by msk | Jun 22, 2025 | Shifter Fantasy
People love to talk about alpha males in shifter fiction like it’s all ripped torsos and growly dominance, but if you’ve ever actually written one, you know it’s not that simple. Or at least, it shouldn’t be. In Moonshifter Academy, I didn’t want to just slap a label...
by msk | May 6, 2025 | Analysis, Harry Potter
When most of us think of magical academies, it’s almost impossible not to picture Hogwarts. J.K. Rowling’s iconic school for witchcraft and wizardry from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone is the gold standard, enchanting readers worldwide with its...
by msk | Apr 6, 2025 | Fantasy Deep Dives, Tropes & Worldbuilding
Let’s talk elves. Not the North Pole kind (that could be a whole other article, but best saved for Christmas). I’m talking about the tall, ethereal, flawless beings that strolled into pop culture via J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings. They’ve since been...
by msk | Dec 20, 2024 | Harry Potter
You’ve probably dreamt of casting a Patronus charm at least once…I know I have. There’s something wonderful about the idea of your inner self taking the form of a silvery, protective creature. But have you ever stopped to wonder what your Patronus says about...
by msk | Nov 28, 2024 | Shifter Fantasy
NaNoWriMo—aka National Novel Writing Month—is a crazy, exhilarating, caffeine-fueled sprint where writers worldwide attempt to churn out 50,000 words of a novel in just 30 days. This is my fourth (or maybe fifth?) time participating, and let me tell you, every single...
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