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Warrior Jayashree and the Roc is written and finished.

Oh, you don’t see it on here anywhere?

It’s because it’s the first exclusive post on my new Patreon.

Which…

Holy crap, guys, this is terrifying. I mean, I was jumpy when I released Benevolence Archives, Vol. 1 out into the wild a few years ago, but somehow the notion that I’ve gotten uppity enough to ask people to send me a little bit of money every month basically just because they like my work is humbling and terrifying and maybe I’m gonna throw up and please just one or two of you buy into this? Please?

I’ve been going back and forth on this for a while, and I think I’ve come up with a reward structure I like and a use for the page– there are going to be lots of microfiction-type stuff posted there, along with some short stories as I write them, deleted scenes, stuff like that. I might eventually post what I got written of Sunlight before it fell apart; who knows?

But anyway: I’m currently supporting about five or six people on Patreon to the tune of $2 or so a month. I would be humbled and honored if anybody out there feels like I’m worth that much, and if you happen to have some money burning holes in your pocket and want to throw in more, awesome. And hey– new Jayashree story! Everybody loves Jayashree, right?

(I love Jayashree. I might love Jayashree more than Brazel. Don’t tell him.)

Click here to view my Patreon page.

(Please?)

Rumor has it that Hugo nominations are going to open up next week, and I have two– count ’em, two! different works that will be eligible for nomination.

(Yes, indie authors are eligible. I checked.)

The first is my novel The Sanctum of the Sphere, published in April of 2015. This would obviously be eligible for the Best Novel Hugo. You are a ridiculous person if you nominate Sanctum for Best Novel. I wrote Sanctum. I really like it. I think you would really like it if you haven’t read it. But it’s not in Best Novel territory. (I love you to death if you’d actually consider it. You’re crazy, but I love you. Also, keep reading.)

My second eligible work is my short story Warrior Jayashree and the Young, published on this site on May 6, 2015. Jayashree is eligible in the Best Short Story category. And … well, I really like this story, and I’ve read previous nominees, and damn it, I think it’s competitive with a number of them.

I have no idea how many people other than myself are reading this that are eligible to cast ballots or nominate (you have to be a member of WorldCon to do that,) and I do not plan to nominate my own work. But I would be very grateful to discover that Jayashree passed muster with a couple of people.

(Note that I am not eligible for the John W. Campbell award, as that one does specify professional publication.)

I will be attending WorldCon this year one way or another, as it’s in Kansas City and we have friends there. I’m hoping to be there in a professional capacity (as a vendor) and obviously to be a nominee would be insane, but I’m not crazy. Still, it’d be nice to see a vote or two, if anyone is able and willing to do so.