A teal-and-gold fantasy nightscape featuring constellations scattered across a starry sky above a lake and dark forest silhouettes. Large serif text reads “Mythic Observatory,” with links to the Mythic Observatory Substack and YouTube channel below.
Cartoon red-haired writer at desk with scrolls, candle, and magnifying glass, with the text “Writing Advice & Resources.”

I created Mythic Observatory because I kept seeing the same problem: Writers with incredible ideas… but building stories that slowly lose their center. And it isn’t because they aren’t talented. It’s because they haven’t seen the architecture underneath story.

I help to change that, particularly for fantasy writers who want to sink their teeth into powerful long fiction and series. 

On Substack
In-depth essays, diagnostic case studies, and worksheets you can apply directly to your own series.
👉 https://mythicobservatory.substack.com

On YouTube
Short lectures and visual breakdowns that make complex structure clear and usable.
👉 https://www.youtube.com/@MythicObservatory



The Ancient Fracture: The Hidden Engine Behind Fantasy Worlds by TF Burke

Read on Substack

The section below is given over to blog posts on the craft of writing, useful links, and interviews with authors, agents, and editors. 

Interviews with Authors/Agents & Editors

Interview with Kathryn Craft

Meet Alexander Slater, Literary Agent from Trident Media Group

Meet International Best Seller Scott Nicholson

Meet Hank Phillippi Ryan, Award Winning Investigative Journalist & Bestselling Award Winning Author

Meet Gabriela Pereira, Creative Director & Instigator of diyMFA

Meet David E. Fessenden, Literary Agent from Wordwise Media Services

Meet Patricia Nelson from Marshal Lyon Literary Agency

Meet Katherine Ernst from Jasper Ridge Press

Meet Claire Anderson, Literary Agent from Regal Hoffman & Associates

Meet Cassie Hanjian from Waxman Leavell Literary Agency