Well, I don’t know how long this will last but I decided to return to the birdsite just to promote my book. The realization that I am a one-woman marketing machine has shifted my perspective a bit. 😏 (And yes, this means I’ve started approaching bookstores, too.) I’ll be posting promo materials every now and … Continue reading Social Media Updates As Of March 2023
Hello, On this, the 13th Watermaidens Day, I thought I’d walk you through the origins of Watermyth aka the hypertext and the novella that started it all. How It All Began The world of Yrejveree actually existed three years before the hypertext storytelling web initially known as StormLight’s Realm was birthed in 1997. These were … Continue reading Pre-Publication Notes #2: The Origins of WATERMYTH and Tentative Publication Timeline
Hello there. In the past couple or so months I’ve just been quietly streamlining all my blogs while working furiously on WATERMYTH. I’ve decided to go ahead with self-publishing and the completed (well, as complete as possible) manuscript was sent off to crit partners and blurb-givers last week. The cover is in progress and I’m … Continue reading Pre-Publication Notes #1: Watermyth is HAPPENING!
I’ve been meaning to post this since last week but I’ve been unwell and completely bogged down by various things. The third series of the Fairytale Salon will be happening on the 15th of June from 815am EST to around 1030am (that’s 815-1030PM Malaysian time) and you are welcome to attend. QR code for registration … Continue reading Fairytale Salon III: Gothic Encounters in Folklore and Fairytale Studies
I did promise I’d re-post this after some updates/confirmation of details were made. A few months back, I was invited to present a talk at an IIUM symposium for Malaysian Folktales in the 21st Century. That will be happening on the 18th of August 2021, at 10:30am-11:30am Malaysian time. It’s a one hour talk so … Continue reading Speaking Engagement: A Practice-Based Feminist Revisioning of Otherworldly Women in Malay Hikayats