Laura Haglund

Biography

Laura Haglund is a native of Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. Born on a rocky peninsula, she was always fascinated by...rocks. That, with a love of nature and a fondness for foraging, grew into a preoccupation with prehistoric life. An avid reader as long as she can remember, the author devoured mountains of science fiction and fantasy but found too little fiction that treated stone-age people in a satisfying way.
Eventually, after a sudden spate of writing fan fiction parodies based on the characters of a well-known writer of prehistoric fiction, one of her original characters demanded to have his own story told properly.
Ms. Haglund is "retired" but does free-lance web design and graphic art, and has a computer repair business on the side. She is better known on the Web as Matera the Mad.

On Mastodon:
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Books

Dead Sentences
Price: Free! Words: 1,170. Language: English. Published: May 14, 2013 . Categories: Fiction » Humor & comedy » Satire
(4.00 from 1 review)
Nick Wortschatz, private critic, investigates the case of yet another murdered manuscript.
A Drum Is Empty
You set the price! Words: 120,070. Language: English. Published: May 12, 2013 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Epic
(4.00 from 1 review)
A Drum Is Empty combines an earthy view of the prehistoric past with magical adventure, suspense, and humor. A shaman's apprentice breaks an oath of loyalty, facing death to bring a double murder to light. Magic and mayhem ensue.
Kewarratiwa's Story
Price: Free! Words: 3,240. Language: English. Published: May 12, 2013 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories
Separated from her people during a murderous raid by members of another tribe, a young woman finds a new home with others of the same tribe that killed her family.
Grandmothers
Price: Free! Words: 3,600. Language: English. Published: May 12, 2013 . Categories: Fiction » Fantasy » Short stories
This is a short story sequel to my fantasy novel, A Drum Is Empty. There is no magic in it but that of love.

Laura Haglund's tag cloud

curse    fantasy    humor    ice age    magic    paleolithic    poland    prehistoric    prehistoric fiction    prehistory    shaman    stone age people    stoneage    storytelling    tribal    writing   

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Smashwords book reviews by Laura Haglund

  • Free Gifts on Sep. 21, 2013
    (no rating)
    OMFG, loved it. Very well handled humor, and the best writing I've sampled all day. An excellent appetizer -- I really do want more.