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Grimm Market

Jill Corddry, fantasy author — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Stop by We Be Book'n for all the Halloween fun! More than a dozen authors and vendors, plus goodie bags, candy, and costumes!

October 24th

5pm to 8pm

We Be Book'n: 19602 State Route 2, Monroe, WA 98272

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Krampusnacht: Twelve Nights of Krampus

Jill Corddry, fantasy author — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 23:35:36 -0400

For bad children, a lump of coal from Santa is positively light punishment when Krampus is ready and waiting to beat them with a stick, wrap them in chains, and drag them down to hell—all with St. Nick's encouragement and approval. Krampusnacht holds within its pages twelve tales of Krampus triumphant, usurped, befriended, and much more. From evil children (and adults) who get their due, to those who pull one over on the ancient "Christmas Devil." From historic Europe, to the North Pole, to present day American suburbia, these all new stories embark on a revitalization of the Krampus tradition. Whether you choose to read Krampusnacht over twelve dark and scary nights or devour it in one nacht of joy and terror, these stories are sure to add chills and magic to any winter's reading. Featuring stories by Cheresse Burke, Guy Burtenshaw, Jill Corddry, Elise Forier Edie, Patrick Evans, Scott Farrell, Caren Gussoff, Mark Mills, Jeff Provine, Colleen H. Robbins, Lissa Sloan, and Elizabeth Twist.

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Demonic Possession

Jill Corddry, fantasy author — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 23:41:45 -0400

Beware demons. They live amongst us and within us.

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Beyond the Nightlight

Jill Corddry, fantasy author — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 23:39:24 -0400

Fears fade as years pass. They are never as salient or real as they were when you were a child. Unless they are. Though these terrors stem from children, the stories are not for them. From the dark to boogeymen to real life horrors, there is no innocence here. Featuring stories from Adrian Ludens, Alex Schvartsman, Adan Ramie, James Michael Shoberg, Jill Corddry, Robin Kirk, Kurt Newton, Stanley Webb, Shannon Iwanski, Kristin J Cooper, Eric Blair, Amanda Davis, Michael Schutz-Ryan, Lonnie Bricker, Stephanie Madan, Jack Burgos, John Biggs, Kerry B. Black, M.J. Pack, Shenoa Carroll-Bradd, Ian Shoebridge, Mary Pletsch, Lisa Finch, and Douglas Ford covering everything from the monsters under the bed, to the skeletons in the closet, and all of the little fears and insecurities that drive people to become monsters.

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Out of the Green: Tales from Fairyland

Jill Corddry, fantasy author — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 23:36:48 -0400

Thirteen stories from Out of the Green that venture into the twisted world of Fairy.

A Wall of Wings and Sorrow - A fairy caught by an avid collector seems doomed to add her wings to his gruesome wall if she can't outwit him.

Rabbit, Rabbit - A hunter at the apex of his ability answers an ad hoping for a challenge befitting his skills.

Fill - Collecting emotions in payment for his freedom is easy enough, but the cost falling in love proves to be too high.

The Youngest Prince - Lyle's plan to return to the Light Kingdom will end darker than he imagines.

Pixielated - A young woman approaches nerdy Evan for his help, and in exchange, takes him on the night of his life.

Tam Lin’s Documentation - Norris Griggs buried his childhood fears long ago, but didn't know until later that he needed something else that went into the grave: the magic of wonder.

Grandfather Carp’s Dream - Jack is a student of botany. He doesn't believe in fairies until he is face to face with one.

The Marriage of Dorian the Shepherd - A shepherd discovers that playing it safe with dryads is riskier than letting life happen.

Wish - Ali's wish to sing like a bird is heard by two fairies, they grant it in an unusual way with nearly disastrous consequences.

See You at 7 - One good deed will lead to a reward that Lance doesn't foresee.

The Steed of the Fey - Not all who cross over into the Celtic Twilight proclaim their presence.

Wild is the Wind - Nev will do anything necessary to resist the call of his home and stay with Lucas in this world.

Pixie Sticks - An exhausted new mother is rescued by a pixie, not realizing there will be a price.

