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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…

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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
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My Cat Judges My Books

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

I did a video of Zulejka (my cat) judging my books (and one anthology) and just wanted to share her adorableness! It’s only 50 seconds long. Behold the sweetness that she is: That’s it! I am still puttering around with…

Tagged with: books, cats, Heiress of Magic, real world, writing
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What can break or heal your heart? BOOKS!

Posted on February 1, 2024 by Sonya Lano — Leave a comment

Life update first: No fainting in the tram this week, guys, and no flu, so good times 🙂 I went to the dentist yesterday, though. Him: “If your tooth hurts longer than two weeks, call. Don’t wait a month.” OR…

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Then Keep Me (reposted)

Posted on December 12, 2023 by Sonya Lano — Leave a comment

He arrived in the middle of the night, banging on their door in the midst of a raging storm. Windy gusts lashed the windows, tree branches scraping the panes. It brought her and her parents barefoot down the creaking stairs,…

Tagged with: books, fantasy, life, Prague, real world, Then Keep Me, writing
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The Bittersweet, Tragic, and Depraved Love Lives of Villains

Posted on October 20, 2022 by Sonya Lano — 1 Comment

You ever wonder about the villain’s side of a story? Why they did what they did and if they were truly depraved or just broken, and if anyone ever loved them at all? Well, an anthology is coming out to…

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