Well, dang...due to equipment failures and event conflicts, my book launch at The Muse this coming Sunday is being rescheduled. Again. I'll keep you all posted on the new date, once it's set. Sorry...

My newest interview with Litarary Titan, following their review of "Driven, The Founder's Seed Book 3," is now live. You can check it out here. literarytitan.com/2025/09/28/i...

Just stocked up on books for all the upcoming events on my calendar. First up, the launch party for Driven, The Founder's Seed Book 3. You *are* coming, right? October 5, 4-6 p.m., @ The Muse (link in comments). A reading, a Q&A, & a raffle, AND you can get your copies signed by the author! 😃

My latest author interview is live on the Literary Titan site! This one made me feel a little vulnerable…in a good way. Sometimes, authors reach deep to enrich their stories, and are surprised by what they dig up. 😉 #booksky #writingcommunity #booklovers literarytitan.com/2025/09/27/a...

Me and Snuggle Floof. 🧡💛❤️

After an exhausting week, todays to-do list: * REST. * READ. * NAP. * DRINK TEA. Whew...I'm tired just thinking about it. Better get started...I'll begin with that third item. 😂 #booksky #readingcommunity

Just a reminder: it's totally free to read all our issues on our website. 👉🏻 Penstricken.com/issues #fiction #poetry #writing

#booksky —What’s your favorite go-to tea when you curl up with a blanket and a great book??? #readingcommunity #booklovers

Heads up.... There will be a fabulous raffle basket at my book launch on 10/5 (see comments for deets)! All 3 Founder's Seed books, cozy blanket, tea cup/tea, & a bottle of Honey'd Spiced Apple Mead donated by Starrlight Mead! (Like the mead in Driven, TFS Book 3)! YUM! #booksky #mead #booklovers

New #book review up on my website -- banned book #4 of my promised 6 for this year. "Looking for Alaska" is good, y'all. Really good. www.dremadeoraich.com/index.php/20...

The launch party for Driven is scheduled in TWO WEEKS! I can hardly wait... I've been practicing the reading I'll do that night--a scene that includes Botha & Alira, my two favorite characters. Botha's accent is fun to do! I'm not as good at it as my narrator (Stacey Lind), but still. 😃 #booksky

New review out for Driven, The Founder's Seed Book 3! Here are some highlights: "The writing is vivid, even when it’s painful, and that’s part of its power..." For readers "...who loves stories that ask what survival truly costs..." #booksky #readingcommunity www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Blessings of #Mabon to my Pagan friends and fam... may your harvests be bountiful and your larders (and hearts) be full. 🕯️🍁🌻🍂🧡 #autumnequinox

I knew this was coming. I hoped I was wrong. I will not go back into the broom closet. I am #Wiccan, and proud. www.amazon.com/dp/1630062928

New review out for Broken, The Founder's Seed Book 2. "...The themes of slavery and exploitation, woven into the politics of the factions, hit me hard. They were ugly and uncomfortable, & that’s exactly why they mattered..." #scifi #readingcommunity #readers www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Finished a beta read today for a fellow writer. Now I can get back to my own MS… #amwriting #sciencefantasy

New review up on my site. I really liked this one ... climate fiction is one of my favorite genres, even though it isn't an "official" genre. Yet. It should be. #ClimateFiction #readingcommunity #writingcommunity www.dremadeoraich.com/index.php/20...

Life got...plot-twisty, y'all. Thus my silence. Now, I'm back! I've missed you. :-)

New review up on my website -- The Night Field. So, so good! www.dremadeoraich.com/index.php/20...

Well, it looks like I’m spending the weekend in hospital with a loved one. Send healing thoughts and juju, y’all. 😕

I will be vending this weekend at the Atlantic Comic Con, Norfolk Waterside Sheraton, downtown Norfolk. This is my first time at this Con -- can't wait! Are you going? Come find me! www.atlanticcomiccon.com

I am at the local AMC theater with my hubs to see The Warning’s concert movie, Live From Auditorio National CDMX. 😃😃😃 #TheWarning

Cat and Bird. 🧡❤️

I finished "Me and Earl and the Dying Girl" today. Loved every minute. Finished it in a single day. Banned book #3 of my 6 promised banned book reads for 2025. This one's awesome, y'all. Review is coming... #bannedbooks #booksky

