S. W. Raine

Are you excited for The Gatekeeper’s Portal release, book 2 of the Elementals Trilogy? If you enjoyed the elemental magic, the off-the-rails action, and the delightful chaos of The Elemental’s

It’s crunch week, and the final edits for The Gatekeeper’s Portal are officially underway! Between bouts of stress-fueled insomnia and marathon editing sessions at Panera (complete with my favorite cozy

Every October, as the leaves blaze with color and a mug of hot chocolate becomes a permanent fixture at my writing space, it can only mean one thing: Preptober is

Five years ago, I published my very first novel, The Techno Mage. It launched my steampunk world and introduced readers to Arteus, Ikarim, and Magaliana—the trio that started it all.

Comic cons are their own beast—equal parts exhilarating and exhausting. As a vendor, I’ve learned that preparation is everything. The good news? I already have a tried-and-true event checklist that

There’s something magical about indie bookstores. The quiet murmur of readers browsing, the scrawled recommendations taped to shelves, the way staff know exactly which book will light up your weekend—it’s

When I write, romance is almost always nonexistent. Instead, there’s something I find far more powerful in storytelling: friendship, loyalty, and the bonds that feel like home… even if no

When I first published The Techno Mage, I never imagined I’d one day be translating it—word by word, emotion by emotion. But nearly five years later, here I am, translating

Some books make you want to see the movie. Some movies instantly make you want to pick up the book. And sometimes, you fall in love with the movie first—only

Yesterday was International Steampunk Day, which makes today the perfect time to answer a question I get a lot: what is steampunk? If you’ve ever seen a pair of brass