Man against broke
Aug 04, 2023 3:24 pm
Man Against "The Man"
The audiobook version of Witch's Jewel is pending approval by ACX, so it should be available any day now. I intend to start negotiating with my narrator this week for book two in the series. I'm very excited to hear how she does Yseulta, and what she does to make the Pilell sound like the alien faeries they are (somehow while avoiding being annoying, I hope.)
I've had to reread, or at least skim, these books because I need to think about every character and how they sound. One of the things I noticed while rereading Dryad's Blade is how often the theme of work recurs in my novels. When I first wrote these, I was a young, broke stay-at-home-mom who had recently left an underpaid McJob to care for my baby. It was hard to get used to working for free after having been paid by the hour. Since I was already fantasizing about living in Seabingen, fantasizing about being paid a living wage for making art wasn't much of a stretch.
Most of us have experience putting up with work we didn't like because we really needed the money. The things Kit puts up with from Yseulta are like what Harry Potter puts up with from the Durstleys--recognizably bad, but not as bad as stuff that happens often in real life.
The original name of this book was "Treemaker" and I etched the rust off a saw blade for the title font. To be honest, I hated how my original cover looked as it didn't have enough contrast. (Wide)
Have you read this book? I'd love your reviews and recommendations!
If you found out your boss was a powerful ancient deity, would you keep working for them? For most of us, the answer would probably be "yes" as long as the checks cleared. Judging by how many "falling in love with the boss" books there are, I'm not the only one who mixes a little capitalism with my urban fantasy.
This week's question: What's the dumbest thing you ever did for money?
Stella is faced with an impossible choice: kill the enemy she's falling for, or betray her coven by letting him live, putting herself in their crosshairs instead. (Review Copy)
Witchcraft + Voodoo + Vampirism = what I call bloodwitchery. Most witches won't mess with the power latent in blood. It's dark. It's dangerous. But if you can master it, you can harness the power of life itself. (Amazon)
Gratuitous Cat Picture
Hades looks so elegant and mysterious when he manages to shut up for a minute.
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