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A J Hartley

Act of Will

Anthology

Rum and Runestones w/misty

David B Coe

Dark Eyes

Faith Hunter

Blood Cross

Misty Massey

Mad Kestrel

Distractions

Y’all, it’s been One of Those Weeks for about two months now. I wanted to post something brilliant for you to read today, but really all I want to do is work on my New Shiny. So I’m going to throw a bunch of glittery internet treats at you and hope you don’t [...]

Fabulous Title

A couple of years ago, I was invited to appear at a convention, and one of the duties was to read aloud a Poe story of my choosing. My favorite has always been The Cask of Amontillado, so I rushed to grab that one before anyone else could. When the coordinator started emailing [...]

Untying the Knot

Yesterday I was reading an article about the delay in George R R Martin’s A Dance With Dragons, the latest addition to the Song of Ice and Fire series. For those who aren’t familiar, the series is about the struggle for power in the fantasy kingdom of Westeros, combined with the sudden return of [...]

It's The Little Things

All of us wish our work would win awards. The Hugo, the Nebula, the Phillip K Dick, the World Fantasy, the Campbell, Writers of the Future…they’re all prestigious and career boosters. Just being nominated for an award is huge, so winning is exponentially better. All of us wish our books would sell [...]

The Sun Sign Guide For Writers

So you want to be a writer, to see your name on the cover of a New York Times bestselling hardcover book and be invited to sit on Oprah’s couch and regale the world with your brilliance, but you just don’t know where to start. Don’t let that blank page get you down! [...]

Ten Reasons To Keep Writing

I love making up stories. I love sharing them. All of the writers here on Magical Words feel the same way. But every now and then, the actual writing-them-down part becomes tiring. I’ve worked so long and there’s still so far to go. Discouragement tickles at the back of my [...]