The disembodied voices that whispered throughout the halls of my childhood home were always there. I didn’t know what life was like without them. Though I do not know their names, the civil war spirits who lived in my home were pretty much part of the family. My parents only thought my sister and I were making them up, creating imaginary friends, but there are some things that you just can’t explain.
But it was these three spirits that lead to my life as a writer.
I left for college in the fall of 2008 and it was not only a culture shock but a mental one as well. My dorms weren’t haunted…there were others across campus, but none where I lived and that was strange to me. It took me a while to figure out what was bothering me about living away from home, but once I did, I figured out what to do to handle it: Write.
Coming up with the concept of Dead Dreamer was one of the best decisions I made. Not only because it helped me coped with being away from my haunted home, but it led to a resurgence of a passion I had temporarily forgotten about. I went with the concept of the spirit of a human leaving their body when they fell asleep to join the world of the Dead. This concept gave me the connection I needed to the spirits in my life.
To this day, I still don’t know their names. But the Dead Dreamer series allowed me to give them names and imagine what their stories were. It allowed me to create a special connection to those who were next to me unseen as I grew up. Though they tend to come in go now, sometimes I still feel their presence when I go home, and it gives me comfort knowing they are there.
The dead gave me the will to live with passion and put it out there for the world to see. The dead came to life in my stories. The dead are my influence and comfort. I hope they can be yours as well through the Dead Dreamer series.
by Sarah Lampkin
October 13th 2020
October 13th 2020
Genres: New Adult, Paranormal
The third installment in the haunting Dead Dreamer series.
Somehow Brenna Whit has survived to her junior year at Nephesburg College. Despite all odds, she’s fought against the Gatekeepers and lived. But the battle for the Fade has only just begun.
New pieces have been added to the board.
The Fade opens to the Veil.
And a Shade from the past returns.
With Brenna’s secret out, everyone is after her: dead and living alike. Those from across the sea have come and they’re determined regain control of their broken faction.
Questions will be answers
Fires will be lit
Chaos will reign
The third installment in the haunting Dead Dreamer series.
Somehow Brenna Whit has survived to her junior year at Nephesburg College. Despite all odds, she’s fought against the Gatekeepers and lived. But the battle for the Fade has only just begun.
New pieces have been added to the board.
The Fade opens to the Veil.
And a Shade from the past returns.
With Brenna’s secret out, everyone is after her: dead and living alike. Those from across the sea have come and they’re determined regain control of their broken faction.
Questions will be answers
Fires will be lit
Chaos will reign
About the Author:
A native of Richmond, Virginia, Sarah Lampkin is a 2015 graduate from Lynchburg College [University of Lynchburg] with a master’s degree in English. Since graduation, Sarah now lives in Northern Virginia working in the IT field as a Technical Writer while continuing her research for her graduate school thesis. When she isn’t working, Sarah continues her Celtic mythology research and Gaelic studies, while working on the Dead Dreamer series.
Giveaway
Digital collection of the Dead Dreamer series (Everyone)
