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Colleen H. Ochab

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Colleen H. Ochab is a Chicago-based writer, screenwriter, and founder of Fight For The Fairytale Editorial, a developmental editing company that empowers fantasy writers to craft cinematic novels and screenplays.

Colleen writes primarily epic medieval fantasy with a dash of romance! When not focused on writing, she loves to weight lift, travel the world, play D&D with friends, and spend time with her rescue dogs.

She holds an MFA in Screenwriting from DePaul University and, as a breast cancer survivor, believes we should all live boldly and chase our fairytales with courage–just like our favorite heroes.

Whether you’re crafting worlds on the page or rewriting your own life’s narrative, Colleen believes in the power of storytelling to transfo ...more

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Fight For Your Fairytale: A Guided Quest to Total Transformation

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Brimstone (Fae & Alchemy, #2)

by Callie Hart (Goodreads Author)

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Halt's Peril (Ranger's Apprentice, #9)

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Queen of Shadows (Throne of Glass, #4)

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Enjoyable romance! I found the protagonists' attempts to converse before learning each other's languages to be the most fun part of the story! A few convenient plot devices and would have enjoyed more fantasy world building and wider plot. ...more
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I've always believed in the power of stories to transform our real lives, but never knew just how much I would need fantasy in my darkest days. I am so glad I had fictional characters to lean on and inspire me when the monster of breast cancer reared ...more
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An enjoyable romance that is a great palette cleanser to heavier fantasy. Many more story developments from book one where it felt like we were getting more world, which was awesome! Some plot points felt too good to be true (wished there had been mo ...more
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A great continuation of the series! I particularly enjoy that we get more classic fantasy set pieces like trial by combat and cults, which takes everything in a new direction. As a Halt fan, it is also enjoyable to see his past come to life.
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