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55 hours left in the Kickstarter + a new bonus!

I’ve got two days left at DragonCon and two and a half days left in the pattern deck Kickstarter. Can I survive them both?

We’re down to 55 hours and counting, and Alyc has decided to throw one more temptation into the mix. We already had a stretch goal to make digital art for a Rook & Rose “card” (currently just over $500 away), and we decided a while ago that if we get to 400 backers we’ll print that in the deck (we’re currently at 373), but they announced this morning that if the Rook and t...

M.A. Carrick at DragonCon!

The two of us will be at DragonCon! If you’re going to be there, do look us up. We’ll be doing some signings together:

Time: Friday 2:30 p.m.
Location: Overlook Westin

Time: Friday 5 p.m.
Location: Vendor Hall Floor 1 Mart2, booth 1201

Time: Sunday 5 p.m.
Location: Vendor Hall Floor 1 Mart2, booth 1201

We’re also willing to sign outside of those times, since getting into the AmericasMart buildings can be a lengthy undertaking all on its own. I’m findable after my panels, if what you want signed ...

Belay my last

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This is just to say

You have added
to the funding
that is in
our Kickstarter

and which
I wasn’t really
expecting
quite so soon

Thank you
we’re almost to goal
$295 away
and so close

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Kickstarter progress! + other events!

I’ve been so busy promoting the pattern deck Kickstarter up one side of the internet and down the other that I’ve completely forgotten to update about its progress here! We’re at the halfway point of the campaign (it ends on September 5th), and as of me posting this, we’ve made it to 89% of our goal. Which is fabulous, but also I won’t breathe easy until we’re past the 100% line with a bit of cushion to spare. My thanks to everybody who’s been spreading the word about this — and don’t forget, al...

LABYRINTH’S HEART is in the world!

Nearly six years after Alyc and I said “hey, let’s write the Rook and Rose trilogy together,” the story is complete!

Labyrinth’s Heart is out in the world today, in paperback, ebook, and audiobook. Alyc and I will be celebrating with some carpal tunnel syndrome later on as we conduct an AMA over at r/Fantasy — I’m posting this before I go to bed and Alyc will be setting up the AMA once they wake up, so I don’t have a direct link yet, but you’ll see it there soon enough. My plan is to offer a on...

More Rook and Rose short fiction to you enjoy!

To celebrate the launch of the pattern deck Kickstarter (up to 53% in the first two days!) and the release of Labyrinth’s Heart next week, we’ve got a new novelette for you to enjoy! “The Naming of Knots” takes place a couple decades before the series begins, but features a familiar hooded figure, asking a thief for help . . .

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Pattern Deck Kickstarter is LIVE!

Some of you will have already seen this, but for those who haven’t: our Kickstarter campaign for the Rook & Rose pattern deck launched today! Twelve hours in, we were already more than 1/3 funded, and our initial tier of hand-gilt premium decks had already sold out (don’t worry, we added a second offering). We’re off to a fantastic start — and whether you’re interested in the deck itself or not, you can back at the $1 tier and get access to our add-on rewards, like signed books and bookplates, s...

Kickstarter Artist Preview #3: H. Emiko Ogasawara

With the Kickstarter launching tomorrow, I bring you the last of our artists!

H. Emiko Ogasawara works in a dizzying variety of media: woodblock prints, pop-up books, ceramics, and more. I’ve known her for a few years — I think we met at the San Jose Worldcon in 2018 — and not only is she a great artist, but she has the kind of mind that digs deep into the context of the art; on the Discord server for our readers, she at one point asked about what type of paper-making is practiced in Vraszan, gi...

Kickstarter Artist Preview: A.C. Esguerra

Time for a peek at the second of our artists! As Avery Liell-Kok will be doing the Face and Mask cards in the upcoming pattern deck, the wonderful A.C. Esguerra will be doing the bulk of the deck itself: all the “unaspected” cards in each thread, plus the seven clan cards.

A.C. has a gorgeous style that meshes beautifully with Avery’s watercolors. When they sent in their portfolio, my eye was immediately caught by this image:

The vivid colors, the dreamlike feel without sacrificing crisp detail...