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Novembers, Sales, Futures
November 30, 2024
To those who celebrate, I hope you had the Thanksgiving you hoped for. For myself, I believe that good food in good company is one of the great pleasures,...
The History of the World Begins in Ice: NOW AVAILABLE
November 2, 2024
The History of the World Begins in Ice: Stories and Essays From the World of Cold Magic is now available in a trade paperback edition and an ebook edition...
Announcing THE WITCH ROADS
September 25, 2024
I have been sitting on this for quite a while, so I am thrilled that I finally have official publication dates, a cover, and cover copy for The Witch Roads,...
Apologies: Bad Link to Order Page
August 27, 2024
I have tried three times now with the link for the collection and I keep getting an error. If you want to preorder the Deluxe hardcover limited edition of...
FINAL CALL: Deluxe Hardcover Edition almost sold out
August 27, 2024
If you have been considering buying the deluxe hardcover limited edition of the forthcoming (October/November 2024) collection of Cold Magic universe short...
Glasgow Worldcon 2024: Schedule
August 2, 2024
I will be at Glasgow Worldcon and am happy to say hello and sign books any time! Scheduled appearances: Thursday, August 8: Epic Appeal (panel), 4:00 PM...
THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD BEGINS IN ICE (preorders are live)
July 23, 2024
Preorders for THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD BEGINS IN ICE: Stories and Essays from the World of Cold Magic are now available. Publication date: October 2024....
Heads up! Check out Romancing the Vote Auction Items
July 1, 2024
This newsletter has been quiet the last two months in large part because I have news I can’t yet announce, and which I still can’t announce. But it’s coming....
The only thing I truly have control over (April 2024)
April 18, 2024
This April newsletter has four parts: Narrative Worlds, News, Comments, and Finn. Be happy it isn’t taxes, taxes, taxes, and Finn, although at least then you...
Until the Heat Death of the Universe
March 1, 2024
Any moment now I will have newsletter-worthy news because I am waiting on multiple lines of news, none of which I can discuss until they are confirmed or...
A Bit of a Change (Feb 2024)
February 3, 2024
I've been pondering a bit of a change with my newsletters now that I am on Buttondown: a little more information on what I'm reading, viewing, and doing, and...
I Make Up Worlds Now on a New Platform
January 19, 2024
If you have received this newsletter, then your newsletter subscription has ported seamlessly over from Substack to my new platform. As I have mentioned...
2024: The Things No One Can Predict
January 1, 2024
To be honest, I have no idea what 2024 will bring. Expectations are my bane, so I’ve learned to think of externals and schedules as hopes, and leave space...
2023: A Short Long Reflection
December 30, 2023
End of year reflections feel bittersweet to me. I say that because I almost never feel I “accomplished enough.” What does “accomplish” even mean? I suspect...
Substackers Against Nazis
December 14, 2023
A collective letter to Substack leadership
A Little Bit of Everything
December 13, 2023
Yes!
UK paperback release of FURIOUS HEAVEN
December 7, 2023
OUT NOW!
Did I Mention Mountains?
November 17, 2023
A Goodreads Giveaway, news, and two photos
It's Raining Audiobooks
October 11, 2023
and two appearances, and other news
A special anthology: please check this out
September 22, 2023
There is just a week to go on the Kickstarter for EMBROIDERED WORLDS, a special anthology of Ukrainian and Ukrainian diaspora speculative fiction, to be...
Can you listen to three audiobooks at once?
September 2, 2023
September audiobook releases & promotions
A book-keeping post about my webpage
August 27, 2023
About as exciting as it sounds, but read it anyway, cute Finn photo!
Unexpectedly: Jaran
August 16, 2023
audiobooks as well as thoughts on new ways of working
Furious Heaven Kindle ebook sale
August 8, 2023
THIS WEEK ONLY 8/7 - 8/13
The History Of The World Begins In Ice
July 27, 2023
collection announcement
Hacked FB account update.
July 26, 2023
Resolved!
Short and sweet PLUS a hacked account report
June 26, 2023
The Keeper's Six ebook sale & a Jaran audiobook preorder
Two by Two
June 13, 2023
A June 2023 newsletter
So Much of Publishing Is Waiting
May 16, 2023
A tiny bit of news. A sweepstakes on Twitter. Jaran audiobook news.
FURIOUS HEAVEN AT LAST (USA/Canada)
April 18, 2023
Plus TWO audiobook releases this week as well!
Five Things Outrigger Canoe Paddling Has Taught Me About Writing
April 17, 2023
My release day post for FURIOUS HEAVEN (as well as two audiobooks) is coming tomorrow, but I wanted to alert you all to a long essay I wrote that went up...
Interest check! Future enamel pins?
April 7, 2023
I’ve been thinking about enamel pins because I love enamel pins. They’re small, and bright, and when done well are lovely little works of art. My question to...
April Showers Bring A USA Release, an In Person Event, and other options for signed books, audiobooks, and more
April 3, 2023
plus bonus book, song, tv show rec!
The audio deals keep coming
March 17, 2023
(I'm still waiting on print news)
UK FURIOUS HEAVEN releases today
March 2, 2023
And a few other tidbits
An Embarrassment of (Time Dependent) Riches:
February 9, 2023
Da Shop to get signed books, yet another audiobook sale, and an in-person event!
It's still January so I'm still bombarding you with unexpected special sales & offers & publicity
January 25, 2023
I don’t usually send out this many emails over such a short time but a new book month will have more events, and in addition there are indeed a number of...
Yet more audiobooks: a preorder & a sale
January 19, 2023
short and sweet
THE KEEPER'S SIX release day
January 17, 2023
and Mysterious Galaxy event
LOOKING FORWARD INTO 2023
January 1, 2023
Mostly as a new year dawns I reflect that, really, we have no idea. Anything could happen. Anything does, and did, and will, and it either takes us by...
Servant Mage ebook sale (Kindle USA)
December 26, 2022
short and sweet entry
2022: It Was A Lot.
December 18, 2022
A Comprehensive List
It's Beginning to Sound a Lot Like Audiobooks
November 29, 2022
Today the audiobook for The Gathering Storm is available! If you’ve been waiting to listen to this monstrously long story as narrated by the fabulous Shiromi...
A Question
November 5, 2022
and a welcome
Swimming Upstream Against An Unforgiving Current
October 16, 2022
Burnout and that one magic thing plus a giveaway link
The Keeper's Six: A Giveaway
September 20, 2022
But wait, there's more
September: pre-orders & audiobooks
September 7, 2022
This Will Be A Quick One
Furious Heaven has a US cover and a new publication date (worldwide).
June 16, 2022
Thank you for your patience. I turned in a revised draft of FURIOUS HEAVEN in November 2021. Due to circumstances beyond my control that include supply chain...
Revealing the cover for The Keeper's Six
June 1, 2022
Over at Tor.com, Tordotcom Publishing has released the cover for The Keeper’s Six, a new contemporary fantasy (short) novel coming January 2023. To be...
To Live Rather Than To Wait
April 25, 2022
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