Cover Reveal for A RIVER FROM THE SKY & Other Updates

Behold the cover reveal for A RIVER FROM THE SKY, the second book in the Natural Engines duology 🌬️🍃⚙️🌊 — you can preorder here (more channels will be available soon!) — swag reveals will be forthcoming later this year (yes, there shall be the other half of the map for those who'd gotten the first postcards, so you can complete the full map 👀).

Cover Artist/Designer: Natasha MacKenzie

Do check out the cover reveal with The Fantasy Hive & cover reveal on personal channels if you'd like to help with sharing them around!

As for what I've been up to in the past two months—

I did a lovely event with Take Cover Books in Peterborough as well as Joie de livre in Montreal (This is first time I've ever had a full display of my books in a storefront window!)

I'll be doing a signing at Indigo Markham on Sunday, July 6th, from 1-4PM ET, as well as Chapters Peterborough on August 23rd. (More signings to come—hopefully!)

How A PALACE NEAR THE WIND is doing — I've heard word that the sales team is happy and the smol thing is selling well, which is more than I could ever ask for, and I'm always endlessly appreciative of the readers who pick up a copy and shout about it online. Word of mouth truly makes a big difference in this industry.

In May, I popped over to the UK and visited various bookstores and was able to do some wonderful events as well — a panel and signing MCM London ComicCon, a reading and Q&A at my alma mater The University of Edinburgh with fellow alums Alex Penland and Zebib Abraham, as well as an event at Waterstones Covent Garden with Gareth Powell.

​StokerCon is always a joy, and I've discovered it's truly become one of the staple cons I can't help but attend every year because I get to see so many frens. But also, this year it seems like the hotel was particularly on brand because of the various things that had popped up that give it a very... haunting vibe—a room filled with lamps that are turned on where those resting beneath can hear footsteps at night that shouldn't be present, a "nightmare" room with the creepiest of vibes, mold. I always have the bestest time.

Conventions coming up that I'm attending—Seattle WorldCon, DragonCon, Can*Con, World Fantasy. If you're attending any of these, do flag me down to say hi! I'll be trying to get signing slots for them as well, so if you're looking to get something signed and personalized, do keep watch on the schedule as they roll out.

What I'm working on next? A horror novella (folk gothic??) and the novelization of "Give Me English" before I dive into the prequel of An Empire Above Opera (my debut novel set to be published next fall with Titan Books), tentatively titled An Opera of Salamanders. I've been exploring alternatives, but for now I think this is what I'll be sticking to!

One thing I discovered I need to work on this year is my inability to say no to things and being more selective about the things I take on because I've been trying to balance writing and social media as well as spending more with those around me. To everyone who has good time management skills... I applaud you.

I've also been finding it more difficult to write short stories, and one main issue (?) I think is that I've become more and more critical about my writing and seeing more and more flaws. As to how I plan on tackling this? I'll be trying to remind myself that I can always edit, but I need something on the page first to edit.

Anywho, I think I'll be disappearing for the month of July to catch up on some writing and hopefully take a much needed breather later this year during the winter before the endless publishing machine calls my name again!