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We've done it so you don't have to. We have combed through the extensive work of SJM to bring together what we think is the creme de la creme of recap information for you before the release of House of Flame and Shadow. Spoiler warning for ALL Sarah J Maas novels and series. We are diving into the lore, the maps, the characters, and all the breadcrumbs Sarah's been leaving us for years! 

Hello, 2024! We are so excited to wrap up this mini-series of our top 12 reads of 2023!  This is the third and final part of the series that will feature our top reads for Sumt-ober, October, Yarros' November, and December of the year. Think of this as our 2023 book bracket meets our ultimate book recommendations to you - with a lot of chaotic, embarrassing, laughable, moments along the way! Join...

Hello, 2024! We are so excited to be reading our way into the New Year with you! As we all are writing down our book goals, TBRS, and more. We want to share with you our top reads of 2023. This three-part series will feature our top reads for each month of the year. Think of this as our 2023 book bracket meets our ultimate book recommendations to you - with a lot of chaotic, embarrassing, laughabl...

Hello, 2024! We are so excited to be reading our way into the New Year with you! As we all are writing down our book goals, TBRS, and more. We want to share with you our top reads of 2023. This three-part series will feature our top reads for each month of the year. Think of this as our 2023 book bracket meets our ultimate book recommendations to you - with a lot of chaotic, embarrassing, laughabl...

Welcome to our holiday season of They Know How to Write and our season finale episode! Rounding off this amazing see, this week we were so honored to have Ligia Cushman! Ligia N. Guzman-Cushman is a Dominican-American fantasy author best known for the " Rise of a Dark Throne: The Mōsa Chronicles ." Ligia Cushman is proud to be an Afro-Latina author, writing diverse and inclusive fantasy novels fil...

Welcome to our holiday season of They Know How to Write! This week we were so honored to have Angela Breen! Angela Breen is the author of Pretty. Gritty. Love Stories. Angela loves strong heroes and heroines who can save themselves. She writes about the dark and gritty parts of life as well as the fun stuff! This week we got into the Pretty, the Gritty, and all of the love with the very talented A...

Welcome to our holiday season of They Know How to Write! This week we were so honored to have Isabelle Olmo on our holiday special They Know How to Write. Isabelle is not only a talented author of The Queen's Red Guard, a feminist epic fantasy series with a diverse cast of characters, but she is equally hilarious and so much fun to have on the show! We got into all the details with Isabelle while...

Welcome to our holiday season of They Know How to Write! This week we were so honored to have Kate Gateley! It was amazing to get the chance to sit down and talk with the award-winning fantasy novelist of the Lost Wells Trilogy and immerse readers into a world of magic, Celtic History & self-discovery. When Kate published her first book, Tides of the Sovereign (FriesenPress 2022), Book One of...

Welcome to our holiday season of They Know How to Write! This week we were so honored to have Andrea Tang. To add to the excitement of this episode TODAY is the launch day of Kingdom of Without a cyberpunk heist thriller, what more could you want?! Find it online or at a store near you. Also, she loves martial arts in general and Brazilian jiu-jitsu in particular, and in her spare time, enjoys lea...

Welcome to our holiday season of They Know How to Write! This week we were so honored to have Kim Alexander, a former author interviewer on Sirius XM Book Radio turned fantasy author herself. We talk about her fantasy series; The Demon Door and much much more. But let us tease you with this: Blood is power. Love is pain. And destiny awaits beyond The Door.

Welcome to our holiday season of They Know How to Write! This week we were so honored to have Jessica Cage, an International Award Winning, and USA Today's Best Selling Author. We had so much fun - mostly laughing but getting to ask Jessica about her journey as an author, and how she came up with such rich words and dragons. Who doesn't love dragons? Jessica writes Paranormal Romance and Urban Fan...

