Note: This post first appeared in my newsletter on 1 April 2023. *** Writing Black Witch Rising has led me down some interesting pathways. The interactions between Puck Aefre and Nessa, for example, have been incredibly illuminating. While writing a particular scene in which Puck demonstrates some powerful magic, I realized that Nessa had no true, consistent role model for…Continue reading Crossville Supernaturals: Power Dynamics
Month: May 2024
Rune Magic
Note: This post was first published in my newsletter on 12 January 2022. *** When I was creating the magic behind the Vaness Kinley, Witch PI Series (and let’s face it; that’s a continual work in progress), I had to decide what kind of witchcraft to include. There’s really no rhyme or reason behind Nessa being a…Continue reading Rune Magic
Of Monsters and Men
Note: This post first appeared in my newsletter on 26 January 2022. *** The first Sunshine Walkingstick story I wrote was Greenwood Cove, which is also the series’ first novel. In it, Sunny investigates some strange occurences having to do with the local waterways. That story was a convergence of several ideas. When Sunny came to…Continue reading Of Monsters and Men
Kinley’s Mirror
Note: This post first appeared in my newsletter on 22 September 2022. *** I’ve got a neat little tidbit about Kinley’s, the bar owned by Nessa’s twin Nick in the Vanessa Kinley, Witch PI Series, later in this email that has something to do with this (truly awful) poem I wrote for you: Mirror, mirror…Continue reading Kinley’s Mirror