Howdy all! Just a quick reminder that I will have a booth at the Luck and Laughter vendor fair and raffle this Saturday, March 15th at the Sonesta Select Hotel in Kansas City, MO! Admission is free to the public, so stop on by and browse some books and other fine wares (I tend to offer special discounts at live events). For more details, see the event’s Facebook page here. Hope to see you there!
Plans for March
February has been a much better month than January. After finishing up at Anthro Expo, I did my best to reestablish a routine. While not entirely successful, I nevertheless managed to make progress on a number of projects, particularly the ongoing Knights of Aralia saga.
This month should see even more stability (hopefully). Project goals remain the same: Knights of Aralia at the top, with my continued revamp of an old manuscript next, and continuation of the Sauragia 3 rough draft last, with various translation projects in between. I will also be behind the Bluedrake Books booth at a local event on March 15th called Luck and Laughter. I hope to see some of you there. In the meantime, feel free to take a look at the event page here!
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Whether you’re celebrating this one with a special someone, by yourself, or not at all, I hope you have a blessed and blissful day!
First Foray of the Year: Anthro Expo 2025
Hello again, everyone, and welcome to my first real post of 2025! Today I’ll be reviewing yet another experience as a vendor, this time at Norman, Oklahoma’s own furry convention: Anthro Expo.Continue reading “First Foray of the Year: Anthro Expo 2025”
Plans for February
January was an absolute bust of a month. Between various misunderstandings, rough weather, and a couple of very unfortunate family situations, this was not at all the start to 2025 I had hoped or planned for. Despite this, I did manage to get a couple of necessary edits done, and made the journey to Norman, OK for my first day of vending AnthroExpo 2025.
I sincerely hope that February may be all that January was not. My entire focus in writing will be on a single manuscript for the first time in ages, which is an exciting prospect in of itself. I may also begin some research that I neglected to do in January due to the aforementioned circumstances, and continue work on a long-neglected rough draft if at all possible. And of course, for those who are here and happen to be reading this (what are the odds?), I will again be located at Table J in the AnEx Artist Alley today and tomorrow, so feel free to stop on by!
Plans for January
Greetings, all! I hope this New Year’s Day finds you well, and ready to take on another 365 days of action and adventure! I am certainly excited, for not only does this day mark another year of possibilities, but October will mark my 5-year anniversary as a published author! Hard to believe it’s been so long!
December was a little bit of a disappointment, all told. While I did have a successful appearance at a Christmas Bazaar early in the month, I also got hung up on a project that should have taken no more than a week to finish. Instead, it took until Christmas Day! Numerous other minor tasks were accomplished regarding the business side of being an author etc., but for actual writing and editing, I have significantly less to show.
Nevertheless, this year is going to start off at a much more leisurely pace. With so many petty side tasks complete, I now have an almost clean slate with which to start anew with 2025, and I have two particular projects in mind. First is the overhaul of a manuscript I’ve had in mind for almost three years now, and which I have been looking forward to immensely. The second will be something more experimental in nature. I am going to attempt to write an epic poem! That’s right, I, who have never fancied myself a particularly great poet, am going to attempt to create a grand, long-form poem, which will hopefully be released a year and a half from hence to mark a very special occasion. In addition, I would like to begin doing a little historical research for a couple of side projects, as well as some more translating. But the aforementioned manuscripts will be my primary focus. Finally, at the end of the month (Jan. 30th-Feb. 2nd, to be precise), I will be attending my first convention of the year behind the Bluedrake Books banner: Anthro Expo in Norman, OK. Hope to see some of you there!
Happy New Year!
Greetings all, and happy new year! Here’s to a great 2025 for us all. Things can (hopefully) only get better from here.
Merry Christmas!
May this day indeed be merry and bright for you all. Take care, and come back for my next post in January, 2025!
BookTrib Review: ‘Journey to the Red Mountain’!
Good morning! Yesterday, BookTrib released a review of Sauragia: Journey to the Red Mountain. It’s a fun little read, so be sure to go take a look when you get a chance.
Thanks for reading, and I hope you all have a great holiday season!
Vending in 2024: A Year in Review
What a year it has been! 2024 has seen significant progress in my growth as an author, but also as a promoter of my work. Perhaps the most significant marker of this was just how many events I attended with a vendor booth of my very own around the country! Now, I have reviewed every one of these events individually in detail already. So, here I will simply give a brief summary of each in order of occurrence, followed by a chart on which I calculate which events were the best (and worst) for me as a bookseller using a 1-10 scale (1 being best; 10 worst). Hopefully this will be of help to those of you who may be considering hitting the live circuit to promote your work to decide which kinds of venues could be most promising for book sales.Continue reading “Vending in 2024: A Year in Review”