Ahhhh! Sorry there hasn't been an update for awhile! It's been...well, it's been.

I have lots of excited news, though!

I started going by S.P. Green for writing stuff now. And now have my personal press, Pickle Jar Press.

You can find me all over the web as Spooky Pickle, though!

Anyways, Fairy Season things! Art things are done! So, now I can send out the smoke tests. Once those are good to go, I'll send out surveys.

I'm receiving edits from my editor (The Amazing Editing Otter), so I'm working on those. Once finished with edits and proofreads, it'll be layout time. I hope to be able to send out for a proof copy of the physical version by the end of June or early July. I think things are looking to be on schedule (especially since I keep forgetting that August is a month for some reason)

That being said, I'm looking to close the pre-order store by the end of June. This is so that I can have final orders in once I get back a good-looking proof.

Also, have you heard the good word? There's a Summer Bonanza starting May 28th! You ought to check it out! It's just another cool thing The Book Bazaar is doing.

Anyways, I don't have too much else to say. So, look at some art while I slowly scoot away with an awkward expression on my face.

First up, Into Shroomen's Grove

Alt text for the painting:
A photo of an acrylic painting. The painting is called "Into Shroomen Grove". A dirt path full of little white mushrooms and glowing footprints wounds its way through a mushroom forest. The end of the path is bathed in a blinding, golden light. Several mushrooms fill the forest. There are tree-sized muscara amanitas (red and orange capped with white dots), some purple mushrooms with gel-filled pustuals, large and small common mushrooms of browns, pinks, and dark grays, there are some chanterelles, and even some small puffball mushrooms.

I'll have a scanner soon, so I'll be able to get a better scan of this rather than just a photo with my phone. This was really fun to do! I love painting, especially with acrylics. I'm most familiar with them.

Alsooooo, I finished the final Make-A-Fairy. Meet them below!

The Fae Trap and Their Collection

Alt text for art piece:
a digital artwork made in infinite paint. The subject is a Fae Trap. The Fae Trap has a large flower pod base as their lower half. It is light green with yellow spots. The petals surrounding the opening are yellow and orange. Out of the top opening springs the rest of the fae trap. They are made of a human spine and rib cage. Their arms are made of old, pinkish meat. Feathers and leaves are mixed into the arm from things previously digested. Various pitcher plants grow out of their body, as well as venus fly traps. Their head is made of a crumbling masquerade mask. Out of the eye sockets, more pitcher plants grow. Out of the back of their head are several venus fly traps and long, light green sundews. The fae trap stands before two torches. The torches have skulls on their tops. The background, overall, is a wall of bones and skulls.

Pretty cool, right?