Thanks to John Ottinger for the interview about Auralia’s Colors and Cyndere’s Midnight that appears at Strange Horizons today. I take a lot of encouragement from this as I prepare to revise Raven’s Ladder, the third book in The Auralia Thread.

On Thursday at 12:30, in the Library at Seattle Pacific University, I’ll be reading from Cyndere’s Midnight and saying a few words about the next volume in The Auralia Thread.

Copies of Auralia’s Colors and Cyndere’s Midnight will be for sale there, along with free Auralia Thread posters. And I’ll be answering your questions about the books and the upcoming volumes.

I hope to see you there!

Auralia’s Colors is getting some attention at the Maple Mountain Story Club, and I’m grateful for S.D. Smith’s enthusiasm!

Planning to give copies of Cyndere’s Midnight and Auralia’s Colors for Christmas gifts? Here’s a bonus.
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Tonight at 7 p.m.,

I’ll be reading from Auralia’s Colors and Cyndere’s Midnight at Village Books in Bellingham, Washington.

Know anybody in Bellingham? Tell them to come to the reading! I’ll be signing copies for Christmas gifts and passing out free posters to anybody who wants one.

Auralia’s Favorite Bookstores

You can find copies of Auralia’s Colors and Cyndere’s Midnight at any of your favorite bookstores, but these fantastic stores have been especially supportive in sharing The Auralia Thread with their customers and communities.

Many thanks to all of them!

• The Next Chapter
• Third Place Books
• Eighth Day Books
• Village Books
• Barnes and Noble

So… I spilled the beans and mentioned that I have some glorious new posters for The Auralia Thread.

And I’m planning to give away ten of them.

Want one?

Come up with one of the ten most creative blog posts about Auralia’s Colors or Cyndere’s Midnight.

Here are the guidelines:

• It must be new, not a re-post of something you’ve done before.
• It must introduce readers to Auralia’s Colors and/or Cyndere’s Midnight in a creative fashion, giving them some idea about the book.
• It must include a link to your favorite bookstore website (Barnes and Noble, Third Place Books, whatever…)
• You’re welcome to use photos, audio files, video… whatever you like. Be creative. But also, please be considerate. There are kids reading these books as well as adults, so keep it respectable.

I’ve appointed a couple of Auralia fans who will serve as judges, and they’ll decide whether you have a poster coming.

When it’s ready, email me with “POSTER CONTEST” in the subject line, and give a link to your blog post.

The contest is open until midnight on Christmas Eve!

Keep in mind, there are ten posters up for grabs, so your chances of winning are good.

I’m already sending a poster out to Catherine Gaffney, for what she did here…

When I wrote Cyndere’s Midnight, I never even considered the possibility of a recipe book spin-off. But thanks to the inventive and resourceful Adrienne Lema, it just might happen. (more…)