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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


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


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
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