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Coming October 28: Fiendblood, the second book in the Chronicles of Taeliana! Finally done and ready.
I’ll be putting up another post when it’s out.
A Re-introduction.
I realized it’s been a while since I gave a proper introduction of myself, so here goes:
I’m Jen Dantes, a trans woman living in the United States Greater Northeast (what William Gibson referred to as the BAMA or the Sprawl) while writing books and looking for a job.
I’ve written one book, The Ballad of the Grey Swan, and my second book, Fiendblood, is in its final stages of preparation as I take a few moments to write this. My books are romantic fantasy adventures, with queer heroes, magic, and swordplay in an idealistic fantasy empire that’s being threatened from within and needs heroes to save it – the kind of books I want to read, and I hope they resonate with you if you choose to read them. I currently have two more books in the Chronicles of Taeliana planned, tentatively entitled Shadeborn and Scarlet Bard, and ideas for a couple more beyond those.
Whether you’ve been here a while or just joined, I’m glad you’re here. It’s a weird world out there, and it’s good to have some friends hanging out and talking.
I’ll make this one also an “Ask Me Anything”, so if you have a question, drop it below and I’ll answer it as best I can. (Note: Anything does not include my ID number, bank account info, credit card number, or any passwords. I’m a little smarter than that…)
Announcement: A site reorg, and the store is now open!
Greetings, friends.
I’ve rearranged the site a little bit, to take into account a few things.
Announcing: Patreon opening on July 2!
Yes, that’s right! I’m going to make a go at working more on this world and making things better, so I’m putting up a Patreon! Click to continue reading.
Ballad of the Grey Swan: New Book Trailer
Now that we have the two protagonists done, here’s a new one for the whole book, Ballad of the Grey Swan.
Ballad of the Grey Swan Trailer: Maisie’s Tale
Well, after telling Jey’s story, it only makes sense to tell Maisie’s, doesn’t it?
Maisie in the secondary main character of Ballad of the Grey Swan, daughter of the local innkeeper, and lover of Jey, the main character, and she goes through a lot of development of her own…
Ballad of the Grey Swan Trailer: Jey’s Tale
I made one of these a bit back for the book itself, but now I’m doing a few others: one for Jey, and one for her lover Maisie. I’m also going to remake the one for the book itself, just because I’ve learned a bit about what to do, and hopefully it’ll be better this time.
The Joy of Text, or, An Interest In Bookbinding
“Wait,” you say, “Bookbinding? You mostly have e-books, isn’t that kind of old-school for that?”
Yes… but.
Everyone who’s read my blog (or knows me) knows that I have written one novel, am working on a second, and have plans for a couple more. But eventually, one of my hopes is to be able to go to a convention and have a table and sell copies. (I also have ideas for buttons and pins, but that’s for later.)
I’ve also had some interest in bookbinding lying dormant for a while. And so, these things collide.
The Joys of Small Business Setup
This was yesterday’s “laugh or scream, I cannot tell which” moment: Apparently, if I want to get some more of the advertising I want to do working, I need a state of Pennsylvania business license, because:
- I live in Pennsylvania
- These sites want you to have a business license to do advertising.
Looking at Taeliana and the future…
…and what I can do to improve it. I’m going to be talking just financially, not about social things with being transgender, which is a crapshow in the USA right now. No, this is all talking about things that are related to my fictional world, Taeliana.