Heading into fall with a brand new event!💖⚙️📚

Join me for Dogtown's first ever Fall Boozy Book Fest! 🎃

Oct 03, 2025

Hello!

I hope you’re taking time for yourself. Recent events have made me so grateful for community. Next month, I’ll be traveling to both TeslaCon and later in November to Fables and Flames, a romantasy gala. After spending the summer home with my family and working on revisions, it’ll be good to see readers, authors, and so many of my long-distance friends!

However, I don’t have to wait until November for my next event! I’m so excited to announce that I’ll be attending a brand new local book festival on Sunday, October 19th, hosted by one of my new favorite places! Scroll down for more details! ⬇️

The weather where I am hasn’t turned fallish yet, but I’m daydreaming about cozy, crisp evenings. 💖

Join me at Dogtown’s first Fall Boozy Book Fest!

I’m so excited to be one of the attending authors at Dogtown’s first ever Fall Boozy Fest hosted by Shelf Love DSM, Des Moines’ newest indie romance book store! Come see us on October 19th, from 11 am to 4 pm!

Start at Lucky Horse (2331 University Ave, Des Moines, IA 50311) to pick up your event passport, then meet all the authors and vendors in the neighborhood. My table will be at Mars Cafe, not far from Shelf Love DSM. When your passport is complete, turn it in at Lucky Horse for a chance to win prizes! This event is free to attend. Come say hi!

You can find the full list of authors and vendors by checking out the banner below. For more details, check out the event post here.

I love that the other businesses got involved. It feels more like a block party.

In case you missed it…

Last week, I mentioned that official rules have changed about the exclusive terms for ebooks enrolled in Kindle Unlimited. Now KU books can also be available in libraries! Hoopla is notoriously slow for updating their catalog, but you can find Forsaken Beauty and the Etherbeast along with all of my Strange Happenings stories in OverDrive and other library ebook distributors!

For more information on how to request physical copies of my books to be added to your local library, check out this post:

How to Help Books Get into Libraries 💖⚙️📚

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February 28, 2024

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Join me at TeslaCon?

The full schedule for TeslaCon is live! When I’m not at my table with my books, attending room parties, and dancing at the masquerade, I’ll be on a few panels and reprising my role in the BrassGears Adventurers Society radio play! I can’t wait to see old and new friends this November!

Here is my panel schedule for this year’s TeslaCon:

Fairies, Folklore & Superstitions of the later Victorian Age on Thursday, November 6th at 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Magic and Machines: Steampunk Fairy Tales on Friday, November 7th at 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
BrassGears Adventure Radio on Saturday, November 8th at 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm
Understanding Automatons on Saturday, November 8th at 2:30 pm-4:00 pm
Writing Steampunk: Beyond Cogs and Gears on Sunday, November 9th at 11:30 pm -1 pm

TeslaCon takes place November 6th-9th, 2025, in Middleton, Wisconsin. This year’s theme is all about steampunk fairy tales and Nordic mythology. Come join us! For more information, click here.

When I’m back, I’ll be attending Quasar: SFWA’s Fall Online Nebula Event virtually on November 15th-16th for some professional development and catching up with author friends.

Find me at Fables and Flames

From November, 21st-23rd, I’ll be in Bloomington, Minnesota for Fables and Flames Romantasy Gala as an attending author! I’ll have a table with my books and other bookish goodies.

One thing I’m testing out for this convention is having a pre-order link up for readers to ensure that they get their copies. Since this event occurs only a few weeks after TeslaCon, I want to make sure that I have enough books on hand. If you’re attending Fables and Flames, you can find the pre-order link here.

You can join readers and authors (including me!) for a special tea on Saturday from 12:30 to 2 pm. Details about the tea party can be found here. I’m so excited because this is the first time I’ve ever participated in an author tea!

I also have a reading + Q&A on Saturday at 4 pm. More details to come soon!

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