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So this has been probably one of my most productive years creatively in a long time. Back in January I published my first novel, The Witch and the Rose, and followed it up in June with a sequel, Bloody Damn Rite. Well, today I'm excited to officially announce the third book in the series, Shadowcasting, will be available on 12/15/2024! Like the earlier books in the series, you can pre-order the book on Kindle immediately, and it will arrive on your device December 15th ready to go.
Honestly, I'm super excited about this one. It's probably my favorite book in the series, and I can't wait for you guys to get your hands on it. Here's the back of cover synopsis:
Winter has clawed its way into the heart of Parrish Mills, and something far darker may have come with it. When Mia Graves, a witch with a habit of getting into trouble, and her best friend Riley Whittaker stumble across a grisly scene along the Wabash River, they find it reeks of dark, forbidden magic and has left at least one charred body in its wake.
With the help of young Bobbi Crawford, the further Mia and Riley dig into the events that took place on that cold Indiana morning, the more dire their circumstances reveal themselves to be. Between a stolen grimoire and a group of young witches who may not know how dangerous their actions are, shadows loom in the dark of winter.
And one of those shadows may be more dangerous than anyone imagined.
(Also, and this is unrelated, the non-Kindle, DRM free ePub version of Bloody Damn Rite is now available in my Patreon store too)
You know that old saying: “Don’t shit where you work.” With the advent of social media, it’s more relevant than ever.
Calling up Jim to taunt him is one option. Another is for Maggie to call up her VGR friend at Unagi with “Hey, just a heads up, your boss is insulting Bork Con online and associating with a dude who stalked some of our staff. I don’t think I’ll be able to get our board to renew our equipment sharing agreement this year.” Let Unagi learn about it from someone other than Jim so he can’t spin it, and let him stew for a week before you actually bring the hammer down.
I got the impression that she’s going to enjoy telling him that Bork Con will no longer work with them under the circumstances, but not necessarily taunt him. Heck, calling someone up to tell them, “Hey, I know what you’re doing and as a result, I’m no longer interested in doing business with you. Goodbye,” is gratifying on its own.
That said, I’m pretty sure Ruth and Sarah say that Jim and Terrence didn’t do anything to hide who they are the Facebook page and are obvious admins, meaning that there isn’t much Jim can do to spin it. The evidence to the contrary is already out there and even if he deletes the page, the Internet never forgets. Someone’s definitely taking screenshots and documenting the whole thing, especially since information about con drama spreads quickly among conventions.
Which is funny, because the creator’s Nerd & Tie has a section for reporting on public con news and incidents. And it’s hard to argue with a site that seems to have a pretty good reputation for honesty and thorough research.
Bork con had every reason to cancel any agreements with Unagi Con after Jim’s attitude at Wakame Con. There’d be no way I’d want to trust him or his con with Bork Con stuff.
Jim has a year to come up with other arrangements, however, which means a lot of out-of-pocket expenses for Unagi con in addition to replacing Lynn and Garner. It doesn’t bode well for Jim that he has willingly gotten sucked into moderating a FB group dedicated to hating on Bork Con. He has a crap ton more work to do this year than probably in the previous 5 years to get Unagi con ready for next year. If the Unagi con is a disaster because Jim spent his time trying to get even with Lynn, his long reign at Unagi con is likely to be over.