Current:
Llewellyn's 2016 Herbal Almanac (Pickling for Beginners)
The Arte of Glamour
Upcoming:
Llewellyn's 2017 Witches' Companion (You Need Your Muse)
Llewellyn's 2017 Magical Almanac (Sweet on You: Sweetening Magic)
Llewellyn's 2017 Herbal Almanac (Naturally Beautiful: DIY Beauty Products)
Best Women's Erotica of the Year 2017 (The Wolf at His Door)
. . .and the actual big reveal: The Glamour Guide, late fall 2016, published by Llewellyn.
Just typing that makes me barf a little in my mouth. I have literally dreamt of this day since I was seven years old. Now, nearly thirty years later, it's actually happening.
And it's nothing like I expected.
I thought I would be all victory laps and champagne, but the truth is, I've been having trouble keeping food down. 2015 has been very Into the Woods for me (But how can you know what you want/ Til you get what you want/ And you see if you like it?/ Opportunity is not a lengthy visitor/ You may know what you need/ But to get what you want/ Better see that you keep what you have/ One midnight gone!). As a twentysomething, I was very Cinderella. As a thirtysomething, I was very much The Baker's Wife. This year has seen the merging of the two for me.
Most of my occult author friends were offered a contract based on their blogs. That didn't happen for me. I've had bits of much needed luck (Om Shreem Maha Lakshmi Namaha) and my published friends have always been incredibly gracious in helping me claw up the ladder (especially Jason Miller, Josh Gadbois/Rufus Opus, Chris Bradford/AIT and Gordon White).
But mostly? I just worked my ass off. My Muse never gave me much of a choice, she has always cared more about me writing than having clean