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Welcome to the website of fiction writer Arliss Ryan. Here you will find no pretensions, no fluff, no marketing ploys — just my sincere thoughts on the art of writing and my books.

The Secret Confessions of Anne Shakespeare, coming in June 2010, follows the heretofore unknown life of the talented and passionate woman who dared to be the equal of the Bard of Avon.

How (Not) to Have a Perfect Wedding is a wickedly funny tale of intrigue and mayhem at a society wedding as seen through the eyes of the wedding party, guests and staff.

The Kingsley House chronicles the five generations of a family living in Livonia, Michigan, from the days of the Underground Railroad and the Civil War to the preservation of the house in Greenmead Historical Village.

How (Not) to Have a Perfect WeddingThe Kingsley House

“And this is another great thing about being a writer, that nothing you do in your life ever goes to waste. You cut it out in little stars and scatter it into the heaven of everything you write.”

-Anne Shakespeare