Adventures in Bodily Autonomy

Raven Belasco has been described having as both “a dark, lyrical writing style” and at the same time “an easy, breezy writing style; a more colloquial and relaxed John Scalzi.” A degree in Comparative literature and a lifetime devotion to genre fiction fused into her unique style: constructed with the same dedication as literary fiction, yet easily accessible for any reader.

Belasco wanted to be an author since she was a little eight-year-old bookworm. When she turned seventeen she became chronically ill, and reading and writing “saved” her. After college, she had success with many published articles and short stories, but she always wanted more. Her first novel, Blood Ex Libris, was a genre-blending mix of dark fantasy, horror, historical, and action-adventure. It turned out to be very hard to get an agent to consider that, and it was only through dedication and a stubborn refusal to quit that Belasco finally found a publisher who understood her fresh voice and message.

Belasco writes about the complexities of being human as viewed through a dark mirror. She is known for her dedication to keeping the monstrous aspects in vampire fiction, for exploring themes of love and resilience, immersive world-building, nuanced character dynamics, and diverse perspectives.