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[UPDATED] My RavenCon Schedule (2024)

UPDATE: Unfortunately, I have come down with flu-like/COVID-like symptoms, and will be staying home instead of spreading whatever this illness is further. 😦 ORIGINAL POST: It's time for my first con appearance of the year! I'll be at my first RavenCon this weekend in Richmond, Virginia, which runs from Friday, April 26 through Sunday, April … Continue reading [UPDATED] My RavenCon Schedule (2024)

Picture of several handmade chapbooks with different covers and sizes. Some have stripes, some have sea creatures and undersea life, some have marble patterns, and some have pinball with pinball flippers over watercolor background.
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Things I’ve Been Working On

It's been a little bit since I've written, and I feel like I've been rather busy, so of course it's time for an update. Chapbooks I've done a few batches of chapbooks in preparation for con season. I'm setting up an online shop so I can sell them there, too, but here's what I've got … Continue reading Things I’ve Been Working On

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2023 Awards Eligibility Post

Good morning! Since we're approaching the end of the year, I thought I'd throw together my Awards Eligibility post for 2023 a bit earlier than usual. This will be a living post, so I'll update it if I have any new works published or edited between now and the end of 2023! Eligible Works Stories … Continue reading 2023 Awards Eligibility Post

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Things I’ve Almost Blogged About

Clearly, I've decided to keep this blog, even though I'm not posting as much as I feel like I should be. I don't want to be on Twitter anymore, but it is literally still *the* place where potential translation clients go to find me, so I can't quit it yet. Still toying with the idea … Continue reading Things I’ve Almost Blogged About

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How is it August already?

It's been a while since I've written, I know. I've been busy! I paneled at Flights of Foundry (online) and Balticon (in-person) this spring, I was an invited Guest of Honor at Washington County Free Library's annual FanCon (in-person), and I participated in Clarion West's 2023 Write-A-Thon (online)! I'm trying to keep my Linktr.ee page … Continue reading How is it August already?

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Reflections: Self-Promotion, Words, & Reviews from February 2023

Since February's basically over, it's time for another update on how my New Year's Resolution for 2023 to do more self-promotion is going! (I'll also provide some publishing updates + thoughts on reading in this post, too!) New Year's Resolution Accountability Check Q: Have you promoted yourself in some way every day this month? A: … Continue reading Reflections: Self-Promotion, Words, & Reviews from February 2023

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Kickstarter Anthologies in 2022

Happy Kickstarter analysis day! This post contains my analysis of all the successful anthology Kickstarters that happened in 2022, and builds on some of the data gathering I talked about in my analyses of anthology campaigns in 2020 and 2021. What's in this post? My methodology Maps Charts Number crunching Thoughts Analysis Comparisons to 2020 … Continue reading Kickstarter Anthologies in 2022