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  • Fantasy, Lore, & More: Summoning and Sacrifice

    Hi, I’m Melinda Kucsera, your indie fantasy author, and today, Nathan Hartle is joining me to talk about his epic fantasy book, Summoning and Sacrifice. What’s it about? In this expansive fantasy tale, a hunted servant named Shada embarks on a dangerous quest to find her city’s missing god and save her people from ruin.… Read more

  • The story of us, our books, and where we’re going in 2024

    The story of us, our books, and where we’re going in 2024

    Hey! Welcome back. Last week, we ended our preview of Shards For His Gift with a look at what my dad’s up to. (This is Ran, as always, the son and sidekick of the man who is supposed to be putting the curse breaker in the Curse Breaker series. But more on that soon.) Instead… Read more

  • Fantasy, Lore & More with Heir of Svartån

    Hi, I’m indie fantasy author, Melinda Kucsera, and in this episode Laura Nelson is joining me to talk about her book, Heir of Svartån. What’s it about? Heir of Svartån is an action-packed YA Norse fantasy adventure. Heir of Svartån follows a 17-year-old girl who gets transported into a video game world and discovers she’s… Read more

  • Fantasy, Lore & More with Bastards of Liberty

    Hi, I’m indie fantasy author, Melinda Kucsera, and in this episode Matthew Zorich is joining me to discuss his book, Bastards of Liberty.  ***I restricted this video because there’s a discussion of sexual assault in fantasy books. No scenes are read about it, and it doesn’t happen in the book, but the topic came up… Read more

  • Why You shouldn’t Argue With Magic

    Why You shouldn’t Argue With Magic

    Hey, I’m back with the fourth and final part of our excerpt and this week, we learn why mages don’t usually have more than one magical gift. You’ll see why you shouldn’t argue with magic. For some reason, a certain character we all know and love just keeps doing that even though it doesn’t get… Read more

  • Fantasy, Lore, & More: In Sleep You Know

    Hi, I’m indie fantasy author, Melinda Kucsera, and in this episode Christiane Knight is joining me to talk about her book, In Sleep You Know. What’s it about? What’s in this episode: Where to get the book: Where to find our guest: About your host, Melinda Kucsera: I am Melinda Kucsera, an indie fantasy author… Read more

  • Fantasy, Lore, & More: Many Savage Moons

    Hi, I’m indie fantasy author, Melinda Kucsera, and in this episode Ben Spencer is joining me to talk about his contemporary fantasy novel, Many Savage Moons.  What’s it about?   What’s in this episode:   Where to get the book: Where to find our guest:   About your host, Melinda Kucsera: I am Melinda Kucsera, an indie fantasy… Read more

  • Fantasy, Lore, & More: For Evergreens and Aspen Trees

    Hi, I’m indie fantasy author, Melinda Kucsera, and in this episode A.L. Lorensen is joining me to talk about her fantasy novel, For Evergreens and Aspen Trees.  What’s it about?  What’s in this episode:   Where to get the book: Where to find our guest:   About your host, Melinda Kucsera: I am Melinda Kucsera, an indie… Read more

  • An excerpt and I might be in trouble again

    An excerpt and I might be in trouble again

    Hey, Just when you thought this book was all about me, here I come with the next part of our excerpt, and guess who stars in it? If you guessed Sarn, my Papa, then you’re right! And here you thought he’d let me lead a book all on my own. But nope. He slid in… Read more

  • Fantasy, Lore, & More with The Tower’s Alchemist

    Hi, I’m indie fantasy author, Melinda Kucsera, and in this episode Alesha Escobar is joining me to talk about her book, The Tower’s Alchemist. What’s it about? British intelligence wants her spying skills. A vampiric warlock wants to steal her powers. The Master Wizards who trained her want her dead… The Nazis have unleashed occult… Read more