Greetings from the rainy Pacific Northwest! I’m Noony, and I’ll be your host this month for the A to Z Blog Challenge here on our blog.
First, though, I want to share something of critical importance. Now, more than ever, it’s critical for creatives to stand together and support each other. To that end, those of you here in the States, we are rallying this coming Saturday, April 5th. On this single day, four groups have come together: 50501, Indivisible, Hands Off, and Women’s March. They are organizing on two websites: Hands Off and See you in the Streets.
NOTE: As of Saturday night, 885 protests have been logged. Protests are being added daily. These are *non-violent* protests. Hope to see you there! If you can’t come in person, please help spread the word, either on social media or with your local press. Let’s show these billionaire oligarchs that America is not for sale.
Second, on to our theme, which is,
The A to Z of the Foundlings Series!
Guess what, peeps! We are writing again! That’s write, Dear Reader, we have some new books coming for you! So I figured I’d use the A to Z Challenge to challenge myself to share with you about our new series, our writing process, and the upcoming events Author Nation and Reader Nation which take place in November. As part of our participation in Author Nation, we have signed up to be part of a Kickstarter cohort so we can learn all about Kickstarter, and even met with the founder and CEO of Curios, a platform where you can buy direct from artists, musicians, and writers – without supporting online platforms that take the lion’s share of the profits from creators.
The Foundlings Series
We have finished three of the first four books in our new series, The Foundlings. They follow the stories of crow shifters, mages, magical and shifter academies, and even feature the cute creatures you’ve come to know and love from us. We’ll give you some sneak peeks into our characters, our Pinterest board, the inspiration for locations and even actors we’d cast if we had unlimited budgets.
Writing Process
We are both very different in our approach to creating and writing. I’m very right-brained, and an ENFP on the Myers-Briggs. Rachel is very left-brained sequential, and an ISTJ. Together, we balance each other and round each other out. We’ll share what that looks like and even give you some prompts to try so you can have some fun writing on your own if you’d like.
Author Nation and Reader Nation
Author Nation is in Las Vegas this year, November 3rd to the 7th, with Keynote Speaker James Patterson! You can find out more on their website, Author Nation. Rachel and I will have a table at the book signing event, Reader Nation, and we can’t wait to meet you there! We’ll talk about some of what we’re learning as part of Author Nation – they have a ton of educational content for authors in advance of the event, including an active Discord server.
Kickstarter and Curios
We are ecstatic to get to learn about Kickstarter and Curios, and how they can help us reach YOU better. We’ll share a bit of what we’re learning and hope you’ll bear with us as we get up to speed as we go along.
In short, Dear Reader, we are so pleased your here. The world is a challenging place right now, particularly for the LGBTQIA+ community, and one of the most important ways we can resist is to keep on creating art, taking time for joy, and connecting with friends and others in the community. And THAT is why we’re participating in the A to Z challenge this year. We’re glad you’re here! Leave us a comment and tell us where in the world you are. We’d love to know!