Kelly N. Jane's Blog
June 28, 2025
The Crowns I keep
When I started writing fantasy, I didn’t expect to become someone who collects crowns. But here we are. There’s something about a crown that speaks to more than just royalty or glitter. It represents legacy. Responsibility. Sometimes pain. Sometimes hope. …
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March 4, 2025
Fantasy Castles
Recently, I spoke about how much I love castles from around the world. I love to visit them, to analyze their architecture, to feel the space while I mentally recreate the world when that castle was active. All of that …
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February 5, 2025
Medieval Castles
There’s something enchanting about castles. I’ve always been that girl who loved to dream of living in one. Not so much the noble lifestyle (who wouldn’t want that?) but the structure. I think even as a child I was drawn …
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January 14, 2025
Metal and Moonlight
The physical act of forging a sword is only part of the story. What fascinates me even more are the spiritual ceremonies woven into the creation process. These weren’t just optional additions – they were essential steps in creating a …
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January 8, 2025
Sword Making In Ancient Times
Chinese Amulet with swords and Big Dipper Forging swords is a specialized art – at least in today’s world. No longer is it shrouded in mystical ceremonies that transcend the mere metalwork. Today, swords no longer have a use other …
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November 8, 2023
RAVE Vegas Event 2023
If you’re going to be in, or near, Las Vegas on November 10th, come and see me. I’ll have a booth at the RAVE – readers and authors event – in the convention center at the Horseshoe Hotel on the …
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May 23, 2023
Let’s talk Shadow and Bone
Let’s discuss Shadow and Bone It always creates nervousness within any reader when their favored book becomes a movie or TV show. Will the producers respect the characters and world we love so much? I’m not one to care about …
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May 10, 2023
Thorn symbolism in Sleeping Beauty
My series, Enchanted Shadows, is not a fairytale retelling, but Sleeping Beauty inspires it. For some, this is one of their least favorite stories, and if they only know the Disney versions . . . I have to agree with …
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April 18, 2023
Book Categories – help or hindrance?
As an author, I research and carefully pick the categories that I place my books into on the Amazon platform. I try to make finding my book as easy as possible for those who like books like mine. Unfortunately, that …
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May 17, 2022
Dragon-like Dinosaurs
I love when archaeology can’t disprove fantasy, but it’s even better when real life uses fantasy to explain reality.This skull is from a pachycephalosaur category of dinosaurs. Discovered in 2004, and put on display in a museum, visitors named the …
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