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Then Keep Me

Posted on November 21, 2021 by Sonya Lano — 1 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: characters, fantasy, love, writing
Posted in Blog, Stories

Seriously?

Posted on September 5, 2021 by Sonya Lano — 1 Comment

Anyone wanting a peek into an almost phobic mind fraught with anxiety, here are things my anxiety legit gets afraid of: Anxiety: There’s a speck of vindictive dust on the stove that hates you. Me: Dust isn’t vindictive. Anxiety: This…

Tagged with: anxiety, characters, fantasy, Heiress of Magic, love, mental illness, real world, romance, writing
Posted in Blog, My Life, Stories

What makes a fantasy romance dark?

Posted on August 2, 2021 by Sonya Lano — Leave a comment

So Imma be honest: I don’t get what people think is ‘dark’ romance, specifically dark fantasy romance. Like I get told I write f*cked up heroes and love interests even though, you know, they read pretty fine to me. [Don’t…

Tagged with: characters, darkness, fantasy, love, writing
Posted in Blog

A Tooth in a Jar

Posted on January 22, 2019 by Sonya Lano — 1 Comment

There’s this guy in my apartment building – a young guy – who’s missing one of his front teeth. Maybe from a fight. Maybe from a bad diet, who knows. I’ve met him a couple times on the stairs. Today…

Tagged with: pathetic personal life, real world, writing
Posted in Blog, My Life

First Kiss in Sunlight

Posted on April 1, 2018 by Sonya Lano — 6 Comments

Let me tell you part of my story: He’s walking beside me through a fiberglass forest of snowy grass, where ripples of sunlight crisscross the forest floor in gem-like pools and white boughs sway overhead like sleepy children. Semitransparent leaves above…

Tagged with: characters, dystopian, fantasy, love, wings, writing
Posted in Blog

So Much Torture

Posted on November 25, 2017 by Sonya Lano — 3 Comments

“I am so glad I get to write so much torture today,” Rain Sivertsen pronounced while sweeping into a meeting room on the cusp of a new writing day, her face aglow as she faced the other unsuspecting writers in…

Tagged with: author, dark fantasy, fantasy, why write dark fantasy, writing
Posted in Blog, Interviews

What I’m working on in 2016

Posted on July 17, 2016 by Sonya Lano — 1 Comment

Anyone curious about what I’m working on this year? Here are the chosen books below plus descriptions and excerpts. In mostly alphabetical order. As to which order I’ll finish them in, I’m not sure, but probably: In this Ruined City…

Be My Fictional Valentine

Posted on February 14, 2014 by Sonya Lano — Leave a comment

I curl my fingers around the iron bars separating us, my thumbs brushing up against the heels of his palms as if that tiny contact can steady the world. Sliding down, his hands cover mine; their slow confidence draws me…

Tagged with: Heiress of Healing, love, story excerpts, writing
Posted in Random excerpts, Stories

Blog Hop!

Posted on December 24, 2013 by Sonya Lano — Leave a comment

Alright, I’m closing out the year with a recap of the year as part of an Author Blog Hop. So let’s see what comes out… What happened to me in 2013: Not much. I got a job! I wrote a…

Tagged with: author, cats, Heiress of Healing, pathetic personal life, writing
Posted in Blog, My Life, Uncategorized

And So It Comes to This

Posted on November 27, 2013 by Sonya Lano — Leave a comment

I cast a quick glance back over my shoulder. Keep my voice to a whisper so my captors don’t overhear… They can’t get suspicious. If they catch me, they’ll stop even these few meager lines from escaping my weary fingers.…

Tagged with: characters, fantasy world, real world, starving writer, writing
Posted in Blog, My Life