Tom Stoppard was one of the first modern playwrights I read. I still get chills when I think about Arcadia. He will be missed.

Are you a fan of grounded, one-shot urban fantasy titles like The Monsters We Defy, Siren Queen and Book of Night? You'll love That Which Lingers...

Good news - That Which Lingers is in its final draft now. Pursuing various publication pathways - now it's a waiting game...

Look upon my books, ye mighty, and despair!

Bewitchingly Canadian. www.minerva-grey.com for more on The Stricken Squad, an atmospheric urban fantasy series set in Victoria BC.

Awww yeah...

Announcing the (draft) title for my next novel: That Which Lingers. Set in Vancouver, BC, it features David Wan, an exorcist committed to banishing the dead before they can do harm.

Had to take a pause to cut out and replace a minor plot line that wasn't jiving with the overall flow of the novel. That's mostly cleaned up now and I'm getting back on track.

Back with 3 more title options for my upcoming novel sketched out on fake covers (NOT final art). Do any of these catch your attention?

I find titling one of the hardest parts of the creative process. Something that helps me is conceptualizing cover art. So here are 3/6 potential titles and mock-ups (absolutely NOT the actual covers) for my upcoming novel. Do any grab you?

Some summer downtime among my betas; preparing for a busy fall!

Back from vacay and following up with initial readers for final feedback!

Waiting for last round of beta readers' comments.

How dedicated is your editor?

Sound on!

Did a significant revamp of my author site! Starting to prep for querying. www.minerva-grey.com

2nd round of outline review and resulting edits. Next is close line-level read, followed by another round of reader reviews. Then editor!

You know how that occult BS be.

See things a little differently...

Working on fitting in some new scenes...

Morning is tea time & writing time!

Hate it when outsiders meddle in my business.

Thought I might do some location sketches!

Had to take a pause due to the State of the World, but am diving back into editing now. Done the in-line edits, stepping back to focus on larger changes.

Owing to a change by Amazon, I've had to increase the price for my print books by about $1 USD. If I do not increase it, it's not that I lose out on some royalties, I get ZERO royalties. I am still losing out on royalties compared to previous pricing, but would prefer to keep my books low-cost.

Into Draft 2! I've drawn up the editing plan; digging in this weekend. (blurring intentional)

My editor is condescending to work with me.

Sound on! Drama, mystery, magic, and rich evocative storytelling. More to come as novel progresses!

I'm sick :( Here is my cat sleeping on my ankle, specifically.

"As of feb 26th you will no longer be able to download books from your kindle to a computer/manipulate them, and will only ever be able to access them through an Amazon account." I publish books through Amazon because it's the largest market for books and ebooks, and its platform is exceedingly

Collecting final draft 1 feedback this weekend; looking forward to advancing draft 2!

Gearing up for draft 2!

Sound on!

Time for some dialogue!

waaaaay too many people in the middle imo

West coast best coast?

One of the best parts of a new work is building out the world.

I've got several copies out with various stage 1 readers; so excited to hear what they have to say... maybe time to pull out my own tarot cards 🤣

One convenient thing about having draft copies of a novel kicking around in edits is that you always have the material at hand to block out poster sizes...

That moment when you realise you have opened up an existential question you were not prepared to address.

Serving up some exciting encounters as I wrap up edits on draft 1.

Starting to pick out a few favourite quotes to enjoy as I dig deeper into editing mode.

I have reached the end! Still have to go back and do initial re-reads and edits before I call it end of draft 1.

Rapidly approaching a complete first draft!

Some of my most recent Google searches: • What happens if you electrocute a phone? • Beijing seafood dishes • Is Stanley Park patrolled by police? • Etymology of reeve • Cheap body spray • What does magnesium smell like? #booksky

Holiday time = writing time!