Hello! First up, I made my Seven Mercies book page, finally, which has several pre-order links. If you want a paper copy, please order sooner rather than later, as evidently there are widespread supply chain issues due to climate change + Suez canal + cost of paper + COVID + general state of the world. Ooft. Anyway, next: after a… Read More
Books for Vaccines Charity Auction Item: Mentoring Session of Up To 20k Words
Hello and happy Monday! A quick post to let you know that I’m doing a charity lot for the Books for Vaccines auction. There are loads of great things up for bidding. I’m offering a mentoring session of up to 20k words plus a Zoom or in-person (if you’re in Edinburgh) meeting. Bidding is open for 10 more days and… Read More
March News (New Laura Ambrose Release, Student Events, Cymera Programme, Love Panel event in St. Andrews, Aye Write in Glasgow w/ Laura Bates)
Happy March, all! This is a full month. Here’s what I’m up to. First, the third Romancing the Page novella, An Unheard Song, is released March 12th! My side project as Laura Ambrose continues. Here’s the blurb: Annalie’s dreams came true when her first book became the bestselling debut fantasy of the decade. Awards and accolades were overwhelming and incredible,… Read More
A 2014 Roundup, or: Well, That was Quite a Year
Well, 2014. That was a year. Here’s a brief roundup. January 2014: This month had a good start. Shadowplay (Micah Grey #2) was released. I was lucky enough to be able to fly back to San Francisco for this, where I did a few events: a book launch at Borderlands Books, a talk at my alma mater, California State University… Read More
“Being Human” and Book Week Scotland
Last week the University of Aberdeen had a festival called “Being Human.” Unfortunately, I was only able to go to one event, a lecture on time, time machines, and the Victorians by one of my professors. It was good research for a book idea I’ve had for years that hasn’t quite gelled yet. The festival also had and interview with… Read More
Recent School Visits & Events
I’ve been meaning to blog about this for ages, but over the last few months I’ve done some school visits around Aberdeen. The Aberdeen City Council / Central Library were awarded funding for visits as part of their event #WriteCity. I visited: – Tilly Youth Centre for their LGBT youth group – Northfield Library for an open to the public… Read More