by msk | Nov 24, 2025 | Uncategorized
Readers ask me this from time-to-time: “Be honest. Did you write Moonshifter Academy (that’s my series about a young wolf shifter who is the last of her kind, trying to save a shifter academy) as a romantasy?” And every time, I give the same thoughtful,...
by msk | Nov 19, 2025 | 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 | 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 | Nov 5, 2025 | Uncategorized
Over the past few weeks (I skipped last week to feature a special Halloween featured blog last week) we looked at two beloved fantasy objects that hold surprising lessons for real life. First came fictional diaries, which can inspire your own journaling practice. Then...
by msk | Oct 28, 2025 | Uncategorized
Every October, jack-o’-lanterns flicker on porches, costumes fill the streets, and bowls of candy wait by the door. Halloween feels like a holiday tailor-made for stories. It is already theatrical, full of masks, magic, and mystery. But behind the fun-size candy bars...
by msk | Oct 22, 2025 | Uncategorized
A fantasy novel where everything feels just slightly unfamiliar grabs readers…the kind of book that doesn’t just whisk you away to another realm but makes you question what “magic” even is. The air feels different. The rules of heroism bend. Even the monsters...
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