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The text below comes from a Twitter thread I wrote on October 24, 2022. I’ve belatedly decided to move it to a post on my site. I’m starting to use Threads more now, so I’ve updated the account links from X to Threads for authors who’ve announced they’ve moved shop. Can I improve my query letters using data? While I await replies to my queries (#AmQuerying) I decided to do some data analysis on checkout patterns for books similar to Thorn of Concordia, my SF space opera manuscript, using Seattle Public Library open data. [Read More]

I’ve been working on Thorn of Concordia, my first novel, for almost two years now. Since the novel uses the worldbuilding I did for my game, Seven Worlds, what better way to start this blog than by sharing this gorgeous map of the Seven Worlds circa the year 2217! There is a long story behind this map, which I won't share here (because otherwise, what else would I blog about later? [Read More]