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Melinda Kucsera writes fantastic short stories, novels, and books when not being kidnapped by dragons or chased by armies of fictional creatures. (We do, on occasion, rescue her.)
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- Sep 29, 2026
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Fantasy, Lore, & More: Brightest Burning (opens the original)
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Hi, I’m indie fantasy author, Melinda Kucsera, and in this episode, Krishna D. Patel joined me to talk about his fantasy book, Brightest Burning.What’s it about?For fans of multi-POV political conspiracy, this epic fantasy features a rules-based, dual magic system with a brutal physical toll, a slow-burn romance, and a "chosen one" epic turned whodunit.The prophecy had a savior. Zeta killed her.Sampi was the “Brightest Born,” the golden child destined to defend the island nation of Aios. Now she
Sneak a peek at the chaos inside (opens the original)
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Welcome back! This past week, our scribe didn’t build any new furniture. So that left time to work on books! (This is Ran, Sarn’s son from the Curse Breaker Series.)Our editor got the changes back before her cataracts surgery. Since she’s family, Melinda (my scribe) drove her to the hospital for surgery and waited with her. Melinda had to take off work for that. So afterwards, she returned home and worked on the edits and the formatting. I am thrilled to announce that Curse Breaker Jousts, Chaos
Rewards Update #2 for Sept 2026 (opens the original)
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Hello again!I’m back with another update. I got the proof copy ordered from the printer! I also have the updated ebook for Curse Breaker Jousts up on BookFunnel. It just finished processing, so you can download it to your device and have the final, final version. The dialogue really only changed in the last chapter, A New Ally. There was one other lin… Read more
Fantasy, Lore, & More: Of Sky and Sea (opens the original)
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Hi, I’m indie fantasy author, Melinda Kucsera, and in this episode, KM Mohr joined me to talk about his fantasy book, Of Sky and Sea.What’s it about?The Child of Sky and Sea.Born of a union between an angel and a mermaid. Foretold to break the curse of a mad Fae queen. But there’s a catch…For twenty years Seraph has been a captive of her fate, believing… Read more
Rewards Update (opens the original)
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Hi! I got back the edits for Chaos in Chains, and I am working through them. I’d like to send out the final ebook as soon, hopefully this weekend. I’ll let you know when I send it out. I also have to change some dialogue in Curse Breaker Jousts to match the fact that Sovvan captured all the wraths by the end of Jousts. I thought she’d still be collectin… Read more
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