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Let me know if you’re on there! I need people to follow. You can find me at spacewhalespress.bsky.social.

Song of the Week

Billie Eilish and Khalid, “lovely”

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.

#tarotember Aug. 31 Fool 1 Magician 2 High Priestess 3 Empress 4 Emperor 5 Hierophant 6 Lovers 7 Chariot 8 Strength 9 Hermit 10 Wheel 11 Justice 12 Hanged One 13 Death 14 Temperance 15 Devil 16 Tower 17 Star 18 Moon 19 SUn 20 Judgment 21 World 22 Page 23 Knight 24 Queen 25 King 26 Cups 27 Wands 28 Swords 29 Pentacls 30 Card Back
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 gray and orange tabby/tortoiseshell kitten sleeps on a tan and blue striped pillow, her head raised and her paws folded politely underneath her.
A rare moment when she’s sitting still enough for a picture.

I think that’s all for this week! Thanks for being here.

Social media hiatus

I’m taking a break from social media (Facebook and Instagram, mostly) for my mental health, and I plan to return on Tuesday, July 5. I’ll still be posting chapters according to my usual schedule here and on Patreon, so if you’re not subscribed here yet, now’s a good time to do so. The box is in the bottom right corner of the home page (or all the way at the bottom, if you’re on mobile).

Take care, and I’ll see you back here on Monday.

Official Reader Poll #2

I’ve been reluctant to start a newsletter because my plate is full enough with THREE serial projects and a social media presence (also, I hate emails and didn’t want to inflict more of them on you), but my marketing research is saying that authors need to have a newsletter and people like receiving them. What do you think?

(ETA: Give the poll a second to load. It should appear right below this sentence.)

Feel free to post any other thoughts you have in the comments!

Song of the Week

Penny and Sparrow, “Double Heart”

Happy Monday.

Here’s a semi-periodic reminder, to myself and anyone reading, to check your voter registration and find out who your representatives are so you can send them strongly-worded messages.

Here’s what’s happening in blog-land this week. There will be a poll where readers can tell me which project you would like to read next! Options will include the as-yet-unnamed sequel to Beyond the Frost-Cold Sea, The Book of the New Moon Door Part Two, and a couple of totally new things. Please keep an eye out for it tomorrow, because I need as many people as possible to vote! All you need is a device to view the post and an opinion. You can vote even if you haven’t read the two longer stories.

If you haven’t read the last chapter of The Book of the New Moon Door, it’s available under the Stories tab above, or just scroll down from here on the home page.

On Instagram, I’m doing a tarot-themed challenge, so if that’s something you’re into you can check it out: instagram.com/cranewrites Also, if you’re not following me over there yet, you should, because I post cat pictures at least once a week.

That’s all for now. See you soon, and have an excellent week.