SPOILERS SPOILERS SPOILERS We surprise you with a brand new episode with just predictions and theories not only for Iron Flame but the entire saga! As we all sit down with Iron Flame over the next few days or weeks let's review all the possibilities Rebecca has left us to think about. Is Adarnan royalty? Will Xaden and Violet find their HEA?! Do the rebellion kids get two signets?! What role does...

Welcome to the season finale of terror and horror! We dive into the history of Halloween, the good, the bad, and the ugly, and trust us there is a lot of ugly we it revolves are this cursed holiday. Watch the shadows, the foggy streets, and the noises outside your window tonight because the ghouls are out for a fright! Happy Halloween! 

I smell children! Welcome to our witch-tacular episode! Be prepared for these witches to make your skin crawl. These badass witches scared us while recording. Stir the brew, light a candle, and listen to these witches' tales some old as time, all real, and all wicked.  

We have returned with more nightmares this week! Almost halfway through the 13 nights of Halloween and they just keep on coming, creepier and creepier.  This week we are focusing on areas surrounding Nepal, India, and Pakistan. Some stories you may know others that will keep you up at night! Welcome back for a few more horrors before bed!    

Things go bump in the night as we make our way around the world in 13 nights of horror, and this week is just that! Be warned of what is lurking in the woods and fly around at night. These ghosts, demons, and spirits give us the heebie jeebies! Grab your tea, hide under a blanket, and let's not slept tonight!

Guys.. this one is horrifying. We outdid ourselves. This is gruesome, terrifying, and will curse you! Listen at your own risk but we are aware this episode is dark and covers some sensitive subjects. This week's focus is on Japan and it's rich, terrifying, nightmare-inducing demons, witches, and cures. Buckle up guys because we might not make it to the end of this spooky season. 

Welcome back to our second night of Halloween. In this episode, we cover the legends of four uniquely terrifying demons, witches, and horrors! We focus on Malaysian, Indonesian, and Singaporean culture to bring us a fright! It's only night 2 and we are scared for the rest of this series so grab your blanket, popcorn, and be prepared to be scared! 

Welcome to our 13 Nights of Halloween series! We will be releasing 12 mini-episodes full of monsters, myths, ghosts, and more from around the world. Leading up to our season finale monster episode on Halloween Night! We are warning you now of this horror, you might get scared, and you might need to cover your ears because this season is spooky. Tonight's episode features New Zealand, Australian, a...

Welcome to the finale of our mini-series Writers Wednesday Workshops. We are wrapping up this four-part season with the best of the best! Drafting, editing, promoting, cover design, and title with resource and tips on platforms and pages about the topics. Honestly, we could go on and on about everything we covered in this series and this episode in particular BUT we hope you will be able to take s...

This weeks episode you might think is out of order BUT we wouldn't stir you wrong! So much of the book writing experience outside of the idea, world-building, and writing is the marketing! A wise person says the moment you start a book is the moment you start advertising your book. So how do you do that? Well, Megan and I do our best to explain a few options to you. The writing process, first line...

Welcome back to Writing Workshop Wednesdays! This week we are hitting the big three, at least for most genres! World Building, Character Development, and Lore! IN this W.W.W. Megan and Natalie talk about building out the "Tolkien - moment" with world-building, character development, and lore with resources and tips on platforms and pages about the topics.

SPOILERS SPOILERS Hunt is a pegasus shifter, Lucien is Tamlin's father, Gavriel didn't die, and the 13 lived! Welcome to the multiverse episode of theories! Trust us when we say we forgot a lot, talked about a little, and promise another multiverse theory episode!

Welcome to our mini-series! Writers Workshop Wednesday. This week we are covering the basics: Initial idea then what? Your Tolkien moment! Discovering your genre, the planning process, choosing your perspective, tips on best writing platforms, and resources for the beginning stages.

The missing link, the forgotten leg, the long awaited, and lost A Court of Wings and Ruin part 3 episode that just some how never made it's way out here into the universe. This episode is long, it is rough, but it is chaos at it's finest and a fun interlude in the weird world of our show! Enjoy Feyre and Rhysand going to war for not just Night Court but the nation!