For a long time, my creative projects have felt like separate pieces. There were the books I wrote as Cecily Magnon. There were the coloring pages and now BinderScenes I’ve created through PandaTudePress. Then there were the notebooks, coloring books, and other products I published under the publishing home’s name — 12 Angels Publishing. Each…
Something funny happened with one of my recent BinderScenes. I had a Pokémon card featuring Charcadet. In the original artwork, he’s apparently watching a fight. There’s an octagon-shaped ring in the background, and once you know what you’re looking at, it’s pretty obvious. Except… that isn’t what I saw. I saw the dramatic lighting. The…
When I released Oathbreaker, I really didn’t know what to expect. It was the first story in the Forsworn Chronicles, a collection I created for stories about broken vows, impossible choices, old promises, and the people who have to live with the consequences. One of the things I’ve been experimenting with through 12 Angels Publishing…
Last week, I talked about some of the fictional worlds I’d love to visit — The Wizarding World. Velaris. Crescent City. And it got me thinking. What is it about certain imaginary places that makes us want to step inside? Obviously, magic helps. Give me a castle, a few ancient beings, some mysterious powers and…
Have you ever read a book and wished you could step through the pages? Not become one of the characters. Not fight the villain or save the world. Just… visit. Walk the streets. Eat the food. See the places you’ve imagined so many times that they almost feel like somewhere you’ve actually been. I have…
Last week, I shared a little more about the person behind 12 Angels Publishing. This week, I thought I’d share a little more about the why behind it. When I first started 12 Angels Publishing, I thought mostly about books. Stories. Characters. Strange worlds and magical places that existed somewhere between my imagination and the…
If you’ve been following my journey for a while, you may have noticed something. Sometimes I write as Cecily Magnon. Other times, you’ll see the name Mignon. So today, I thought I’d share the story behind that. The short version? They’re both me. When I began writing fiction, I chose the pen name Cecily Magnon.…
When I first began writing The Forsworn Chronicles, I thought I was creating three separate fantasy stories. Each would have its own world. Its own mythology. Its own characters. Its own beginning and ending. And in many ways, that’s exactly what they became. Oathbreaker draws inspiration from Irish mythology and asks what happens when loyalty…
What Do We Leave Behind? History is filled with kingdoms that rose to unimaginable heights before quietly disappearing into the pages of time. Their monuments weathered. Their rulers forgotten. Their names reduced to footnotes. Yet somehow, a single story survives. Or a single promise. Or a single flame. That idea became the heart of The…
For those of us in the United States, the Fourth of July is a time to celebrate independence. We gather with family and friends, watch fireworks light up the sky, and reflect on the liberties that shape our lives. As a fantasy writer, though, I’ve found myself thinking about freedom in a different way. Not…
