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Happy Birthday, Karl! (belated Whiteboard Wednesday)

Karl is an amazing guy, and I’m not just saying that because he’s my brother. He makes chainmaille jewelry and armor, he is a great dad to my nerdy nephews, he wrote a funny science fiction book of his own, … Continue reading

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Happy Birthday (and Whiteboard Wednesday), Helen! @hjtrek

Today’s Whiteboard Wednesday features a dear friend of mine, Helen Lake! She’s not only a fellow Five Year Mission fan, not only last year’s Fan Guest of Honor at Starbase Indy, but she’s also read more of my books than … Continue reading

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Recap: The Blue Spirit Blog Tour! (now with all links!)

8/24 Obsessive Book Nerd Review 8/24 Darkling Delights Guest Post 8/24 Reading Away the Days Author Interview 8/24 Shells Interviews Guest Post 8/25 Marian Allen, Author Lady Guest Post 8/25 Deal Sharing Aunt Author Interview (no show) 8/27 The Southern … Continue reading

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Queen Melony of Trans-Continental: Mississippi Queen for Whiteboard Wednesday! #transgender #steampunk #whiteboardwednesdays

I’ll admit it, my writing stalled during Gen Con. I just had so much else going on that I took a break from Mississippi Queen and had some nerdy fun with friends for the Best Four Days in Gaming. So, … Continue reading

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Whiteboard Wednesday: Gen Con Day 0! (and Trans-Continental news) #amwriting

I’ll admit I rushed this one a bit, since I am off to stalk the convention center the day before Gen Con officially starts. I hope to get a little writing done, maybe in the Artsgarden, maybe not. Yes, that’s … Continue reading

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Inconjunction 2015: Success! Also, I have an Instagram problem…

InConjunction is a science fiction & fantasy convention in Indianapolis, held every year on Independence Day Weekend. And it was a great year, I sold more books at this InCon than the previous two combined, and beat my overall record … Continue reading

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June sales of my #steampunk #transgender book, Girl in the Gears raised over $70 for @translifeline! #transgender #TransLivesMatter #TransIsBeautiful

I dedicated all June online sales of Trans-Continental: Girl in the Gears to the Trans Lifeline, a crisis hotline staffed by transgender people for transgender people, since we (and I do mean me) are one of the highest risk groups … Continue reading

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The Seven Levels of Skye!

In my Bitten by Books interview, Sheila Deeth asked a great question: Sheila Deeth June 19, 2015 at 12:21 pm Loved the interview! And I like how you describe Skye’s 3 levels. I remember reading once, long ago and I’ve … Continue reading

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Coming July 2nd: The 2015 Iron Writer Summer Solstice Tournament! (and I’m in it) #amwriting

Bad News / Good News! The Bad News is that my story, “Singularity Bar” came in second in The Iron Writer Challenge #116. The Good News is, I have somehow advanced to the Summer Solstice Tournament anyway! I’ll be competing … Continue reading

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A Very Transgender Whiteboard Wednesday

I thought I’d do something different for this Whiteboard Wednesday. Tonight, in Indianapolis, at Indy Reads Books, there will be an Indy Pride Week event called, “History Night: Being Transgender in Indiana“. “Focusing on the transgender community, History Night at … Continue reading

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