What happens when a rockstar romance author disappears into a romantasy world? You get Raithsworn. I’ve been building something between books. Something darker, more dangerous, a little wild, and I’m sharing a sneak peek. It's early days for this one. So it's rough in places. Remember it's a WIP. But, if you like: Shadow-wielding women. Rebel fighters. An obsessed MMC. Bonded lovers. Gryphon riders, Fae lore, and a world built to unravel. Raithsworn is for you. You've been wa

Baby HGT is trying to write a rock anthem for their demo. Emma and Liam are stuck. They don’t want noise. They want meaning. They want something that lights a fire. Emma After shopping, we swung by Liam’s place. We were starving. So our plan? Order some food before heading to the loft. But Dan and Max were there, sprawled on the couch, arguing about takeout and aching for entertainment. I texted Sal to grab Susie and come join the chaos. The night was turning into one of th

A story structure for character transformation, high stakes, and deeply felt arcs 📚 Use this beat sheet as a flexible roadmap, not a formula. It's a guide to make sure your story moves, your character grows, and your reader feels everything. 1. The Ordinary World What it is: Where your character starts. The “before” life. Purpose: Show who they are before the story truly begins. Reveal emotional flaws, fears, or longings. What is the emotional wound or belief they’ll have to

In the earliest draft of Breaking Point, the first third of the book unfolded through alternating viewpoints across the band. While it worked structurally, it quickly became clear that, paired with the intensity of the later chapters, the story left very little room to breathe. Everything felt relentless, with no pause between emotional hits. ​ I also knew I wanted Susie, and the band’s collective healing, to be the true heart of the novel. So instead of starting at the begin

Chapter 16 I descended into the depths of Vundra Mountain as quickly as I could. All around me, Druhellen miners moved through the tunnels, speaking in low voices to the each other, A few Raiths among them urging them to leave at once. The activity was hurried, but controlled. Silent. We couldn’t risk panic. But it would come. Moving this many people without drawing attention was impossible. The D’ral would notice. And when they did, the Raiths would deal with them. This was

Ancient power stirs beneath the mountains as Lyrra prepares to face what was never meant to be found. Chapter 13 Hours later, I stood at the base camp of the Ascended Legion. An army of Vye’Raith Vyres gathered there. The Black Wake, the Windborne, the Ember Clad, the Virethorn Kin, and the Raith March. We had made camp just beyond the Liai Mountains, in the Exxon region. The captains of the Black Wake Talons remained at the mines, establishing a temporary base for further re

Disguised within the enemy’s keep, Lyrra and the Ghost Talon infiltrate a decadent and brutal feast hosted by the Empire’s elite. Beneath the spectacle of excess, something far darker unfolds. Content Warning This excerpt contains scenes of graphic violence, sexual assault, and abuse, including harm against minors. It also depicts torture, murder, and intense psychological distress. Some readers may find these themes disturbing. Chapter 9 I had been in the Keep once before. O

After awakening with strange, creeping markings and fractured memories, Lyrra realizes something is deeply wrong within her. Before she can flee, devastating news arrives. Chapter 4 continued… I awoke with a start and no idea how long I had been unconscious. I was disoriented and sore. My head ached. I inspected my arm. The markings were still, but they had moved, creeping a little higher, past my elbow, now. Like branches and blackened veins. The contrast stark against my ot

Extra Scene from the Break the Chains Era “Hey, Liam.” Liam was sitting in one of the chairs inside the hair and makeup trailer, scrolling through his phone while getting his hair styled for the Restless Wanderer video shoot. “Yeah?” he mumbled, mid-chew on a mini Mars bar. One he’d shamelessly stolen from my stash, of course. I always requested them on shoot days. He always pretended they weren’t for him. Lies. “I’m doing a live fan Q&A while we’re getting ready.” “Oh God,”

In honour of Coachella, I’m sharing the Hartgrave Tellers’ Coachella moment from Chaos in Bloom: Part Two (Chapters 22–25). A pivotal turning point at the start of Emma and Liam’s relationship. Fun, flirty, and just a little bit dangerous. Chapter 22 This is Our Moment Liam We were on our way to Coachella. The band buzzed with anticipation. This was our biggest festival yet—up to 125,000 people screaming, dancing, and hearing our music for the first time. Forty minutes to blo

