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Sulu is 6 years old!
Sulu's hatchday is actually January 15th, but it took me a few days to get my hands on the ingredients for "cake" (blueberries, raspberries, grape & zucchini). Full disclosure: he did need my help disassembling this one, despite his raw destructive power. Six is a lot of toothpicks!
Misaki Artwork by Kiron Fan
Misaki artwork by Kiron Fan. Thanks to Wraithmarked Creative for commissioning this one!
Cuddly Sulu
It's been too long since I shared any Sulu photos here, so I thought I'd fix that. Given that it's been a bit, here's a list of reminders and updates:I'm going to be tabling at Gamehole Con in Madison, October 16-19!Sulu enamel pins are still available for pre-order through the Backerkit pages for t...
MUSE OF ECHOES Chapter 4
Hi Patrons!Here's the fourth chapter of Muse of Echoes!As always, this is a rough draft, so please forgive the inevitable typos and inconsistencies.You can find the previous chapter here, and I'll be updating the masterpostwith new chapters as they drop.___________________________MUSE OF ECHOESChapter 4Keeping ...
MUSE OF ECHOES Chapter 3
Hi Patrons!Here's the third chapter of Muse of Echoes!As always, this is a rough draft, so please forgive the inevitable typos and inconsistencies.You can find the previous chapter here, and I'll be updating the masterpostwith new chapters as they drop.___________________________MUSE OF ECHOESChapter 3TEN YEARS...
Update & Thank You!
Hi Patrons!It’s been a LONG time!First, let me just say thank you so much to those of you who’ve stuck around during my long drafting hiatus! Last week, I sent the draft in question off to my editor at Del Rey, which means that for the first time in months, I have a minute to work on my side projects!Coming off the...
Happy Hatchday to Sulu!!
Our baby birdturned fivethis week!His cake featured a carrot topper, cucumber "sponge" + raspberry/blueberry/grape puree.
MUSE OF ECHOES Chapter 2
Hi Patrons! Here's the second chapter of Muse of Echoes.The problem with writing a mystery as a serial: a bunch of the mystery-relevant detHi Patrons!Here's the second chapter of Muse of Echoes.The problem with writing a mystery as a serial: a bunch of the mystery-relevant details in these early chapters are pr...
Merry Sulumas
Hope everyone is having a great holiday!!
Sulu investigates the advent calendar
Don't worry, I didn't let him eat anything.
MUSE OF ECHOES Chapter 1
Hi Patrons, First off, apologies for not having new Gunpowder Magnolia chapters ready to go this month. I estimate that we’re 12-15 chaptersHi Patrons,First off, apologies for not having new Gunpowder Magnolia chapters ready to go this month. I estimate that we’re 12-15 chapters from the end of this book/arc, but I...
Sulu chewing through my furniture
Plus some of him having a bath and "helping" me pack for a trip. Hope he brightens your day a bit, as he brightens mine!Per yesterday's update, more chapters coming as soon as I can get my head on straight.
Writing & Life Update
Hi Patrons!I hope you’re all doing okay and taking care of yourselves.As I predicted in my last update, life did get weird around my traditional book launch, which also happened to fall right on top of the US election. I actually found out the election results the same day I found out Blood Over Bright Havenwas on th...
Chapter Delay & other weird stuff coming up
Hi Patrons,Just posting to let Saber Tier patrons know that the next chapter(s) of Gunpowder Magnoliawill probably be delayed to some time after August and give everyone a general update on what I've been up to.This is a little frustrating because the next two Gunpowderchapters are mostly written. However, due to ...
Thomil & Sciona - Art
Some Blood Over Bright Havenart I commissioned from Rosenkranz
Sulu's new favorite food
I realize I've been really lax about sharing bird photos, so here's Sulu enjoying/doing battle with a Brussels sprout 🥬 to brighten your Monday
SPFBO Finalist Sale!
Sorry I forgot to share this a couple days ago but we're on our last day of the annual SPFBO (Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off) Finalist Sale, meaning 100+ ebooks from award-nominated indie authors are available for 99c on Amazon!BROWSE THE SALE!
THE SWORD OF KAIGEN Collector Pins!
I forgot to post about this here but Wildcrown Productions will be producing a set of enamel pins based on the tsuba (sword hilts) of the main characters of The Sword of Kaigen now funding on Kickstarter!
Girl Squad Art
Some artwork of Wren and Jackie from my Girl Squad series by Debbie503.It's recently occurred to me that I definitely have the budget to get back to commissioning early access character artwork for the Patreon (the main thing is finding the time to get in touch with artists and put together good references for them...
Happy Belated Hatchday to Sulu!
Had to celebrate Sulu's January 15th hatchday a little late this year due to a health thing that reduced his appetite on top of a secret deadline I had to take care of. But in the end, he got to enjoy his fourth birthday cake, and I'm so thankful to have my healthy little guy back!
Chompy Sulu
More rejected/preview pictures from Sulu’s Boostagram to kick off the new year! I didn’t pass these along for use because even though it’s cute, you really shouldn’t let a parrot comp on colorful paper when you don’t know how it’s been treated, so I that's not something I want to be encouraging too much...
The r/Fantasy Megasale is back!
The Sword of Kaigen and all three of my Girl Squad books are on sale as part of r/Fantasy's annual ebook sale for charity.All books in the sale will be either discounted to 99c or FREE during December 26th and 27th, andall authors in the sale haveagreed to donate a minimum of $0.02 USD per book sold to the Mary Car...
Sulu & his books
It's been too long since I posted photos of Sulu! These are all pictures I loved that didn't make it onto Sulu's bookstagram, @bird.in.a.book. Please check that out if you haven't already, especially Sulu's "reviews" of each book, which I've outsourced to someone funnier than I am.Natura...
Posting Update
Hi Patrons!Just posting to give you folks a quick writing update—especially those of you in the Saber Tier, who haven’t heard from me in a while. Per my August update, I got back to writing new material in September. Since Girl Squad Volcanic was due in November (and came out today, actually!) I had to prioritize g...
Can you find the bird?
Sorry about the lack of Sulu pictures recently, by the way. I'm getting a new phone with a less terrible camera soon, so that should be motivation to start taking regular photos again.
Another Update
Hi Patrons!Just hopping on to say that I’m on my way to GenCon 2023 as I write this. The con lasts for four days, during which I’ll be selling books and hanging with author buddies. After that, I’ll be on the road for a few more days, then on vacation for the rest of August. This will be the first time I’ve tak...
BLOOD OVER BRIGHT HAVEN eARC
Hi Patrons!For those interested, here's a link to the digital ARC ofBlood Over Bright Haven, coming out in ebook on July 25th:https://dl.bookfunnel.com/vanay5jiqjDue to my running severely behind schedule, this ARC didn't get the amount of proofreading I would have preferred, so please excuse the errors, which ...
Chapter Posting Update
Hi Patrons!Huge surprise: I’ve once again run out of time in the month to get a new Gunpowder Magnolia chapter written. This brings the number of chapters I owe you fine folks to three.Since I realize I won’t have time this month (or possibly the next) to work on Gunpowder, I’ll be posting a total of nine exclusi...
Sulu with some fancy special editions
Okay, The Sword of Kaigen is just the mock-up, but Sulu was just as keen to have a chomp on the spine. (Don't worry, I didn't let him damage any of these books. He knows he gets a treat if he doesn't leave any perforation).
Sulu's New Bath
In the interest of saving water, I finally got Sulu his own private luxury bath that is definitely not a children's toy rebranded as a bird bath on Amazon.
