A Story That Demands to Be Heard: Tales from the Story Catcher, Wizards Are Not Welcome Here, by Joules Young
Tales from the Story Catcher: A July Journey into Nibble-on-the-Moor Welcome, dear listener, to a very special edition of The Writer's Herald. This July, we're doing something a little different. Instead of our usual craft-focused deep dives, we're turning our attention to a story that has captured our hearts and imaginations—a tale so delightfully peculiar that we simply had to share it with you. A Story That Demands to Be Heard There are stories that quietly sit on the page, waiting patiently for a reader to discover them. And then there are stories that leap off the page, grab you by the lapels, and insist—absolutely insist—that you listen. Wizards Are Not Welcome Here, by Joules Young, is very much the latter. James and I have read countless manuscripts, edited hundreds of novels, and encountered more story openings than we can count. But every so often, a tale arrives that feels like it was plucked from the very air—caught...
