Cupid, Kidlit, and Comics. Oh, My!

It's been a while since I posted an update on my own publications. (Letting other authors tell us about their work is just too much fun!) But I do have a few pieces of news:

1. ROMANTIC RUCKUS. My LGBT mad-scientist sci-fi romance, "The Love Gun," is included in this collection of crazy tales about every imaginable kind of love gone wrong, published by Strange Musings Press. Buy Romantic Ruckus in both e-book and print editions.

2. 2014 YOUNG EXPLORER'S ADVENTURE GUIDE. I'm particularly pleased to have my middle-grade sci-fi story, "Standing Up," included in this anthology. It's about a differently-abled girl who isn't sure she wants to be normal. Or even human! The team behind Dreaming Robot Press has a wonderful view of the potential for science fiction to open young minds. You can hear about their philosophy and also back this worthy project on their Kickstarter page.


3. FrostFire Worlds, from Alban Lake Publishing, has purchased the third story in my series about the dragon Koob and her human daughter, Akilah. (Want to know how a dragon can have a human daughter? Read the series!) "Song from Silence" will run in the August, 2014 FrostFire Worlds.


4. Prose comics! I can't tell you much about this yet, but it's too awesome not to mention. I've been commissioned to write some novelettes and short stories for adults over the next couple of years. They will be heavily illustrated by an astonishingly talented artist, who is also coming up with the basic concepts and characters from which I will build the stories. Stay tuned!

Pre-ComicCon Reading and Other News

Lots going on these days, now that Fall has fallen upon us. Here are some highlights:

1. I'll be part of a multi-author reading at Enigma Bookstore, a wonderful new sf/f community center in Astoria (33-17 Crescent Street), Queens, New York. (The adorable alien shown here is their logo!)

The event is at 7pm on Wednesday, October 9. Details (and optional RSVP) can be found on the FaceBook event page.

2. I'm proud to have my dragon story, "Koob and Akilah," featured in the inaugural issue of FrostFire Worlds, a print (yes, PRINT!) sf/f zine for middle grade and YA stories and art. You can purchase it here.

3. Red Spawn Delivery, book 3 of the Webrid Chronicles, is well under way. Turns out Webrid is not a natural when it comes to babysitting!

Plenty of other projects in the works. I'll keep ya posted!