-- "Elements of Soul" short story anthology is available NOW!.

Buy the book at a special pre-order price: Elements of the Soul

Published by Twin Trinity Publishing, this debut anthology contains that winning entries to an Accentuate short story contest. I have two short stories in the book.


-- Roll the Dice Fantasy Fiction is now for sale. Click the page to learn more.

This book gives you all the ingredients you need to write fantasy short stories or novels: characters, settings, conflicts and plot twists. It's the ultimate writing prompt resource.


-- Won 1st place in the Accentuate future-themed short story contest.

My story, "Inescapable," just won 1st place in the short story contest. It is the tale of a psychic and her brother, and the future that can't be avoided.

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This is the official site of M. Lori Motley, fantasy and horror writer.
Whether your tastes run to sun-dappled meadows where fairies dance, or the gloomy underground where vampires stalk their prey, you will find M. Lori Motley there, writing madly in her purple notebook.

I help run The Purple Wyrm with my good friends Melanie, human, and Louie, a dragon from Brooklyn, NYC.

My most prolific writing genres are sword & sorcery, contemporary and urban fantasy, horror, dark fantasy, comedic fantasy, and paranormal & fantasy romance. I also take occasional forays into the world of erotica. (Don’t we all at one time or another?)

Roll the Dice Fantasy Fiction

Fantasy Fiction Story Generator

Since practice makes perfect (or as near as we’ll ever get), and exercise is good for body and soul, it stands to reason that a writer must do writing exercises. These can be as simple as five minute word wars with a buddy, or complex as short-story-per-day goals.

I’ve used the dice rolling method to create writing prompts and story ideas for years. I decided it was finally time to share it with the multitudes.

Current Novel Projects

Short Story Projects

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Order Elements of the Souls short story anthology.

Pre-order the 1st ever Accentuate Anthology, "Elements of the Soul," which includes 15 contest-winning short stories from ten excellent writers, as well as several poems.


Two of my stories, "Summer Heat," and "Flood of Tears," are in the anthology.