Updates

We started the annual Villantine's Day celebration with the Baddest Bad Guy of the series: Kurgan. As we ramp up to releasing the audiobook of Blood Eternal this year, I wanted to bring back the …

As you will recall from the last email, my entire life has been thrown up in the air, as I have moved in with my mom to become her caregiver as we try to get …

Hey Fabulous Readers! Due to unforeseen circumstances, the January newsletters aren’t going to be quite as thrilling as I had planned. My Mom had a serious health situation back in October, and she isn’t recovering well. …

Since I know this story is what you want most, here is the link! Amazon.com: Dracula's Terrible, Horrible, No-Good, Very Bad Christmas: A Blood & Ancient Scrolls Series Holiday Story eBook : Belasco, Raven …

I’m going to throw in some vital news and updates up front here, but then the rest of this newsletter is a travelogue sharing my recent trip to LA. I’m only posting it here, for you …

💥Well, I have an exciting announcement to make—to my surprise 💥 Due to some other things that I still can’t yet announce there has been a thrilling development in the Blood & Ancient Scrolls series …

Post the insane Spooky Season events and marketing drive, it’s a time of fallowness for this author. Of course I’ll do a bit of Winter Holiday stuff, but the real highlight of my book promotion …

This is it! The week of Halloween! I don’t know what you’ve been doing (possibly focusing on small wee issues in other aspects of life, not that there is anything news-worthy happening these days…) but …

The Lesbian Historic Motif Podcast I had an amazing time talking with Heather Rose Jones on her wonderful and detailed podcast about queer women in history and historic literature, plus coverage of the field of sapphic …

First off, a dark welcome to all the people who signed up to this newsletter from the Salem Vampire Market vamp I think you’ll feel right at home here 🧛‍♀️ Young Raven’s Halloween Costumes (AKA, the …

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 …