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The Sugar Pig

Jill Corddry, fantasy author — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 23:45:55 -0400

It was love at first sight, at least for Jenny. She knew she wasn't supposed to be in the barn without an adult, but the bales of hay were too tempting. Ole Jimbo the farm hand was the only one around, though, and he didn't care what she did, so it's not like it even counted… (read more at the link)

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Homeward Bound

Jill Corddry, fantasy author — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 23:44:38 -0400

To call Wicker eccentric was being polite. While she might feel justified calling her brother names in the private chambers of her mind, Amalda would allow no one else to take such liberties. Certainly not the likes of Persimmon Wedgewood and the gaggle of stool pigeons she called friends... (read more at the link)

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Guest Blog with Jill Corddry

Jill Corddry, fantasy author — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 23:48:58 -0400

Thank you for letting me temporarily take over fangtastic.com! This is my first guest blog post ever, so readers, please be kind … (read more at the link)

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Spooktastic BOOk Fair

Jill Corddry, fantasy author — Thu, 3 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Come for the books by local authors, stay for the costumes and themed cocktails!! Check out the FB page, and then get your tickets HERE. And the organizers gave me a discount code, so use this when you get your tickets: JILLOCT26

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Supernatural: the TV show that changed my life

Jill Corddry, fantasy author — Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000

How did I come up with the idea for Almost Like Magic?

I figured this would be the best inaugural article for my new blog series. I came up with the idea for the first book all the way back in 2011! But I need to back up a little bit…

(Okay, this next part doesn’t seem related but it is)

I reconnected with a college friend 3000 miles from where we went to school—from NE Florida to the Pacific Northwest—and after a couple months of weekly lunches, she told me she was writing a YA novel and asked if I wanted to read what she had so far. I devoured it and screamed when it ended at a cliffhanger. I demanded more. AND SHE HADN’T WRITTEN IT YET! Thankfully she eventually did!!!

That’s when I was like, well if she can write a book I can too! So I did. And it was meandering and I had no idea how long a book should be and I didn’t really know how to stop the story so I just kept adding more, and it was eventually 230,000 words!! For comparison, most of the ALM books are around 100,000. But I'd written a whole book, with a beginning, middle, and end.

So cut forward a few years… It’s 2011 and I am six seasons into this amazing TV show called Supernatural (maybe you’ve heard of it?) and had this random thought one night before falling asleep: What if the Winchesters showed up and the person they were trying to save legit hated them? Like they had a mysterious past together and the hatred was real. But they still had to work together to beat the big bad.

That night I had a dream about it. And the next night. And the next.

Finally after a week of this scene playing over and over in my dreams, I took an hour and wrote it. I didn’t even give the characters names. They were just her, him, and his brother in the very first draft. And then it sat there for a while. I added a little more and a little more, figured out names for these characters that you now know as Stella, Cole, and Mikey.

I gave those first few chapters to my friend and she was so mad there wasn’t more. Never mind the pages I gave her were absolutely not the beginning of a story—that first chapter ended up somewhere toward the middle—it wasn't even her usual genre of choice. But she wanted more, and I was determined to make it happen.

Suddenly I had a rough plot and character arc and reasons why they hated each other and how all of that played into the overall story. And then I didn’t just have a book.

I had a SERIES.

An eight book series no less, one for each of the Sabbats that make up the pagan wheel of the year. That’s absolutely where the name for Eight-Fold Acres came from, as well as the tracker tattoo.

I still can’t believe I had the original idea so many years ago.

So why didn’t it come out until 2021? I tried for years to find an agent and have the book traditionally published, and though I had a lot of requests for partials and fulls of the manuscript, after endless rejections based not on the quality of the idea or the writing, but simply that there were so many authors writing similar books… I decided to take the indie publishing route. And I don’t regret it. I get to hire my own editor, cover artist, and have complete control over the story like adding all of those lovely interior illustrations.

And all because of a TV show that got into my head and wouldn’t let go!

That’s how the series (so far) has come to be in your—hopefully eager—hands.

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