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J.M. Elam is the author and illustrator of the upcoming paranormal, folk horror book, “Adoration: A Ghost Story.”

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J.M. Elam has been a traditional artist for over 20 years and a writer for over a decade. It was a long time before she shared that writing, and it took longer to feel proud of it.

The artist began using Procreate to illustrate stories while creating an e-book version of the fantasy short story, “Impossible Things.”

“Adoration: A Ghost Story” will be the first full-length, illustrated book by J.M. Elam.

Here are a few thoughts from her about that process:

“I’m 37 years old, and this is the most excited that I’ve ever been about writing.”
“I gave myself permission to write things out of order. I focus on the scenes that make me want to write first.”
“I decided to combine my art and writing. Illustrating my book takes more time, but bringing my story to life, in this way, feels like everything I’ve always wanted.”
“I made a music playlist to keep me inspired. It’s like a soundtrack to scene writing.”
“I write every day now, but I count just putting SOMETHING on the page. Most of time I end up writing more than I expect, but some days it might only be the bullet point of an idea.”
“I’m writing it for me now.”
Two women about to kiss amid a dreamlike landscape
More About J.M. Elam
"Impossible Things" by J.M. Elam
“Impossible Things” Illustrated E-Book by J.M. Elam is available on Patreon

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These are a few of J.M. Elam’s favorite art pieces.

The Gathering - abstract painting of a bonfire
The Gathering | Bleach, oil paint, and dyed canvas
Memories | abstracted landscape painting | Burnt Sienna, reds, and cream colors | dyed canvas, bleach, and oil paint
Memories | Bleach, oil paint, and dyed canvas
The Bridge | red and cream abstract painting | Burnt Sienna, reds, and cream colors | dyed canvas, bleach, and oil paint
The Bridge| Bleach, oil paint, and dyed canvas
Supermassive | Purple and gold abstract painting | bleach, dyed canvas, and oil paint
Supermassive| Bleach, oil paint, and dyed canvas
A surreal abstracted landscape painting of a crescent moon in a field of stars peaking through trees above a still lake.
Dreaming of Midnight | Solar print, ink, and watercolor
Abstract red and cream painting with dark contrast
Like Particles and Waves | Bleach, oil paint, and dyed canvas
A painting of a mountain range at night beneath a starlit sky and a full moon
Moonlit Mountains | Bleach, oil paint, and dyed canvas
“Stairway to Nowhere” - Painting of stone steps embedded in a hillside in the forest.
Stairway to Nowhere | Ink and watercolor
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