Emilia Langstone has a love of Greek mythology and is the talented author of "A Thread of Ash and Gold". We chatted about the challenges of writing spicy scenes. We also talked about creating heroes and writing action scenes. Emilia is a wonderful guest! If you'd like to consider how fantasy fiction reveals hidden worlds, listen to this interview!

The enormously talented Author Eira Morgan-Jones wrote "Sentinel of the Sun" - a dystopian tale of murdered gods and ancient magic set in the Welsh wilderness. In a dystopian world with strictly divided domains, a wonderful story unfolds about spirituality, injustice, struggle, and ambition, all placed under the control of an authoritarian religious government.

Eira's story masterfully blends plot, suspense, character development, and the gradual revelation of the Sentinels' secrets. A sense of moral uncertainty is also folded into the narrative, lending her book maturity and sophistication.

We discuss world-building, Welsh folklore, and the practice and discipline that's involved in creative writing.

English author K M Rickards (Kelly) has penned a fantasy adventure that's filled with magic. Her adventure story revolves around a fairy character named "Angie Amazonite". The adventure has a magical system that utilizes the healing properties of crystals. Readers who appreciate emotional journeys, studies into self-belief, and the architecture of social bonding (instead of the intense battle scenes in some fantasy romps) will love K M Rickard's first book in a planned series of adventures that she has described as the Crystal Tinker Collection.

Book One "The Adventures of Angie Amazonite" delivers a heart-warming, feel-good narrative, and is ideal for readers who might be inspired by crystal magic. In this episode of Myth & Magic Kelly and I discuss writing fairy stories and gathering crystals.