BIG NEWS ANNOUNCEMENT!
Feb. 15th, 2023 09:34 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
catherineldfJust realized that there's been so much going on, I hadn't announced the THING so here goes: I just signed the contract to have my menopausal werewolf novels, Silver Moon and Blood Moon, recorded as audiobooks by Tantor Media! I am so excited about this! Not just because it is happening at all and because I'm getting a decent advance (first time in years on that!) and because they're a well-respected company that will do a good job and because they've already requested an option on the third book (in progress!), but also because these are my passion project books. And, furthermore, they've never won any big awards or gotten reviews at the big sites or anything splashy, but they've been chugging along for years, recommended by book bloggers and readers passing them around, telling their friends about them, coming to my readings, following me online. All of that was enough to push sales over the top and inspire Tantor to pick them up, so for all of you who helped me get here: THANK YOU!
And a big THANK YOU to author and literary agent Jennie Goloboy who pushed me to try for it. I also pitched Jennie's hilarious and fun science fiction novel Obviously, Aliens, but the sales aren't quite there yet. I really want this book to find its people because I think it would make a terrific audiobook. Jennie is hitting the film festival circuit and starting to win awards and recognition for her scripts so this a chance to read someone's work on their way up. :-D
On a related topic, I have a Queen of Swords Press tradition in which when an author's book pass a given sales threshold, they get a mug with their bookcover on it. Michael Merriam's birthday is coming up on 2/19 and he's getting really close. We'd like to get him that mug next week so if you like urban fantasy, Welsh mythology, sapphic romantic fantasy, ghostly streetcars and Minneapolis circa 2007 nostalgia, Last Car to Annwn Station is perfect for you!
Otherwise, I finished a new f/f/ pirate/spy story for Heather Rose Jones's LHMPodcast, have nearly finished the preformatting and editing pass through Melissa Scott and Amy Griswold's Death by Silver (releasing soon!) and have worked with Melissa to assemble this year's Pride StoryBundle. In addition, Jennie and I are going to be teaching at the Rosemount Writer's Festival next month and some other things are afoot.
I also finished a 50 item To-Do list, which included various eldercare planning things for Jana, getting a new water heater installed, getting some things on my car fixed that have been making life somewhat less pleasant and getting in our new handywoman to work on the growing cracks in the kitchen ceiling which need to be patched, caulked, plastered and painted. I'm super tired, but have a great feeling of accomplishment. On a lighter note, have been to a couple of interesting performances and got to check out Owamni, the new indigenous cuisine James Beard Award-winning restaurant in downtown Minneapolis (it was amazing). Mixed bag otherwise on the personal front, but nice to have good news to report.
And a big THANK YOU to author and literary agent Jennie Goloboy who pushed me to try for it. I also pitched Jennie's hilarious and fun science fiction novel Obviously, Aliens, but the sales aren't quite there yet. I really want this book to find its people because I think it would make a terrific audiobook. Jennie is hitting the film festival circuit and starting to win awards and recognition for her scripts so this a chance to read someone's work on their way up. :-D
On a related topic, I have a Queen of Swords Press tradition in which when an author's book pass a given sales threshold, they get a mug with their bookcover on it. Michael Merriam's birthday is coming up on 2/19 and he's getting really close. We'd like to get him that mug next week so if you like urban fantasy, Welsh mythology, sapphic romantic fantasy, ghostly streetcars and Minneapolis circa 2007 nostalgia, Last Car to Annwn Station is perfect for you!
Otherwise, I finished a new f/f/ pirate/spy story for Heather Rose Jones's LHMPodcast, have nearly finished the preformatting and editing pass through Melissa Scott and Amy Griswold's Death by Silver (releasing soon!) and have worked with Melissa to assemble this year's Pride StoryBundle. In addition, Jennie and I are going to be teaching at the Rosemount Writer's Festival next month and some other things are afoot.
I also finished a 50 item To-Do list, which included various eldercare planning things for Jana, getting a new water heater installed, getting some things on my car fixed that have been making life somewhat less pleasant and getting in our new handywoman to work on the growing cracks in the kitchen ceiling which need to be patched, caulked, plastered and painted. I'm super tired, but have a great feeling of accomplishment. On a lighter note, have been to a couple of interesting performances and got to check out Owamni, the new indigenous cuisine James Beard Award-winning restaurant in downtown Minneapolis (it was amazing). Mixed bag otherwise on the personal front, but nice to have good news to report.