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Review: Women of Myth Oracle Deck
Put this Oracle Deck on Your To-Buy List While I primarily read tarot, sigils, runes, and Lenormand, I do, from time to time, use “other” oracle decks and thought it might be high time to review one. When I was asked to review the Women of Myth Oracle Deck: Guidance and Insight from the Divine and Diverse Feminine, I wasn’t really…
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New Release: 76 Week Goetia
In this version of S. Connolly’s 76-Week Goetia Immersion class, you can work through all 72 Daemons of the Goetia (plus the 4 elemental Kings) at your own pace with daily guidance and inspiration for the work. This deeply intense course will not only introduce you to all the spirits of the Goetia, but can be used for profound pathworking…
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New Release: Psychic Self-Defense and Protection Magick
Learn the ins and outs of psychic self-defense and protection magick with Daemonolatress S. Connolly. In this compilation of protection magick and psychic self-defense techniques, learn how to shield, thwart curses, avert the evil eye, create protection charms, banish negativity and nasty attachments, and bring to life protective servitors This book pairs well with S. Connolly’s other books:-Curses, Hexes &…
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New Release: Lawfully Wicked
Northrop has finally gone to the wolves. I’m Elise Marybell Marple, owner of the magic shop Wicked Ways, and I’ve just been elected the liaison between supernatural Northrop and the new pack of werewolves in town. My vampire best friend, Shelly, is pretty sure Northrop is about to be besieged with crime. After hearing all of Shelly’s horror stories, even…
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The Truth About Imposter Syndrome – For Writers
I just discovered something and it made me physically ill. I have participated in cultivating someone else’s imposter syndrome – and it wasn’t even intentional. A recent series of events made me seriously analyze why, after a successful career with many milestones reached including the BA degree in English – Creative Writing, book awards and award nominations, and a writer-of-the-year…
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How Books Scare Us — or Not
I’ve always loved a good horror story. While I don’t always write horror, when I do, I try to emulate masters of suspense like Stephen King, Dean Koontz, and Thomas Olde Heuvelt. I’ve been told the Amelia Doss series, written by my co-author Andre Gonzalez, and me, is pretty darn terrifying. When I wrote Amelia, I really tried hard to…
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Lessons Learned From a Writing Life Part Two
Be BOLD – Don’t censor your thoughts and ideas no matter how outside the mainstream they are. Playing it safe doesn’t bode well for a writer. Be FEARLESS – Don’t be afraid to try new things, embrace new technology, or hit publish on that novel you’ve had sitting in your desk drawer collecting dust for all these years. You never…
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Lessons Learned from a Writing Life Part One
Some readers can be fickle and fame fleeting Your latest novel will be the most popular thing since sliced bread one minute, but the second the next trend hits, most readers will forget you ever existed. Fame is fleeting. Do what you do because you love it. That passion and love will attract loyal readers and super fans who will…
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Be Prepared to Change Lanes
This blog post is not going to be popular writing advice, but the truth never is. The big advice in indie land right now seems to be to find a niche genre and then stay in your lane. This means writing one kind of book, nothing else, and never branching out. I think this is the biggest mistake (that most writers…
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I Am Not Flattered
I am so angry right now as I type this. I am NOT flattered. Not one bit. They always show up in my inbox full of flattery for my work. Whether they actually value it is another story. In the pagan/occult writing/publishing world – we need to stop normalizing the idea that writers and artists shouldn’t expect payment for their…