Evolution of a ‘Story Nerd’
Rue Sparks barreled into the publishing scene in 2019 asking us the question: “what if you could experience a day that (nearly) never ends?”
With their debut work, Daylight Chasers, they called the reader to think about our compulsion to document every moment, how little we truly understand about those around us, and how moments in our lives can be so beautiful even in tragedy.
This tumultuous journey alongside two relatable and mercurial characters would become the star chart upon which Sparks’ fiction is guided. Every story’s breath comes from the gut-achingly relatable characters navigating the same joys and losses we all experience, separated from us only by the imaginative and fantastical sandbox they live in.
Sparks has since published three other solo titles including the short story collection The Stars Will Guide Us Back, the magical realism novel The Fable of Wren, and a compendium of art, poetry, and short stories, Before I Go I Want You to Know. They were also featured in Skullgate Media’s Chronicles of New Albion and Cryptid Carols to the Sing in the Dark through Momento Vivere Press.
Their current project is Archetype, a series of visual epistolary novels dissecting tried-and-true tropes and story archetypes by combining prose, comics, news articles, letters, and other design elements. The first book, Eclipse: Love Story of a Hero and Villain, is in progress on Patreon.
Digital Appearances & Articles
- 01/01/2026 – Chiari & Creativity with the Abiding Hysteria Podcast
- 8/15/2024 – Strong Women, Strange Worlds Quick Read
- 1/10/2023 – Seven Authors Discuss Author Platform Building, Book Reviews, and Marketing and Selling Books
- 6/2023 – 13 Hoosier LGBTQ+ Authors To Read This Month
- 10/2021 – WROTE Podcast “A Bit of a Weird Genre”
- 10/2021 – Interview With Cheryl Burman
- 6/2021 – Embrace Your Weird With Genre Hopping
- 5/2021 – Indie Author Interviews: Rue Sparks
- 5/2021 – The Sebastian Hidalgo Podcast # 13 | Rue Sparks
- 5/2021 – Queersplaining: “Art Therapy”
- 1/2021 – Rue Sparks: Meet the Author
- 10/17/2020 – The Afterthought Podcast
- 8/2020 – Author Spotlight: Rue Sparks
- 8/2020 – Let’s Clutch Up! Season 4: Rue Sparks
- 7/2020 – Operation Awesome #20 Questions in 2020 Rue Sparks
- 4/2020 – Spoonie Authors Podcast Episode 9: Rue Sparks
Awards
Rue Sparks’ poetry and prose has been a finalist or winner of several awards through the years, mostly focusing on queer mental health representation.
The Stars Will Guide Us Back
