Once again, I’m blown away by the support of readers for my work: THANK YOU. I was just notified that A Third Kind of Madness was nominated for a GIANT list of categories in the 2025 WriteHive Indie Ink Awards.
Best book cover and cover artist
Best friendship
Best light read
Best morally gray character
This Book Made Me Hungry/Thirsty
Wittiest character, Writing the Future We Need: Bisexual or Biromantic Representation
Writing the Future We Need: Gay or Lesbian Representation
Writing the Future We Need: LGBTQ+ Representation
Writing the Future We Need: Mental Health Representation
Writing the Future We Need: Trans or Nonbinary Representation
What I’m most proud of are the Writing the Future We Need nominations. Thank you for seeing me, my story, and my characters so well.
Voting is OPEN at the Indie Ink Awards, and all three of the Eleriannan books have been nominated! [THANK YOU]
It’s an honor to even be considered, because nominations come from readers. I’d really love to get into the finals, but I know that’s a difficult task at best, because there are so many other fantastic books in the running. So I’m asking that if you choose to vote for my books, would you concentrate on A Third Kind of Madness? I consider it the best thing I’ve written so far, and I’d really love this sapphic-love-filled fantasy with characters that need a hug and elementals that show up randomly to either admonish or assist them to get some attention. Denny is close to my heart and is the character that the most people have told me makes them feel seen, and that’s a feeling I’d love to give to more readers.
Without your help, it’s hard to get seen by the reading public.
If you could take some time to go to https://indiestorygeek.com/a/indie-ink-awards-2024 and vote for ATKOM, I will be VERY grateful. And if–somehow–A Third Kind of Madness makes it as a finalist in any category, I could be motivated to write a special behind the scenes short story for y’all… [It’s already in the works, so be assured that you’ll see it either way. I wouldn’t leave you hanging like that!]
Seriously though, these competitions do motivate indie writers like me to keep going. It’s tough out here, especially these days when everything feels like a struggle, but especially creative output that one has to fight to get seen. So every time y’all nominate my books, it feels like a warm hug and a vote of confidence to keep going. I appreciate you more than you’ll ever know.
Let’s get some votes for biromantic and nonbinary rep, from a queer author, and make Denny blush from all the attention! [and me, let’s be honest]
Category for In Sleep You Know and Cast a Shadow of Doubt