Emma Hartgrave wasn’t looking for a band. and she definitely wasn’t looking for Liam. A brooding British guitarist with too many tattoos and far too much magnetism behind those emerald-green eyes. But when she and her sister Susie are discovered by seasoned music managers Wade and Andy, they’re swept up into a whirlwind plan to build the next legacy band. Suddenly, Emma finds herself co-fronting a rising indie-rock group on the edge of a record deal, and everything changes. T

For Valentine's Day, I am spoiling you all with a teaser excerpt from Book Three of the Hartgrave Teller's Legacy Series that features Liam and Emma going on their first official public date after seven years of almost. He gets to lace up her heels in front of the stylists. (Throwback to when he had to hide in the shadows just to put her shoes back on in Through the Glory and the Mess.) And my favourite micro trope, Liam begs Emma to order what she actually wants off the menu

Writers love to plant seeds. We hint. We drop names. We tease ancient prophecies, feared warriors, unbeatable inner circles, and shadowy villains who drink blood and crush mountains. But here’s the thing about storytelling: Readers don’t forget. If you tell us a character is a force of nature, a war strategist, or the deadliest fae in existence, then when the final battle arrives, they better not stand in the corner while the heroine solo-powers her way through the climax. Be

Part of my writing journey has always been about confidence. I’ve been dreaming up worlds and love stories for as long as I can remember, but for a long time, I didn’t believe I was good enough to truly call myself a writer. So I studied. I took courses. I wrote in the margins of busy days and day jobs. I did everything I could to learn the craft. It took years to build the courage to join writing groups, read my work out loud, let others see it, and even consider publishing.

I was digging through some old writing today and found a bunch of snippets and stories from around 2017, some earlier, and there were some gems in there. So I thought share a few. Back then, I wrote almost exclusively in third person. I’ve only switched to first person in more recent years, which has been a fun evolution to look back on. This particular excerpt comes from a series concept I dreamed up about eleven years ago, which I originally called The Blackwoods. It centre

In Chaos in Bloom: Part Two, the Hartgrave Tellers are booked to play the Calgary Stampede, and immediately face backlash because half the band is LGBTQ+ and not yt. Liam and Dan are British, so they’re also attacked for “not being country enough." That wasn’t accidental. That’s the world they’re navigating. And it’s the one we are, too. I don’t write neutral stories about a neutral world. I write about art colliding with hate, about chosen family standing in the fire togethe

How romantasy bestsellers use classic storytelling structure to hook readers and land emotional arcs. ***SPOILERS AHEAD FOR TOG, ACOTAR and the Empyrean Series (Fourth Wing)*** Great romantasy isn't just about fae courts or dragon schools, it's about transformation. The Hero’s Journey works because it’s built around change, challenge, and emotional payoff. Let’s break it down beat-by-beat. Book 1: ACOTAR (Feyre’s Arc) Hero’s Journey Beat ACOTAR Example (Feyre) 1. Ordinary Wor

One of the most powerful things about fiction is that you, the writer, get to build the world. You choose: The genre The rules of magic, society, or sport The characters and their emotional wounds The tone, the voice, the morality You’re god, architect, puppeteer. But here’s the truth every good writer, and reader, eventually learns: Once the world is built, you're bound by it. You don’t get to toss the rules just because a twist is convenient. You don’t get to change a chara

She earns her magic. She masters her mind. She faces gods, monsters, trauma, and kingdoms. She’s the blade and the storm, and she gets stronger every time someone tries to break her.

Writers (and readers) fall in love with their characters. It’s natural. We want to protect them. We want them to win. We want them to be understood. We want them to learn quickly, love cleanly, and never get their hearts broken more than once. But here’s the truth: If nothing bad happens to your characters, or they always make the right choices, you don’t have a story. You have a synopsis. A good story requires tension, crisis, emotional failure, and decisions that crack thi