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Preorder Now: Mint Grows Even In The Dark

Hello, lovely people!

I’m so excited to announce that preorders are now open for my upcoming novella, Mint Grows Even In The Dark!

Claire is the kind of heroine who doesn’t wait for permission – she steps up and does what needs to be done, even if that means facing an other-worldly cave (and everything lurking inside).

Blurb:

Claire knows where to find the people reported as ‘missing under suspicious circumstances’. Unfortunately, telling the authorities means Claire risks taking th...

It’s Time For A Christmas Miracle ;)

Well, I’ve been a bit remiss in getting here to tell you about it, but HURRAH! Christmas Miracle Is Just A Saying is HERE!! Officially it released on 25 November, but hey, better late than never, right?

This sparkling, chatty little story came about because I had to write a story for a prompt for a magazine submission, an opportunity I got in a Kickstarter campaign. Only, as is wont to happen sometimes, the story ran long. I tried trimming it down to fit the magazine’s word length requiremen...

Playing A Wee Joke On The Good Folk Of Instagram… O:)

It’s NOVEMBER, everyone! (Just in case, y’know, you missed it somehow.) This means the countdown is ON to my next release…

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(^ Instagram reel by yours truly embedded above, if you’re reading this in your inbox I suspect you’ll have to click through to view the 5 Good Reasons I’m Not Going Home For Christmas This Year )

Bwa ha ha. So tell me, what’s the best reason YOU can thi...

Seems Like An Auspicious Time For A Random General Update

My mailing list is broken. It’s been broken since, like, Easter, and I still have not managed to summon the wherewithal to lodge sufficient relevant helpdesk requests to get the thing fixed. I’ve tried a few times, but nothing so far has worked, and then *jazz hands* there was cancer and things just got too complicated.

The fact that I’m thinking about it again now though is a good thing: it means I’ve got a little more brain space to be able to do so, which means… maybe I can get it fixed b...

It’s A Cover Reveal, and She Is GORGEOUS

Urgh, you GUYS. Please imagine, like, an entire page full of hearty-eyes emojis right here, because on Friday last week, I got the cover for my next book back from the designer, and OMG SHE IS STUNNING. Here. No further preamble required:

This GORGEOUS cover is for my next novella, coming out March 31, 2025. It’s inspired by the Hades and Persephone myth (not that I knew that when I started writing it!) and actually comes from a dream I had! If you read the book, you’ll see a scene where...

Author Holly Lisle Has Passed Away, And A Piece Of Me Is Broken

I just learned of this tonight and, although Holly would no doubt be horrified, sobbed for a good 10 – 15 mins, including on the phone to my husband, who – not noted for his knowledge of/familiarity with writerly people – replied with, “Oh, I’m so sorry, I know how much she meant to you.” This makes two people in my life now whom I’ve cried for without knowing them personally: Holly, and Terry Pratchett. I think Holly might be okay with being in that company at least  

Her daughter called her...

#MadeItMonday: Spice Jar Labels

Welcome to #MadeItMonday, where I post something I’ve made in the previous week, and where you can join in and post something you made too! The rules are easy: post a pic somewhere of something you’ve made in the last week (ish; let’s say in the last month as the hard-and-fast) and tag it. Sit back and enjoy scrolling through all the beautiful things we’ve collectively created, and celebrate the fact that humans can be awesome!

So, we are still very ‘mid-renovation’ in the house, inverted co...

#MadeItMonday: A Unicorn, At Miss Pink’s Request

Welcome to #MadeItMonday, where I post something I’ve made in the previous week, and where you can join in and post something you made too! The rules are easy: post a pic somewhere of something you’ve made in the last week (ish; let’s say in the last month as the hard-and-fast) and tag it. Sit back and enjoy scrolling through all the beautiful things we’ve collectively created, and celebrate the fact that humans can be awesome!

More drawing this week with the Pink-Year-Old, who requested a u...

Friday Favs

IDK it’s not been a ‘favs’ kind of week, unless you count things like my bed, y’know? Well, okay, it’s not been a fav THINGS kind of week. There are plenty of things I’m still grateful for. In no particular order,

Progressing edits on Touchstone. I was so nervous to dive into this and procrastinated on it for MONTHS, but I am having SO MANY brainwaves about how to make this book better that it’s actually super exciting. Relatedly, having TIME to work on edits. OMG. The luxury. The s...

Thursday Spotlight: All The Things We Saved You From

SO, this lovely book of mine came out literally while I was in the hospital last month, meaning I didn’t really get to talk about it at all except for some prescheduled posts I had going live. I AM HERE TO RECTIFY THIS TODAY, BECAUSE Y’ALL: I LOVE THIS BOOK.

This is All The Things We Saved You From, and it’s one of Those Stories that was supposed to be short (and stay short) for the And Then I Shall Transform collection. You know. One of those ones that didn’t. But! That is okay! Becaus...