Welcome back to another LEGENDARY Storybeast episode! Our Legendaries are special guests who are an expert within their area of storytelling. In this episode, Courtney Shack and Ghabiba Weston have the pleasure of interviewing Aurora Ascher.

Paranormal & fantasy romance author Aurora Ascher loves misunderstood monsters, lovable anti-heroes, and epic happily-ever-afters. A woman of many creative pursuits, Aurora is also a musician and visual artist. She currently resides in Montreal with her trusty espresso machine and her endlessly patient husband, whom she sometimes doesn’t see for hours until she emerges from her writing cave like a bear in springtime.**SANCTUARY OF THE SHADOW is now available wherever books are sold**

In this episode, you'll hear:

• about pretty books and publishing with Red Tower
• about facing the blank page
• Aurora telling us about the delicious tropes and morally grey characters in SANCTUARY OF THE SHADOW
• how other creative pursuits influence Aurora's storytelling
• about the circus inspo behind SANCTUARY OF THE SHADOW
• Aurora's recs for long series where the villain gets a turn to shine
• about alien-themed reading in a cave
• Courtney recs the anime : The Devil is a Part-Timer
• about cultivating safe spaces for yourself as a writer
• Aurora's wisdom on leaving what doesn't serve you

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A warm thank you to Deore for our musical number. You can find more of her creative work on Spotify. 

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