The Woman Magician – second edition now available!
Second edition now available from Mnemosyne Press! Print copy: The Woman Magician Ebook: The Woman Magician
The Three Stages of Creating a Book
I've written five full length books and have edited three books and two anthologies. As an editor it surprises me how many people think that a book is done when…
Why I Wrote Practical Magic for Beginners
I wrote Practical Magic fifteen years ago as a book to introduce people to magic. I’m very proud and happy that it continues to help people today. It all started…
Cord Magic
My next book Cord Magic will be released in May. You can preorder here. Here's the cover, I'm so pleased with it! I hope you like it too.
Spreading real coronavirus news
How do you know what information to trust? Digital media spread obvious misinformation and reinforce prejudice. This was dangerous in the 2016 election, and in a pandemic it is actively deadly. Headlines are build to get clicks but clicking through doesn't get us actual news.
Planning the writing year
I've always loved writing with pen and paper. In my earnest twenties I carried a notebook with me everywhere jotting ideas and describing what I saw around me in practice paragraphs.
By Russell Patterson [Public domain or Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Taking a Break with 1920s Women Detective Novels
An important part of my work is standing up for human rights as described by the United Nations Declaration. In these times this means keeping up with the news, contacting lawmakers, and marching in the streets. It's tiring work and we all need to take breaks
Writing a book as initiation
Containment, transformation, emergence. Virginia Beane Rutter describes this process as an initiatory pattern.