Episode 205: Interview with Moriah Chavis

Moriah is an active and supportive member of the Instagram writing community. We connected with her on social media, due to her hilarious reels about the writing life and beautiful aesthetics. Her short story “Tail of Hope” has been featured by Havok Publishing and several short stories have been selected to be published within Twenty Hills anthologies. Her debut novel Heart of the Sea (HOTS) was released on August 2nd, 2023.

The elevator pitch for her magical pirate adventure story HOTS is: Nerisa Elliot’s sister was taken by a darkness that’s trying to take over all five kingdoms. In order to save her, she has to steal the fastest ship in Easterly that’s captained by Cyrus Crow, but Cyrus has been ordered to kill her in order to gain his freedom from a malicious queen.

Moriah’s also working on a collection of short stories focused on a FMC in the late 19th Century London who has the ability to see ghosts and goes on a journey of self-discovery while solving supernatural crimes. This project is being published through Twenty Hills Publishing and is expected in 2024.

You can connect with Moriah on Instagram at @moriah.chavis and on her etsy shop at MoriahChavisAuthor.

Books and Movies Mentioned:

Heart of the Sea by Moriah Chavis

Harry Potter Series by J. K. Rowling

Twilight by Stephenie Meyer

The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis

City of Bones by Cassandra Clare

The Giver by Lois Lowry

What Darkness Fears: An Anthology (Black and Gold Anthologies) by Anne J. Hill, Lara E. Madden, Savannah Jezowski, Crystal Grant, Beka Gremikova, D.A. Randall, AJ Skelly, Kat Heckenbach, Effie Joe Stock, and Kristiana Sfirlea

The Never Tales: Volume Two by Anne J. Hill, Hannah Carter, and others