by M.S. Kaminsky | Oct 7, 2026 | Book Recommendations, Fantasy Deep Dives
I have a confession. I quit Dungeon Crawler Carl. I got a little way in, decided it wasn’t for me, and put it down. But people kept telling me how good it was, and I started to wonder if I’d missed something. Two months later I reloaded it on my Kindle....
by M.S. Kaminsky | Sep 29, 2026 | Fantasy Deep Dives, Shifter Fantasy
Say “werewolf” and most of us picture the same thing: a big ole full moon, a painful transformation, and maybe a silver bullet waiting in somebody’s pocket. But werewolf mythology is much older, stranger and more varied than that. Long before...
by msk | Feb 3, 2026 | Fantasy Deep Dives, Mermaids & Ocean Fantasy
When Urban Fantasy Villains Steal the Show Why Antagonists Matter Let’s be honest. You have a favorite villain. You might not call them your favorite. You might say “complicated” or “tragic” or “weirdly charismatic.” But somewhere along the way, you found yourself...
by msk | Jan 19, 2026 | Fantasy Deep Dives
You know that feeling when you walk past a bookstore window and immediately recognize a YA fantasy novel without even reading the title? That’s the power of cover design. And lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about how dramatically different YA fantasy...
by msk | Nov 19, 2025 | Fantasy Deep Dives, Uncategorized
Everywhere I look, the term romantasy keeps popping up. It’s the genre mash-up of the year: part sweeping fantasy, part passionate love story, usually wrapped in celestial dust and dramatic declarations. Readers are devouring it, publishers are doubling down on it,...
by msk | Nov 11, 2025 | Fantasy Deep Dives, Uncategorized
Last week we explored how fictional diaries in stories can inspire your own journaling practice. Diaries in fantasy often hold secrets, reveal hidden truths, or transform the characters who write in them. They remind us that the act of putting words on paper has power...
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