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Are You an Introvert, or Just an Avid Reader?

Posted on January 8, 2023 by Stace Dumoski

Like any good writer and editor, I am constantly trying to improve my knowledge and understand of story craft. Right

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Writing Lessons dialog, editing, personal reflection, writing craft, writing help, writing tips Leave a comment

When Awe Strikes

Posted on January 7, 2023 by Stace Dumoski

What is awe? When I face the ocean, even on a day like this one when the ocean was calm,

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Find the Magic awe, magic in the real world, personal reflection Leave a comment

The Most Underrated Special Effect

Posted on January 6, 2023 by Stace Dumoski

Twenty years ago, when “Xena: Warrior Princess” was a staple of my viewing schedule, I never would have dreamed that

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Fantasy Studies Fantasy Aesthetic, Fantasy Literature, Fantasy Movies and Tv, Why I Love Fantasy Leave a comment

The Mastery of Riddle-Master

Posted on January 5, 2023 by Stace Dumoski
Bookshelf with all patrica k McKillip books

I just finished reading Patricia McKillip’s breathtaking Riddle-Master trilogy. I’ve lost track of whether it’s the fourth of fifth time

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Fantasy Studies, Reading List Fantasy Literature, lyrical prose, Patricia A. McKillip, Why I Love Fantasy, Why Read Fantasy Leave a comment

Frog Your Words

Posted on January 4, 2023 by Stace Dumoski

It’s really cold in my office lately, so I decided to crochet the yarn a friend gave me for Christmas

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Writing Lessons editing, writing craft, writing help, writing tips Leave a comment

Plant a Garden of Curiosity Seeds

Posted on January 3, 2023 by Stace Dumoski

One of the favorite writing terms that I picked up over the past year is “curiosity seeds.” Curiosity seeds are

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Writing Lessons writing craft, writing help, writing tips Leave a comment

My Quest to Find the Magic

Posted on January 2, 2023 by Stace Dumoski

In 2021 my “word of the year” was more than an annual theme for me — Stay on Target became

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Find the Magic Fantasy Aesthetic, magic in the real world, motivation, personal reflection, Why I Love Fantasy Leave a comment

How I Plan to Stay on Target in 2023

Posted on January 1, 2023 by Stace Dumoski

It’s January 1st, and that means that I am in the midst of prepping my planner for the coming year.

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Stay on Target motivation, planning Leave a comment

A New Groove for the New Year

Posted on December 30, 2022 by Stace Dumoski

As we come down to the last few days of the year, my thoughts circle more and more around what

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Stay on Target blogging, motivation, personal reflection, resistance, writers block Leave a comment

Singing Stories Back to Life

Posted on December 28, 2022 by Stace Dumoski

As a storyteller and someone who has studied folklore and history, I am a devotee of the idea that stories shape the world — both looking forward and looking backward.

Fantasy Studies Fantasy Aesthetic, Fantasy Escapism, narrative theory, tv shows Leave a comment
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Stace Dumoski

Fantasy Writer & Editor