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Epic Fantasy Debut and Real Indie Author Income Data for 2026

Jul 3, 2026

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Epic Fantasy Debut and Real Indie Author Income Data for 2026

One epic fantasy that earns its place, and a survey that tells you what most publishing advice glosses over.

C.N. Mackey

Rescue Party

What the IngramSpark price increase actually costs you

Jul 1, 2026

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What the IngramSpark price increase actually costs you

Self-Publishing and Indie Publishing Information No One Talks About

C.N. Mackey

Messages in a Bottle

What the Fantasy Genre Actually Wants Right Now

Jun 29, 2026

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What the Fantasy Genre Actually Wants Right Now

The gap between what epic fantasy is producing and what serious readers want is widening. Here is what is moving.

C.N. Mackey

Jun 24, 2026

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Magic Changes

From Substack to Beehiiv

C.N. Mackey

Doctor Who

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Jun 19, 2026

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2 min read

The Significance of the Ordinary

No one is unimportant; no one is insignificant.

C.N. Mackey

Aestraea

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Jun 17, 2026

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The Weight of the World

Witness the Beginning of Aestraean Time in the Scars of Druth Cael

C.N. Mackey

Aestraea

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Jun 10, 2026

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Welcome to Aestraea

A deep-dive into the epic fantasy world of Aestraea, the original setting of The Hearthlight Cycle

C.N. Mackey

bisexual identity

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Jun 7, 2026

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People are not cardboard cutouts

On complexity, nuance, and why equity has to extend to everyone at the table, including the ones who complicate your narrative

C.N. Mackey

Aestraea

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What you're funding: inside an indie book

Jun 5, 2026

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2 min read

What you're funding: inside an indie book

A line-by-line breakdown of what it costs to publish an indie fantasy novel

C.N. Mackey

Archive

Dive into a collection of past posts and rediscover timeless content.

Epic Fantasy Debut and Real Indie Author Income Data for 2026

What the IngramSpark price increase actually costs you

What the Fantasy Genre Actually Wants Right Now

Magic Changes

The Significance of the Ordinary

The Weight of the World

Welcome to Aestraea

People are not cardboard cutouts

What you're funding: inside an indie book

Map's Edge Media