Still Waters Run Deep

Still Waters Run Deep is an elemental magik adventure. It follows the protagonist Asta, and other young people, navigate growing up in a world that despises elemental powers. Some of the themes explored in the book are: secret societies, identity, coming of age, and romance.

Book Title: Still Waters Run Deep, by MG Hunt

Genre: YA Fantasy

Release Date: 24th of April, 2025

Where to Buy It: Amazon

From the Blurb:

In a world where elemental magik is forbidden, Asta has a secret.

Living in the peaceful village of Laugar, she keeps her water affinity hidden to everyone. This is includes the people closest to her. Asta's life changes forever when she is forced to leave her home and is kidnapped by a hidden group of elemental affinities, known as Velum.

In Velum, Asta encounters other young people like herself. Rather than hiding their elemental powers, they embrace it. For better or worse.

Dive into a world of elemental magik. Still Waters Run Deep is the debut full-length novel by Australian author MG Hunt.

About the Author:

MG Hunt is a fantasy author, based in Melbourne/Naarm, Australia.  Her debut novel Still Waters Run Deep (scheduled for release April 2025) is a tale of elemental magic and mystery, drawing readers into a richly imagined universe filled with vivid characters and captivating adventures. In her personal life, MG Hunt is a graphic designer and illustrator. She enjoys creating art and visual representations of her written work. She also is the host of the Indie Author Life, with audio and video formats of these posts are available on Youtube.

More About MG Hunt:

How long does it take you to write a book? How long does each stage of the process usually take?

It can take me many years. For Still Waters Run Deep, it took me six years to get it published! One to two years of writing, another year of editing and sending it to beta readers, and another few years of preparing to self publish (design and formal editing).

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What is your favourite type of character to write?

I enjoy writing characters that grow. I love watching the transformation of characters that experience a profound transition from who they were at the start of the novel to the end. It also does not matter to me if it is for better or for worse ;) It is still fascinating.

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What do you do when you find yourself in a bit of a writing rut? Is there any strategy you find works for you to help the words start flowing again? 

I try to write at least a sentence every day. Even if I do not want to, I say to myself if I can just write one sentence, then I am making progress. 

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What is something you wish you had known earlier on in your writing career?

I wish I had the confidence to believe in myself and what I am writing. There is room for all ideas and concepts out there, and if I had the confidence in myself from the beginning, I would have shared my story much sooner than the six years it took to get out there. But, there is also no time limit, and we have all the time in the world to get your story out there.

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Do you mine your own life for ideas, settings and/or characters?

Not really for characters, but for settings I have gleaned a lot of inspiration from the places I have travelled to. One of them specifically is Iceland. Travelling around the incredible and otherworldly landscape that is Iceland inspired me to write the setting of the 'Northern Wilderness' in my book Still Waters Run Deep.

What's next for your writing?

My next and current writing project that is still in draft mode is a story focused on the antagonist, Gatira, in my debut novel Still Waters Run Deep.