Mar 3, 2021

Hello, lovely readers! I hope you’re all doing well, as much as possible - it’s cool and rainy here today, and it’s making me happy, in the way that hot coffee and the scent of rain can. I wanted to let you know that I’ve got a couple of exciting author events coming up, plus some Demon for Midwinter series news!

First, on the more academic side, my scholarly publisher McFarland (they specialize in pop culture studies) is having a Virtual Author Fair this Saturday, March 6, from 1pm to 5pm EST (that’s 10-2 in PST, where I am)!. We’ll have 18 authors (including me!) briefly (10-15 minutes each) talking about their books and scholarly projects, on topics including film, history, ethics in Terry Pratchett’s fantasy, gender and superheroes, the music of Bruce Springsteen, religion in horror films, memoir, motherhood, and more!

The full schedule and event link is available here at the Facebook event site (most info is under the Discussion tab) - I’ll be the second speaker, talking about ethics and Sir Terry Pratchett, and then popping in again for the roundtable at the end. It’s all free, so drop in and out as you like!

McFarland is also providing a discount code you can use on the books by participating authors - use code VVAF for 20% off, through March 14! So come join us on March 6 for some scholarly pop culture discussions!


Second, the second (heh) Rainbow Space Magic online LGBTQ+ science fiction and fantasy convention will be happening March 12-14! We’ll have a wonderful array of workshops, panels, and readings - you can find the full schedule here and registration (free) here!

The times for my events specifically are:
panel: Fandom & Fanfiction, Saturday PT 7:00pm / MT 8:00pm / CT 9:00pm / ET 10:00pm (come listen to us chat about interpretations, subversions, and transformations of narratives!)
reading: Sunday PT 8:00am / MT 9:00am / CT 10:00am / ET 11:00am (*assuming we stay in listed order, I’ll be the last one reading) (I’m thinking probably something from "Frost & Raine" because that’s recently published and I think - I hope? - sometimes decently funny...though maybe I’ll pull out something brand-new and currently in progress, like the opening of Magician, because I’m enjoying writing it so much! I mean, our titular magician likes tropical beaches and hot baths and honey in his tea, and does not enjoy being disturbed by a terribly earnest young prince On A Quest...)


Third, the Demon for Midwinter news! Two things are happening!

~First, there’ll be a tiny ~free~ bonus scene short story releasing March 20! It’s called "Bedknobs & Brimstone," and it’s very short - just under 2k words - and it’s essentially about...well...let’s go with, "oops, I have a lot of magic now and accidentally set our bed on fire while we were mid-foreplay, sorry?" Poor Justin. At least his husband’s an empath and can reassure him!

~Second, there’ll be a box set of the completed series coming - also in March, more or less! As soon as that final free bonus story comes out, the whole set will go into Kindle Select first for three months, and then wide everywhere! With a shiny new cover!


I think that’s all the exciting news! Maybe I’ll see you at some of the above events? I hope so!
Oh, and one more thing - I got my first Pfizer vaccine dose yesterday! And have the second dose scheduled in three weeks! *throws confetti and bakes a cake* Such a relief!

I hope you’re all staying safe, out there, and keeping warm, if it’s also rainy and chilly where you are! Happy reading!