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Insights and reflections on creating from catharsis, imbuing realism into fiction, and embracing authenticity in art and life.


October Newsletter: Book 4, Soulful Romance, and Why Stories Matter
September was wonderful. A great day at the Smuttastic Book Fair in St. George We received much-needed rain here in our desert state, which always feels like a gift. I also attended a book fair down in St. George that was a great success. I was thrilled to sell quite a few complete sets of my series and even got to offer Book 4 of the Somewhere Aching series as a pre-release. Overall, September brought a lot of exciting wins. Of course, life always likes to keep things intere

Tanya Madsen
6 days ago4 min read


After the Storm: My Weekend at the 2026 St. George Smuttastic Book Fair
This weekend was a whirlwind — two full days at the 2026 St. George Smuttastic Book Fair, five hours of travel each way, and more conversations than my introvert heart was prepared for. I’m exhausted in the best possible way, and before I collapse into a well‑earned coma, I had to jump online and say thank you.

Tanya Madsen
Sep 132 min read


September Newsletter: Chaos, Creation and Coming Home
August was… a lot. The kind of month that makes you laugh, cry, and question your life choices all in the same afternoon.

Tanya Madsen
Sep 63 min read


August Newsletter: Heat, Hurt, and the Hunger for Story
July came in swinging. Two book fairs, rolling out my ARC for Book Four, and creating the book trailer for this deliciously dark installment in the Somewhere Aching universe. I’m running on caffeine, stubbornness and the faint hope that autumn will save me.

Tanya Madsen
Aug 23 min read


The Official Book Trailer for A Karma to Kill For — Coming September 19th
Watch the official book trailer for A Karma to Kill For, Book 4 in The Somewhere Aching Series. Trailer release ahead of the September 19th launch. Dark romance, suspense, and emotional intensity.

Tanya Madsen
Jul 262 min read


July Newsletter: Sunshine, Grit, and a Story that Won’t Let Go
Hello Friends,
July has arrived in a rush of sunshine, late nights, and the kind of busy that makes the days blur. I’m neck‑deep in creating book merch for upcoming fairs — mugs, bookmarks, keychains, stickers, annotation cards — a whole world of Somewhere Aching in physical form. It’s chaotic, but it’s also a joy.

Tanya Madsen
Jul 53 min read


Why This Story Chose Me: The Soul Behind the Somewhere Aching Series
A raw, emotional look at why I wrote the Somewhere Aching series — a dark, trauma‑rooted, character‑driven romance about healing, fate, and soul‑deep love.

Tanya Madsen
Jun 74 min read


New look for The Somewhere Aching Series
I opted for a new book design for the Somewhere Aching series to better align with my genre of dark romance. I had some negative feedback from reviewers on my original artwork and decided, yeah, they might be right. The color scheme is a bit too bright and pretty for the gritty content in the story. It was rather misleading! I liked my initial idea, though, and I was happy to find a way to retain the silhouette theme while giving it a darker vibe.

Tanya Madsen
Aug 10, 20252 min read


Character Astrology: Get the Free E-Book
If you love astrology, you will appreciate this! Below are the infographics
of the synastry charts for my couples.
I also wrote an e-book about my characters' astrology.

Tanya Madsen
Aug 3, 20251 min read


A Closer Look: The Somewhere Aching Series
I love this series. To start with, A Daughter to Die For was based on a dream I had years ago, about sisters who wake up in the back seat of a car after leaving their dad's wedding to his new wife, only to find that their mom, who got out to check on a flat tire, has gone missing. The story of the young man who abducts her, his father, with whom the mom ends up falling in love, and the dreamy cop who aids the oldest daughter in her pursuit to find her mom, is exactly like the

Tanya Madsen
Jul 20, 20253 min read


A Daughter to Die For: Debut Book is Available!
I finally got the nerve to put it out there. So relieved (and exhausted!) Getting book two ready to follow shortly.

Tanya Madsen
Apr 6, 20251 min read
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