Cover design : Land Mysteries
Let’s explore the cover design for the Land Mysteries series – with a look at some hidden elements you might not have noticed!
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Idea to Book: The Magic of Four
Find out the ideas behind The Magic of Four: a love of classic school stories, exploring a second generation of characters, Schola and her magic. And oh, yes. Horses.
Plans for 2024
My plans for 2024! Releases for six novels and an extra, the writing for the year, and what’s up with the Patreon.
Three Graces is here!
Learn more about Three Graces, a novella featuring a long-term mystery. Lizzie Carillon, Alysoun Edgarton, and Thesan Wain work together in the summer of 1945.
Nocturnal Quarry is in flight
Which is to say, if you wanted some more Alexander in your life, here it is! (This novella is an enjoyable read on its own, but will make much more sense in context if you’ve already read Best Foot Forward.) In 1938, Alexander is sent off to American to tend to some diplomatic matters on behalf of the Council. While there, he hopes to tidy up some loose ends – figuring out what’s happened with Geoffrey’s long-term nemesis, see what information he can get from American magical connections, that sort of thing. America has plans for him, in the form of several unexpected meetings. Want a copy of your own? (Kobo and Barnes and Noble Nook are still in the process – I’ll send a note to my newsletter and update here when those two stores are available.) Oh, and if you’re curious about the art Alexander looks at while at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, there’s a post here for you!
What I got up to in 2022
It is the time of year where a roundup of what I did seems useful for a variety of reasons. (Come back next week for what’s coming in 2023!) What came out in 2022 I put out four novels, two novellas, and a substantial extra in 2022. That’s a lot! Links here that aren’t the title (in the header) will take you to my public wiki. There you can see more details about people and places.
Best Foot Forward is out!
Best Foot Forward is the one Kiya (my friend and editor) described as “M/M aroace/bi-allo-(incidentally polyam) enemies-to-it’s-complicated there-was-only-one-bed espionage and WWI trauma-healing romp”. Best Foot Forward also contains: Music turned out to be a big part of this book, so there’s an additional playlist and explanation of the music references. (It does contain spoilers for the book, but there’s a link in the author’s notes to remind you to go look and listen, or from the book page here on my website or on the authorial wiki.)
The Music of Best Foot Forward
Best Foot Forward is full of music. It’s not only full of music, but it gave me classical music back. There’s so much music that I’ve written a full explanation (complete with a playlist you can listen to). Learn more about the music in what I’ve been calling Best Ear Forward). Note that it does contain spoilers for the book!
A glimpse into editing Best Foot Forward
I’m currently in the editing process for Best Foot Forward, and thought you might find a glimpse into the process interesting. I do most of my writing on the desktop that lives in my bedroom. However, I do most of my editing on the laptop that lives in the living room, which has fewer distractions. Here’s a shot of what that looks like. Read on for a description of both the image and the process.