Fantasy & Rainbows
This Pride should be all about intersectionality and how we can come together and represent the literal rainbows of identities that are not the cultural norm.
On IG, I’ve been posting several different lists to my stories with intersectionality. If you want to find more diverse pride reads, make sure you check out this account: readwithcharles on IG. Charlie’s account lists out SO many identities, genres, and even tropes, you’ll spend hours (maybe days) adding things to your TBR.
Looking for QPOC lists? I got you: QPOCFest posted up this great list on Bookshop.org
Want to find your specific intersectionality? Check out LGBTQreads.com I’ve posted about this website before. There’s so much here, and so many great articles, I dare you to visit the site and not be able to find something to read.
Last but not least, if you’re a fan of LibroFM or Bookshop.org and want to support an Indie store, PLEASE please consider my local bookshop - queer-owned and local safe space for LGBTQ+ folks - The Book Burrow They’ve had some rough months and could use the support (I know this is a familiar story across the internet, but it never hurts to ask for help.) Their goal is 1500 books a month, which doesn’t seem like much, but it is when the bills come due. Here’s more of the story.
ALL of my print books are at the store, so if you can stop in, buy ANY book - not just mine - message me with a receipt from the physical store, bookshop.org, or Libro showing your support for The Book Burrow (here, IG, FB, carrier pigeon, email), and I’ll snail-mail you some swag. At the very least, share the story so someone else might see it. Thank you!
TL;DR: All The OTHER Things!
Sometimes we don’t have time to read the whole newsletter. I totally get that. So going forward, I’m going to give you a list that should match up with headlines that let you scroll to what part you want to read and interact with.
Peachy PA Giveaway! See graphic for more details.
Smut Lover’s Conference Full of Pride Author Books features A list of all the available queer books and authors that will be at Smut Lover’s Conference in September.
Distribution Woes - setting up on IngramSpark.
Prepping for LavenderCon, ticket Info & panel info
Ream Stories Progress
Poll on interest
Featured Author - Coral Alejandra Moore - Hers To Rule
PEACHY PA GIVEAWAY!
Smut Lover’s Pride Author Collection
While we’re all waiting to meet in September, you can check out this awesome collection of Smut Lover’s Signing Authors and pick up their books now!
Trust and believe, I love talking about my stories, so don’t wait to grab an eBook or read it on Kobo Plus, then when you get there, chat me up and pick up some awesome swag!
The Ingram Woes
The switchover to Ingram as a distribution platform for my print books has not been an easy process. Cons: long wait times to get the books on distribution platforms. Pros: these books should have better quality than what I was seeing from the Zon.
The unfortunate part: since Ingram is more expensive, my print books from distribution platforms are more expensive. (Or maybe the price they should be? I’m still trying to figure this one out.) They are also monochromatic, except for the short stories collection. I wanted to balance price with quality and Ingram charges too much for the interior spot color options currently available to me through BookVault.
So, going forward, the books I have for local author signings and direct purchases will have the interior spot color. I’m also playing with the possibility of special editions as I complete different series I’m working on.
If you would like to purchase directly from me, you can check out my order form!
This gets you a signed book with bookish swag OR emailed, secure download links to my eBooks. Taxes included. Shipping calculated at the time of invoice depending on where you are at in the world.
A more sophisticated version is in the works, however I need to reach a certain threshold of direct sales to make it viable. Let me know you’re interested in the comments!
READY for LAVENDERCON!
Hopefully you have preordered your books and picked up your ticket! Tickets are still on sale here. I’ll be there both days, and I’m also on a panel Sunday Morning, with authors Ian Haramaki and Adriana Sargent. The panel is: I’ll Take Two Genres Please: Romantasy.
Take a look at the whole weekend schedule here! If you didn’t manage to preorder, I’ll have extra stock and swag with me.
Looking forward to meeting and talking with readers and authors alike! It’s my first author conference away from Texas and my first visit to D.C. I’m SUPER excited!
Stop by and recommend what I should check out while I’m there. Bonus points for awesome food places (I’m into spicy food, so don’t hold back!) See you soon!
REAM Stories Progress!
OkAY! I have my account set up, and I’m adding content and thinking about subscription tiers. I think I have a good idea, but I want to run it by you all and find out what you’d prefer.
I’ve got flash fiction. I’ve got short stories. I’ve got essays. I’ve got WIPs galore! I also have art that I think would be fun to share on the platform and keep in one volume, adding to it as I have new pieces created.
I’m thinking the high end will be $12/mo - that gets you all the various fictions plus access to the arts (both sfw and nsfw). The low end would be $4/mo, which covers access to flash fiction and short stories. The middle would cover all the written bits for $8/mo. Also, planning on working out how subscribers will be able to DL completed eBooks, either for free or deeply discounted.
My plan is to launch this sometime in July, and folks that sign up the first month are going to get A LOT from the jump. You’ll have access to a lot of things I have not published anywhere else. The art collection will be pretty big, with a few pieces I haven’t published wide yet.
Give me a general interest in the poll below, and if you have other things you’d like to see, leave me a comment or DM me!
FEATURED AUTHOR
Hers To Rule by Coral Alehandra Moore
Mari is a witch whose life has been ruled by her father, the Demon King of Las Vegas—until he’s killed by his gargoyle bodyguard. As they try to survive the pitfalls of taking over her father’s business, she’s determined to mend the hearts he broke and to learn how to channel her sensual power to keep the magical protections over the city intact.
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