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“You are not in competition with other writers. Readers do not want The Best Book; readers want All The Books.”

Welcome back for Part 2 of Fantasy Subgenres. I’m going to mix it up a bit and start with my favorite subgenre. Why save the best for...

Subgenres of contemporary fantasy

Salvation, a short story by Sianyn Leigh

A brief overview of United States Cryptids

A brief overview of shapeshifter lore across various cultures.

A brief overview of vampires across various cultures

It’s Spooky Season!! My favorite time of year. Cooler temperatures, a smorgasbord of hot drinks and tasty treats, scary tales, and fun...

My book has been available for sale for 12 days now and I felt it was a good time to reflect on how it’s going, where it’s going, and...

I’ve been quiet for a while. What have I been up to? Well, my partner bought a house and since he has a disability that makes lifting and...

Over the past week, I have had the pleasure of interviewing Ynes Freeman, author and co-founder of 2 small publishing companies: Balance...

Along with my unending love of fairy tales, I also adore mythology and urban legends.  I graduated quickly from The Pokey Little Puppy to...

I’ve talked about the origin of fairy tales in oral and written tradition as a literary genre. Today, I want to delve a little into the...

We are all familiar with fairy tales as vehicles to teaching moral lessons or earnings about the pitfalls of trusting too easily, the...

Now that we’ve covered a little about what fairies are, let’s get into the shenanigans they love to participate in. Fairies are notorious...

If I were to ask to you imagine a fairy, most would envision tiny people wearing flower petals and leaves flittering around on sparkly...

Storytelling is an art as old as humanity itself. No doubt the first stories ever told were likely embellished recountings of valiant...

My grandmother had an extensive collection of books, most from the 1940’s. The unabridged Grimm’s Fairy Tales, Aesop’s Fables, Fairy...

Ah, the dreaded question. There is nothing trickier than an author trying to pigeonhole their work into a tight little category for SEO’s...

Authors are frequently asked, What inspires you? It’s a very personal question, one with as many different answers as there are authors. ...