Release Party!

On Friday May 23rd, there will be a release party for the anthology I'm part of. There's two Onwards Adventures Anthologies one for realistic tales and the one I'm a part of: fantastic tales. The release party will be 9 pm Eastern time for anyone who would like to attend: Live Release Party! I won't be able to attend because I accidentally forgot to schedule it off in time, oops!

However, I will be taking over in the Fae Corps Book Club on Facebook for the hour of noon on Friday if you would like to connect then. I will be advertising some of my books, posting some excerpts and poems from Onwards Adventures, and there will even be a couple of games! The group is public and already has around 300 members if you'd like to look around and/or join us!

Life has been a bit difficult lately so I'm really looking forward to Friday! We all have to have something to look forward to, right?

Making Some More Noise

No one's made much noise for my latest book faerie witch queen so I thought I'd make another post. There's a whopping six likes on my personal Facebook account and my other social media isn't doing much better. I had zero likes on both Bluesky and Twitter. The algorithms are really kicking my butt on social media, but I'm doing my best to promote my work.

So if you happen to like poetry, Sleeping Beauty, and Maleficent maybe check out this new collection of mine! I would truly appreciate it.

Being an indie author is hard, but I'm trying not to let it get me down! I love writing, I love my books, and I can't imagine a life where I wasn't writing and dreaming and simply creating. I hope you lot enjoy my creations, too!

letters to an old friend

Sorry for the mopey last post. I just wanted to be honest. I sometimes feel like I am a failure in comparison to my other writer friends. I know comparison is a thief of joy, and I should just focus on my own work; but sometimes I can't help but notice. It makes me wonder if there's something wrong with me. But maybe my supporters are just more silent. If you're one of my silent supporters, could you please make some noise? It would be nice to know I'm appreciated.

In other news, I have a new book coming out soon. It's titled letters to an old friend, and it's a book of epistolary poems (poems written in the form of letters for anyone who may not know). I like to challenge myself, and I thought it would be a fun way of writing poetry in a way that's different from most of the other poems I've written.

What makes this a wee bit awkward is the person I wrote this to recently added me on Facebook after we haven't spoken in years. I'm going to let them make the first move, though, because I feel like that's what makes the most sense. After all they added me and not the other way around. So far they haven't said anything to me so I'm in this strange sort of limbo of are we actually friends again in the traditional sense or was it just an add for nostalgia's sake. I guess time will tell.

A Long Needed Update

Sorry, I'm terribly quite terrible at keeping a blog and keeping it up to date. But I do try.

Haha! Anyway, my book fairy tale love will hopefully be out soon. I've gotten the names and emails of some people who are willing to be arc readers, and my editor reached out to tell me that there will be fundraising to get this project up and running. I am excited! I have wanted to share this book for quite some time.

It is a collection sapphic poetry about me imagining what it would be like to have a wife. Of having that fairy tale love that I've always dreamed of since I was a kid. While most of my poetry is autobiographical, I decided to just go with it. I wanted there to be an example of healthy, happy queer love out in the universe when there's still this trend to "kill your queer characters" off in media.

The book is sappy, romantic, and dreamy. Flows like water or honey, maybe even both. I'm really excited about when it might be published. I'm not too sure on when it will be released, but my publisher and I talked about it and there will be three different versions at different price points: a color version with artwork, a black and white version with artwork, and a version that is just the poetry itself. I'm not sure what the price points will be yet but I will keep you up to date as more information becomes available! I'm just really excited for this.

An Apology & A Book Release

I apologize, it's been a while. Too long, I know. I have simply been busy and it has been a bit chaotic with my schedule at work changing on a consistent basis rather than me maintaining my usual schedule. So I apologize.

In other news, though, if you have not seen or heard my haiku collection in these ancient veins is now available. You can grab a copy at the following link. It came out earlier this month, and I should've done a blog post about it sooner, I'm sorry! But I am here now.

This collection is sapphic, yearning, and fantasy. So if any of those things are your jam then you should definitely check it out. Hopefully, I can get in the habit of posting content here on a more regular basis. Until next time, friends!

Just A Little Bit of Everything

If you haven't already read my novella The Queen's Son, you can get a little preview of it if you grab a copy of the March 2024 edition of The Alien Buddha Zine: here.

This is the book that comes directly before my short story collection King Quinlin which is due out March 3rd. I'm super excited to get my first short story collection out into the world. I have another one that I am searching for a home for, and I am hoping it finds one soon. We'll see!

Still hoping to find some book bloggers for my upcoming poetry collection fairy tale love. I'm not sure if blogging about poetry books is common or not, but I remember with one of my former publishers she had created a book tour for one of my novels. I would think it would be the same concept, but I don't know. I will keep trying to find anyone who might be interested in blogging about this.

Have a good day, friends! Always remember that you are worthy no matter what anyone tells you, and life is too short to follow anything less than your dreams. Until next time!

Looking For Book Bloggers

Hello, I'm looking for book bloggers for my upcoming poetry collection fairy tale love. It is a sapphic romance poetry collection that is both sappy and whimsical.

So if you are or know any book bloggers that might be interested in hosting me on their blogs, please do let them/me know. I would appreciate any help in advance! Please, and thank you!