Episode 194: Irascible Immortals: Aphrodite The folklore of Aphrodite in a nutshell and how I reimagined it for my writing. Transcript You’re listening to the Faeries and Folklore podcast by Ronel. I’m dark fantasy author Ronel Janse van Vuuren. With nearly a decade of digging around in dusty folklore books, researching creatures of imagination that…
It’s the first Wednesday of the month and time for another posting of the Insecure Writer’s Support Group. I’m co-hosting this month! My awesome co-hosts are: Tara Tyler, Pat Garcia, Liza, and Natalie Aguirre! It’s the last month of the year. I can barely believe it. But a good way to end the year is to look at what…
Episode 193: Water Feë Waar Water en Dood Bots Alles omtrent Waar Water en Dood Bots in volkskunde en in my skryfwerk. Geskryf en voorgelees deur Ronel Janse van Vuuren. Kopiereg 2025 Ronel Janse van Vuuren — Alle regte voorbehou. Kry die transkripsie hier. Links genoem in die episode: Leer meer oor die skrywer hier. Music: Secrets by…
All the books I’ve read this year that didn’t fall into my April reading challenge or my Speed Dating Books post. I focused a lot on reading non-fiction. The Books I Finished About the Book A Coastal Corpse (Seffi Wardwell Mystery #1) by Rebecca M Douglass Just what the doctor fresh salt air, a garden…
Episode 192: Irascible Immortals: Everlasting Life The folklore of Immortality in a nutshell and how I reimagined it for my writing. Transcript You’re listening to the Faeries and Folklore podcast by Ronel. I’m dark fantasy author Ronel Janse van Vuuren. With nearly a decade of digging around in dusty folklore books, researching creatures of imagination…
Celebrating the publication of the newest Origin of the Fae series installment Workers of Death, I’m sharing a couple of book club questions. Book club questions Workers of Death About the book Folklore. Magic. Fae. Twelve of the deadliest fae. Twelve magical short stories featuring these fae. Twelve quick, yet thorough, explorations of the folklore…
Episode 191: Water Feë: Oseane, Riviere, Mere: Water in Volkskunde Alles omtrent Water in volkskunde en in my skryfwerk. Geskryf en voorgelees deur Ronel Janse van Vuuren. Kopiereg 2025 Ronel Janse van Vuuren — Alle regte voorbehou. Leer meer oor Water in Volkskunde in volkskunde hier. Kry die transkripsie hier. Links genoem in die episode:…
Domestic violence is a huge issue. In my country (South Africa) we even have a campaign to end gender based violence printed on shopping bags. Yeah, it’s that bad. We’re trying to declare this a National Disaster. You can read all about that here. This is a huge issue, and not just in my country….
Episode 190: Irascible Immortals: Freyja The folklore of Freyja in a nutshell and how I reimagined it for my writing. Transcript You’re listening to the Faeries and Folklore podcast by Ronel. I’m dark fantasy author Ronel Janse van Vuuren. With nearly a decade of digging around in dusty folklore books, researching creatures of imagination that…
It’s the first Wednesday of the month and time for another posting of the Insecure Writer’s Support Group. November 5 question: When you began writing, what did you imagine your life as a writer would be like? Were you right, or has this experience presented you with some surprises along the way? Once upon a…