Rissa Borders
Writer and Editor in the Minnesota North Woods specializing in Young Adult and Middle Grade Fantasy
Come on this journey with me as I dive into the realm of being a novelist! I've been a professional editor and writer for 7+ years and am just getting started on querying my first book. Stay tuned for updates, projects, and more!
- "Chop your own firewood, and it will warm you twice." - Henry Ford
- "For God has not given us a spirit of fear and timidity, but of power, love, and self-discipline." - 2 Timothy 1:7
Projects and Coming Soon
THE MONSTER'S BROTHER - UPPER YA/CROSSOVER DARK FANTASY
*Querying
When his little brother's secret curse is exposed before the king's court, the guilt-driven crown prince bargains for a remedy only to discover the curse he'd always been blamed for was never his fault—and the only way to kill the curse is to kill his brother.
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR HERO - MG FANTASY
*In Revisions
In a post-Ragnarök Minnesota, thirteen-year-old Valkyrie, Gunnr, is furious when she's tasked with training the prophesied hero: Beowulf, a scrawny pacifist. Gunnr is trained in war; Beowulf's weapon of choice is a flashlight. To save the nine realms, they must work together, even if it means granting mercy to the monsters Gunnr has sworn to kill.
THE BROTHERS' MONSTER - UPPER YA/CROSSOVER DARK FANTASY
*Drafting
When political ties come between the three princes, and darkness stirs in the center of the island, Tarence must decide which bonds to hold and which he might have to break. Any will cost the kingdom. One will cost his soul.