I’ve always been a writer, ever since I was little.

We had one channel (sometimes two if reception was good), dial-up internet when I was thirteen (the best available at the time), and the nearest movie theatre was over an hour away, so my sister and I had to come up with our own entertainment in the rural Nova Scotia village where we grew up.

I’d make up stories about our cats or my friends and create little books out of paper.

I would write my novels when I got home from school, my short story assignments were always too long, and I would journal my days each evening.

It was inevitable that I would attempt to pursue writing and storytelling as a career.

Which, turns out, is a lot harder than twelve-year-old Clare believed.

But I don’t shy away from things that are hard.

So in 2011, I started to publish my own books as Faery Ink Press.

And after ten+ years, a handful of award nominations, years of travelling the country selling books at craft shows, comic conventions, and writing festivals, and nearly a dozen titles later, here we are.

Because of you, my life has shifted...

Being my own publisher has taken me to cities I wouldn’t have thought to visit, become friends with people I may never have known, and learn way more about publishing than I ever could from just researching it (although school and my own research did provide a firm foundation).

It’s not always easy. But I don’t do things because they’re easy. Publishing is time consuming, resource draining, and frustrating. I’m always learning something new. Publishing isn’t a one-and-done kind of deal. It’s a lifelong commitment.

I am building something that outlasts me.

My ultimate mission: to build an innovative direct-to-consumer publishing brand that inspires readers to face the world with the strength of a protagonist.

Publishing and bookselling has changed a lot in the past few decades with technology innovations. Never has it been easier for you to discover new authors or search the internet for your favourites from childhood or adolescence.

It's also never been easier for you to support independent writers, publishers, and artists from around the world, from the comfort of your own home.

You can become part of the story.

When you purchase a Faery Ink Press book directly from me (FaeryInkPress.com) - you are directly contributing to my success.

This is now true if you support me here on Patreon! By pledging monthly, you are helping me focus my creative energies on what I love most: creating fantasy & science fiction stories in print, audio, and (new!) in video format.

Why Patreon?

When I would sell my novels at comic cons and craft shows, I had attendees approach me and ask, “Do you have a Patreon?”

And my first reaction was, “Why would I have a Patreon?” After all, I’m not an artist.

Over the years I’ve seen and heard from a lot of people who want to support my work but don’t necessarily want to buy books – or I don’t have anything new for them to buy.

I’ve also been doing the Wingtorn podcast for nearly three years now (ahhh!) and I haven’t monetized it – so these are all reasons I’ve decided to finally create a Patreon.

Official Bio:
Clare C. Marshall grew up in rural Nova Scotia with very little television and dial-up internet, and yet she turned out okay. She is the founder and author-publisher behind Faery Ink Press, where she publishes young adult science fiction, fantasy, and horror novels. Her fantasy novel, The Violet Fox was given an honorable mention in the 2016 Whistler Independent Book Awards and its sequel, The Emerald Cloth, was nominated for Best YA Novel in the 2019 Prix Aurora Awards. When she’s not writing or fiddling up a storm, she enjoys computer games and making silly noises at her two cats, Pinecone and Pavlova. She lives in Calgary with her husband.