Fiction author · world builder

R.L. TRIMM

STORIES MADE TO BE SEEN.

I build worlds for people who love getting completely lost in a story.

Some things in this world are meant to be touched.

01 / THE COLLECTION

MY WORLDS

Every world begins as a door. This is the first one to open.

WORLD 001 · DARK SCIENCE-FANTASY

THE SHADOWSOF MOTHERAI

The Reaping — Book One

A thousand years after machines nearly destroyed humanity, magic has returned to the world. The machines have become legends. Then the Reapers return.

The Shadows of Motherai: The Reaping by R.L. Trimm official book cover
OFFICIAL TRAILER

ENTER THE WORLD OF MOTHERAI

A world of fantasy. A story that moves like a movie.

READ THE BOOK
02 / CURRENT TRANSMISSIONS

THE AUTHOR'S DESK

Notes, fragments, and glimpses from the worktable. Open anything that catches your eye.

PROJECT FILE / ACTIVE

WHAT I'M BUILDING

The next world is already moving.

I’m continuing to build The Shadows of Motherai beyond the first book—new stories, new places, and consequences that have only begun to surface.
REMOVED / RECOVERED

FROM THE CUTTING ROOM FLOOR

Not everything survives the story.

Abandoned ideas, alternate concepts, scenes that changed, and artwork that led somewhere unexpected. Some of it was cut for a reason. Some of it may still find its way back.
MARGIN NOTE

ON MY MIND

What makes a world feel real?

Not just the heroes or the battles. It’s the ruined road nobody remembers building. The machine that should no longer work. The strange thing growing where nature took the world back.
STATUS / UNKNOWN

COMING THROUGH THE DOOR

Something else is taking shape.

I’m not ready to name it yet. But every world begins with one strange idea—and another door eventually opens.
03 / PROCESS

BEHIND THE STORIES

How a strange idea becomes a world readers can enter.

04 / INTERACTIVE FICTION

ENTER CAREFULLY

Two small experiments from the worlds inside R.L. Trimm's head.

STORY SEED

Give the strange idea somewhere to begin.

Press the button. Take what follows at your own risk.

WOULD YOU SURVIVE MY WORLDS?

R.L. Trimm, author of The Shadows of Motherai
05 / THE AUTHOR

Hi. I'm
R.L. Trimm.

I create stories for people who love getting completely lost in another world.

I’m drawn to cinematic storytelling—mystery, action, strange places, unlikely companions, major reveals, and those moments that make you tell yourself you’ll read just one more chapter.

The Shadows of Motherai is the first world I’ve published, but it’s only the beginning. I’m building stories, characters, artwork, lore, and interactive experiences that I hope can grow far beyond the page.

My goal is simple: when you open one of my stories, I want you to see it happening.

AN AUTHOR TIMELINE

The first ideaAugust 1987
Tells a story in a first-grade classroom about being attacked by an alligator over summer break.
The Shadows of MotheraiBook One: The Reaping
The ReapingSeptember 14, 2026
Publication date
The Shadows of MotheraiBook Two: The Sorceress and the Gunslinger
Date to be announced

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WANT TO KNOW WHEN I OPEN ANOTHER DOOR?

Occasional transmissions from the worlds I'm building. New stories, strange discoveries, and things I probably shouldn't reveal yet.

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