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Popping in on the old account to show y’all what a mess I am. This is the proof copy of my book, releasing March 20th, and I turned into a complete spaz when I got to see it. Of course, a camera was rolling.

I got to meet my book last night at dinner with my publishers and some other awesome Cobalt City authors. Watch me make a fool of myself!

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Hey there HanLeia fam! DO THIS!!

I would love nothing more than to see this site get a barrage of your beautiful OT fic. I know there are some writers among you who would definitely be competitive. 

Some other things I know:

Stories DO NOT have to fit in the current Star Wars canon. All your AU and Legends stories are absolutely welcome.

There is no rule about stories posted elsewhere nor about prior awards. Got a Golden Yoda winner somewhere? SEND IT IN

You retain all the rights to your work, so there’s no risk of being asked to host a story exclusively on USW.

The people running the contest are super cool and have been very helpful in my quest to learn more about it so I can share it with you.

Go forth and CREATE (or send in things you’ve already written- there’s plenty of brilliance there for the picking)!

Fan Fiction Contest!

The folks over at Unmistakably Star Wars are hosting a fan fiction contest! Writers of Tumblr, that means YOU could get your fic read my the USW team ad maybe have a piece published on their site. It’s a great way to get your work in front of a broader audience.

Deadline for submissions is February 8th, so you have plenty of time to polish up an entry. Categories are: SHORT (<6000 words), NOVELLA (6000-40,000 words) and COMIC/GRAPHIC NOVELLA (illustrated). Creators are welcome to enter onw piece per category.

For more information, including how to enter, CLICK HERE

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Book news!

Some exciting book production news!

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Booooooook

My book is available for Kindle pre-order starting today. It releases March 20th and will be automatically delivered to your device. I think this is neat. 

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Awwwwwww. I will email you anything you want! Any of you. Inbox me and it's all yours forever!

When the author deletes your favorite fanfic:

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Um...

Less than 2 weeks before my fic comes down, I tripped and wrote a TLJ fic. Oops.

Find it at my AO3

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Hi!

Hello y'all. Popping in on this account to say I put "Affirmation" up on AO3 today. It will be there until New Year's, when all my fic comes down. Feel free to download 💜

archiveofourown.org/works/1294460/chapters/29585595

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Some NaNoWriMo related ramblings

It’s November in five days. Are you doing NaNoWriMo this year? A few thoughts on whether or not NaNo is helpful to your writerly goals (hint: Maybe!).

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“Never imagined this,” Han had murmured, sitting up in their bed late at night, Ben’s tiny head resting in the crook of his father’s arm. “Having a kid. Even wanting a kid. But now he’s here, and—” “And you’re a dad.” Leia had leaned closer, unable to resist the chance to tease her husband. “Just think, hotshot. Someday you might even be a granddad.” Han’s chuckle had warmed her. “Speak for yourself, sweetheart. Me, I ain’t ever getting that old.” ― Claudia Gray, Bloodline

Finally I could finish my drawing I started over a year ago. Just loosely based it over this particular moment from the book. It just broke my heart into million pieces.

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Last Thursday I had so much fun with a bunch of famous people.

There was even a very serious (read: we were drinking) conversation about Han & Leia's HAPPY marriage in the Aftermath trilogy. Seriously. That happened.

The time I was the only person at the table I’d never heard of before: complete with silly photos!

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I was Seattle's ML for ten years. Even though I'm unlikely to participate in NaNoWriMo this year, I'm a big fan. Go forth and create!

Join the League of Extraordinary Wrimos

Announce your 2017 NaNoWriMo novel today!

The time has come, writers: your novel is waiting to come into the world. Will you answer its call?

You can now announce your 2017 novel on the NaNoWriMo website. Add a title, genre, cover image, synopsis, and even a short excerpt if you’ve already made a head start on writing. (Need a quick refresher on how NaNoWriMo works? Here’s how.) 

You can challenge yourself or your writing buddies to a word sprint, chat with other Wrimos on our forums, and check out our NaNo Prep page for events and inspiration leading up to November. We’ve also got our full line-up of 2017 Pep Talkers and NaNo Coaches up!

Don’t forget to check out our brand-new store to pick up some superpowered NaNo merch or a limited-edition writing prompt poster. Oh, and be sure to pick up some cool NaNo flair for your social media sites to let your friends know about the challenge you’ll be undertaking this November.

Welcome to the team, writers!

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Please note

I'm going to be a big, ugly mess today.

I'm a UNLV Alum. My favorite bar/restaurant/place to hang in the whole world (Red Square) is inside Mandalay Bay. So is my second favorite (The Foundation Room).

I'm sad and shaken.

Please queue up recommendations of fluffy fluffy fluff to post tomorrow. Because I will need them. Today I'm mostly shutting down social media. It's too much.

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I wrote a very long and emotional post to go along with this. Tumblr has decided I can’t paste it in. What a great day to have that bug, blue hellsite. 

Suffice to say I am grateful to you all for reading and for bearing with me through the madness of the past year (year!) while I’ve been working on this. 

This is THE END. And it’s also The End. I will miss writing these fantastic characters, and I will continue to look forward to the delightful offerings from the rest of you (just as soon as I get this manuscript to the editor!).

Fair skies to all of you.

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Cover art by @lendmeyourbones

Smart toasters, zombie offboarding, and innovations in 3-D printing. These are but some of the strange tales to be found in this book.

Mad Scientist Journal: Autumn 2017 collects thirteen tales from the fictional worlds of mad science. For the discerning mad scientist reader, there are also pieces of fiction from Sean Buckley, Jule Owen, and Steve Toase. Readers will also find other resources for the budding mad scientist, including an advice column, gossip column, and other brief messages from mad scientists.

Authors featured in this volume also include Amanda Cherry, Sarah Cavar, Charlie Neuner, E. B. Fischadler, Christa Carmen, Tara Campbell, Judith Field, Emma Whitehall, Maureen Bowden, Isaac Teile, J. Lee Strickland, John A. McColley, Kate B. Brokaw, Jessie Kwak, Elizabeth Booth, Joachim Heijndermans, Cathleen Kivett Smith, Lucinda Gunnin, and Torrey Podmajersky. Art by Shannon Legler, Katie Nyborg, Errow Collins, Scarlett O'Hairdye, Luke Spooner, Ariel Alian Wilson, and Amanda Jones.

Available at these fine retailers:

Patreon

Amazon (Print/Kindle)

Barnes & Noble (Print/Nook)

iBooks

Kobo

Scribd

Smashwords

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From my Official Site

My schedule for Geek Girl Con and surrounding events!

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I unfollowed

A few multifandom blogs because there was a lot of OUAT and I was behind. Now I’m catching up and OH MY GODS THERE’S A MUSICAL EPISODE and I’m going nuts.

The good news: I get to re-follow some cool people soon.

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