The results are in! And they're awesome! Last week, I drew these cards: 5 of spades, 8 of hearts, and the 5 of diamonds. That meant the genre was science fiction, the setting was a castle, and an object that must appear in the story was a tea or coffee press. If you watched my …
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Space Opera Libretti: Modern Comedic Space Opera with Arias, edited by Brian McNett and Jennifer Lee Rossman, is now available! The problem with space opera is that there's not enough opera in it, and certainly a dearth of coloratura diva sopranos in the third act. This anthology sets out to fix that by placing the …
Want to have a sneak preview of The Stealth Lovers before you buy it? The first three chapters are now available on Wattpad! This book is now available for purchase: In paperback and e-book format (EPUB, MOBI) on the Renaissance online shop!In paperback and Kindle format on Amazon!In paperback at Glad Day Bookshop (499 Church St., Toronto). Thanks for …
Continue reading The first three chapters of The Stealth Lovers are on Wattpad!
So, in late 2018, I saw a call for non-dystopian, comedic short stories in the space opera genre that involve music. The anthology name: Space Opera Libretti. My eyes perked, and I immediately knew I wanted to write for this. I love classic literature, which is probably why there’s an Austen-esque ball scene in the …
Wheee! I know I've been boinging between which one of my WIPs I should work on since completing The Stealth Lovers, but I've made a decision for NaNoWriMo 2019. It's time to go back and finish the sequel to Life in the ’Cosm. Yup, Life in Another ’Cosm: Jinny from the Blog will be my …
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This is really happening! The Stealth Lovers is going to be published on September 30, 2019!!! Here's where you can pre-order it! Presses Renaissance Press: pre-order the paperback!Amazon.com: pre-order the Kindle version!*Amazon.ca: pre-order the Kindle version!* * Paperbacks will be available on Amazon after Sep 30. My guess you can find it on an Amazon …
Continue reading Official Book Trailer for The Stealth Lovers and Pre-order info!
I was going to wait on this, but anyone who purchases MJ Lyons' novel, Murder at the World's Fair, will see a promo for my upcoming book, The Stealth Lovers! Cover and all! Promotion of The Stealth Lovers. Cover design description to follow in this post. You can find the official back-cover blurb on the …
And here's a snippet! ID: Fighter ship flying away into space. Once again, I'm working with the super-talented Nathan Fréchette from Renaissance for this cover. I wanted something that was a little different from the ’Cosm series but would still look like it belonged as its prequel. (For the two sequels following Life in the …
Continue reading Cover design for The Stealth Lovers is happening!
Hey, there! I discovered a thing about myself that I find kinda cool. Because I've only a few years under my belt as an author, I'm still learning what my process is after finishing a novel. And guess what? It seems I really like writing short stories in between larger projects. I had to ditch …
Continue reading The Space Opera Libretti call for submissions got me writing again!
I have a really cool problem. I've got something that might distract me from writing each day for NaNoWriMo 2018—the Nothing Without Us anthology. It's a project I'm co-editing with my BFF and sensitivity editor Talia C. Johnson. NWU, as we nicknamed it, is going to be a collection of short stories for and by authors who identify …
Continue reading To NaNo or not to NaNo? That is the question.
Cait Gordon—author and editor 