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Urban Fantasy 101 – Allegory Overuse (ft. Laurell K Hamilton’s Anita Blake series and JK Rowling’s Harry Potter series)

Posted on August 5, 2016 by Zeenah

Content warnings: this installment of Urban Fantasy 101 contains very brief mentions historical acts of oppression (largely in vague terms), sexual assault and pedophilia in Laurel K Hamilton’s Anita Blake series, as well as more indepth references to anti-Black and anti-Native … Continue reading →

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More thoughts on freelance writing and “writing for exposure”

Posted on March 12, 2016 by Zeenah

Earlier yesterday, I wrote a series of tweets about why online journalism’s push for writers to work “for exposure” is terrible and the reality of what life is like for someone who does it. (Thread starts here.) Here are some … Continue reading →

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News for Patrons!

Posted on February 29, 2016 by Zeenah

I keep forgetting to update patrons (and people who might want to become patrons) about what’s going on on the my Patreon page. So here’s what’s gone on recently and what you can expect in the future! Currently: If you’re … Continue reading →

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[Snippet] My Favorite Kind of Night

Posted on January 6, 2016 by Zeenah

Over on Twitter I’ve been talking about some erotic fantasy that I’ve been writing for the past week and change. I’ve decided to provide a relatively safe for work snippet of the story so far as motivation for myself and … Continue reading →

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Patreon – Past, Present, and Future

Posted on January 1, 2016 by Zeenah

Hello folks! It’s January 1st and 2016 is stretching in front of us, full of possibilities and endless hope. I know that I’m excited to see what the year brings me. Right now, I’m rethinking what I put out for … Continue reading →

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Update 12/17/2015

Posted on December 17, 2015 by Zeenah

I just put the finishing touches on my own Grayson post’s first draft and am working on commission work for the rest of the night but I have a few things that y’all can look forward to coming up in … Continue reading →

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Urban Fantasy 101 – Issues of Immortal Morality-

Posted on December 14, 2015 by Zeenah

Welcome to Urban Fantasy 101, where we look at Dos and Donts along with discussions about good and tropes when writing Urban Fantasy and Paranormal Romance stories. Later on there’ll be themed book reclists (AKA – Required Reading) and eventually … Continue reading →

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The Kelpie in the Canal – Now Up On Patreon

Posted on December 12, 2015 by Zeenah

At first, when Danae sees the horse in the canal, she thinks that she’s dreaming. This is one of the stories that is going to show up in my fantasy collection sometime in the early parts of next year. Set … Continue reading →

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[Fan Fiction] Waking Up to Reality

Posted on December 11, 2015 by Zeenah

Waking Up To Reality (3303 words) by MxStitch Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Teen Wolf (TV) Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Isaac Lahey & Scott McCall & Stiles Stilinski Characters: Scott McCall, Stiles Stilinski, Isaac Lahey, Braeden (Teen … Continue reading →

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On edging away from fanfiction to original works

Posted on December 6, 2015 by Zeenah

I’m writing less and less fan fiction lately. Obviously. I mean, I went from writing dozens of pieces of fan fiction a year (I went from writing 400k words a year to less than 70k) to less than twenty in … Continue reading →

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Snippet – Mastermind

Posted on December 5, 2015 by Zeenah

This is an older project I’m picking at after a few months on the side. Mastermind is  a science fiction and (eventual) romance story that focuses on a nonbinary telepath (or Mastermind) named Jare, zir detective partner Lucien, and Thalia, … Continue reading →

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December’s Patreon Plans Are Up!

Posted on November 30, 2015 by Zeenah

If you’re supporting me on Patreon (at any level) and want to keep up with what I have planned for December, I have the list up for what’s heading your way along with some news on my upcoming SECRET project. December … Continue reading →

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Update – 11/18/2015

Posted on November 18, 2015 by Zeenah

For the past few days, I haven’t been sleeping for very long. I think that I got 4 hours of sleep the day before yesterday and three the night before. Something out there just really wants me to be wide … Continue reading →

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So much progress in such little time!

Posted on November 14, 2015 by Zeenah

One of the things I’m working on (and why I’m really hoping that I can make Patreon work for me) is a book of short stories that all fall under the fantasy genre. So I had some free time tonight … Continue reading →

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Snippet – Saw Palmetto Sacrifice Chapter 1

Posted on October 29, 2015 by Zeenah

With all the Urban Fantasy/Paranormal Romance I read, I think it makes sense for me to tackle the genre and try to put my own spin on it. Saw Palmetto Sacrifice is what happens when I look at what I … Continue reading →

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