There's no spice in my next book? #booksky #books #indieauthor #urbanfantasy #contemporaryfantasy

New episode of BS-Free Witchcraft is up on Patreon for early access!

And maybe a whole other exclusive episode!

I have no idea what I'm doing! www.patreon.com/traegorn

Excerpt from The Witch and the Rose by Trae Dorn: "Embrace the present, Mia, for it is within your grasp to shape your destiny. Ooh, that's good. I should write that one down..."

I'm reviewing the first book to make sure I don't contradict myself in book 5, and it's like, Zelda... these are bangers.

Excerpt from The Witch and the Rose by Trae Dorn: "And remember, courage is the witch's weapon – wield it wisely." "That is also one of the bumper stickers on the rack," Mia laughed.

Like I am wasting good ideas leaving them as the fictional things sold in a fictional store.

Excerpt from "The Witch and the Rose" by Trae Dorn: "Good," Zelda replied, her enigmatic smile never faltering. "Remember, my dear, the spirits may be powerful, but so too is the witch who dares to face them." "That's literally on a bumper sticker we sell here," Mia said, folding her arms. "Who do you think made the bumper sticker," Zelda said, winking at Mia. "It's a good seller. Something I can sell to the 'daughters of the witches you couldn't burn' crowd without feeling gross at the end of the day."

I really do need to start making some of Zelda Markov's fictional bumper stickers into real ones as merch.

Walking the line between "current" and "dated" in your writing... #indieauthor #writing #booksky #author #writer

When I read my own stuff... #indieauthor #author #books #booksky #writer

How to make an indie author's day #booksky #books #indieauthor #author #bookreviews

Pretty sure I look my age?

Their hate makes me more popular (and sells my books) #booksky #algorithms #indieauthor

I made no statement about his necklace or any kind of comment on his clothes or apprearance. I noticed it when he unpromptedly complimented what I was wearing.

Which he did randomly.

Do You Still Tip When You Think Your Waiter Might Be a Nazi? So say you're sitting down to dinner after a long day of travel. You're in the dining room of one of the historic inns in the Indiana State Park system -- let's say, the Potawatomi Inn at Pokagon State Park on the shores of Lake James. You order food, sit back, and then realize something important. There's a good chance your waiter is a Nazi. You see, he's wearing an iron cross necklace. And while it's true that this symbol isn't exclusively associated with white supremacists, in the context of an American wearing that symbol today there are very few cases where it isn't. Like yeah, it's associated with biker culture here too, but nine times out of ten when I've seen someone with this symbol on them (and it wasn't a He-Man reference)... they've been a Nazi. So you're sitting there, and he brings you your dinner, and in your head you're asking yourself "Is this a Nazi?" He compliments your outfit. He asks if you're staying in the hotel tonight. He's overall being pleasant. But, like, in the back of your head you have to keep asking yourself if you're safe here. And it sucks, because this place has been a haven for you for over a decade. You stop here a couple of times a year even though it's far from where you live. You've told all your friends and family about it. It's been a part of your personal story for a long time. And now? Now it feels different. And for the record, I did tip him. Did the normal 20%. Because I might be wrong. He might not be a Nazi. But I'm never going to find out.

Blog Entry: Do You Still Tip When You Think Your Waiter Might Be a Nazi?

Sitting in front of books. #booktok #books #indieauthor #politics #booktube #booksky

Happy Transgender Day of Visibility! #genderqueer #nonbinary #queer

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Don't fall for this, Indie Authors... #indieauthor #author #authortips #booksky #selfpublishedauthor

I just wanted to talk about one of my characters for three minutes #booksky #indieauthor #author #peregrinelake

My favorite character archetype as a writer is the "competent disaster" #indieauthor #writer #booksky

I Probably Hate Your Con's App (and the Company that Made It). Okay, a lot of you probably know that I am part of the group of people who run No Brand Con. Frankly, if you didn't, you're probably new here. It's an anime con. Wisconsin's longest running anime con to be specific. We're holding it May 1st-3rd here in Eau Claire. It's neat. Anyway, because I help run that event (and manage most of its communications), it means that every company trying to sell us something ends up in some inbox I'm in charge of monitoring. The biggest offenders are the folks who make white label con apps and virtual program guides. And let me tell you, some of these folks send us stuff a lot. They all have similar names too, where it's actually hard to keep track of which one is which for me. To make things more unpleasant, some of these folks just feel aggressive. Like one company literally messaged our Facebook page today, which is, to me, a step too far. That's an inbox we keep open to interact with our attendees -- that message pretty much guaranteed that we will never do business with that company if I have any say in it. Of course, I don't want to use any of these because, as a policy, I don't reward spammers. If you're confused, any unsolicited sales email is spam, and that's what this is. It clogs up inboxes, and puts a foul taste in my mouth. Let's be clear -- this does not apply to someone pitching a guest to us or a vendor reaching out, my anger is purely "people trying to sell us a service we didn't ask for." We ask for guest ideas, even if it comes from the potential guest. We didn't ask for this. The worst part is all of these companies selling white label apps and virtual program guides make terrible software. I have never found a single one of these apps where I wouldn't rather just have a PDF of the program guide, a mobile website, or a Discord server. I have a deep hatred of these apps, and refuse to let them touch my devices anymore (let alone my attendees' devices). So. A bunch of apps. That I hate. Keep spamming us. And it is deeply annoying. I didn't really have a point here, besides "this annoys me and they should cut it out." So please cut it out.

Blog Entry: I Probably Hate Your Con's App (and the Company that Made It).

Maybe don't ask me how to do book marketing 😆 #indieauthor #booksky #books #selfpublishing

I keep having to say it: All books are political #booksky #books #politics #author #indieauthor

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