Hello there, and welcome to Notes from a Story Witch. This is my cozy little corner of the internet where magic, mystery, and storytelling meet.
If you’ve landed here, you might be wondering: What exactly is a story witch? Is it a vibe? A brand? An actual broomstick-and-crystals situation? Or just a quirky author thing?
The answer? Yes. Yes. Yes. and also yes. Plus… more!
Stick with me and et me explain.
Words are spells 🪄
They are to me, at least. Stories have power. They enchant, heal, reveal truths, and stir emotions. For me, writing (and reading) isn’t just about plots and page counts. It’s about weaving spells made of words. That’s what makes me, what I like to call, a story witch.
When I sit down to write, I’m not just putting one scene after another. I’m conjuring all sorts of story magic:
characters with secrets
houses that breathe
- bibliomancy and books that communicate
forests that listen
- the magic of sisterhood
magic rooted in legacy, bloodlines, and belief
These things are at the core of what I love to write and what my books are about. Whether it’s a cozy mystery with a whisper of magic (the Magical Dressmaking series), a cozy series with the slight hint of magic (the Bread Shop series), or novels steeped in Irish lore and curses (the Book Magic series), or a folkloric novel about forgotten spells and family secrets, magic infuses my books (The House of Spells and Secrets).
Even in my non-magic books and series lies the quiet magic of relationships, truth, and transformation. It is the kind of everyday enchantment that comes from love, loss, healing, and what I see as the unbreakable threads that connect us (the Lola Cruz series).
Magic ✨ is in the details (and also the revisions!)
Being a story witch isn’t about always knowing the right words. It’s about listening for them. Trusting your gut. Knowing when something’s off in a scene, even if I can’t quite explain why. That’s me to a T. I don’t always get it right the first time, but I love revisions because that’s when a story truly comes alive for me. It’s story witchery at its best.
Sometimes that means lighting a candle, brewing tea, opening a notebook, and inviting the muse to sit with me.
(It’s also, once in a while, deleting 3,000 words and starting over… because sometimes a spell just fizzles. (It even happened to the Sanderson sisters in Hocus Pocus!)
The stories I write 🖋️ are magical✨, but I believe the stories we live are, too
The magic in my books isn’t always overt. Often it’s soft and subtle ways:
an ancestral orchard that holds memory
a spellbook hidden for generations
- a sprinkle of magic baked into bread
three sisters bound by legacy and loss
- a clothing designer who sews wishes and dreams into garments
a bibliomancer who finds truth in the pages
The real magic, though, is in the connection that happens between me and the characters, and then between my books and you, the reader. If something I’ve written resonates with your…if it makes you feel seen, understood, or inspired…if it evokes some kind of emotion… to me, that’s the truest kind of witchery.
So, why Story Witch 🌙 ?
The answer to that is simple. It is because I believe in the alchemy of imagination.
It is because my creativity is enhanced by folklore and legends, intuition and instinct, and ancestral threads that come with family. These are the things that inspire me every time I sit down to write.
More than anything, it is because writing is my spellwork, and I want to share that magic with my readers.
Whether you’re a reader, a writer, or someone just a little witch-curious… you are welcome here. I hope you poke around!
Thanks for being in my circle.
And think about it. What kind of magic do you make?