These short videos are cosplays inspired by When Magic Calls: A Collection of Modern Fairy Tales. You’ll find TikTok videos of changelings, mermaids, ghosts, and more with fun music and sounds.

When Magic Calls Videos, TikTok VideosCaitlin BerveAugust 5, 2020Ignited Ink Writing, LLCWhen Magic Calls, Letters from a Wu, Wolf Girl, A Salty Invitation, Voices of SacrificeComment

Twisting Fairy Tales: The Dark Origin & Evolution of Hansel and Gretel

Fairy tales are often inspired by real life events. Unfortunately, the dark origins of Hansel and Gretel didn’t have a true happily ever after. Perhaps that’s why the Grimm brothers changed it or maybe the fairy tale was created to rewrite history. Either way, it’s evolution is fascinating.

When Magic Calls, Fairy Tale HistoryCaitlin BerveJuly 5, 2020Ignited Ink Writing, LLCWhen Magic Calls, but the fairy tale isn't over, hansel and gretel, twisting fairy tales, fairy tale, fairy tale retellingComment

Catching Dreams: Dream Catcher Origins and How to Make One

Dream catchers have become an icon for Native Americans. While many tribes have a dream catcher mythology, they were originally created by the Ojibwe tribe. Learn how to make an owl dream catcher and the mythology behind these talismans.

When Magic Calls, Magical Crafts, Fairy Tale HistoryCaitlin BerveJune 5, 2020Ignited Ink Writing, LLCWhen Magic Calls, Smoke Whispers, Dreamcatchers, Mythology, fairy tale, fairy tale retellingComment

Twisting Fairy Tales: Bluebeard as a Secret Message

Fairy tales are often more than just a story. Some, like “Bluebeard” are secret messages. Which messages needed to be hidden in story says a lot about the society that created it just like how we choose to retell those stories today reveals aspects of our current society.

When Magic Calls, Fairy Tale HistoryCaitlin BerveMay 5, 2020Ignited Ink Writing, LLCWhen Magic Calls, writing, fairy tale, fairy tale retelling, bluebeard, voices of sacrifice, blue beard, secret messagesComment

Which Magical Creature Are You Quiz

If you’re like me, you’ve secretly wanted to be a magical creature from time-to-time. This story-quiz will help you figure out which creature you might be and escape into another world for a moment. Are you a powerful beast who soars through the air or a mischievous being exploring the waters of the world? Find out with magical creature lives within you through this quiz.

Fantasy QuizzesCaitlin BerveApril 5, 2020Ignited Ink Writing, LLCquiz, magical creature, dragon, pheonix, unicorn, siren, mermaid, pegasus, griffin, dire wolf, selkieComment

What Is Text Magic?

Text magic is the power to transport someone through the written word to fantastical lands with wondrous people and creatures. It is imagination and whimsy, but it can also be terrifying and thrilling. It is how I came to writing and a powerful way to escape and learn.

When Magic Calls, Fairy Tale HistoryCaitlin BerveMarch 5, 2020Ignited Ink Writing, LLCtext magic, When Magic Calls, reading, writingComment

Author: Caitlin Berve

Caitlin Berve is the author of When Magic Calls: A Collection of Modern Fairy Tales and currently working on a fantasy novel involving an arranged marriage, damsels who save themselves, and non-human shape-shifters. Through her company Ignited Ink Writing and MFA, she edits other people’s novels, creates video tutorials, teaches, and writes. Caitlin seeks to fill the world with the kind of writing that lingers with readers, pet all the fluffy and scaly animals she can, and find magic in modern times.

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