fellow Shifters! This week I want to dive a little deeper into the lore of the world of Shifters: Jessica’s Story. Allow me to guide you through some of the real history that inspired the laws of Eternis and the predjudice that resides there. As an avid history nerd whose comfort series’ are WW2 […]

My Brain VS Me: Writing with ADHD

Hello Fellow Shifters! This week I’d like to shed some light on the challenges of being an author with ADHD, and some of the hacks I use to trick my brain into working. Writing is hard enough when your brain is on your side. ADHD can feel like both a blessing and a curse to […]

Meet Jessica: The First Shifter

Hello Fellow Shifters! Every story needs a main character, and getting that character right is absolutely essential to telling a good story. This week we are going to look at Jessica, her background, and how I developed her into a (hopefully) realistic and relatable character. The first thing I had to do was develop Jessica’s […]

The Origins of Jessica’s World

Hello Fellow Shifters! Every story begins with some spark of inspiration, and Jessica’s Story began in the form of a dream. I am lucky enough to be one of those who not only has wild and vivid dreams, but who also remembers them upon waking. The wildest dreams are usually the ones that stick around […]

Welcome to the World of Shifters!

Hello all and welcome! I’m Allie Carlson and I am the author of the book “Shifters: Jessica’s Story.” This blog is going to be the place where I can share all my behind-the-scenes tidbits, character spotlights, Shifter lore, and maybe even a few personal stories along the way. I will also make sure to post […]