Anna Cackler

Romantic Fantasy | Dark FairyTales | Women in Fantasy

Indie Author

Coming August 2025: The Sibylline Saga.
A second world romantic fantasy that follows Gwen: the Child of Prophecy. With over-powered abilities of coercion, telepathy, and precognition, Gwen struggles to come to grips with what she is capable of – and what she is willing to do for the greater good of those she loves.

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Guys, buckle up, okay? I’m a talker. And I tend to do a lot of info dumping, but that’s okay. I get to do that, becuase it’s MY blog, damn it!

And also, I’m probably a bit biased here, but it’s all really fascinating and interesting? You can judge for yourself.

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Feminine Rage

by acackler | February 10, 2024 | General | 0 Comments

A list of things NOT to do to your female characters. These are all real examples of things that I saw in two anonymous manuscripts shown to me by two anonymous misogynists. Both misogynists tried to explain to me how each and every point of sexism was okay in their case.

Get ready for some spicy sweary fury because my heart rate is up and I am ready to let loose.

Trope: The Four(ish) Letter Word

by acackler | August 9, 2023 | General | 0 Comments

If you had to guess what a religious/fantasy comedy, a classic regency romance, a space opera, and a teen vampire soap opera have in common, what would you say?

Well if you’re smart, you’d say “trope” because I basically gave it away in the title.

Specifically I mean Good Omens, Pride and Prejudice, The Empire Strikes Back, and Vampire Diaries. And also I mean a specific romance trope that most people are at least familiar with: enemies to lovers. That’s right, Crowley and Aziraphale, Elizabeth and Darcy, Han and Leia, and Damon and Elena all follow the same romance trope in their plots and subplots. So do about a kergillion others but these are the ones I came up with off the top of my head.

Wednesday

by acackler | January 9, 2023 | General | 0 Comments

So I binged watched Wednesday yesterday… but I almost didn’t. In fact, if I’d had anything more interesting to do at all (or if I’d had any more energy… it’s been a very long holiday break), I would have stopped after episode one. Why? Because something about the show just didn’t sit right. And though the mystery and the beauty did keep me invested enough to continue, there was just something about the character herself that didn’t land.

The Village – A Romance

by acackler | November 7, 2022 | General | 0 Comments

Who else here LOVED the movie, The Village (2004) by director M. Night Shyamalan? I am not a horror fan. Not even a little bit. So you may wonder why I loved this movie so much. Well that’s because it’s not a horror movie. It’s a romance masquerading as a horror movie. And I loooooove romance! And in particular, I loved the paring of Lucius and Ivy.

About Me

My name is Anna Cackler, and I have too many damn hobbies. Most of them are art related. The other one is chickens.

Pictured on the left is myself, Elvira Queen of the Night, and her daughter, Little Bit. And yes, LB did ride around on Elvira’s back all the time when she was a chick.

In addition to writing romantic fantasy and chicken tending, I also spin yarn on my spinning wheel, cross stitch and crochet, and digital art. Oh, and there was that one erotica novel, but that was just for funsies 😉

If you want to know more about me and my neuroses, click below and read on. Trust me, I’m very long winded and most of it is very entertaining.

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