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Holiday Sale!
From now through the end of the year, you can purchase each of my books in paperback directly from the printer at a discounted rate!
Get Beyond the Frost-Cold Sea (super gay sword-and-sorcery) for $12/£10 (down from $14.99)
Get Journey to the Water (super gay sword-and-sorcery, part two) for $15/£12 (down from $19.99)
In addition to giving you the sale price, using these links also gives me a slightly better cut than I’d get from a retailer like Amazon. I hope this helps a bit with your holiday shopping!
Also, if the audio of The Book of the New Moon Door disappeared from your preferred audiobook source, it should be back shortly. There was an error in one of the files, and I believe I have fixed it.
Last Watch Before Dawn: Volume 1, Page 7
Here it is! Let’s see if I can do another one before the week is out.
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Loreena McKennitt, “Between the Shadows”
Good morning and happy Indigenous People’s Day!
I am running on very little sleep, but I should have the next episode of The Well Below the Valley ready today. It’ll go up on Patreon on Wednesday. I’ll also be starting a new page of Last Watch Before Dawn this week, in which we’ll finally get some dialogue!
The audiobook of The Book of the New Moon Door is coming along. I think I can safely say that it will be out sometime in November, hopefully early. I’d love to have it ready so that it’s available for anyone who needs something to listen to during holiday travel. I’ll update you as the process goes!
I’ll be out and about this weekend, so if you’re free and in the Milwaukee area, I’d love to see you! First up is the Spooky Frog Horror Book Fair on Saturday the 18th. We’ll be at the Sheraton Milwaukee Brookfield Hotel from 11AM to 4PM. There will be horror authors as well as artists and craftspeople, free hors d’oeuvres while they last, and a live DJ set by Goth Barge. Entry is only $5. If you’re going to the protests that day, I wish you power and safety, whether or not you can find the time to stop by.
On Sunday the 19th, I’ll be at What the Hex: Dia de Muertos from noon until 5PM at Dresden Castle on Underwood, Cudahy, WI. Entry is only $3 and gets you access to the market, live performances, and workshops on magic and healing. What the Hex is always a fantastic time, so if you’ve never made it to one, I highly encourage it.
Some petitions:
Via No Business With Genocide: Stop the UAE from fueling genocide in Sudan
Via Civic Shout: Hold ICE accountable for civil rights violations
Via the National Campaign for Justice: Demand governors fight Trump’s attempts to deploy their National Guard
That’s all I’ve got for today. Take care, stay warm, and stop by again soon!
The Well Below the Valley, Episode 9: Green Grows the Lily
Dramatis Personae
(in order of appearance)
CLAIRE Cooper, harbinger of the new world. Female, late teens, Northern English accent.
Dr. MARJANI Kaur, caretaker of the women’s home. Female, early 30s, could have a British or Indian Accented English accent.
JASMINE Indrani, no longer an academic. Female, late 20s, could have a British or Indian Accented English accent.
Dr. ERNEST Wilde, torn between horror and scientific curiosity. Male, early 30s, Northern English accent.
Eloise “ELLIE” Westmont, heir to ancient secrets. Female, mid-20s, posh English accent.
KURT Cross, who has accepted the occult but doesn’t like it. Male, early 30s, New York accent.
Inspector ISKANDAR Meshkia, believer in a better world despite all evidence to the contrary. Male, late 30s, strong Turkish accent.
The voice of Professor Emundr RAGNARSSON, speaking once more from beyond the grave. Male, late 50s, Icelandic accent.
JONATHAN Martel, long-serving butler of the Westmont estate. Male, mid-50s, Northern English accent.
AURELIA Westmont, sole resident of the Westmont estate and Ellie’s favorite cousin. Female, late teens, posh English accent.
Sheriff Norbert OAKS, Whitmoor gatekeeper. Male, mid-40s, Northern English accent.
JAMES MacDonald, friendly neighborhood bookbinder. Male, early 30s, Northern English accent.
The voice of ESTRILDA de Westemond, witch in captivity. Female, early 20s, Northern English accent.
Scene 1: Int. Whitmoor Area Women’s Home, upstairs bedroom – Day
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Dramatis Personae
(in order of appearance)
FREYDÍS Emundrsdóttir, in search of closure. Female, late 20s, slight Icelandic accent.
Inspector ISKANDAR Meshkia, torn between following orders and pursuing the truth. Male, late 30s, strong Turkish accent.
Chief Superintendent Winston PEMBROKE, Sr., determined to put this whole affair behind us. Male, early 60s, English accent with audible mustache.
KURT Cross, former actor and perhaps current believer in magic. Male, early 30s, New York accent.
William “WILL” Grey, bartender and gatekeeper of the Cross and Coin. Male, late 20s, London accent.
Dr. ERNEST Wilde, botanist and believer in rationality. Male, early 30s, Northern English accent.
Professor Frederick HALE, another of Milton’s victims. Male, early 50s, posh British accent.
Eloise “ELLIE” Westmont, descendent of a long line of occultists and eccentrics. Female, mid-20s, posh English accent.
JASMINE Indrani, interim director of the Whitmoor Area Women’s Home. Female, late 20s, could have a British or Indian Accented English accent.
MARJANI Kaur, resident doctor of the Whitmoor Area Women’s Home. Female, early 30s, could have a British or Indian Accented English accent.
