Welcome to Scribendi!

This newsletter will provide updates on my books and podcast, information about upcoming events and conventions I’ll be at, reading recommendations, maybe some craft talk, and more!

But who is this person I’m now following?

Well, here’s the official bio:

Cass Morris lives her life at the intersection of storytelling, performance, and education as a writer and editor of novels, short fiction, and immersive experiences. Her novels, The Aven Cycle, are Roman-flavored historical fantasy. She is also one-third of the team behind the four-time Hugo Award Finalist podcast Worldbuilding for Masochists. Cass works as Story Editor at Mythik Camps, providing writing and developmental editing for the mythology-themed summer camps' interactive theatrical experiences, as well as other programming and media projects. Previously, she worked in the education department at the American Shakespeare Center in Staunton, VA. She holds a Master of Letters in Shakespeare studies from Mary Baldwin University and a BA in English and History from the College of William and Mary. Find her online at linktr.ee/cassrmorris.

Really, though?

Really, I’m a giant nerd and incurable chatterbox. I love to talk about history, Shakespeare, rhetoric, and geek media. This newsletter will primarily be major updates, but I may start a spinoff with more frequent ramblings if I end up liking this platform well enough!

Why “Scribendi”?

The term comes from one of Juvenal’s Satires. The full phrase is cacoethes scribendi, “an itch for writing.”

Scribendi

September's Mages of Aven

Microfiction from the world of the Aven Cycle