About the Author
Tiffany Apan grew up among the thick forests of the Appalachian Mountains in Northeastern Pennsylvania. It was there she began honing artistic abilities and received much of her creative inspiration. A misfit among her peers (she was the only one in her fifth grade writing class obsessed enough with Vikings and Norwegian mythology to write poems about them), Tiffany was highly active in the artistic community in Wilkes-Barre, PA, involving herself in all music, theater, visual arts, and writing. Eventually, she settled quite comfortably into a role as “that artsy kid in black” who sits in a coffee shop, drinking endless amounts of coffee and tea while writing furiously in a journal or sketchpad.
After graduating high school, she left the Northeastern PA ghosts for the Southeastern PA zombies (Pittsburgh). Upon the move, Tiffany became involved with the indie film scene, landing supporting roles in a couple films. This also gave way to the release of her music with partner in crime, Jason English. Since then, she has gone on to act in several films and theater productions with starring and supporting roles, release music to critical acclaim, and receive accolades for her writing and producing.
While Tiffany enjoys the Pittsburgh area, Northeastern Pennsylvania is the place she considers “home”, and frequently travels up there for inspiration. The Appalachian Mountains serve as a backdrop for many of her stories, including The Cemetery by the Lake and The Birthrite Series.
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Official Blog
The Birthrite Series Website
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Amazon
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Why the Series is Titled as Stories from Colony Drive
When I decided I was going to make The Cemetery by the Lake and Dusk to Dawn the beginning of an actual short story series, I searched for a title that was going to by a sort of tribute and reference to my growing up in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Colony Drive was a road on which I spent much of my childhood, and it was also on that road that my interest in ghost tales and dark fiction was born. I was one of many 80s and 90s children corrupted by the Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark Trilogy followed by my second grade teacher reading us Washington Irving's The Legend of Sleepy Hollow that Halloween. To this day, those first two introductions and the influence the works had shape my writing and story-telling style. Not all of my stories end happily or even have a definite resolution, though some do. Some are more romantic in nature, while others venture into the macabre. The Cemetery by the Lake is the first in the series, followed by Dusk to Dawn. The third story, The Twisting House will follow soon. I hope you enjoy reading these tales as much as I enjoyed writing them.
The stories (along with my forthcoming full-length novels, The Birthrite Series) are available on Smashwords, Barnes & Noble, iTunes, and Amazon.
Tiffany Apan grew up among the thick forests of the Appalachian Mountains in Northeastern Pennsylvania. It was there she began honing artistic abilities and received much of her creative inspiration. A misfit among her peers (she was the only one in her fifth grade writing class obsessed enough with Vikings and Norwegian mythology to write poems about them), Tiffany was highly active in the artistic community in Wilkes-Barre, PA, involving herself in all music, theater, visual arts, and writing. Eventually, she settled quite comfortably into a role as “that artsy kid in black” who sits in a coffee shop, drinking endless amounts of coffee and tea while writing furiously in a journal or sketchpad.
After graduating high school, she left the Northeastern PA ghosts for the Southeastern PA zombies (Pittsburgh). Upon the move, Tiffany became involved with the indie film scene, landing supporting roles in a couple films. This also gave way to the release of her music with partner in crime, Jason English. Since then, she has gone on to act in several films and theater productions with starring and supporting roles, release music to critical acclaim, and receive accolades for her writing and producing.
While Tiffany enjoys the Pittsburgh area, Northeastern Pennsylvania is the place she considers “home”, and frequently travels up there for inspiration. The Appalachian Mountains serve as a backdrop for many of her stories, including The Cemetery by the Lake and The Birthrite Series.
Official Website
Official Blog
The Birthrite Series Website
CDBaby
Smashwords
Amazon
iTunes
Why the Series is Titled as Stories from Colony Drive
When I decided I was going to make The Cemetery by the Lake and Dusk to Dawn the beginning of an actual short story series, I searched for a title that was going to by a sort of tribute and reference to my growing up in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Colony Drive was a road on which I spent much of my childhood, and it was also on that road that my interest in ghost tales and dark fiction was born. I was one of many 80s and 90s children corrupted by the Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark Trilogy followed by my second grade teacher reading us Washington Irving's The Legend of Sleepy Hollow that Halloween. To this day, those first two introductions and the influence the works had shape my writing and story-telling style. Not all of my stories end happily or even have a definite resolution, though some do. Some are more romantic in nature, while others venture into the macabre. The Cemetery by the Lake is the first in the series, followed by Dusk to Dawn. The third story, The Twisting House will follow soon. I hope you enjoy reading these tales as much as I enjoyed writing them.
The stories (along with my forthcoming full-length novels, The Birthrite Series) are available on Smashwords, Barnes & Noble, iTunes, and Amazon.