🎉 THANKS FOR 100 BACKERS 🎉 In solidarity with 18+ creators, we moved our crowdfunding to #BackerKit We knew it was an uphill battle, as our #IndieGame is the ONLY video game live there rn, but y’all are showing up We’re only $137 CAD ($97 USD) from our final revealed stretch goal! Back it Here ⬇️

We funded day one?? We funded in TWO HOURS??!?! Did that really just happen?! It doesn’t feel real, but we’re so thankful for all of you showing up and showing your love and supporting our project. Now on to stretch goals! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/l...

🩸 BACKERKIT LIVE NOW! 🩸 Monsterhearts: Welcome to Drowned lake is a narrative #deckbuilder video game spin-off of the acclaimed #Monsterhearts TTRPG! Play as a vampire, werewolf, witch, or ghoul & change story choices & outcomes with the cards you draft! #IndieGame #VisualNovel Back it here! ⬇️

🩸❤️ 4 DAYS AWAY ❤️🩸 #Monsterhearts Welcome to Drowned Lake is launching its BackerKit campaign THIS MONDAY! Want to support a monstrous horror #IndieGame with queer & trans characters this #PrideMonth? 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ Follow the campaign here! ⬇️ ludiclemur.short.gy/backerkit

Have you ever felt like the forest is watching you? Waiting? Have you ever felt its loneliness? Its desire? That's what I explore in "Lonely, Dark and Deep," my short story in the It Ends With Her anthology. Now available to order! geni.us/itendswithher

It Ends With Her, a sapphic horror anthology, is out tomorrow and I am really, really, really proud of my story for it. I think it's one of the best things I've written in a while. deadfoxpub.com/products/it-...

Sun Catcher is live on Steam! Wishlist the page to be notified when the demo goes live in a few weeks. This charming paint-by-numbers game is all about memory, community, and the beauty of light and colour. store.steampowered.com/app/4614910/...

I'll be at @crossandcrowsbooks.bsky.social on April 25th for Indie Bookstore Day! Come on down and pick up a book, or just say hello!! 10 am to 5:30 pm.

Best April Fool's prank ever? Our demo is finally live! In this queer horror narrative deckbuilder, you play a teenage monster in a small town in BC. Check it out! store.steampowered.com/app/3827470/...

Welcome to Drowned Lake! Our demo got a little hung up in the Steam backend, but it will hopefully be going live today or tomorrow. We'll send out a bunch of reminders when it does! www.youtube.com/watch?v=xo0J...

I'm trying to spend more time on Bluesky but my feed is 99 percent American politics despite trying my best to block and mute terms. Any ideas on how to Canadian-ify my timeline? I've already followed a ton of starter packs for Canadian writers.

idk i think in a time when it feels like nothing matters & all is futile it might actually be time to double down and write your stories & make your paintings & sing your songs & do your art. create the things that make us human and share them.

GAAAAAAH I'm doing research for my book so I called Winnipeg Child and Family Services. The front desk trasferred me to emergency services not ONCE but TWICE because the office is only open until 4 pm after which it automatically redirectes to emergency. HOW DOES THE FRONT DESK NOT KNOW THAT?

In Wire Wings, Graciela is being swallowed by grief after her best friend dies. To escape, she disappears into a virtual world. But what is identity in a world where you have the power to change anything and everything? What does it mean to live - or grieve - or love? www.amazon.com/Wire-Wings-W...

I gave a talk at @fullindie.bsky.social about how to tell diverse stories with small teams. I think it went really well! www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRNd...

Happy Solstice everyone! May the longest night feel short, and the returning light bring warmth and joy.

Happy Solstice! Since we're all adults with carefully hoarded vacation days, my family celebrates our winter holiday on the Saturday closest to the Solstice. Today I'll be decked out in suns, moons, and stars, spending my whole day with some of the people I love most in the world. ❤️❤️

We just launched our Kickstarter campaign for a video game version of the beloved roleplaying game Monsterhearts. You play a teen monster in a small town. Check it out! www.kickstarter.com/projects/lud...

Having a great time at Full Indie, there have been some great talks already.

Telling an author to their face that they should get someone else to finish their work is WILD and so rude (Martin/Sanderson discourse), but I'm surprised by how many people think this is a hot take. We've made this joke in our household for years. It's sort of obvious?

I've decided to start replying to all of those spam messages about women looking for love with a plea to buy my book. I'll let you know how it goes.

I was going to say something about the new Sublime song but I already insulted all of Saskatchewan making a joke about music this week so I should probably stop while I'm ahead.

