Queer Fantasy and Weird Tales for the People
Tori Amos, “Juarez”
Happy Monday again!
I have very little to report today: I’m working on rewrites of The Book of the New Moon Door, and there will be a new chapter on Patreon tomorrow, followed by the latest chapter here on the blog on Wednesday.
As always, thanks for being here, and have an excellent week.
Sinéad O’Connor, “Jackie”
Happy Monday.
I am hard at work on rewrites for The Book of the New Moon Door. I was originally trying to keep up with Journey to the Water as well, but I think at this point I need to concede and put Journey on hiatus until New Moon Door is done. Since I have plenty of chapters of New Moon Door, I can post one a week (first on Patreon and then here) for the next month or so.
This is for a number of reasons:
First, rewrites are going to take a lot of my time. The original draft of The Book of the New Moon Door is over 170,000 words long. In order to achieve an October release date, I’ll need to finish the new draft ideally by the end of August.
Second, I’m not going to lie to you: Baldur’s Gate III came out. I’m a fairly disciplined writer, but I’m not that disciplined.
Third is below the cut for medical stuff and complaining about the US healthcare system:
Continue reading “Song of the Week”The Black Keys, “Have Love, Will Travel” (Richard Berry cover)
Good morning!
The newsletter is going out at noon my time (US Central Daylight), so if you haven’t signed up yet and want event news and additional cat pictures, be sure to sign up here before then. (It’s supposed to be an embedded form, but WordPress and MailerLite aren’t getting along.)
August is going to be the month of rewriting The Book of the New Moon Door, so I’ll be getting ready for that today and starting this week. In the meantime, there will be a new chapter on Patreon for your reading enjoyment tomorrow, and the latest chapter of Journey to the Water will be up here on Wednesday. New Moon Door may take all of my waking hours this month, but I’m planning to stay on top of the alternating posting schedule. I’ll let you know if that changes.
Also, please wish Brooke safe travels today, as she’s heading back from Witch City Tarot in Salem!
Thanks for being here! Have an excellent week.
PHILDEL, “Strange Ships”
Good morning!
I have finished the Great Reread of The Book of the New Moon Door! I’ll be spending this week taking notes, filling plot holes, and otherwise preparing for the Great Rewrite, which I hope to complete over the month of August.
In the meantime, there will be a new chapter of Journey to the Water on Patreon sometime on Tuesday, and the latest chapter of New Moon Door will be up here on Wednesday. The July edition of the newsletter will be going out next Monday, so if you haven’t signed up and would like some garden and cat pictures, here’s a link.
As always, thanks for being here, and have an excellent week.
Talking Heads, “Take Me to the River” (Al Green cover)
I don’t think I’ve posted this version yet!
So, What the Hex Summer Witches’ Market was a delight, but something terrible has happened:
My newsletter signup sheet got wet on the way home and is completely illegible. If you signed up and happen to see this, you can put your email into the box at this link and it will send you a confirmation! I’m so sorry for the inconvenience.
I’ll be finishing up the Great Reread of The Book of the New Moon Door this week, and there will be a new chapter on Patreon tomorrow. There will also be a new chapter of Journey to the Water here on Wednesday.
Thanks for being here! Have an excellent week, and stop by again soon.
Darby DeVon, “The Knight at Dublin Castle”
Hello! It’s Monday again.
First and most importantly: on Sunday (the 16th), I’ll be accompanying Brooke and her Figuratively Speaking Tarot to the What the Hex Summer Witches’ Market! It will be at Dresden Castle: 3775 E Underwood Ave, Cudahy, WI. Admission is free, and the doors will be open from noon until 6, and there will be mermaids. Here’s a link to the Facebook event if that’s where you like to keep track of things. I have been moving HEAVEN and EARTH to get enough copies of Beyond the Frost-Cold Sea in time for you! I hope to see you there!
In the meantime, I’ll have a new chapter of Journey to the Water up on Patreon tomorrow, and the latest chapter of The Book of the New Moon Door will be here Wednesday. Also, I am halfway through the Great Reread of New Moon Door. I’m hoping to finish that before the end of the month and make some structural changes in preparation for a Great Rewrite in August.
Thanks for being here! Have an excellent week.
Tuvaband, “Everything We Do Is Wrong”
Happy Monday!
I’m finally back on my regular posting schedule. There will be a new chapter of The Book of the New Moon Door on Patreon tomorrow, if you’ve got some downtime during the holiday, and the latest chapter of Journey to the Water will be here on Wednesday.
Also, mark your calendars: Brooke and I will be returning to What the Hex Witches Market! The Summer Market will take place on Sunday, July 16, at Dresden Castle in Cudahy, WI. Admission is free, and the market is open from noon until 6. Here’s a link to the Facebook event for more information. I’ll be signing books, and Brooke will have her new mermaid-themed cards available!
Thanks for stopping by! Be safe and have an excellent week.
Florence + the Machine, “King”
Good morning!
It’s the last week of the month, which means the newsletter is coming out–noonish my time (Central US Daylight) on the 30th (Friday). You can sign up here if you haven’t already. Be sure to check your inbox afterward for a confirmation link! This month’s newsletter will include garden pictures, updates on The Book of the New Moon Door, and pictures of my cats.
There will be a new chapter of Journey to the Water on Patreon tomorrow. I’ll be back to my regularly scheduled nonsense (one chapter on Patreon, one chapter here) next week.
As always, thanks for being here. Happy Pride, and may rain fall on your garden but not your parade! Stop by again soon.
Rhiannon Giddens, “O Love Is Teasin'” (Traditional)
Hello! Happy Monday! I hope you’re well on this fine morning.
ETA: Happy Juneteenth! I didn’t realize what day it was.
I regret to inform you that there will be a minor disruption to the normal posting schedule. Between travel and recovery from travel, last week got away from me, and this week looks similarly busy between my cats’ annual checkups and several home improvement projects. There won’t be a new chapter of Journey to the Water this week, but the latest chapter of The Book of the New Moon Door will be up here on Wednesday. I should have a new Journey chapter ready by next week, so your regularly scheduled nonsense will resume shortly. I’ll also have an update on New Moon Door‘s editing progress soon.
As always, thanks for being here, and have an excellent week.
Genesis, “Jesus He Knows Me”
Good morning! I’m posting early because I’m traveling today. Also, this is the blog’s 500th post!
Editing of The Book of the New Moon Door begins this week. In the meantime, I’ll have a new chapter of that on Patreon tomorrow, and you can read the latest chapter of Journey to the Water here on Wednesday.
I’m also excited to announce that I’ll be at What the Hex Witches’ Market again on July 16! More on that later.
Thanks for stopping by, and have an excellent week.
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