New Patron Goals

In the interest of keeping a roof over my head, I've recently tweaked my Patreon just slightly. All the membership levels are the same, but I've added some new membership-based goals. My Patreon has been fairly stagnant for a while. I'm not entirely sure why, other than "just offering text rewards/author patreons are hard." So,…

Um, What?

Anyone else trying to figure out what the hell happened to November? It was the third, and then I blinked and then suddenly I was two weeks behind on the podcast, Thanksgiving is almost here, and Google is throwing around holiday ads like confetti (I swear, Spottify, if I have to listen to ONE MORE…

Mini bullet point update

I'm still here, and still planning to come back with new content. I'm also moving in 2 weeks, so creative endeavors are temporarily on hold. I'll be taking August off to recover from/settle in after the move, and hope to be back in early September. No, we're not leaving Washington/Seattle areaThe blog will probably be…

Burnout

I've been fighting it for a while. Since 2018, honestly. I've been putting off dealing with it. I kept telling myself that once I started my medication, it would get better. It did get better, for a while. But it didn't get enough better for me to sustain my current commitments and schedule. In the…

General life update

We are just a few weeks out from the release of Magic in the Headlines, and there is still so much to do. I'm feeling a bit swamped. This week was super busy. First, Bast found a stray cat on our back porch, a very beautiful Main Coon tabby. We are over cat-pacity in our…

Passing Bullets

It's been a busy week and I'm currently bogged down with research and editing. Normal posts to resume on Monday. New book announcement next week!I'm currently seeking beta readers and reviewers. Beta readers are advanced readers who help in the editing process by providing opinions of current drafts. There are currently 2 gothic tales on…

New Year Plans

I know I'm not the only one who hesitates to make any kind of big plans for this new year, considering just how ridiculously unpredictable things were in 2020. For example, I really want to go back to Steampunk Symposium in August, and I want to take a research trip to New England in the…

A Catch-Up Blog in Bullet Points

I'm backIt's been busyBY THE GRACE is currently up for pre-order here in my shop. Still working on getting it on Amazon, etc. I'm working with a completely new platform and haven't worked out the timing/kinks yet. It's unfortunate, but it should be up soon. I did a lot of crafting while I was away.…

Annual Blog Break

Yes, it is that time of year when I take a couple of weeks off from blogging to get caught up on my to do list before we get into Halloween, Nanowrimo, and Holiday season, and to prepare for my fall book release. No worries, I'll be back at the beginning of September, I just…

Holiday Break

Happy holidays to all of you! I will be traveling for the next two weeks. The blog will return on January 9. In the mean time, have a happy new year!