Pastiche Archives - Celia Lake

Grown Wise: A silhouetted man and woman in 1940s clothes, walking together as he reaches for a branch full of apples. The background is a muted green and brown, scattered with a swoosh of golden light. Shown on a wooden table with a mug of tea.

Levels of magical power

February 25, 2025 / Albion

What are the levels of magical power in Albion, and how does that play out for specific people? Here, I answer a question from a reader about that.

Grown Wise, Mysterious Fields, Pastiche, The Changing Door

Grown Wise displayed on phone on a table with apples, squashes, fallen leaves, and other autumnal items.

Plans for 2025

December 24, 2024 / Announcements, Writing and publishing

My plans for 2025, both writing and publishing!

Claiming the Tower, Grown Wise, Harmonic Pleasure, Pastiche, The Changing Door, Weaving Hope

A copy of Complementary lies on a table with various kitchen herbs and tools.

In Character: Elizabeth Mason

August 14, 2024 / In Character

Elizabeth Mason is a woman of many talents – investigation, art, a spot of forgery, and more. Here’s a look at her life and skills.

Complementary, Facets of the Bench, Pastiche, Perfect Accord, Wards of the Roses

Cover of The Magic of Four on a tumble of smoothed rocks. Four students in silhouette on a blue background of a map off the west coast of Wales. Three stand around a table, the fourth is perched on the near corner, leaning forward and gesturing.

Idea to Book: The Magic of Four

May 15, 2024 / Ideas to books, Land Mysteries

Find out the ideas behind The Magic of Four: a love of classic school stories, exploring a second generation of characters, Schola and her magic. And oh, yes. Horses.

Best Foot Forward, Casting Nasturtiums, Chasing Legends, Eclipse, Goblin Fruit, Old As The Hills, Outcrossing, Pastiche, The Magic of Four, Wards of the Roses

Old As The Hills displayed on a tablet, in a stone arch with a glowing purple night sky behind it. The cover of Old As The Hills has a man with a can and a woman silhouetted on a green ground with a map. She holds out her hand, he is putting something into it, forming a doorway between them. An astrological chart behind them shows the symbols for Venus, the Sun, Jupiter, and Saturn highlighted behind a splash of glowing stars.

Neurodiversity in my books

April 17, 2024 / In Character, Questions and answers

A guide to neurodiverse characters in my books, as of 2024. (Check out the grid early in the post for the current complete list.)

Ancient Trust, Best Foot Forward, Bound for Perdition, Casting Nasturtiums, Complementary, Eclipse, Illusion of a Boar, Old As The Hills, On The Bias, Pastiche, Perfect Accord, Seven Sisters, Shoemaker's Wife, The Fossil Door, The Magic of Four, Three Graces, Upon A Summer's Day

Four Walls and a Heart lying on a table with autumn gourds. The cover is a deep red, with a man in a wheelchair and a man standing, both in silhouette, in front of a large blue and glass door.

Architecture and magic

April 3, 2024 / Albion

What is architectural magic like in Albion? This post takes a look at some of the theory and practice, including how it affects the demesne estates and land magic.

Eclipse, Four Walls and a Heart, Pastiche, Upon A Summer's Day