Fantasy Author and Very Serious Person
The decade ends in a little less than two weeks, an arbitrary endpoint to an extraordinary time. I went from being afraid I would never figure out what I Wanted To Be When I Grew Up (TM) to being exactly where I've always wanted to be - with sufficient wiggle room for growth. It was,… Continue reading A Decade & A Year
In 2009 - and probably countless times since - there was a discussion around the utility of NaNoWriMo and how, in particular, it further encouraged people to write instead of reading. Nonsense, of course, that has since been thoroughly debunked, but at the time it kicked off my desire to prove that narrative - that… Continue reading National Novel Reading Month
2019 has been a bumper year for queer books of all flavors and genres, and especially within the science fiction & fantasy genre. While representation continues to grow within the genre, it's important to keep highlighting queer and QUILTBAG books, since often their being queer isn't a part of the marketing. The number of times… Continue reading 2019 Queer Adult Sci-Fi & Fantasy Gift Guide
Somehow this day has finally arrived after a million years in-between. Sometimes it felt as if I'd never see this book out in the world, sometimes it felt as if it were arriving so fast, too fast. Either way: We're here. THE IMPOSSIBLE CONTRACT, the book I wrote just for me, just for fun, after… Continue reading Happy Publication Day to THE IMPOSSIBLE CONTRACT!
I have been exceptionally lucky when it comes to book covers. We can all recite the warnings we receive upon entering into the publishing world about having no control over our covers, we can all share a few nail-curling stories we've heard, where covers aren't just wrong for the book, they're outright wrong for the… Continue reading Revealing Book 3: The Unconquered City
Happy autumn!! To celebrate the fact that The Impossible Contract comes out in less than two months, here's a short story about another of Amastan's cousins, Menna - saver of souls by day, taker of lives by night. Ao3 Tags: Capable priest is too good at her job, denial is not just a river in… Continue reading Short Story: Cause of Death
Happy July! Here's a short story about Amastan's cousin, Azulay - gambler, assassin, and soft cinnamon roll extraordinaire. Ao3 Tags: anxiety, angst, gambling, pretending to be bad at this, cinnamon roll, bad choices, only choices, everything's Fine, how (not) to make friends CW: Mild violence, domestic violence, heights, death “Four skies, six sands, and two… Continue reading Short Story: Casting Bones
I'd been anticipating two exciting bits of news today, but turns out there are FOUR. I guess we're having a Florida time of it - when it rains, it just straight up hurricanes, huh? So instead of posting about each individually, let's just toss them all into one big update post: First off, applications for… Continue reading When it Rains…
It's that time of year! What, ant season? No, it's - Oh yeah, hurricane season. Thanks for the reminder, I need to restock my - No, I meant - Oh! I remember now. Monsoon season. But that doesn't start for another two weeks. I mean, yes, all of those, but it's also PRIDE MONTH. The… Continue reading Pride Month Pre-Order Extravaganza
Recently, I shared five tips to help you survive your debut year (I mean, they helped me, so). It was pretty touchy-feely, because, well, have you met me? But I know how much people need something concrete when they're lost at sea and flailing about for anything solid, anything at all. So I thought a… Continue reading 8 Practical Tips for the Debut Author
K. A. Doore 