My gaslamp fantasy/mystery novel Death by Silver is available now as part of the (awesome) LGBT+ Storybundle, and Melissa already did a thoughtful post about why so many of us ended up writing books about the Victorian era. My own thoughts (other than that the clothes are spiffy, and the society interestingly grotesque):

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Hi folks,

I’m excited to announce that Death by Silver by me and Melissa Scott is now available as part of an awesome LGBT+ Storybundle!

Curated by Melissa, this ebook Storybundle features historical fantasy, contemporary werewolves, superhero adventures, Victorian adventure, a YA ghost story, secondary world fantasies, a noir-inflected war ( Read more... )

Today on the Wordpress blog: Why you should back jo_graham's Patreon.

Short version: because she is awesome and her stories are awesome and this will let her write more of them faster. Check out her Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/jograham

Check out jo_graham's post about the interactive fiction game we're writing for Choice of Games, The Eagle's Heir! I am having a blast writing this: so far I have gotten to write airship pirates, a dreadful Victorian dinner party, an elopement, a theatrical automaton gone berserk, and an assassination attempt foiled by the creative use of kitchen equipment ( Read more... )

I’m working on an exciting new project, a text-based game for Choice of Games, co-written with jo_graham. It's a steampunk adventure set in 1830s France, and I'm having a blast writing it. Look for THE EAGLE'S HEIR early next year!

In the Mathey & Lynes series, mescott and I are planning two short stories and a novella this year, with a full-length novel to ( Read more... )

A busy month! Lots of things in the works ( Read more... )

I'll be at Shore Leave 37 this weekend, heading out to the con at just-kill-me-now-o'clock on Friday morning and hopefully arriving in early afternoon ( Read more... )

It's been a long winter, but I feel that I'm emerging from the cave and blinking at the light. It helps that it's actually sunny and warm today, rather than some variation of ice, snow, melted snow that's now ice, or gray clouds threatening to produce more snow and ice ( Read more... )

Just a note that if anyone's thinking of buying A Death at the Dionysus Club as an after-Christmas treat (and it would make a lovely after-Christmas treat!), it turns out we're currently on a Kindle exclusive, so there's no EPUB version available. I will let you know if that changes! (It's not up to me, but to our publisher.)

The Kindle version ( Read more... )

You can now read a preview of my steampunk story for the Young Explorer's Adventure Guide anthology:

The Wreck of the Airship Octavia

For once, the icon is entirely relevant. :-)

The Kickstarter for the anthology has less than two weeks to go, so if you've been thinking of throwing some cash in the hat, now's the time! Any help in spreading ( Read more... )