Raven Reading Live Online on June 6th

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 up:

I’ll be doing a FREE reading over Zoom at NOON EST on Friday June 6th. It’s a really cool group called “Strong Women, Strange Worlds” and I’m really excited to be working with them.

This will be an amazing panel of women and non-binary authors of speculative fiction, and there will be giveaways and chat with the authors. The Event is FREE but you have to pre-register, so if even if you are not sure you’ll make it, just take moment and register so that if you find you have the time, you’re good to go.

If you enjoyed Finding Bela Lugosi…

Please take a moment to write up a quick review. It doesn’t have to be a novel in itself, just throw some stars at it and say a thing or two that you liked about it.

Getting reviews really, really helps indie authors like me! Thank you in advance for taking a few moments to do this! 🖤

The Sex Questionnaire Redux

There are so many new subscribers (Hello, new friends! 👋) to this newsletter that I am bringing back the Question of Sex…

Based on the popularity of authors like Laurell K. Hamilton, when I started writing this series I thought that vampire story readers expected a certain amount of spice. And since I can write very good spicy scenes, I made them vital to the plot, and had fun writing all of it. And ever since, it's been a point of pride to me that the loving sex scenes in my books were as explicit as the brutal violence, and balanced it out well ⚖️

But I'm at the point now where I could change things, if fans of the series have strong feelings on the matter. So if you have read even one book in the series, could you please take a moment to do this short poll (just 7 questions!) and let me know what YOU think, and I will factor that into how I write Book Depths and all the following books in the series...

So now you get to have your say. Take control! (In either a sexy or non-sexy way, you choose!) 😉

Yesterday I posted the start of a new series to IG. Long-time readers of this newsletter will remember I posted a video to YT of me going over the full “Am’r Dictionary” (i.e., all the words in the am’r language so far) but because it’s longer length, lots of people just don’t have time to watch the full thing, whereas they can do a “word a week” reel much easier.

For those new to the series, I created the am’r language as I wrote the first book in the series, and it’s been a very popular feature with readers. As with the languages in Game of Thrones, this makes the world of the series feel so much more real and immersive. Here’s a little secret: if you’re having trouble pronouncing the language, just imagine having extra-long K9 teeth in your mouth and it will help 🧛

(If you ever wondered just how much of a geeky nerd I am, this video of me talking about a fantasy language I created should really answer that question for all time 😂)

So that’s what we’ll be doing from now on, starting with “adharmhem.” Enjoy!

‼️Reminder: you can still ask me anything…! And you know I will make a video to answer it! 😁

To everyone who made it this far, you’re fucking amazing and I adore you! Until next time, be good or be good at it! 😘

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