Dalea’s Blog.
Step into a realm where storytelling, creativity, and soul meet.
On this blog, you’ll find behind-the-scenes insights from my books and movies—including The Christmas Witch, Lost in Time, and the ever-expanding Amberlight Valley universe. I share writing tips, character deep dives, world-building secrets, personal reflections on creativity and healing, and updates on film festival journeys and screenplay adaptations. Expect cozy magic, mythic themes, seasonal rituals, and musings on what it means to be a neurodivergent creative navigating life with heart.
Whether you’re a reader, writer, dreamer, or filmmaker, there’s a spark here for you.
Why I Love Renaissance Faires (and What They Have to Do with Amberlight Valley)
Renaissance Faires have always felt like my people. Like the kind of place where I could exhale fully and not worry about whether I was too much or too strange or too deeply invested in something most people didn't understand. There was always someone more enthusiastic, more costumed, more committed than me… and that was celebrated. Looking back now, I think I recognize the pattern. That immediate sense of belonging, the sensory richness, the permission to be fully yourself in a world built for imagination? That speaks a particular language that many neurodivergent hearts know well. I felt welcome there before I had words for why.