by msk | Jan 27, 2026 | Mermaids & Ocean Fantasy, Uncategorized
Writers are often asked, “Where do you get your ideas?” Usually, the answer is a mix of “I had a weird dream” or “I stared at a wall until my forehead hurt” or “I honestly have no clue.” But every once in a while, a...
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...
by msk | Jul 30, 2025 | Fantasy Deep Dives, Uncategorized
Lately I’ve been thinking about the quiet ones. Not the brooding heroes or the villains with tragic pasts. I mean the background characters. The ones who don’t get the prophecy or the cool scar or the forbidden love interest. The ones who show up in a few scenes, say...
by msk | Jul 22, 2025 | Fantasy Deep Dives, Uncategorized
Lately I’ve been thinking about rituals. Not the spell-slinging, tower-shaking, lightning-crack-across-the-sky kind. I still love those, obviously. But I’ve been drawn more to the quiet ones. The human ones. Lighting a candle at dusk. Pressing a hand to a doorway...
by msk | Apr 3, 2024 | Reading, Uncategorized
Back in the day (well at least my day), the concept of interactive fiction was epitomized by the Choose Your Own Adventure series, a pioneering force in narrative interactivity. Unlike the digital platforms and sophisticated apps that dominate today’s landscape of...
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