i write stories that sneak into your heart and refuse to leave. Ever since I won a writing contest at 14, I knew I was hooked—on words, worlds, and wild ideas.
Welcome to the world behind the words
I’m K.C. Pedersen—writer, dreamer, and occasional animal rescuer.
I write stories that sneak into your heart and refuse to leave. Ever since I won a writing contest at 14, I knew I was hooked—on words, worlds, and wild ideas. When I’m not dreaming up quirky characters or emotional plot twists, I’m busy rescuing animals or decoding the mysteries of the human and animal mind. My debut novel, The Last Lightkeeper (De Laatste Lichtwachter) is the first spark in a magical trilogy. Basically, I live somewhere between reality, fantasy, and a house full of rescued creatures with my family—and I wouldn’t have it any other way.
My short film Can You See Me made it to the top 1% of over 205,000 projects on Coverfly, and was recognized as a Top 20 short film, Top 20 drama short, and a finalist in both the Atlanta Film Festival Screenplay Competition 2025 and the Los Angeles International Screenplay Awards. It also placed as a quarterfinalist in the Outstanding Screenplays Shorts Competition and the Filmmatic Drama Screenplay Awards.
de laatste lichtwachter
🇧🇪 Wat als je hele verleden verborgen zit in een paar kleine aanwijzingen? Een foto, een ketting, een brief…
Voor Aurora Gardney zijn dit de enige herinneringen aan haar moeder. Wanneer ze noodgedwongen het vertrouwde huis van meneer en mevrouw Bradwill moet verlaten, belandt ze op de mysterieuze Dunvar Academie, waar magie niet zomaar een mythe is. Terwijl Aurora haar plek probeert te vinden tussen andere jongeren met magische krachten, ontwaakt een eeuwenoude duisternis. Een kracht die nooit helemaal verdwenen was… en die nu dreigt terug te keren.
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🇺🇸 What if your entire past was hidden in just a few small clues?
A photograph, a necklace, a letter…
For Aurora Gardney, these are the only remnants of her mother. When she is forced to leave the familiar home of Mr. and Mrs. Bradwill, she finds herself at the mysterious Dunvar Academy—where magic is far from a myth. As Aurora struggles to find her place among other young people with magical abilities, an ancient darkness begins to stir.
A power that was never truly gone… and now threatens to return.
can you see me?
Twelve-year-old Lilly drifts through life feeling unseen, caught between a distant family and a school where she doesn’t belong. As she faces each day in silence, a mysterious woman watches over her, drawn to her struggles. When the woman finally steps in to help, the story takes an unexpected turn.