Spaceship Bookmarks, Art, and a SALE!
🚀 For real, you don't wanna miss this.
First! Welcome, new friends! I’ve recently had a big influx of subscribers, and I wanted to say thank you and do a quick introduction, since I suspect many of you came by recommendation from other authors (thank you!) And if you’re not following
, , , and the rest of the authors I link to in my recomendations, do it!So, in case you don’t know me, I’m a NY Times bestselling author of a mix of books, mostly in the fantasy and science fiction genres. I typically send out a newsletter once a month, and I include a mix of news about my books and other nerdy things I like that I hope you like too :)
Such as my puppy!!!
This year, I have six books coming out, which is mind-boggling to me.
And, as luck would have it, I have the opportunity to tell you about most of them today, because they’re in the BN pre-order sale happening right now!
Chaotic Orbits Series: A trilogy of novellas that are “spacemance”—they’re like romantasy, but set in space! The first two come out this year. Full Speed to a Crash Landing is like River Song and Sherlock Holmes both trying to find (and acquire) the same object from a crashed spaceship before the other one. How to Steal a Galaxy is set in a futuristic, inter-galactic version of the Met Gala but with an Ocean’s Eleven style heist. They’re short, fun, and lots of stuff blows up in space!
Witch + Hunter Duology: This two-book series is going to be completed this fall! The first book is Night of the Witch, and it’s set during the real witch trials in Trier, Germany in the 1590s, and stars Otto, a witch hunter assigned to kill Fritzi, who happens to be a real witch with magic. The paperback comes out in September, and it comes with beautiful sprayed and stenciled edges! Then, the sequel, The Fate of Magic, concludes Otto and Fritzi’s romantic adventure with a whole new quest that will determine…the fate of magic (the title is very apt, lol).
Finally, in December, I’m releasing my very first picture book! Star Wars: Someone Who Loves You is the story of Han and Leia’s wedding on the Forest Moon of Endor, and they have to explain what love is to a ever-growing group of Ewoks. It’s absolutely ridiculous and cute and I truly think that both adults and kids will love it!
All of these books are on sale at 25% of from Barnes and Noble right now!
Just use code PREORDER25, and you get the discount! Here are handy links:
And, if you are a fan of signed and personalized books, I work with my local indie bookstore to offer those. You can get any of my books signed and shipped internationally here!
ALSO! No matter where you buy the book—or even if you only request it from your library—you can get free art and bookmarks and fun things! I talked about it all here, in case you missed it. Basically, pre-orders really mean a lot for books, so I want to bribe you to pre-order by giving you free goodies :) JUST FILL OUT THIS FORM TO GET COOL STUFF IN THE MAIL
Now It’s Time for Some Secrets
Recently, I updated my website. It was mostly to include all my new books and all my new events. But while I was fiddling with the code, I thought…hey. What if I made a PAGE OF SECRETS.
You are welcome to try to break the password! It’s one word, and it’s a real, English word that embodies the vibes of…life, the universe, and everything. Which is a deceptive clue, because it has nothing to do with 42. Anyway…let’s see if you can figure it out.
And if you can’t, no worries!
Everyone who signs up to get the absolutely free pre-order goodies will get a little card that includes the secret password. All you have to do is sign up here and you’ll get a special envelope in the mail filled with bonus goodies and the password!
Upcoming Events: Come See Me!
Speaking of my website, I’ve just updated my events page! Coming next: the YAM Bookfest in Chicago, followed by my book tour for Full Speed to a Crash Landing, with events at Charleston, Atlanta, and Asheville!
Get more details to each event—plus more as the year goes on—by clicking here!
For the Writers
In addition to writing a bunch, I am also passionate about teaching—especially teaching about writing! I co-own and help run
, and we recently announced two new workshop retreats, one in Texas, and one in Mexico. You can find out more here!I also run a Patreon where I’m writing one of my books—one chapter every Sunday—and also post weekly writing advice posts and video lessons for writers on Thursdays. Subscription is kept very cheap (with some higher tiers that can be used like a layaway for critiques and coaching). You can find out more about it here!
Recently, my pal
(who also has a writing and art Patreon) made a beautiful artistic rendering of a quote I made in one of the posts: All you can do is keep writing. You can see the art being made in this timelapse by Hallie!What I’m Working on Now
Adult fantasy novel: 20k words
Darkness Fills the Void: YA horror novel set in Western North Carolina. Currently only available to Patreons.
House of Hex: Currently in copy edits
Side gigs!
Weekly posts and videos about writing at Patreon
SNHU as an online adjunct in the MFA writing program
Accepting critique and coaching jobs with Wordsmith Workshops—in addition to doing Word Lab!
Actively doing in-person school, library, and book fair events—book me for panels, signings, and workshops for both adults and teens on writing! If you’d like to get an idea of some of the programming I do, I describe it a bit here.
I'm a bit late to this. But freebies and secrets? You know what you're doing! (Got me to order a book from Waterstones!) So cool that you're sending these out for free internationally too :)
Congrats on all the forthcoming books, and thanks for the shoutout!