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  You can now buy Vol. 9 of @oldmoonquarterly.bsky.social, with my alliterative Norse-style Huginn and Munnin poem "Thought and Memory"! Available in ebook and print: https://www.oldmoonpublishing.com/product-page/old-moon-quarterly-volume-9 https://www.amazon.com/Old-Moon-Quarterly-Magazine-Fantasy/dp/B0H6ZNR5CF

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  Two weeks until THE WRITER'S LITTLE BOOK OF METER comes out! And while this one is aimed at poets, prose writers, there's a fair bit to be said for staying aware of the rhythmic patterns of your words: https://www.swantower.com/writing/the-writers-little-book-of-meter/

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  Just over 24 hours left, and this anthology Kickstarter is only ***$62*** away from goal! https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/merc-fenn-wolfmoor/opportunity-window-an-anthology-of-time-loop-stories

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  I can finally share the cover for THE WORST MONK IN OMNU, out next May from Angry Robot! It's the story of Diligence-and-Care-in-All-Things, a Buddhist-style monk with really terrible karma, who goes on pilgrimage to try and stop disasters from happening all around them -- only to discover more (and weirder) trouble along the road . . .

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  THE WRITER'S LITTLE BOOK OF METER comes out tomorrow! Mysteries metrical, mapped out for you! https://www.swantower.com/writing/the-writers-little-book-of-meter/

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  Do you need two and a half minutes of six (?) sleepy grey kittens attempting to tetris themselves into a basket, purring all the while? I think you do: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RM5hQ3Qtf-8

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  I have my schedule for #LAConV! In addition to panels, readings, etc., Alyc Helms and I will have a table in the dealers' hall, selling books (incl. THE EYE OF LEVIATHAN, Rook & Rose, and the Memoirs of Lady Trent), pattern decks, tea samples, and more! https://www.swantower.com/appearances/

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  Next two Writer's Little Books are now up for pre-order! First is THE WRITER'S LITTLE BOOK OF RESEARCH, on how to go about finding sources for information while writing a story or novel: https://www.swantower.com/writing/the-writers-little-book-of-research/

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  Given how wild a ride the opening days have been in the #Kickstarter for LADY TRENT'S FIELD JOURNAL, I think I need to do a catch-up thread! For starters, now there will be two volumes, both available as coloring books or fully-colored art books. #ProjectsWeLove https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mariebrennan/lady-trents-field-journal-a-dragon-coloring-book

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  Final/ongoing stretch goal of Lady Trent's Field Journal unlocked: pages from The Dragon Naturalist's Notebook, each one crammed with quick sketches and close studies! All backers get every unlocked page, regardless of pledge level! #Kickstarter #ProjectsWeLove https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mariebrennan/lady-trents-field-journal-a-dragon-coloring-book

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  I was quiet due to travel, but LADY TRENT'S FIELD JOURNAL has unlocked a second bonus "notebook" page, and is a quarter of the way to a third one! #Kickstarter #ProjectsWeLove https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mariebrennan/lady-trents-field-journal-a-dragon-coloring-book

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  One last addition to LADY TRENT'S FIELD JOURNAL, as we head into the final week: I've added more full-color Scholar's Editions for Vol. I, for those of you who want the artbook version, bringing that up to par with the numbers for Vol. II! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mariebrennan/lady-trents-field-journal-a-dragon-coloring-book

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  Thanks to a few people rejiggering their pledges in favor of the artbook version, two Scholar's Editions of the coloring book have come available again! Three days left in the campaign . . . https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mariebrennan/lady-trents-field-journal-a-dragon-coloring-book

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  Five years after writing poetry became A Thing I Do, I have made it to my goal -- settled on just last week -- of writing 100 poems I consider successful! I posted about the saga here . . . https://www.swantower.com/2026/04/28/5-years-100-poems/

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  Less than 48 hours left! #Kickstarter #ProjectsWeLove https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mariebrennan/lady-trents-field-journal-a-dragon-coloring-book

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  FINAL HOURS! Signed novels and the Vol. II Scholar's Edition add-on won't be available for late pledges, so get 'em while you can! #Kickstarter #ProjectsWeLove https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mariebrennan/lady-trents-field-journal-a-dragon-coloring-book

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  One last reminder -- since the project name is now less than fully descriptive -- that there are also colored "artbook" options for both Vol. I and Vol. II, if you're not interested in the orginal coloring book version! #Kickstarter #ProjectsWeLove https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mariebrennan/lady-trents-field-journal-a-dragon-coloring-book

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  Aaaaaaaaand we're done! But if you missed the campaign, many of the rewards -- including both the coloring books and fully-colored artbooks -- are still available for late pledges! #Kickstarter #ProjectsWeLove Now, I sleep. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mariebrennan/lady-trents-field-journal-a-dragon-coloring-book

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  This is your periodic reminder that word of mouth moves more books than any formal advertising! I invite you to rec something you've recently enjoyed -- preference for the stuff that's *not* already extremely well-known and talked about everywhere.

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  Tonight, 7 p.m. PST! Come hear me read a story that's, er, kinda grim? But hopeful in the end? I promise? #StoryHour2020 #ShortStories #AuthorReading #MarieBrennan #ThomasHa @ThomasHa @pronouncedlahra https://www.storyhour2020.com/

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  Launching this week: LADY TRENT'S FIELD JOURNAL! A coloring book full of dragons and excerpts from Isabella's scientific writings, featuring both familiar creatures and beasts never before seen in the Memoirs of Lady Trent . . . #Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mariebrennan/lady-trents-field-journal-a-dragon-coloring-book