Lantern author

Abby Woodland

Lantern After DarkOctober 2026 event author

How it was earned: Participated in Lantern’s October 2026 After Dark event.

New and Young Adult stories with a twist

RomanceFantasyThrillerHorrorDystopianContemporarySci-FiParanormal

5,422published words across 2 Lantern stories

Behind the byline

About the author

Abby Woodland is a multi-genre author and editor who loves creating stories that captivate, surprise, and keep readers turning the page. She writes fantasy, dystopian, supernatural, thriller, gothic, horror, and romance, with a special focus on accessible, engaging stories for busy and neurodivergent readers. Abby is also the owner of Whispering Woods Author Services, where she helps fellow indie authors bring their stories to life.

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The fun stuff.

The little things readers always want to know after the last page.

Forever shelf

Favorite books

Ask for Andrea
The Hunger Games
Divergent
Woman in Cabin 10

In the headphones

Writing soundtrack

Nothing

Tiny author lore

Things to know

Fights to the death
True Dragon at Heart
Never Grows Up

On Lantern

Stories by Abby Woodland

Paranormal

Obsession

Kate has been unlucky in love for a while now. When she meets Alex, a cultured, kind, interesting man, she begins to fall...fast!

But there's something about Alex that doesn't sit right.

Soon, Kate finds herself in a position she can't escape. It's life or death now, and with Alex missing, Kate is trapped.

Will she be rescued in time or will her fate be chosen for her?

Read Chapter One →

Paranormal

The Shadows

Some family secrets should stay buried.

When Tabitha and her family hear her grandmother isn't doing well, they pack up the family to say their final goodbyes...but something is lurking.

Soon, Tabitha notices the changes in her own children and is forced to confront a past that shouldn't have been awakened in the first place. With death looming over them, the secrets of Tabitha's past, and the things she really wished she could hide, are brought to light.