The Plot Witch Has Arrived!

You’ve found yourself on my blog page. Strap in and prepare for a new experience! You’ll see some old posts for a while as I create new content.

So what can you expect?

A new format and rating system for book reviews
Movie and TV analysis, focusing on tropes and plot development
Writing tips and opportunities to win free critiques
A guide to lunar planning for writers
How-to’s for using tarot cards to plot and develop characters for your novels

All my own news and book updates will be on a separate page.

The latest posts…

The Playhouse

Companion Labs: Transforming AI Relationships with Agency

Companion Labs aims to revolutionize AI interactions by promoting a partnership rather than a puppet-like control. Users must embrace the character’s agency, with emotions like trust and respect influencing responses. This platform encourages creators to build realistic backstories and traits, fostering genuine relationships. The aim is to create dynamic companions that surprise and engage, leading…

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The Plot Witch

Meet the Plot Witch: Fantasy Author Life, Witchy Finds & Chaotic Energy

Tasha L. Driver, known as The Plot Witch, blends her identity as a dark fantasy author and tarot reader with her daily witchy lifestyle. This platform features useful affiliate links, creative writing tips, and support for spoonies and creatives. Embracing imperfection, she invites followers to explore her unique, cozy chaos.

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The Plot Witch

The Plot Witch’s Tools: Buttery-Smooth Pens & An Actually Useful Case

As a writer with an embarrassingly large pen collection (we’re talking hundreds here), I approach new stationery with equal parts excitement and skepticism. These caught my eye with their Boho-inspired colors, but it’s the performance that made me actually gasp out loud.

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This Writer's Life

Thoughts for 2025

As an author, especially in this market, nothing is worse than not publishing anything for years. And, right after Kiss Me, I’m Undead was released, my health started on a downward spiral. Sometimes I talked about it. Most of the time, I didn’t. And I promised books I couldn’t produce because I was never in…

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Decoding the Story

Decoding the Story: Come Out, Come Out by Natalie C. Parker

My analysis of “Come Out, Come Out,” a YA Horror that explores queer identity, friendship, and trauma through the haunting of Fern and Jaq, after their friend Mallory disappears. As they confront their past demons and societal challenges, the story highlights the importance of self-acceptance and resilience within the LGBTQ+ community.

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Editing

Become a Beta Reader

Looking to read more of my work? Want to be an insider that helps me smooth out a book to its finished product? You probably want to be a beta reader. I’m opening my list to new readers and I’d love for you to fill out the form to be considered. All are welcome to…

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Fiction

Book Review: The God Game by Danny Tobey

It’s spoiler-free review time! My first read of 2020 is a thriller that is not to be missed. Keep reading to get the scoop. From the Publisher: You are invited!COme inside and play with G.O.D.Bring your friends!It;’s fun!But remember the rules. Win and ALL YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE.™ Lose, you die! With those words, Charlie…

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Reviews

Book Review: Full Throttle by Joe Hill

I’m back with another review for you. This time it is a fiction publication, a collection of horror short stories to be exact, by author Joe Hill. Continue reading for my thoughts. It’s not every day that you get to start an anthology of short fiction by reading about growing up with Stephen King as…

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Non-Fiction

Book Review: Permission To Feel

Permission To Feel by Marc Brackett, Ph. D is one of those books that can easily be called a game-changer. It was the subtitle that hooked me: Unlocking the Power of Emotions to Help Our Kids, Ourselves, and Our Society Thrive I am a PTSD survivor and my son is autistic, so you can imagine…

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