This week I spent time developing deeper lore for Anna Untold, specifically surrounding the extremely rare Supermoon and how it affects the hidden world within the story. One of the biggest goals with this scene was creating Anna’s first true glimpse into the magical world that exists around her without fully revealing everything at once.
The Supermoon acts almost like a weakening of the barrier between worlds. During this event, the veil between humans and the fae grows thin. If direct moonlight touches someone of fairy kind, their true identity can briefly be revealed. Most people either never notice it or explain it away, but Anna sees it clearly.
This becomes a major turning point in the story when she witnesses Malik revealed as a Maukari, a cat-like fae race. Up until this moment, Anna has only sensed that something about the world feels strange or slightly out of place. Seeing Malik transformed under the moonlight completely changes her understanding of reality.
What I like most about this moment is that it opens the door without fully stepping through it. Anna panics and runs home, but as she does, she begins catching fragmented glimpses of the hidden fae world around her. Shadows move differently. Strange figures appear briefly in alleyways and windows. The ordinary town suddenly feels alive with secrets she was never meant to see.
This scene also sets up several important story threads moving forward. It leads directly into Ms. Thorn speaking with Anna the following day and beginning to explain pieces of Anna’s mysterious origins. At the same time, it helps introduce more lore surrounding the Wren House and its deeper connection to the hidden world.
Chronologically, this sequence will happen before the chapter involving the Apple Festival, which gives the story a stronger buildup into the larger magical conflicts and discoveries later in the book.
One thing I have enjoyed while working on Anna Untold is realizing that lore works best when it serves both atmosphere and character development. The Supermoon is not just a “cool fantasy event.” It changes Anna’s perspective forever and pushes the story into a much larger world than she ever imagined.
Author Aaron Vaughn 
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