In the last month, I've applied to exhibit at two upcoming Book Festivals in my area. I've not done this before, & am biting my nails (a little)--hope I've done it correctly, and am accepted. That could open my works to a whole new readership! 😬 Wish me luck! #booksky #writingcommunity

I'm reading thru the 1st draft of my next book, which I wrote a while ago & haven't read again since. I've been busy finalizing the last book, putting out 2 novelettes, & marrying people. 😉 So it's cool to read it again. And you know what? It's a pretty dang good story! #booksky #writingcommunity

Mmmmm….watermelon….. 😃❤️ #summertreats

First review is up for my novelette, "Jane Doe #7." 😃 #booksky #readingcommunity #shortscifi www.amazon.com/dp/B0FKZBLNF5

Three days until a wedding. 😀❤️ I'm officiating, so we'll be traveling upstate for a few days. I'm always happy to have the opportunity to bless a young couple just getting started... The extra bonus on this particular one? I also officiated at her mom's wedding years ago. 😁❤️ #happilyeverafter

First review is up on "Deer in Headlights." 😃 This one's from the UK... Who wants to be first in another locale? #booksky #readingcommunity #darkfantasy www.amazon.com/Deer-Headlig...

New review for Driven is up on Goodreads -- 5 stars!!! Woo hoo!

My latest novelette release, "Jane Doe #7," just dropped! Find it here: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FKZBLNF5 #booksky #ReaderSky #WritingSky #IndieAuthors

New review up on my website. 😀 www.dremadeoraich.com/index.php/20...

New review is up for Driven! 😍

Don't forget, y'all!!! #booksky #writingcommunity #readingcommunity www.amazon.com/dp/B0FJ8Z3XTR

This guy ... ❤ ❤ ❤ 10 years since our handfasting. 9 years since we made it legal. 99 years of fun and adventures still to come... #happilymarried #loveislove

New blog post -- sheesh... it's been almost a year since I last posted. Felt like last week. www.dremadeoraich.com/index.php/20...

Alira's back from the brink of madness. But to stop the humans from discovering unammi secrets, she must attempt something no Founder's Daughter has ever done. Character-driven science fantasy that asks big questions. Driven, Book 3 in The Founder's Seed. Narrated by Stacey Lind. #booksky

George (left) has been pretty sick for almost a week now. Today he was feeling better. Fred (right) is clearly relieved. 🧡 #lifewithcats #catsofbluesky

#writers, do you have a website? I'm preparing to update my own, and would love to see some good working examples. Share your links here, AND what content management system you use. (I use WordPress, and would love to know what themes you use.) #booksky #indieauthors #writingcommunity

Snippet from Chapter 2 of "Deer in Headlights," a dark ecofantasy novelette. www.amazon.com/dp/B0FJ8Z3XTR

Driven, Book Three in the Founder's Seed Trilogy... Available through Audible, but coming soon to other platforms, too... www.amazon.com/dp/B0CW1C5CGG

My newest release, "Deer in Headlights" (a dark eco-fantasy novelette), is now available on Amazon, and Kindle Unlimited! :-D Check it out -- and don't forget to leave a rating, or better yet, a review! #booksky #readingcommunity #indieauthors www.amazon.com/dp/B0FJ8Z3XTR

I am re-reading the Murderbot Diaries, and adding in all the "new" and side stories I hadn't seen yet. It's been a while since I read them the first time (I don't think books 6 or beyond were published yet), so it's almost like reading them for the first time. Soooo good!!! #booksky #reading

A quick snippet from my latest novel, Book Three in the Founder's Seed Trilogy. Audiobook coming soon! Stay tuned for a books2read link where you can find it. #booksky #sciencefantasy #readingcommunity #audiobooks

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Audiobook is uploaded. We're waiting for approval from Audible and Author's Republic. Meanwhile, I bite my nails, pace in front of the computer, & listen to the characters in my head telling me my next story. Also coming soon: Deer in Headlights, a dark fantasy novelette. #amwriting #booksky

I previewed the first fifteen chapters of Driven's audiobook today. My narrator, Stacey Lind, has knocked it out of the park ... AGAIN. Words can't adequately express the feeling of listening to someone else, especially someone of Stacey's skill, reading aloud the words that I wrote. #booksky

Currently reading Andy Weir's "Hail Mary Project." Can I just say... O.M.G. Sooooo good.... #readingcommunity #booksky

Unboxing video for the final book in The Founder's Seed Trilogy is up and ready to watch. Check it out here! #booksky #sciencefantasy #readingcommunity niveymarts.com