In this episode, Tarah chats all about her final round of revisions on Warrior Witch and what beta readers are saying about the book. She also gives her reaction to the Warrior Witch cover and talks about her big plans for the Witches of Mountain Shadow audiobooks.

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This week's featured book: Colony One (Book One of The Elderon Chronicles)
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This week I'm listening to Eye of Truth (Agents of the Crown Book One) by Lindsay Buroker and reading Spell Hound (A Witch in Wolf Wood Book Two) by Lindsay Buroker.

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This week, Tarah discusses the big sticking point with the Witches of Mountain Shadow spinoff series: how to keep Fiona and Gabriel from stealing the show. She also hints at a much darker Mountain Shadow and why she's decided to nix the half-human, half-demon character Cyndel. Tarah also reveals some big decisions she's made about audiobooks and how to cope with the attention economy as an author.

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This week's featured book: Aether Witch (Witches of Mountain Shadow Book One).
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This week I'm reading Eye of Truth (Agents of the Crown Book One) by Lindsay Buroker.

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This week, Tarah reveals an important detail about Romulus that she forgot to mention in Witches of Mountain Shadow books one through five. She also discusses her high-fantasy romp in another realm with Gabriel and Bellamy and the importance of appreciating where you've been along your journey. Finally, she answers the reader question about why she stopped writing dystopian books.

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This week's featured book: Recon (Book One of The Fringe).
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This week I'm reading The Elf Tangent by Lindsay Buroker.

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This week, Tarah answers a listener question about Holden and his potentially problematic relationship with witches' blood. She also chats about revisions, developing the protagonist for the Witches of Mountain Shadow spinoff series, the upcoming release of Warrior Witch, and cracking the code on her baby's sleep.

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This week's featured book: Aether Witch (Witches of Mountain Shadow Book One)
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This week I'm listening to Silence Fallen by Patricia Briggs.

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In this episode, Tarah does a deep-dive into the process of developing one of the new main characters in the Witches of Mountain Shadow spinoff series who just happens to be a cambion. She also chats about watching Fiona struggle in the Warrior Witch edit and announces a big change for the series as a whole. Finally, she offers an unpopular opinion on a beloved fantasy novel.

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This week's featured book: Blood Ties (A Witches of Mountain Shadow prequel novella). It's a free newsletter exclusive!

This week I'm reading A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas and Silence Fallen by Patricia Briggs.

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This week, Tarah chats about her avalanche of ideas for the Witches of Mountain Shadow spinoff series. She hints at the supernatural politics at play in the wake of the events in Warrior Witch and reveals which characters will return to Mountain Shadow for the new series. She also shares how her brain overload is affecting her this week and answers a reader question about vampires' spirits.

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This week's featured book: Lawless (Book One in the Lawless Saga). Psst — it's FREE!

This week I'm reading A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas.

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This week, Tarah talks about her bittersweet experience of writing Warrior Witch — the sixth and final book in The Witches of Mountain Shadow series. She also chats about making new mom friends, the importance of listening to her intuition as an INFJ, and what her natal chart reveals about her personality.

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This week's featured book: Colony One (book one of The Elderon Chronicles). Psst — it's FREE!

This week I'm reading A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas.

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This week, Tarah talks about writing the final chapters of the final book in Witches of Mountain Shadow! She also chats about winter in the mountains, her favorite scene in Warrior Witch, and Nelson's rabbit massacre.

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This week's featured book: Lawless (The Lawless Saga, Book 1).

Recon (Book One of The Fringe) is still just 99 cents.

This week I'm reading A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas.

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This week, Tarah talks about her visit to the real-life Mountain Shadow! She explains how she built a fictional town based on a real place, her must-see attractions, and the shops she avoided. She also discusses the scene in Warrior Witch she's struggled the most to write and answers the reader question, "Why did Fiona leave Salem?"

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This week's featured book: Blood Ties (The Aether Witch prequel novella).

Recon (Book One of The Fringe) is still just 99 cents.

This week I'm reading The High Mountain Court by A.K. Mulford.

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This week, Tarah talks all about writing the messy middle of Warrior Witch, including the conflicting motives of all the supernatural characters, a new/old character to the series, and the special serendipity she's experienced writing the first draft. She also chats about her first time four-wheeling in the snow and whether it's better to read her prequel novellas out of order or before the main series.

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This week's featured book: Recon (book one of The Fringe).

This week I'm reading The High Mountain Court by A.K. Mulford.

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