 | Jeanne Rhodes-Moen is the creator of The Apara Chronicles, a genre-blending science fiction and fantasy series that reimagines the vampire mythos through the lens of evolution, ethics, and hidden human potential. Diagnosed with ADHD in her early forties, Jeanne came to understand what had always fueled her life: hyperfocus, pattern recognition, and an almost architectural approach to creativity. Those traits first expressed themselves through fine filigree jewelry and lapidary work — much of it self-taught — and later through intricate, interconnected storytelling. Her background spans psychology and mathematics, formal publishing, independent design, and years of professional jewelry craftsmanship. Her how-to book Silver Threads: Making Wire Filigree Jewelry was originally published through Kalmbach Books and later reissued independently. In 2024, Hurricane Helene flooded her studio to the ceiling, placing her jewelry career on pause. She now works night shifts at a hotel in Asheville, North Carolina — writing between quiet hours while rebuilding what was lost. Widowed young and having raised two daughters on her own, Jeanne brings lived experience, resilience, and moral complexity into her fiction. Her work explores found family, responsibility, transformation, and what it means to evolve — individually and collectively. She is currently expanding The Apara Chronicles into a multi-book arc and broader transmedia project, while planning additional fiction and nonfiction works. If you’d like updates on new releases and projects, you can join her newsletter below. |
My jewelry book: Silver Threads: Making Wire Filigree Jewelry is on Amazon.com.
I settled in Asheville, North Carolina, in 2005. I raised my daughters on my own, attempting to make it by doing my jewelry work, lapidary, and jewelry photography for other jewelers. All self-taught skills, aside from my late husband taught me the very basics of cutting, shaping, and soldering filigree. Now, I’ve been working to bring a series of novels, The Apara Chronicles, to fruition.
In late September, 2024, my jewelry and lapidary career came to a rather abrupt pause thanks to Hurricane Helene flooding my studio to the ceiling. Until there are more studios available and I can replace necessary equipment, I’m working nights at a hotel, where I’m free to write when things are quiet.
I’m starting to plan out book 7-a new arc in the series, as well as some other, non-fiction books.
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I’ve been lucky and privileged to have the help of a local woman,Nicky Rae, who’s been writing RPG systems and literature for decades. For the last two years, she’s been mentoring me with my writing as well as proofreading and editing for me. Through her assistance, I’ve improved my books dramatically and applied these skills to a unique take on an old subject. We’ll be working on the RPG and will be releasing it after the books start hitting the market.
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