
I DO WHAT I LIKE AND I LIKE WHAT I DO.

OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF AUTHOR
HOLLIS JO MCCOLLUM
Optimist. Traveler. Storyteller. Silly Person.



The first two books in the Raashan Series are ready to be added to your bookshelf!
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To order your copies, click on one of these links:
The Queen Witch Paperback on Amazon
The Queen Witch Ebook on Amazon
The Queen Witch Paperback on B&N
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Proudly Published with 21 Chieftans Press



I do what I want.
A BRIEF GLIMPSE OF ME...
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Ancient Cultures Fanatic To Fantasy Adventurer! Growing up a Navy brat gave me an extreme case of wanderlust and paved the way to becoming certifiably obsessed with ancient cultures, travel, and writing. Living abroad as a child helped to foster a sense of fun and wonderment at the world around me. Suffice to say that I loved my childhood so much so, that perhaps I never really grew up in my own head. Basically, you should never stop playing. The colors are much brighter that way!
I lived in the Czech Republic, and got internationally certified as a Teacher of English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) right after graduating university with a degree in World History (specializing in the ancient Etruscans of Italy). Once proficient in Czech and Italian, I can also speak smatterings of Spanish, Japanese, and French. I can ask where the bathroom is in many languages. In short, I'm a good tourist. I've had the pleasure of visiting over twenty five countries including Italy, the United Kingdom, Japan, Egypt, Peru, Turkey, and South Korea. No plans to stop traveling ever.
When I was eleven I met Ashley, my very best friend and more of a sister, actually. One of the many activities we bonded over in our mutual creative nerdiness was playing Dungeons & Dragons. Over thirty years later, we are still super geeks creating wonderful adventures and characters in between our adult lives.
One of our adventures was the inspiration for my first novel, To Save a World.
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Also, I love cheese.
I do what I want.
A BRIEF GLIMPSE OF ME...
I Do Things
Spare the Swallow is available!
Click here to order your copy today.
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Volume one (2nd edition) in the Raashan Series, To Save a World,
is available on Amazon , Barnes & Noble, and wherever books are sold!
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Volume two in the Raashan Series is currently available to order on Amazon (paperback and ebook) and Barnes & Noble! Basically, wherever books are sold.
This is 100% due to reader request, and I am unspeakably grateful to all my readers for wanting more.
It is called The Queen Witch.
The book trailer and cover reveal are posted in my blog, so go check it out. Hope you like them.
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The first book in my historical fantasy series, The Lost Beacon Chronicles, will be published November 2023. It will be called Ignited.
Spare the Swallow is the origin story of this series, so get your copy now so you can be ready to find out what happens next for Lucretia!
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I've got a podcast! Yes, exactly like everyone else haha. That's just what we do these days. I talk about writing, my books (of course), and other things writing and reading related. It's called I Do What I Want! and can be accessed via the Spotify or YouTube links above.
