Writer’s Block, Laziness, and Perseverance in Writing: How to Gentle Parent Yourself into Writing Again

Lately I feel as though I have come to a catastrophic full stop in my fantasy writing. Like, I’m here doing this (the blog), but what of aCATemy, which I was “supposed to” write in April? What of Magic Princess Academy, which I can’t seem to figure out how to revise? What of that new shiny cozy fantasy I want to write but haven’t written more than a chapter of, with a monster hunter who gives up hunting to protect two cerberi puppies? I think…

12 Cozy Fantasy Books to Get You Through the Long Dark Winter

In the last few years, I’ve been absolutely obsessed with finding fantasy books that make me feel warm, happy, and safe–like a hug from a good friend. I think I’ve always been the sort of person who wants fiction to tie up in a nice little bow, where all the threads are resolved, where everyone gets a HEA (happily ever after) or a HFN (happily for now), and where nothing particularly bad happens…