CLAIRE Cooper, the chosen one. Female, late teens, Northern English accent.
Scene 1: Int. Scotland Yard – Day
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The Corrs, “My Lagan Love” (traditional)
Hello again!
What the Hex: Fates & Fae was a smashing success, though I may have gotten my name stolen by a fairy. I maintain that I did not give it up–she only noticed it on the front of a book. I did tell her that if she bought a book, she could have access to all the names within, but she didn’t take me up on my offer. I should be safe. At least she didn’t trick me out of my firstborn.
More to the point, I met some returning readers! These markets often have a different crowd every time, and I love meeting new people and talking about books, but it is so lovely to hear that someone liked my work (and in some cases, is coming back for more). So, thank you. You make all this worthwhile.
A new episode of The Well Below the Valley will be up on Patreon this week, hopefully by Wednesday. It’ll be up here for free reading next week. Sometime next week or the week after, baby should be here, and you won’t hear from me for a bit. I’ll be back with new episodes and some more about the comic sometime after the end of May, and I’ll be able to answer comments and emails through my maternity leave. I plan to be back to attending live events in July.
All of this is still up in the air, however, so I’ll keep you updated as much as I can.
A couple of petitions from my inbox this week:
Via No Business With Genocide: Strengthen the arms embargo on Sudan
Via Amnesty International: Return Kilmar Abrego Garcia and others
Via Free Speech for People: Investigate the Unlawful Kidnapping of Rümeysa Öztürk
Via Physicians for Human Rights: Keep immigration enforcement out of hospitals
That’s all I have for today. Thanks for stopping by!
The Well Below the Valley, Episode 6: The Birth of the World to Come
Dramatis Personae
(in order of appearance)
KURT Cross, the face of Sunset Investigations. Male, early 30s, New York accent.
Detective Chief Inspector ISKANDAR Meshkia, erstwhile believer in a just world. Male, late 30s, strong Turkish accent.
Chief Superintendent Winston PEMBROKE, Sr., an authority figure more interested in results than process. Male, early 60s, English accent with audible mustache.
Eloise “ELLIE” Westmont, private investigator and avid photographer. Female, mid 20s, posh English accent.
A local SWITCHBOARD OPERATOR, brief and professional. Female, probably 20s or 30s, London accent.
Dr. ERNEST Wilde, intellectual out of his element. Male, early 30s, Northern English accent.
Sebastian MILTON, dealer in rare books and rarer secrets. Male, mid 50s, London accent.
The FIRST CULTIST at the scene, an all-around ruffian. Male, any age, London accent.
Scene 1: Int. London tenement – Day
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Pancho’s Lament, “Perfect Place”
Good morning! Bit of a deep cut for you today.
On Friday, I’ll be at Studio Moonfall, 5031 7th Avenue, Kenosha, WI for an Author Night! I’ll be hanging out from 4 until 7 in the evening, and I’ll have plenty of books to sign (but feel free to bring a copy you’ve already acquired!). It will also be Free Book Friday, so you can pick out something from the shop’s secondhand collection while you’re there.
I’ll have a shiny new episode of The Well Below the Valley up on Patreon for you on Wednesday. I’m coming to the end of my previously released material, and I’m eight weeks away from my due date, so I may be slowing down on this project. I’m going to do my best to keep up this fairly relaxed posting schedule and build up more backlog over the next couple of months.
Based on my rough calculations, I’m about 60% of the way through the comic script. The outline already contains 39 pages, much more than the standard 22-24 (I was planning on this first bit being an issue like one would find at a newsstand or get in the mail). Maybe it’ll end up long enough to be a graphic novel on its own, or maybe I’ll split it up. The page count may also change as I finish the script and move on to storyboarding.
Also, a quick note, if you’re boycotting Amazon, all my books are available on plenty of other platforms! You can find most of the major ones under the Buy my books tab, including Thriftbooks and Bookshop.org, but some searching on whatever your favorite platform is should turn them up.
Some petitions for this week:
Via Daily Kos: Release Mahmoud Khalil
Via Just Foreign Policy: Allow humanitarian aid into Gaza
Via the Friends Committee on National Legislation: Restart refugee admissions
Via Amnesty International: End genocide in Gaza
That’s all I’ve got for you today. Stop by again soon!
The Well Below the Valley, Episode 5: And There Is Nothing Green That Remains
Dramatis Personae
(in order of appearance)
Dr. ERNEST Wilde, a man of reason caught up in an unreasonable set of circumstances. Male, early 30s, Northern English accent.
FREYDÍS Emundrsdóttir, a woman with questions. Female, late 20s, slight Icelandic accent.
KURT Cross, an actor and detective perpetually unlucky in love. Male, early 30s, New York accent.
Detective Chief Inspector ISKANDAR Meshkia, a stranger in a strange land. Male, late 30s, strong Turkish accent.
William “WILL” Grey, bartender and host to several of London’s strangest characters. Male, late 20s, London accent.
Eloise “ELLIE” Westmont, private investigator, photographer, picker of locks, and actress in her own right. Female, mid 20s, posh English accent.
NIGEL Blackthorne, established ranter on a particular street corner. Male, early 30s, posh British accent.
Constable John TAYLOR, a useful tool for an unseen force. Male, early 20s, London accent.
Scene 1: Int. University of London laboratory – Day
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