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Two Different Doors into Fantasy
Fantasy is a genre with endless possibilities. Some stories invite you to settle into a warm and magical world where the stakes are gentle and the atmosphere feels comforting. Others pull you through a doorway into something unfamiliar where adventure, danger, and discovery wait on the other side. As a writer I love exploring different corners of the genre. Two of my published fantasy books reflect that contrast perfectly. While both contain magic and imaginative worlds they
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Mar 122 min read


Free Fantasy Read This Week: Between Worlds
There is a particular kind of magic in discovering a new fantasy world for the first time. The moment when the ordinary suddenly cracks open and something vast and unknown waits on the other side. That sense of stepping somewhere unfamiliar has always been one of my favorite parts of both reading and writing fantasy. Because of that I wanted to do something special for readers this week. From Sunday, March 8 through Thursday, March 12 my portal fantasy novel Between Worlds wi
amackinnonauthor
Mar 82 min read


Returning to Old Pages: Revisiting and Expanding Previous Work
Every writer has a folder, notebook, or half forgotten document filled with earlier ideas. Some are unfinished drafts while others are short pieces that never quite reached their potential. For a long time I used to see those older works as things left behind. Once I moved on to a new project I rarely looked back. Over time I realized those earlier pages were not failures. They were foundations. Going back to previous work can be one of the most rewarding parts of writing. Wh
amackinnonauthor
Mar 72 min read


From Idea to Finished Book: How a Story Grows
Every story starts with a spark. Sometimes it’s a single image, a line of dialogue that won’t leave your head, or a simple “what if” that...
amackinnonauthor
Oct 18, 20252 min read


Crafting Compelling Characters
At the heart of every great story are characters that feel alive, flawed, layered, and real. Readers may not remember every plot twist,...
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Oct 2, 20252 min read
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