Okay counterpoint: what if I eat a whole ton of it and I become Shrimpwoman?

Oh my god the exchange rate. 😩 We spent $51 CDN on two burritos and two sodas at WorldCon.

How come some vegetables I can buy the exact amount I need but other vegetables they're like no, fuck you, I decide how many cherry tomatoes you need, Sharon.

I swear if one more person at a literary event insults Twilight like it somehow makes them cool... (1/3)

Thanks to the amazing folks at printedges.com, I now have GORGEOUS hardcover copies of Havoc & Happiness WITH PRINTED EDGES! (And they are ON SALE because Amazon said so?) Image is a mockup, I don't have actual copies in hand yet but should be similar to that!!! www.amazon.ca/Havoc-Happin...

I've got a coffee chat where people can sign up to talk to me for an hour and no one has signed up and I'm hoping no one walks in because I'm desperate to go to a Leigh Bardugo reading. 😂

I've got a coffee chat tomorrow at 10:30 and I can't decide if it's scarier if no one shows up or if people actually do. 😂

Congratulations to all the Hugo winners!! I've got a big new to read list, don't I?

Woooo our team Baby's First WorldCon came in third in trivia - despite scoring ZERO points on the round about the Hugos. 😂😂 What do you mean Victor Hugo didn't start the Hugo awards??

WorldCon panel and the moderator didn't show up. Props to the amazing panelists who touched it out and made it work! I had the same thing happen on our panel yesterday morning and we pulled through, but it's a nerve wracking experience facing a room full of people with no plan!!

Pleased to report dancing was excellent, as was the Martha Wells Q&A. What a meteoric rise, and so well deserved!

WorldCon has been SO GREAT so far! I've done three panels, all of which have gone so well, and had really great conversations. And tonight we're dancing at the Timely Whimey Ball!

Curious about what justice looks like from the bench? My aunt Suzanne Handman just published a memoir about her years as a Canadian judge! She shares lots of fascinating details about what it's like to preside and interesting cases she sat. Check it out! www.indigo.ca/en-ca/madam-...

I've been hard at work on this for months, and we're finally ready to unveil our Kickstarter - coming to you Oct 1!

I was talking with a close friend last night about the darkest period of my life and I'd just like to tell you what I wish someone had told me then -- Not selling a lot of comics or books and not making much money doesn't mean you've failed. Not making more comics or books means you've failed.

Anyone have a good starter pack for pretty art or one for comedians?

How do I teach Bluesky that I'm Canadian?

Happy Canada Day! As a Canadian writing books, I often choose to set them in the US. It's the largest English-speaking market, which means a lot of my readers are from there. A Midnight So Deadly is my first novel set I'm Canada. Writing this book felt like coming home.

My dear friend is helping to run a fundraising effort in a small town in Malawi. She's good people, they're good people, check it out and consider donating! gofund.me/53d79286

Our team over at Ludic Lemur made an audio game experiment. It's totally free! Check it out! www.ludiclemur.com/calm-the-storm ludiclemur.itch.io/calm-the-storm store.steampowered.com/app/3784690/... (page up to wishlist, game coming soon) And the trailer: youtu.be/-grAKYBU39U

@gandersocial.bsky.social So excited by the idea of a Canadian social media site!! I was just talking to a friend about how much we need something like this. I'd love to know more about your monetization strategy. If you're not selling data how will you be paying for the network?

You want to fix Canada Post? Try capping salaries at five times what the lowest paid employee makes.

Copy edits are done on A Wild and Precious Life! It made me want to write a 2nd ed. where I tease out some plot points and expand the ending, but I think it stands as a fun, light coming-of-age story about werewolves, true love, and choosing your own path despite destiny! books2read.com/u/mVYzQ6

Just accidentally followed a whole starter pack from my personal account instead of my work account. 😂 A bunch of video game studios are about to be wondering why a random fantasy author from Canada followed them!!

Did we just buy tickets to a drag show and Eurovision watch party in Prague? F@$k yeah we did! Thanks @catvalente.bsky.social for getting us hooked on the song contest! I am SO excited.

applying for jobs again

What are you doing on Saturday, and is it taking part in the Independent Bookstore Crawl?? Because it should be! I'll be at @crossandcrowsbooks.bsky.social , the first stop on the crawl, signing books and giving away bookmarks and generally having a blast. crossandcrows.com/events/46262

I had such an incredible time at #norwescon this year. I collected flags, danced under blacklights, sat on some incredible panels, and did a reading from A Midnight So Deadly that went really well. Best of all, I made some great author friends who I know I'll be seeing again!