Meet the Magic Maker

Tamara’s neurodivergent brain-squirrels flit between sweet musings and wild daydreams, fueled by cats, Collies, colleagues, and Clark (her husband).

Tamara Harvell: An Author with Many Degrees (both of academia and insanity)

A.S. in Biology
B.A. in English & Creative Writing
M.S. in Teaching, Learning, and Leadership
Ed.D. in Education Leadership & Management (summa cum laude, thank you very much!)
Graduate Certificate in Professional Writing
M.F.A. in Creative Writing (in progress)

She’s published poetry and short stories in academic journals, won awards for educational resources, and edited creative and academic works.

But Tamara’s real magic? Her imagination, swimming in daydreams.

She’s the creator of ADHD fantasy: a genre where faeries are more than myths and apocalyptic worlds defy expectations.

Her novel My Faerie Tale follows a human-turned-fae navigating a rich faerie culture, rules, and the struggle to fit in.

As a practicing Earth witch, her writing blends witches, apocalypse, and everything in between — like a Chex mix of fantasy elements.

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Reading Cocoon

When I am lucky enough to read a book, I snuggle in bed or on the reclining loveseat, generally cocooned in a soft blanket. I have a reading light that can attach to books to help with focus. I can’t read well if there is a lot of distraction, such as a television or the dogs going berserk over a squirrel in the yard.

My Reading Preferences

Books I have read this year, so far, include The Martian, Tithe: A Modern Day Faerie Tale, Spinning Silver, and Nova. Of these, I really loved the realistic rollercoaster of The Martian. I have also read Dreamland Burning that covers the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921.

My preference is fantasy fiction. I have read a few books about the fae since my novel that I am writing, My Faerie Tale, will need information specific to the lore, so learning about the types of fae will be beneficial to my tale.