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Selin is a rising literary voice whose work continues to captivate readers and critics alike. With a portfolio that spans emotional poetry and richly layered fiction, she has established herself as a bold and original storyteller. Her acclaimed semi-autobiographical series, The Catalyst Trilogy, unfolds primarily in Norway (where she resided for a while) and skillfully blends supernatural 'urban romantasy' with occult/mystical mystery. The series has drawn significant attention for its nuanced exploration of identity, loneliness, friendships, biculturalism, generational trauma, and personal evolution—all told through an imaginative, genre-bending narrative.

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	The Catalyst 4.40 avg rating — 45 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	The Penance it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 11 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Flash!: A Collection of Flash Fiction and Short Stories by Chloe Maria Winstanley (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Robert Simms, Emily Perkovich (Goodreads Author), Fatima Riaz, Michael Yamamura, Anjali Sethi, Elizabeth Todoroska, Amy Littleford, more… 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Trigger Warnings in Literature vs. Real Life On writing difficult scenes, reader responses, and the power of storytelling to reflect pain and transformation

*** The books in this series include scenes involving spiritual intimacy, possession, and sexual encounters without informed consent. These moments are meant to explore both the seductive and dangerous aspects of contact with the supernatural. They are not intended to romanticize harm, but form part of a broader arc of healing and reckoning that becomes clear by the end of the trilogy. Reader disc Read more of this blog post »

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“I’ve now come...to not only accept my bicultural identity (which I’d spent my entire life running from, in order to ‘fit in’ better just in one category) but actually to be empowered by my duality.”
― Selin Senol-Akin, Set Free Your Flow: A Centered View

tags: bicultural, duality, experience, immigrant, memoir, motivational

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“Everyone's (own) nature can be questionable... Nature, can heal. Nature, can destroy. Nature...can Catalyze”
― Selin Senol-Akin, The Catalyst

tags: character, cults, humanity, love, mystery, nature, romance, suspenseful, vulnerability, women-s-strength

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“Sometimes our demons are necessary, to appreciate heaven”
― Selin Senol-Akin, The Catalyst

tags: demons, djinns, heaven-and-hell, love, marriage-quotes, mystery, self-realization, suspense-romance, whodunit, women-s-inspirational

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“Interesting things don't happen to uninteresting people..." - The Nestlings (Book III of 'The Catalyst Trilogy')”
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“Sometimes our demons are necessary, to appreciate heaven”
― Selin Senol-Akin, The Catalyst

tags: demons, djinns, heaven-and-hell, love, marriage-quotes, mystery, self-realization, suspense-romance, whodunit, women-s-inspirational

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“...you are my star, Kaitlin. I follow you blindly...Did you know that stars don't shine? They burn....”
― Selin Senol-Akin, The Penance

tags: fantasy-romance, heaven-and-hell, lgbt, lgbt-quotes, paranormal-urban-fantasy-romance, romance-novels, romantic-suspense

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“Why doubt yourself due to the mere opinions of fellow humans who, also, by nature, doubt themselves?”
― Selin Senol-Akin, Fire Up Your Flight

tags: heaven-and-hell, inspirational, motivational, self-improvement, self-love, self-respect

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“Sometimes I can't be both the East and the West, and I wish I had a compass that could decide for me: less stress”
― Selin Senol-Akin, Set Free Your Flow: A Centered View

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