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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…
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Why AI Will Never Truly Replace Humans
I have a confession to make. I am a creative and I use AI. Now, before you start throwing knives at my head, let me explain. How I Use AI I’ve used AI to help outline blog posts. Frank and I did some experimentation using AI to help us generate some blog content on demonolatry.org. We found it helps to…
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How to Draw Friends & Sacrifice Toxic People
Black Magick for Glamour, Influence, and Letting Go You can remove toxic people from your life.You can draw successful and interesting friends.You can turn any situation to your favor. With advice on dealing with people, and over 40 spells you can work to manifest your will, every witch and magician can have stellar working relationships with others, a supportive group…
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New Release: Four Daemon Queens
In Four Daemon Queens, discover the transformational power of working with Hecate, Lilith, Tezrian, and Delepitoré. This grimoire covers a wide range of workings with these Divine Intelligences and offers inspiration to those looking to connect with the divine feminine. GET IT NOW: AMAZON | BARNES & NOBLE
