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Cover of Perfect Accord: a man and woman in 1920s dress silhouetted on the cover: she is testing perfume he just handed her on her wrist.

2024 in review

December 18, 2024 / Writing and publishing

It’s the end of the calendar year, and that means it’s time for a roundup of the year. Read on for what was published, what I’ve written, the extras shared this year, and what’s on the Patreon!

12 Seconds in 1927, Elemental Truth, Enchanted Net, Facets of the Bench, Friend? Friend., Grown Wise, Harmonic Pleasure, Necessary Conversations, Perfect Accord, Ritual Time, Schola Tales, Silent Circuit, The Magic of Four, Weaving Hope

A copy of Complementary lies on a table with various kitchen herbs and tools.

In Character: Elizabeth Mason

August 14, 2024 / In Character

Elizabeth Mason is a woman of many talents – investigation, art, a spot of forgery, and more. Here’s a look at her life and skills.

Complementary, Facets of the Bench, Pastiche, Perfect Accord, Wards of the Roses

Cover of Weaving Hope on a tablet: A man and woman in 1920s informal clothing are silhouetted on a bright pink background shading to purple. She is holding out a length of cloth to him, showing him something, with phlox flowers inset in the upper right corner. The tablet is lying on a garden path with greenery and small flowers.

Cover design : Mysterious Arts

June 26, 2024 / Writing and publishing

The cover design for the Mysterious Arts books (through Facets of the Bench).

Bound for Perdition, Facets of the Bench, Perfect Accord, Shoemaker's Wife

Idea to Book : Perfect Accord

May 1, 2024 / Ideas to books

A look behind the ideas that led to Perfect Accord: alchemical perfumes, Charlotte Edgarton’s story, and the question of cults (with some extremely bad Arthuriana trappings).

Perfect Accord

Old As The Hills displayed on a tablet, in a stone arch with a glowing purple night sky behind it. The cover of Old As The Hills has a man with a can and a woman silhouetted on a green ground with a map. She holds out her hand, he is putting something into it, forming a doorway between them. An astrological chart behind them shows the symbols for Venus, the Sun, Jupiter, and Saturn highlighted behind a splash of glowing stars.

Neurodiversity in my books

April 17, 2024 / In Character, Questions and answers

A guide to neurodiverse characters in my books, as of 2024. (Check out the grid early in the post for the current complete list.)

Ancient Trust, Best Foot Forward, Bound for Perdition, Casting Nasturtiums, Complementary, Eclipse, Illusion of a Boar, Old As The Hills, On The Bias, Pastiche, Perfect Accord, Seven Sisters, Shoemaker's Wife, The Fossil Door, The Magic of Four, Three Graces, Upon A Summer's Day

Copy of Pastiche on a white wood background, surrounded by golden yellow leaves that pick up on the yellow of the stained glass window on the cover.

In Character : Richard Edgarton

March 13, 2024 / In Character

Explore the history of Richard Edgarton in all his many roles: Lord, Captain in the Guard, magistrate, husband, father, and lover of the land.

Ancient Trust, Four Walls and a Heart, Old As The Hills, Pastiche, Perfect Accord, The Fossil Door, Upon A Summer's Day, Wards of the Roses

Perfect Accord is out!

February 9, 2024 / Announcements

Learn more about Perfect Accord: Charlotte Edgarton’s romance in 1923, along with a mysterious group.

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Plans for 2024

January 3, 2024 / Announcements, Land Mysteries, Mysterious Arts

Welcome to my plans for 2024. Of course, it’s always possible that reality will interfere at some point, but here’s what I’m hoping for in the coming year:

Elemental Truth, Enchanted Net, Facets of the Bench, Perfect Accord, Silent Circuit, The Magic of Four