HI EVERYONE

I CAN’T HANDLE ALL OF THE AMAZING STUFF HAPPENING RIGHT NOW

There’s so much. Too much! 

She Is the End progress - I expect to send the manuscript to my beta readers on March 12th! I know, I’m behind schedule... but just trust me on this - you want my book to be the best it can be.

(And it’s going to be pretty awesome.)

Blood Dawn Risk - John Robin made a game for Blood Dawn! Read his announcement about it here.

Those of us who have bought 3+ books will be playing as houses trying to defeat the dragons hiding in his map. We have to take over territories and fight the dragons, and we gain troops by getting people to pre-order his book! I am the Lady of House Vastaron.

The dragons represent each person who has bought 7+ copies of Blood Dawn.

I... AM ALSO A DRAGON!!!

So, if you want to help me dominate this fictional land as the Lady of House Vastaron, OR if you want to become my dragonchild, stay tuned. I will let you know when and how to swear loyalty to me.

(I am also such a fan of Blood Dawn that I made a lil fan video for John Robin which will be debuting soon...)

The Life Engineered by JF Dubeau - HAPPY RELEASE DAY!!!

If you like robots with feelings, and especially if themes of family and motherhood speak to you... but you also like it when things EXPLODE in SPACE, you need to go buy this book. Buy it on Amazon today! TODAY!

I got this book in the mail from Inkshares a few weeks ago and guys, it’s so beautiful. And it’s not just beautiful on the outside, it’s really good. It’s fun and exciting and I love how all the creative ideas are grounded in a very straightforward, sincere story. It’s exciting and optimistic and so very satisfying. I highly recommend it.

And finally...

Lucky by RH Webster:

This book is pinging my next-big-thing radar. We love our space westerns and our space fantasies, but do we understand how much we’re going to love an awesome SPACE TRUCKERS STORY?? I really, really want to see this one finish in the top 3 of the current Nerdist contest. Pre-order this book!

...Until next time...

Shhh, guys, listen: I’m not supposed to be updating you on anything.

The fantastic and notably gorgeous Leah Westra, my promoter friend, is making me editing progress update graphs and posting them on my facebook page HERE (please like if you are inclined), and I’m writing a little log about my progress which I’ll be sharing soon... but other than that, I’m supposed to be mum.

BUT!!!

There’s a new Nerdist contest running RIGHT NOW and it’s SPACE OPERA THEMED!!!



So, welcome to all my new followers; I love you each individually and as a group, and I wish you nothing but success. I wish I could just buy 750 copies of each of your books, but that wouldn’t be building an audience, would it???

I can help by recommending some of these books, though!

Rogue by Allison Darhun - A young fighter pilot is faced with a decision that will change not only her life, but the lives of billions.

What is this one about? "...obviously science fiction, a strong female character, an entirely new world that is still somewhat recognizable, a lil bit of romance (but one that definitely doesn’t take over the plot because no one wants that), a pretty snazzy escape attempt, rad friendships, and parallels to things happening today," according to the author.

A snazzy! Escape! Attempt! Rad friendships! Parallels! I die, I die, I die! GIVE ME THIS BOOK.

They Are the Last by Elayna Mae Darcy - All Piper wanted was to escape the tortures of Edgemont, but when her godmother returns to rescue her, she finds herself on an epic journey to master her Light and save the world she comes from, that she never knew existed.

It’s a YA space opera with a, shall we say, admirable title? We need more love for YA on Inkshares!

Infinity Mind by Patrick Jamison - Slave to an oppressive government on a Martian colony, Mason, a telepathic assassin, must break his conditioning before he murders his wife.

I’m a sucker for anything set on Mars, and I’m a sucker for rebels fighting oppressive governments, OKAY? I know what I’m about.

Consider ordering one of these books, my dear friends, and you might make an author’s dreams come true.

NOW BACK TO WORK!

:)

Hello, friends new and old! I didn't send an update last week because I'm trying to finish editing my book (yikes) and it is a slow (gosh) and steady (sheesh) process (no).  It's going to be great! (SOB SOB.)

I keep accidentally offering to help with other stuff, though. It's a great way to procrastinate! (ARGH!)

FIRST, I will now raffle off the original panel for the graphic novel page I'm doing for Amanda Orneck's Deus Hex Machina...

The winner is....

Matt Kaye! Congratulations!

SECOND, you need to all watch Amanda's promo video for DHM because there's an ALTERNATE REALITY GAME you HAVE TO PLAY. It is SO FUN, and by fun I mean super-frustrating but very satisfying to finish. Joe Terzieva and I worked on it separately, then when we both got stuck we worked on it together for part of a day and we FIGURED IT OUT!

