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Is The Moonshifter Academy Series Romantasy? A Conversation With My Characters

Is The Moonshifter Academy Series Romantasy? A Conversation With My Characters

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,...
Romantasy or Just Fantasy with Heart? How I Write Between the Lines

Romantasy or Just Fantasy with Heart? How I Write Between the Lines

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,...
Unlocking the Secret Power of Maps in Fantasy: How to Inspire Your Own Journey

Unlocking the Secret Power of Maps in Fantasy: How to Inspire Your Own Journey

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...
Unlocking the Amazing Power of Magical Libraries: How Fictional Archives Can Transform Your Reading and Writing Life

Unlocking the Amazing Power of Magical Libraries: How Fictional Archives Can Transform Your Reading and Writing Life

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...
The Haunting Origins of Halloween and How They Weave into Fiction

The Haunting Origins of Halloween and How They Weave into Fiction

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...
Reading Outside the Castle: Fantasy Novels From Around the World You Need to Discover

Reading Outside the Castle: Fantasy Novels From Around the World You Need to Discover

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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