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Erin Vander Stelt
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🌿 The Roots of Magic: How Plants Shaped My Fantasy World
Monotropa uniflora - Ghost pipes I’ve crouched beside lobelia in bloom and watched the bees. I’ve cataloged sedges in summer storms,...
Erin Vander Stelt
5 hours ago3 min read
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Why I Write Sex Scenes Anyway
💥 Real Talk: I’ve Always Wanted to Write Sex Scenes Yes. Let’s just say it. I imagined writing steamy scenes long before The Dark Mage...
Erin Vander Stelt
Aug 154 min read
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Facing the Fire: Writing from Rage
The first thing I felt when I started writing The Dark Mage was urgency. Not pressure or ambition—urgency. I needed to get this story...
Erin Vander Stelt
Aug 23 min read
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I Stood in the Arena
Important information to understand this post : Kirkus Indie is a company that reviews books. As in, you pay them a fee, and they offer a...
Erin Vander Stelt
Jul 153 min read
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Finding the Space for Soft
Don’t get me wrong, and don’t mishear what I’m about to say. I adore stabby, strong, feisty heroines with all my heart. Poppy taught me...
Erin Vander Stelt
Jul 113 min read
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My Strange Journey to Writing The Dark Mage
I’ve always— always —dreamed of being a writer. From the moment I understood that books had authors, I knew I wanted to be one. Tolkien...
Erin Vander Stelt
Jul 33 min read
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Why I Write Fantasy That Hurts (and Heals)
When I first began writing The Dark Mage , I didn’t set out to write a story about trauma. I thought I was building a fantasy world full...
Erin Vander Stelt
Jun 183 min read
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