You have to follow the clues and search through the shadowy reaches of the internet to save a scientist who has been sucked into the Grid!!! Go! DO IT!

THIRD, I joined a syndicate! Janna Grace created one for Strong Female Characters (strongly-written characters, not just tough characters, of course) and you know how much I love those. I just had to join. Check it out!!

FOURTH, if you are interested in any sort of, shall we say, tabletop gaming... stay tuned. John Robin, Joe Terzieva and I are working on something for Blood Dawn that you might want to be a part of....

FIFTH, JF Dubeau's The Life Engineered is being released March 1st!! If you haven't bought his book yet, that's actually a good thing - because we're doing an Amazon order drive on the day of the launch! This will hopefully get his book to debut on a top 10 list and get him more exposure, which is always good.

SIXTH, AND FINALLY, I am going into deep editing mode for the next month. I will be doing little "Writer's Log" updates periodically, but otherwise I'll be going internet-silent until I finish my manuscript.

(We'll see how that goes.)

Hi everyone!

I'm fine! Everything's under control, situation normal! We're - we're all fine here! How are you?



Boring conversation, anyway!

The 2word & La2er contest is almost over, and do I have some recommendations for you? DO I???

First of all, you'd better go buy Deus Hex Machina by Amanda Orneck immediately.

 I get to cameo in the book (AHH) and I'm also illustrating a page of the graphic novel for Amanda... 

And YOU could win an original ink drawing of one of the panels. Just be one of the next ten people to pre-order her book, and you'll be in the running to win the original final ink drawing that will be based on this sketch:

So order!

Secondly, LISTEN. You need to know about Transilience by Kevin Bragg.

Transilience is a delightful concept that will probably (hopefully) be a movie someday. A scifi noir tale about a private investigator unraveling corruption and fighting for his life... on Mars? Heck yes!

I checked in with author Kevin Bragg and now I'm super-excited about the variety of interesting women who play complex roles in his book. This isn't noir stuck in the past... this is future noir!

As for She Is the End, well, Alex and I are working on it. It's going to be good.

I promise.

Happy Museday!

My campaign is over!



IN PRODUCTION!

Now... I just need to make sure my book is the best book ever to book, don't I?

SO! Most of the manuscript is done, but there are some rather... wobbly parts. January and February are going to be hardcore #amwriting months, and I'm aiming to be done with my final, FINAL edits by February 29th. Leap Day!

Thank you so much, everyone who has helped me get through this campaign.

Thank you to the other half of my heart, Alex, without whom I'd be adrift.

Thank you to John Robin and Joe Terzieva, who have helped me keep my head on straight through all the craziness.

Thank you to Matt Kaye, Avalon Radys, Jeremy Thomas, and Thad Woodman at Inkshares, who have been so supportive and encouraging.

Thank you, my readers. You are taking a chance on me, and I'm not going to let you down.

Seven days in my campaign left! Yikes!

Ten secret-filled illustration postcards left! Tell all your friends!

I made a collage for Relai to go along with the Milo one:

Finally, I encourage you to go flood Peter Birdsall with votes of confidence by pre-ordering his book, Feyside! I am going to cosplay as Laurn for #InkCon2016 because I, too, am a hard-bitten huntress.

Hello, lovely people! Guess what?

My campaign ends in 9 days!

I haven't done a giveaway or contest in quite a while, so there's no better time than NOW. I'd like to finish strong by reaching 400 pre-orders by the end of my campaign. That's 30 more orders... I think I can do it!

So: the next 15 people who pre-order She Is the End (even if you've already ordered it once) will receive a postcard print of my Ladies of Sci-Fi drawing:



But that's not all!

On the back you'll find a thank-you from me, along with a secret.

A secret?

Yeah! A secret! 

It won't be a plot spoiler; it will be a bit of interesting information that isn't revealed in She Is the End, but is still significant.

SO! Order now if you want in on the art with a secret!

In other news:

• Congratulations Tony Valdez!! Dax Harrison sauntered on into Quill just before the end of his campaign and he's now in production!

• I WILL BE A CHARACTER IN DEUS HEX MACHINA! I get a cameo in the book because I ordered a copy during the Review-a-Thon and I'm super excited to go all cyberpunk. Order this book!

• I got to hear the first chapter of Lost Generation by Joe Terzieva, and it's amazing. The experience was like the first time I read The Maltese Falcon (when I actually stood up in the middle of Barnes and Noble and started reading out loud because the prose was so strong) crossed with the first time I saw Children of Men. This book is going to be so good. Anyone and everyone should order it immediately.
  

Happy Almost New Year!!!