About this episode

Colleen McManus Hein discusses her novel 'The Oracle at Fireside Lake' and the inspirations behind it.

THE ORACLE AT FIRESIDE LAKE Mallory has been reading tarot and casting spells inside her metaphysical store for years. 2025, however, brought more than its fair share of romance and intrigue as the moon waxed and waned above Fireside Lake, Minnesota. Can Mallory overcome the year’s challenges, both normal and paranormal, and keep herself, her family, her friends, and Oracle Shoppe afloat? Find out in another cozy tale of occult romance and suspense from Colleen McManus Hein. LEARN MORE TOPICS OF CONVERSATION The real-life inspiration behind The Oracle at Fireside Lake and how a small-town sewing shop in Ely, Minnesota sparked Mallory's world Colleen's lifelong fascination with tarot, the supernatural, and how she weaves real readings and simmer pot rituals into the story Using holidays, seasons, and moon cycles as a writing framework to structure each chapter and beat the blank page Drawing from real relationships with friends, mothers, daughters, and grandmothers to bring authenticity to the characters The joys and struggles of indie authorship, from Goodreads reviews to writing as a creative escape from everyday life ABOUT THE AUTHOR Colleen McManus Hein lives and writes in…

People in this episode

Guest: Colleen McManus Hein

Topics covered

• occult romance
• tarot
• supernatural
• indie authorship
• character authenticity
• seasonal writing

Keywords

• tarot
• spells
• romance
• suspense
• indie author
• writing
• Fireside Lake

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing

Books & works: THE ORACLE AT FIRESIDE LAKE

Places: Fireside Lake, Minnesota, Illinois

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