You will be able to find Space Whales Press and the Figuratively Speaking Tarot at booth 116!
We’re listed under Figuratively Speaking Tarot, because Brooke is the best and signed up for both of us and was very kind to invite me along.
The map!
Bitchcraft Fair Milwaukee takes place on Sunday, October 2nd (less than a month away!) at the Wisconsin Center. I will have books, and you can also bring a copy of Beyond the Frost-Cold Sea you already own for me to sign! Also, you get to check out Brooke’s beautiful art. This is my very first event, and I’m both excited and scared.
Happy Labor Day! In honor of workers past and present, I hope you find some rest today.
Because I don’t have enough projects (ignore the stacks of notes and half-finished drafts; those are my emotional support works in progress), I’m starting something new on Instagram (you can also see it on my Facebook page). My friend and collaborator Brooke started a project called #tarotember last year, wherein each day of September is focused on a different tarot card or suit. Last year, she painted the majority of her deck, the Figuratively Speaking Tarot, while I took some moody pictures and made a playlist.
This year’s Tarotember prompts
This year, I am introducing the universe for a new and as-yet-untitled project, a space opera set in a galaxy of warring kingdoms and palace intrigue, psychic pilot-knights and lost alien civilizations, and also queer romance and tarot themes! The first chapter, titled “The Knight of Ships,” will release on October 1, after the challenge concludes (and one day before Bitchcraft Fair Milwaukee!). Eventually, this project will be both a book and an accompanying deck, currently titled the Tarot of the Gates. Brooke has painted a few cards for it already, and while she works on other projects, I’m creating placeholder graphics for the challenge. Each day reveals more about the setting, so follow me on Instagram and/or Facebook for some new sci-fi/fantasy goodness.
Don’t worry, I am not abandoning any of my other projects! A new chapter of Journey to the Water will release tomorrow on Patreon, and the latest chapter of The Book of the New Moon Door will appear here on the blog on Wednesday. Also, in case you missed it, Episode 6 of The Well Below the Valley is available on Patreon as of September 1, and you can read a free preview here.
As a final note, Shepard is six months old today, and just as cute as ever:
A rare moment when she’s sitting still enough for a picture.
I think that’s all for this week! Thanks for being here.
Not much out of the ordinary happening in my world this week: I’ve got a new chapter of Journey to the Water scheduled to go up on Patreon tomorrow, and the latest chapter of The Book of the New Moon Door will be up on the blog Wednesday. I’m also working on the next episode of The Well Below the Valley, and that should be available September 1st.
I also want to remind you that you can come see me at Bitchcraft Fair Milwaukee on October 2! Tickets are only $12 through the end of the month, and then become $15 through the day of the event. I will have limited-edition bookmarks to hand out and signed books to sell!
Hello there. I guess it’s Monday again? Time is a soup.
Let’s see. I’m back on my normal posting schedule, so tomorrow, I’ll have a new chapter of The Book of the New Moon Door up on Patreon, and the latest chapter of Journey to the Water will be up here on Wednesday. Just so you know, dear reader, you are welcome to give me feedback on either of these projects! If you like them, or if you want to yell at me about them, comments are always open. This is your chance to affect the plot or save your favorite character from doom.
In other news, my bookmarks arrived!
If you want one or more of them for your very own, you’ll have to stop by our table at Bitchcraft Fair Milwaukee on October 2! I’ll update as soon as I know our booth number.
As I’m preparing for this and other, future events, streaming has been the proverbial plate that I’ve let drop. I’m hoping to either pick it back up or start a different project for YouTube (video essays?) soon. Also, I haven’t forgotten about the whole newsletter thing. I appreciate your patience.
I’m happy you’re here, and I hope you stop by again soon. Have an excellent week.
On October 2, 2022 (a Sunday!) I will be packing up a box of my books and heading to Bitchcraft Fair at the Wisconsin Center! It is “an autumnal Magickal Marketplace of Makers and Mystics” that is coming to my city for the first time. There will be trick or treating (for adults and kids), costume photos, and a whole bunch of crafts and creations for your perusal! Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the door. You can visit their website herefor more information and to purchase tickets.
I will be sharing a booth with the beautiful and talented Brooke Miller: watercolor artist, creator of the Figuratively Speaking Tarot, and my very best friend. She painted FIVE limited-edition bookmarks featuring scenes from Beyond the Frost-Cold Sea! You can see them all above! I have ordered fifty of each design and will be handing them out along with Halloween candy to anyone who stops by our table. Once they’re gone, they’re gone! This event is also a chance to buy a signed copy of my book, or get a copy you already own signed. The same goes for Brooke’s tarot: she will have a limited number of decks for sale at the fair, as well as some three-card envelopes and some other goodies, and you can buy all her cards online here via the Game Crafter. I will be supplying us both with lots of colorful pens for autographs.
I am so excited to meet people! When we learn where on the floor our table is going to be, I will be sure to post an update.
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