Oops, one more quick update - the link about the McFarland Author Fair in my previous email was going to the Facebook author group, not the Event! Here’s the proper Event link:
https://www.facebook.com/events/784362632463298
Hope to see you there!
Oops, one more quick update - the link about the McFarland Author Fair in my previous email was going to the Facebook author group, not the Event! Here’s the proper Event link:
https://www.facebook.com/events/784362632463298
Hope to see you there!
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!
Just one more quick note (I promise not to spam you all!) to say that the voting ballot for the Paranormal Romance Awards is now live! Come vote for my two nominated books and support me and LGBTQ romance!
Seaworthy (Character Bleed book 1) is nominated in the general LGBT Romance category (about halfway down) and "Sundown, Holiday, Beacon" (my m/m/m superhero romance!) is nominated in LBGT Novellas & Shorts (near the bottom of the ballot)! Here’s the link to the ballot:
https://www.paranormalromanceguild.com/2020-paranormal-romance-guild-reviewers-choice-award-ballot/
Thank you for all the love and support - I love both these stories and their characters so much, and I’m thrilled to be on the ballot this year!
Just a little note to say...
Seaworthy (book one of the Character Bleed the trilogy!) in general LGBT Romance (about halfway down as you scroll), and “Sundown, Holiday, Beacon” (my M/M/M superheroes in love story!) in LGBT Novellas & Shorts (last category, near the bottom!)!
Voting goes live Feb 6! *excited flails*
(I don’t actually know how the voting works; I assume one has to be a member…but I don’t in fact know for sure! So…if you would like to vote for these things I write…or just share and support!…I will love and adore you! and possibly write some form of tiny bonus story? We shall see…
I’m so excited and so honored – look at that fabulous list of nominees! So very cool to be included and to share this with you!
Hi, all - and happy holidays, and I hope you’re all doing as well as possible, in the middle of...well, everything! I do have a couple of exciting updates, so I wanted to share with you!
First, “Cinnamon and Strawberries” is here! It’s a bonus novella for Jason & Colby from the Character Bleed trilogy! And it’s full of low-angst first-holidays-together domestic romance, and breakfast in bed, and picking out perfect gifts, and some interesting uses for holiday ribbon…
Buy links:
Amazon (only $2.99!)
JMS Books (only $2.39!)
Second, the 2020 Top Ten Gay Romance collection will be released from JMS Books December 30, and it has my story “A Demon for Forever” in it! (The “Demon for Midwinter” wedding story, with Justin in a wedding dress!) And the other authors are so marvelous – such good company to be in! Here’s the publisher description: 2020 Top Ten Gay Romance brings together the best-selling short stories published by JMS Books this year. From first love to true love, from submission to sensual, from heat to sweet and everything in between, the couples in these stories are sure to keep you turning the pages as you fall in love with them.
Pre-order yours here now! And look at that adorable cover!
Hello backers and early supporters of Fae Child!
It’s release day! For Steadfast, book three of the Character Bleed trilogy – the final (well, sort of final – we’ve got Leo’s spin-off novel coming!) installment of what might be my favorite thing I’ve ever written! It’s certainly the story I’ve poured the most words into – and emotions, and random trivia, and thoughts about their future! And it’s definitely got the most bread-related puns!
Steadfast is out now! It contains happy endings for characters on screen and off, a road trip, an accidental proposal (or two!), the best sheep-themed hotel ever, a completed movie, and the aforementioned bread puns, because why stop when we’re on a roll? You can buy it here at JMS Books (on sale this week – only $4.79!) or here at Amazon !
And it comes with bonus scenes – one about Jason and Colby moving in together, one movie review, one commentary track, one about two grumpy old men finding each other, one about Jason’s best friend (and asexual character!) Evan getting his own happy ending, one with an awards ceremony and Colby deciding to reward Jason after…and more!
These stories wouldn’t exist without everyone reading and supporting and sending me excited comments that make me have more thoughts – really these are all for you, all of you. I love you like Colby loves his giant cinnamon roll. Also, some news – there will be a Character Bleed holiday novella, probably out in early December! Contract signed and everything! It’s Jason and Colby and three chapters that’re snapshots of their first holidays together – decorating for Christmas, New Year’s, and then Colby’s birthday on January 2! So look for that happening soon…
If you haven’t, come pick up Books 1 & 2 from JMS Books here on my author page or here on my Amazon author page, and get caught up!
