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What it’s like Living with OCD

Posted on August 20, 2024 by Sonya Lano — 1 Comment

If you ever wondered what it’s like living with anxiety combined with OCD, I’m going to appease your curiosity. BUT. I am not going to tell you my whole day because we’d both go crazy lol. And after reading what…

Tagged with: anxiety, mental illness, OCD, real world
Posted in Blog, My Life

The Proud Princess and the Mage with a Smile like a Poisonous Bloom

Posted on August 11, 2024 by Sonya Lano — Leave a comment

Continuing the fairy tale which I wrote in Czech and am translating into English for fun. What’s happened so far is SO CLICHE! All the cliches, y’all. A dastardly masked stranger ruins a spoiled, proud princess’s ball with a magic…

Tagged with: fantasy, love, The Proud Princess, writing
Posted in Blog, Random excerpts, Stories

Prague, A Place Where…

Posted on August 11, 2024 by Sonya Lano — 1 Comment

Dudes here do construction work in their briefs. I have picture proof! Behold –> Behold, again, the magic up close: legit ripped, tattooed, glistening with sweat. (LOL, the bulge flustered me–I was like, “Someone’s gonna accuse me of sharing obscene…

Tagged with: animals, cat, cats, pets, Prague, real world
Posted in Blog, My Life, Random excerpts

The Proud Princess and the Spying Wizard

Posted on July 28, 2024 by Sonya Lano — 1 Comment

Y’all, I am SO. MUCH. LESS. AGITATED! I still have anxiety out the wazoo, but I’m used to dealing with anxiety out the wazoo. The agitation was making me insane, though. A crisis every five minutes! No, you can’t even…

Tagged with: books, fantasy, fiction, The Proud Princess, writing
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The Proud Princess and the Scarred Villain

Posted on July 21, 2024 by Sonya Lano — 1 Comment

Continuing the fairy tale I wrote in Czech and am translating into English for fun. You might be able to just jump in here with part 5, but if you want to start from the beginning, all the previous parts…

Tagged with: books, fantasy, fiction, love, romance, The Proud Princess, writing
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The Proud Princess and the Bargain

Posted on July 14, 2024 by Sonya Lano — 1 Comment

Continuing the fairy tale I wrote in Czech and am translating into English for fun. If you want to start from the beginning, all the previous parts are here: The Proud Princess and the Masked Mage. Otherwise maybe you can…

Tagged with: fantasy, mental illness, real world, The Proud Princess, writing
Posted in Blog, My Life, Random excerpts, Stories

The Proud Princess and the Masked Intruder

Posted on July 7, 2024 by Sonya Lano — 1 Comment

After FOREVER, I’m continuing the fairy tale that I found which I wrote in Czech and started translating into English in short bits just for fun! If you want to start from the beginning, the first part is here: The…

Tagged with: author, characters, fantasy, fiction, life, love, princess fairy tale, short stories, short story, writing
Posted in Blog, My Life, Stories

While I’m in a Good Mood…

Posted on April 12, 2024 by Sonya Lano — 1 Comment

I’m actually not in a good mood, just FAKING IT TILL I MAKE IT, y’all! So! Allow me to share stuff that makes me smile (or at least not barf): When I’m in a good mood, I love to mock…

Tagged with: author, books, characters, fantasy, Heiress of Magic, Heiress of Secrets, love, real world, romance, writing
Posted in Blog, My Life, Random excerpts, Stories

Mercy, That Filthy Orc Caged Me!

Posted on March 6, 2024 by Sonya Lano — Leave a comment

So! My foray into writing poetic filth is free for another few days (till Friday, March 8th), and NO, that alliteration was not intentional. Which means if you’re into things like my attempts to write pretty prose about a sexy,…

Tagged with: characters, fantasy, love, The Wicked Orc, writing
Posted in Blog, Random excerpts, Stories

Let’s Try a Happy Post This Week

Posted on February 22, 2024 by Sonya Lano — 1 Comment

Here’s something so freaking stupid I did yesterday instead of working and now I’m like WHAT WAS I THINKING (maybe you can guess): Here is an article that spoke to me and is something I’ve been trying to express to…

Tagged with: author, fantasy, real world, writing
Posted in Blog, My Life, Random excerpts, Stories