Hello! I'm K.S. Trenten, a Californian author writing tales of ambient science fiction/fantasy. What is ambient science fiction/fantasy? These are stories of wonder and magic which tend to be emotionally driven rather than action oriented. It's a return to the kind of stories we read as children, only these don't always end with a princess falling in love with a prince. We've got princesses falling in love with princesses, mouse kings sweeping nutcrackers off their feet, and wannabe captains driving off into the starscape to find themselves. It's not always about the battle or the trek into the wilderness. It's the journey into a character's heart which can take on a sense of surreal wonder. If you'd like to take a peek at these journeys, stop by the Cauldrons of Eternal Inspiration (my blogs). My characters usually have something to say on Mondays and I offer free stories and samples on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Some of my characters have appeared in my published works listed here. Others are currently battling their way out of various works in progress. They've all got a story to tell. I'm still learning about the writing process, but I'm willing to share what I've learned in a monthly column for Queer Sci Fi called Sources of Inspiration as well as blogs as cauldron keeper.livejournal.com and rhodrymavelyne.dreamwidth.org. You can also find me as rhodrymavelyne on Twitter, tumblr, NaNoWriMo, Camp NaNoWriMo, and Archive of Our Own.