Keira Prusik, Author
@keiraprusik.bsky.social
Author of witchy fantasy fiction. Crafting dark enchantments, one page at a time. Spells, shadows, and stories that linger. 🌙
THE LIBRARY OF STOLEN GRIMOIRES: 2026
THE LIBRARY OF STOLEN GRIMOIRES: 2026
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THE LIBRARY OF STOLEN GRIMOIRES is coming in 2026! So excited about this magical book!
Magic systems should cost something. Blood, memory, time, sanity. Power without price is just wish fulfillment.
November 15, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Magic systems should cost something. Blood, memory, time, sanity. Power without price is just wish fulfillment.
The graveyard of abandoned WIPs in my laptop is more haunted than my actual novels.
November 14, 2025 at 5:21 PM
The graveyard of abandoned WIPs in my laptop is more haunted than my actual novels.
Current mood: my protagonist facing down an ancient evil with nothing but spite and a half-formed plan.
November 14, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Current mood: my protagonist facing down an ancient evil with nothing but spite and a half-formed plan.
That scene you agonized over for weeks? Readers will breeze past it. That throwaway line? They'll get it tattooed. Such is the curse.
November 14, 2025 at 4:51 AM
That scene you agonized over for weeks? Readers will breeze past it. That throwaway line? They'll get it tattooed. Such is the curse.
Writing fantasy means spending hours debating whether your world has two moons or three like it actually matters. (It does.)
November 14, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Writing fantasy means spending hours debating whether your world has two moons or three like it actually matters. (It does.)
My readers: "Why is everyone suffering?" Me, stirring my plot cauldron: "Ambiance."
November 13, 2025 at 11:24 PM
My readers: "Why is everyone suffering?" Me, stirring my plot cauldron: "Ambiance."
Sometimes you have to burn 10k words to find the story underneath. Light the match.
November 13, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Sometimes you have to burn 10k words to find the story underneath. Light the match.
The best writing advice I ever got: let your witches be messy. Perfect is boring. Chaos is captivating.
November 13, 2025 at 4:41 PM
The best writing advice I ever got: let your witches be messy. Perfect is boring. Chaos is captivating.
Characters who are morally gray, emotionally unavailable, and devastatingly competent at magic. That's the brand.
November 13, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Characters who are morally gray, emotionally unavailable, and devastatingly competent at magic. That's the brand.
Your reminder that the first draft is a rough sketch in smoke and moonlight. Edit with fire.
November 13, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Your reminder that the first draft is a rough sketch in smoke and moonlight. Edit with fire.
Just realized I've used "crimson" twelve times in three chapters. The thesaurus is now a required familiar.
November 12, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Just realized I've used "crimson" twelve times in three chapters. The thesaurus is now a required familiar.
Witchy fantasy authors will write 2000 words on a magic system and zero words on how anyone affords rent. It's fine.
November 12, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Witchy fantasy authors will write 2000 words on a magic system and zero words on how anyone affords rent. It's fine.
My character's poor decision-making is directly proportional to how much I love her.
November 12, 2025 at 5:56 PM
My character's poor decision-making is directly proportional to how much I love her.
The blank document is mocking me. I'm mocking it back. We're at a standstill.
November 12, 2025 at 5:32 AM
The blank document is mocking me. I'm mocking it back. We're at a standstill.
Writing is just controlled haunting. You're possessed by your characters and somehow that's a career.
November 12, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Writing is just controlled haunting. You're possessed by your characters and somehow that's a career.
Plot cauldron currently contains: forbidden romance, blood magic, generational curses, and one extremely cursed locket. Let's see what happens.
November 11, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Plot cauldron currently contains: forbidden romance, blood magic, generational curses, and one extremely cursed locket. Let's see what happens.
When your beta reader texts "I'm not speaking to you" after the chapter 34 twist >>>>>
November 11, 2025 at 5:50 PM
When your beta reader texts "I'm not speaking to you" after the chapter 34 twist >>>>>
My villain has better one-liners than my hero. This is a problem I'm choosing not to fix.
November 11, 2025 at 3:19 PM
My villain has better one-liners than my hero. This is a problem I'm choosing not to fix.
Spent three hours researching medieval herbalism for one sentence. This is the way.
November 11, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Spent three hours researching medieval herbalism for one sentence. This is the way.
The hardest part of writing isn't the words. It's choosing which tragedy to gift your characters today.
November 11, 2025 at 2:45 AM
The hardest part of writing isn't the words. It's choosing which tragedy to gift your characters today.
Writing witchy fantasy is just trauma bonding with fictional women who could absolutely destroy you.
November 10, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Writing witchy fantasy is just trauma bonding with fictional women who could absolutely destroy you.
My characters keep making decisions I didn't outline. I'm not the author anymore, I'm just the scribe witnessing chaos.
November 10, 2025 at 4:35 PM
My characters keep making decisions I didn't outline. I'm not the author anymore, I'm just the scribe witnessing chaos.
That delicious moment when two plot threads you wrote six months apart suddenly click together like dark magic.
November 10, 2025 at 3:41 PM
That delicious moment when two plot threads you wrote six months apart suddenly click together like dark magic.
Just killed off a beloved character. The crows outside my window are judging me. They're right to.
November 10, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Just killed off a beloved character. The crows outside my window are judging me. They're right to.
Normalize writing magic systems that are beautiful, brutal, and come with a therapy bill.
November 10, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Normalize writing magic systems that are beautiful, brutal, and come with a therapy bill.