the Writing Desk
Notes on writing, reading, and the life between drafts
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8 Dark Romances You Need To Read After Daggermouth
Finished Daggermouth and now nothing is hitting the same? Yeah… you’re not alone. Because when dark dystopian romance books really…
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Daggermouth Review: Is the Hype Justified? (Honest & spoiler free)
There’s a particular kind of hype that can be both the best and worst thing for a book, and Daggermouth…
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The Lies That Summon The Night Review: When Romantasy Plays It Safe
There aren’t many books I preorder (self-preservation is real), but when a close friend read an ARC of The Lies…
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Then They Came – A Modern Interpretation of Niemöller’s Classic
This poem is written in the tradition of Martin Niemöller’s “First They Came…”. It reflects how silence is trained and…
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The Women Who Keep Me Writing
They say writing is lonely. But I don’t think that’s true anymore. Some days, my words only exist because five women thousands of miles away remind me that I can’t stop now.
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The Spark That Started Windforged
It didn’t start with a fantasy world — it started with the truth. The story behind Sam Doyle’s debut romantasy series, Windforged, and how personal history became myth.
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Finding My Voice Again: The Story Behind The Author
After years of burnout, loss, and rediscovery, I finally found my way back to words. This is how I became the author I was always meant to be — and where the next chapter begins.
