play-loud

[play-loud]

Secret Gay Novel Artwork!

With Muscles. Times are hard. Things are changing. I’ve been working on a novel (or three) about revolutions against colonial regimes and there are definitely magical plagues in them. It’s too early for me to have any wisdom on the moment. I’m just trying live through it, same as everyone else. I’m currently in London, where COVID lockdown has theoretically eased, but eventually, I’ll have to…

[play-loud]

Welcome to Honing the Blade!

Welcome to C’s Newsletter by me, C. L. Clark (aka, Cherae). I’m a queer, black writer with short fiction in FIYAH, Uncanny, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, and PodCastle. Nonfiction at Tor.com, Fantasy Magazine, and Uncanny. My debut novel, The Unbroken is the first in the Magic of the Lost trilogy, and the sequel, The Faithless is out March 2023. After the trilogy will come the standalone novel…

[play-loud]

Cherae's Awards Eligibility Post!

Obligatory but joyful! [Edit 10 Jan 2021: This is a bit awkward; I wrote and scheduled this post back in early December and forgot about it and then…well. You know. A coup attempt, some book giveaways, and other things that are difficult to keep up with, all in the midst of a pandemic.] This year, I had a few stories published that I’m really proud of! In order of earliest to most recent, we…

[play-loud]

One month to go...

Where you can find me before and after The Unbroken comes out! Hi, everyone! Things are ramping up on the way to The Unbroken’s release date! We’re just about a month away, March 23 for the US and March 25 for the UK! A month left for you to pre-order! That means I’m pretty busy planning appearances and writing essays and doing interviews—all while finishing up a draft of Magic of the Lost Book…

[play-loud]

Pre-Order Gifts and Sneak Peeks!

Free signed bookplates for people who pre-order The Unbroken! I normally don’t send out this many newsletters at once, but we are getting a bit closer to release date (we’re almost in release month!!) and so things might pick up a little bit as I have more things you might want to know— Like today, you are the first to know that, as a way to thank those who have pre-ordered The Unbroken, I’m…

[play-loud]

Get Sharp: Craft Books

Another Craft Round-up. This time, books! Howdy, everyone. The last couple days—weeks—etc. have been…something. In the meantime, I’m still writing The Unbroken 2, still editing at PodCastle—and now at the SFWA Blog and the WE’RE HERE: The Best Queer Fiction of 2020 anthology. I’m very honored and really excited to be a part of these projects. It’s going to be a busy year. In addition, I’ll be…

[play-loud]

Announcing...THE UNBROKEN (2021)

AKA Touraine’s Arms: A Novel Howdy, everyone! So I’ve been sitting on this crazy exciting news since December last year and in case you missed it, The Unbroken, book one of The Magic of the Lost trilogy comes out March 23, 2021! You can pre-order it from the bookstore of your choosing. You can also add it on Goodreads. You can check out the excerpt of the first chapter and see the gorgeous…

[play-loud]

The Unbroken is out TODAY!

Happy Touraine’s Arms Day! After what feels like one thousand years, my first novel is finally out into the wide, wide world. I feel a lot of very complicated ways, especially given the world that it’s coming out in. I’m taking this day, this project, and the next one, and the next as a victory. I worked so, so hard on this book for almost ten years. I hope that it hits the people who need…

[play-loud]

On Writing, On Running

and some (late) September Updates Howdy everyone, It’s been a busy summer as I worked on revising The Faithless. I turned it in on time and I’ll probably spend October revising the revision! Ah, the glamor of the novelist’s life. It’s a lot like the athlete’s life—one workout after the other, tiny increments of progress that build up so slowly until you look at where you started a year ago and,…

[play-loud]

The Unbroken: Books for Palestine Auction

Win a personalized copy, open worldwide. Hi everyone, In theory, it’s around the time for a new newsletter, but before I get composed enough for one of those… It’s no secret, though for some it might be a surprise, that Palestinians have been living through forced evictions and untold violence. The violence, in particular, has accelerated. You can read more about the history and the current…

[play-loud]

August 2021 - Birthday Newsletter!

It’s my birthday! Book 2 has a title! LeVar Burton! etc. Hello, everyone, This update is overdue, but until recently, there hasn’t been enough accumulated news. There have been a lot of startling and painful and thrilling ups and downs in my life lately. I’ve been feeling nostalgic and listening to a lot of Melissa Etheridge—I don’t know why, but it feels good. Maybe I miss Kansas lesbians.…

[play-loud]

December 2022 - The Faithless Cover Reveal!

And a sneak peak at some bonus art… Howdy, everyone! I’ve been holding off on more updates and wrap-ups so that I wouldn’t bombard you too often, but it’s finally here! @clclarkwrites The second sequel of the #sapphictrifecta has a cover!! @Tasha Suri said it best: we’re too gay for this. It’s like staring into the sun. #swordlesbians #manspread #theunbroken #thefaithless #wlw #sapphicbooks…

[play-loud]

April 2022 -Hugo AND Nebula noms?!

In which I tell you many things but not what you want to know the most Howdy, everyone! It’s been a few months and so I’m here with a few updates! The Faithless First: as of the writing of this newsletter, I don’t have a confirmed definite release date for 2 Unbroken 2 Break, aka The Faithless. (Nor have I seen cover stuff. We are waiting patiently.) I have a vague idea, and that idea is…

[play-loud]

July 2022

Crop Top Summer!!! Hey team! It’s officially crop top summer! I have a few updates for you below about awards, books, and some media I’ve been enjoying! But first—a crop top shot. Locus Award Look, ma! We won a Locus Award! Charles Payseur and I won Best Anthology for We’re Here: The Best Queer Speculative Fiction 2020. Thanks to everyone who voted for us! I definitely encourage y’all to check…

[play-loud]

October 2022

An overdue catch up and some updates! Howdy, everyone! So so much has been going on over the past few months, and yet, not much at all! Which is to say, though things have been moving and shaking, I haven’t felt like there was enough to make a full newsletter of it. Now, it feels like there’s almost too much. Oops. So I’ll give you the most relevant updates and event notices now, and then more…

[play-loud]

May 2022 - A Quickie

The Sapphic Trifecta Converges May 30! Convergence of the Sapphic Trifecta! Since most of the advertising has been on social media and plenty of us are avoiding it for good reason, I wanted to let you know: with Shelley Parker-Chan (She Who Became the Sun) in town from Down Under, Shelley, Tasha Suri (The Jasmine Throne), and I decided to take advantage of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to…

[play-loud]

Bonus - We Mow Lawns - Magic of the Lost AU

Guess who’s back with another AU! This one of a decidedly different and very NSFW nature! Back in January when I was in Australia, I was driving around–being driven, actually–and we passed a black sign hung on someone’s fence that said in white paint, “WE MOW LAWNS” with a phone number on it. Dunno about you, but like any good lesbian, I don’t mow grass lawns because I believe in protecting the…