StoryClub will be hosting a special Q&A session at 7 p.m. MST on Thursday, November 5, with New York Times bestselling author Kathryn Purdie! You can add the event to your calendar using this link. Purdie is the author of the Burning Glass series, the Forest Grimm duology, and the Bone Grace duology—which features a matriarchal society of women who ferry the dead and who are only initiated into that society at the cost of killing their soulmates. A lover of art in all forms, she also enjoys singing and playing the guitar. Her next book, a Greek mythology-inspired fantasy romance called THE LOVELY INVISIBLE, releases April 27, 2027. You can also find her at StoryCon next year, signing books in the Exhibit Hall and teaching a Masterclass entitled "Writing with Deep Point of View." What questions do you have for Kathryn Purdie? Here are some of her specialties: - Balancing dark storylines with hope and healing - Adapting urban legends and folktales - Drawing inspiration from her experience acting on stage Comment your questions below and make sure to invite your friends to the event!

Week 2 progress report!! I am phenomenally behind. But weirdly enough, I'm not too worried about it. I did really well at making time where there wasn't time this week, and several of the scenes I "edited" to check those little gold boxes on my tracker were ones I had to write completely from scratch. Another few yet-to-exist scenes to go, then all the floppy tentacles of my first draft are neatly tied together, and things should flow really quickly through the climax! I'm getting excited about it. Also I was SO helped by Erin Stewart's Q&A tonight, so it's difficult to be discouraged by my slow progress, since I'm riding on a high of inspiration :) Onward and upward, to my MC having his "Reborn" moment!

I disappeared for a little while there. At least my commitment to writing remained! First draft of book 2 is done! I'm noticing a lighter crowd. Is the group mostly seasonal?