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Happy Spooky Season! 🎃 So this is not going to be an image-rich newsletter, because my desktop computer had an emotional meltdown and is off at a spa-getaway at the computer repair shop. Without that desktop, …

Greetings and Salutations this Season of the Witch 🧙‍♀️ First up in today’s newsletter, please take a moment to vote for That Lesbian Vampire Pirate Story for Best Sapphic Rivals-to-Lovers story No signing up for anything, just …

Hey Fabulous Readers! I hope your summer has had some lovely bits in it, so far. I’m going to start with a listing of my Spooky Season events 👻 It’s a strangely short list at present, but …

Mark your calendars: Sept 6th 2025! 🗓️ Instagram post by @dark_forest_oddities_ Just minutes away from downtown Salem MA, the DFO expo is the perfect place to start spooky season, offering a selection of: Oddities, books, …

Ahoy, Me Hearties! All Hands on Deck! Today is the Day to “go on account” (become a pirate). Today is the day That Lesbian Vampire Pirate Story is officially published, when this good ship weighs …

So, as you all know, That Lesbian Vampire Pirate Story had a special limited edition run that we sold at the Hellmouth Convention. The Hellmouth Edition had a special red cover and says it’s a …

OK, so I will get into my travelogue in a moment, but first I want to offer the readers of this newsletter access to paperback versions of the two most recent stories in the Blood …

This is just a shorter newsletter this week after the big drop of Finding Bela Lugosi last week. (Click here to grab it if you missed it!) But the news keeps on rolling, so next …

🦇HAPPY WORLD DRACULA DAY!🦇This is what you’ve been waiting so patiently for: Finding Bela Lugosi! Follow these instructions to get your free story Go to: https://BookHip.com/TCAPFXV It will prompt you to sign up for this newsletter, but just …

Finding Bela Lugosi Cover Reveal! It’s almost here! I just have to take a day and set up the “funnel” to optimize you all getting your free copies of the story! So, to tide you over …

Let’s Try This Again: Merch Demands Redux!I know some of you are just here for the books, but I’ve recently discovered that a fair number of indie authors are paying the bills not from book …

Do You Have Merch Demands? https://forms.gle/Vtzcs5PigWmrcBHt5This year I'm getting serious about merch to support my readers, so just tell me what you demand and I'll make it for you! 🥰You can choose more than one …

So, this happened right before my hand surgery, and then it kinda got lost in the noise of post-op recovery shenanigans, but it’s proper exciting news and deserved a spotlight in this newsletter… Blood Eternal has …

I'm so excited to finally have this book, the third of the Blood & Ancient Scrolls series, in its final form. Blood Eternal has been on a real journey.  I first wrote it when I was …

So the newsletter this week is being transcribed because it turns out that I cannot type with the cast on after my surgery that happened last week… For those of you who didn't keep up on …

Happy Villaintine’s Day! 💘⚔️❤️‍🔥 It’s the moment you’ve all been waiting for: the annual vote for the best Villaintine Card! Here are your choices: Option 1: "Let me take a stab at being your valentine..." Option 2: "I love …

I’m writing this through a horrific cold (which I’ve been bitching about over on Bluesky) and I could have just stayed in bed and continued binging Star Trek: TNG, but no, I have dragged my …

This January has been a unique kind of busy, and I have my fingers crossed that February might be a little more sane 🤞 But hey, it’s keeping me out of trouble 😉 As you remember with …

As those of you who were around for the title change on Book II (Blood Sine Qua Non ➡️ Blood Demands) will remember, changing a book title is a ridiculous process (and one I hope …

Table of Contents TRYING THIS AGAIN: What do YOU want from this newsletter next year? POLL What Those Stars Mean to Authors (and to Booksellers and Advertisers) Actual really good stuff I’m not grumpy about 🤩 Also, in …