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On the Taleweaver's Desk Issue 12: May 2024

Hello, all! It's time for another Taleweaver's Desk update, in which I provide a broad view of what projects I'm working on (and not working on). This time, astonishingly, I have no questions of formatting or scheduling, just story updates — in all the categories, for once — so without further ado, here's the post. 

On the Taleweaver's Desk Issue 12: May 2024On the Desktop

These are the projects you might find open on my laptop or desk if you took a peek at it during a normal day. They're curre...

On Getting Rid of Books

Hey'a, all! So, we all know that many bookworms are a bit like dragons, in that we tend to hoard books and dislike even the suggestion that we might get rid of a single volume. Unfortunately, at some point, weeding the collection does become necessary — namely, when one runs out of both shelf space and space to put more shelves, which is my current situation. This means that, over the past few weeks, I've been working on going through my books, figuring out what I'm keeping and what's going to o...

Song of the Selkies Is a Realm Awards Finalist!

Hello all! I am absolutely thrilled to announce that, as the post title says, Song of the Selkies is a finalist in the Fantasy Novel category of the Realm Awards!

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I've spent the last few months since the Long List came out trying not to get my hopes up — after all, while I love Song of the Selkies, and I know others do too, there were SO MANY amazing books in the list. There was no way I'd make the finalists two years in a row, right?

But he...

Reasons You'll Love Game On

Hey'a, all! If you're a fan of H.L. Burke's Supervillain Rehabilitation Project universe like I am, you know that this is a pretty exciting month. For one thing, we have the DOSA Files Kickstarter, which has hit its first stretch goal (an audiobook version of the anthology) and is reaching for the next (downloadable coloring pages). For another, Burke is launching another new series in this world: the Supervillain Legacy Project, which focuses on our next generation of superheroes. Book one, Gam...

April 2024 Doings!

Hello, all! May is here, summer is in sight, and let me tell you; both of those things are such a relief. April was another stressful month, unfortunately, though it did also include some really good days and a fun adventure or two. Most of that stress was, unsurprisingly, caused by grad school and having a lot of tasks that all needed to be done at once across multiple areas — including writing, so let's start there and recap what happened.

Writing!

April was the second RealmieWriMo event in t...

Introducing the DOSA Files Kickstarter!

 

Hello, everyone! I have two pieces of exciting news. First, some of you may be aware of H.L. Burke’s Supervillain Rehabilitation Project (SVR) universe, nineteen books and five series’ worth of superhero and supervillain stories that combine epic action with plenty of heart and humor. Recently, Burke decided to open up her world for other authors to explore by putting together an anthology of short stories and novellas.

Naturally, I couldn’t resist the opportunity to play in one of my favorit...

Reasons You'll Love The Erlking's Daughters

Hello all, and happy release day to The Erlking's Daughters by Claire Trella Hill! This epic romantic fae fantasy was the last of my Highly Anticipated spring reads for this year and the last of the four books by four of my favorite authors released in the last not-quite-a-month. And what a high note to end on! I loved Claire's debut, Black and Deep Desires, and The Erlking's Daughters is every bit as good (and, in some ways, better). I think y'all will love it too, and I have five good reasons ...

Thoughts on Castle of the Winds

Hello, all! It's time to spotlight another release I'm super excited about: Christina Baehr's Castle of the Winds. This is the third book in the Secrets of Ormdale series, and you may recall my raving over book one, Wormwood Abbey, and book two, Drake Hall. Now we're back with my thoughts on Castle of the Winds, which sees Edith (and others) venture away from Ormdale, into the mountains of Wild Wales . . . and find themselves in a very unexpected sort of adventure altogether. Once again, I absol...

Dark & Dawn Is a DELIGHT

Good morning, everyone, and happy release day to Dark & Dawn , book 4 in Suzannah Rowntree's Miss Dark's Apparitions series. Now, by the time you get this far into a series, you pretty much know what to expect from the rest, so if you liked the first three Miss Dark books, you'll be delighted by Dark & Dawn, and if you didn't care for the previous three, you'll feel about the same about this one. And if you haven't read any of the series, you really ought to go back to Tall & Dark and give it a t...

March 2024 Doings!

Hello, everyone! It's Good Friday, and March is almost over, and that means it's time for Doings! March has been better than I expected in some respects and worse in others, but on the whole, it's been a decent month filled with some very good stories. I'm excited to tell you about it, so let's get going!

Writing!

In some respects, on paper, March looks like another not-great writing month. I didn't finish drafting my DOSA Files story (I barely started it), I didn't finish my next D&D adventur...