About Alyssa
Alyssa Charpentier is a novelist and freelance essayist whose fantasy novella, A Maiden’s Wish, received a critical recommendation from Kirkus Reviews and a Gold Award from Literary Titan.
Alyssa pens speculative fiction spotlighting the struggle between Good and Evil and light and darkness, in addition to pop culture writings featured in publications such as PopMatters, Today's Christian Living Magazine, and Asian Movie Pulse. Alyssa loves storytelling and critiquing inspiring, underrated, and/or misunderstood media—always in the spirit of artistic authenticity.
ARTICLE AND ESSAY PUBLICATIONS:
Alyssa has written pop culture, film/music analysis, and travel articles for the following publications and magazines (see my Publication Portfolio below):
PopMatters, Film East, IDAHO Magazine, Go World Travel Magazine, Geeks Under Grace, Asian Movie Pulse, Today’s Christian Living Magazine, and G-FAN Magazine.
She is currently a staff writer at PopMatters, a respected pop culture publication bridging academia and entertainment.
FILM CRITIQUING:
Like film? Have strong opinions about yesterday and today’s cinema? You might love Alyssa’s film review and critiquing website, Stay Charp Cinema!
Who I am
Greetings, I’m Charpy!
I run on passion, music, monster movies, and matcha!
I am a fantasy author, pop culture/travel essayist, explorer, and budding film critic passionate about powerful, thought-provoking stories.
At age nineteen, I published my debut novel, Daughter Darkness (The Myrk Maiden Trilogy #1), and have been penning dark, daring fiction ever since!
Fun Facts:
I love hiking, traveling, and exploring
the outdoors!
My travels frequently center around California and my home region, the Pacific Northwest (Washington & Idaho)
Music is instrumental… to my life!
My favorite genres include rock, synth-pop/electronic music, ‘60s/’70s/’80s/’90s, scorecore, and anything with electric guitars or a dreamy, psychedelic flair!
Favorite bands/artists: Shinedown, Tame Impala, The Cure, Red Sun Rising, and Phil Collins
Godzilla, Sci-Fi, & Monster Fan!
What’s life—and the stories I write, for that matter—without monsters? I’m a lifelong Godzilla fan and creature feature enthusiast!
I want my books to challenge, wow, and inspire you.
I write dark and light fantasy, thrillers, issue-driven contemporary fiction, sci-fi, and poetry for the discerning modern (albeit probably old soul-infused) reader.
I write for—and about—the human experience.
I’d be honored if you joined me on my storytelling journey and explored what it means to be human alongside me.
(For my non-fiction writings, please see the Essays tab.)
