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


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


The Cliff’s Edge: Why I Write Stories that Haunt
There’s a moment in Last of the Mohicans that has lived inside me for decades. The younger daughter stands on the edge of a cliff, the music rising like a heartbeat. She looks at the man who intends to take her. His hand outstretched. Then back at the chasm behind her. She hesitates. She chooses. She jumps. That scene carved itself into me. That breath‑held, soul‑splitting moment is my benchmark for a great story.

Tanya Madsen
Aug 94 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
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