In which Cara rants about how virginity is a social construct, not a medical state, and how poorly some romance books deal with female virginity and myths about hymens.
Category: Romance Pet Peeves, WritingTags: a theft of magic, arousal, female empowerment, foreplay, hymen, memories of magic, myths, olivia, patriarchy, Romance Pet Peeves, ronan, savit, sex, sex positive, sex scenes, social constructs, sorcha, virgin, virginity
I will be signing books at the Seton Hill U Performing Arts Center in Greensburg PA on 6/23 at 7 pm. Come say hi!
Category: book signings, Writing ConventionsTags: a theft of magic, book signings, ChiZine Publications, crazy little spring called love, diana rowland, essential magic, greensburg pa, in your write mind, iywm, meet the author, memories of magic, pittsburgh pa, sandra kasturi, seton hill university
How exactly do visions work in the world of the Fay of Skye?
Category: Fay of Skye Series, How Magic Works, WritingTags: a theft of magic, essential magic, future, magic, memories of magic, olivia, past, seer, seeress, sorcha, sorcha fay, the sight, visions
Magic is a force in the universe of my world, one that can be manipulated by certain people and sometimes becomes corporeal in the form of gods and magical creatures. It is, from another perspective, a divine presence—an emanation of creation. So, just like there are many ways to discover god in our world, there are many ways to use magic in mine.
Category: Fay of Skye Series, How Magic Works, WritingTags: a merge of magic, a theft of magic, chanting, dance, essential magic, How Magic Works, magic, meditation, shadowcasting, singing, spellcasting, spells
In a previous post, I discussed some of the general context for why I like mixing magic and sex. In this post, I’ll get into the nitty-gritty details of adding magic into a sex scene.
Category: Excerpts, Fay of Skye Series, WritingTags: a merge of magic, a theft of magic, essential magic, etta, guide to writing sex scenes, ian, magic, mal, ronan, sex, sex and magic, sex scenes, sorcha, viola, Writing, writing advice
What difference does magic make in Irish history? In some respects, very little. This is a world where magic is everywhere, in everything. Not everyone has enough magical ability to cast spells, but those who do are relatively prevalent and come from every race, culture, and ethnicity.
Category: alternate history, Fay of Skye Series, Research, WritingTags: a theft of magic, alternate history, gaels, great famine, irb, ireland, irish republicanism, norman invasion, norse, rebellion, ronan, sorcha, tudor invasion, uprising, young ireland
My first post about book soundtracks was more of a “what a book soundtrack means to me” or “how I craft my book soundtrack” type of post. From here on out, the posts in this series are going… Read More
Category: book soundtracks, Fay of Skye Series, WritingTags: a theft of magic, book soundtracks, fantasy, fantasy romance, fay of skye, magic, music, romance, sara bareilles, songs, Writing, writing process
