Ava Clary

There's romance in these fantasy novels, inspired by places I've traveled. I wrote them to be ridiculous on purpose. How else can you get dragons and pixies in the Underground, or an audience with the merlion in Singapore?

Changeling Fate. Stacie stands with a yellow umbrella in front of a watery spiral sky

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Fairy Doctor Series starts here!

(Doctor’s warning: Includes fairies with hiccups, a dangerous perfume made from -ahem I can’t talk about it! And the beginning of a love triangle (but don’t worry, I solved it in final book. And YOU get to choose.)

Recent Blogs

Ready for a little Odd… Odd Enchantments that is. A fateful romance…August 27, 2025
I’m making a new story called Odd Enchantments on Wattpad! Let’s celebrate the release. Romance. Fairy-Tale-ish. A cozy fantasy. A romance rekindling between an enchantress and her cursed ex? Nothing can possibly go wrong. I have long been curious about cozy fantasy. I think I’ve read plenty of them over… Read more: Ready for a little Odd… Odd Enchantments that is. A fateful romance…
The time I took a trip to France without leaving my apartmentAugust 11, 2025
Actually, I wanted to write a story set in France. This meant research. Since I’m not in a position where I can hop on a plane to France (planning a trip usually means months of waiting in eager anticipation and lots of scheduling and travel logistics), instead, I was too… Read more: The time I took a trip to France without leaving my apartment
Author InfluencersJuly 9, 2025
I was looking at my Goodreads profile and discovered something. I have not been reading. The last few months have been pitiful, as also evidenced by my Libby timeline. (I didn’t know this was a thing, but now I have a graph showing my library checkouts.) There is a downward… Read more: Author Influencers
Legend of Zelda Inspired: Wind Waker What ifs June 7, 2025
When you are writing a story, sometimes the best thing to ask yourself is ‘What if’. Call it the what-if game. Storytelling is about letting your imagination run wild. Take a surprising turn. Surprise yourself with the unexpected. This is also fun to do with characters and worlds you already… Read more: Legend of Zelda Inspired: Wind Waker What ifs
Final book in the series outMay 7, 2025
I have a new book out in the world! The final book of the Fairy Doctor series is out. Fairy Doctor Rest in Peace 2-in-1 edition: the Baron’s Route and Segundo Route. (Yes, the title is a whopper!) The paperback is ready to buy, too. (It’s got a 1.25″spine and… Read more: Final book in the series out

How do I become a Book Marketing Genius?

Marketing isn’t easy, but maybe not as scary as I think. Join me on this short interactive book marketing twine. Click here to start adventuring through Marketingland!

Join me as I Become a Book Marketing Genius

So, I am not a marketing expert, but that doesn’t mean I can’t get better at it. After all, I want to get my books in front of more eyeballs. I have a guide to self-publishing, too, and this is the part about marketing.

So, I’m going to try some story experiments. This was my first Twine story: about interactive book marketing. I hope you enjoyed it.

So, what is Twine?

What is Twine? A little about Interactive Fiction

Twine is a program that lets you make interactive fiction. (You can find details on their site, Twinery.org.) Have you heard of visual novels? These are text-based games, usually romances with gorgeous pictures and simple animations (or fancy animations, depending on the game).

They are novels where you click on different dialogue options as you “play” and interact with characters. The games allow for multiple endings, different routes, and different love interests. It gives the reader more agency to create the story, rather than reading a novel that can’t be changed. (Unless you do something crazy like I did and have two endings in the final book. Fairy Doctor Rest in Peace is how I solved my love triangle and wrote a novel with multiple endings.)

Twine stories can be heavily gamified, or just a simple click-through (like mine was). I’ve been researching book marketing, and this “story” came from asking questions and diving deep into the subject.