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It’s festival time! 🎨🍷
It’s festival time, Reader! This weekend SEP 16 & 17 me and my husband will be at the 41st Annual Santa Clara Art and Wine Festival in my hometown. Once again, they’ve graciously invited me to be showcased in their juried selection of artisans and craft persons. You’ll find us in the same location as previous years under the shady trees in our story forge in Booth 140. We’ll have our normal selection of Inspurrational kitty prints, Kawaiinimal Gemstone Dragon prints, and digital and watercolor prints. Scott Aleric will have 2 new coloring books for Fantasy RPG enthusiasts to add to the 4 already available. And I’ll be unveiling the paperback editions of my new Boys Love release Predestined! As with previous years, remember to ask for your free coloring book page when you stop by (supplies are limited, please claim yours early!). And if you mention this email, we’ll even have an extra little 🎁 for you 😸 It will be a mild 75-78 degrees in Santa Clara’s Central Park this year, but it's still outside, so remember to wear your sunscreen! We hope you’ll stop by this weekend to say hi. But wherever your weekend leads you, just remember to get out there & spread your unique brand of awesomeness with the world! Your cohort in storytelling, Kat Vancil 🐱 PS 👉 41st Santa Clara Art & Wine Festival Saturday SEP 16 10AM - 6PM Sunday SEP 17 10AM - 5PM BOOTH 140 Central Park 909 Kiely Blvd. Santa Clara |
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Here to help you vanquish those story construction obstacles, slay that imposter syndrome clawing at the back of your brain & stomp boredom flat with heart-pounding Boys Love fiction. Join the Saga and choose your inbox obsession, whether it’s helpful advice to get your writing unstuck or an episode of my weekly Boys Love Fantasy series to devour during your coffee break.
KAT VANCIL THE STORYTELLER'S SAGA QUEST 70 Guys don’t blush that much.’ The above is a comment I received from a peer on a 2017 Romance anthology, Reader. It’s what started me on the road to what I write today—Boys Love. Also known as M/M Romance or Achillean Romance Fiction. So why am I talking about it? Because most storytellers hate reviews. They’re considered at best—a necessary evil. And at worst—something to send you into a doom spiral. Especially the critical ones. But are all critical...
KAT VANCIL THE STORYTELLER'S SAGA QUEST 69 I made a mistake, Reader. A HUGE one. And I had to solve it FAST. Let me back up. I was down to the wire on my deadline to finish a short story for a contest and I miscalculated. By a lot. Like by a thousand words a lot. Now cutting a few fluff words or sentences here or there is par for the course when editing a story. But a thousand? That’s the difference between repainting a few rooms in your home and ripping out a whole freakin’ floor. But that’s...
KAT VANCIL THE STORYTELLER'S SAGA QUEST 68 Bet you’re wondering…Why’s this email coming a day late? Well aside from the fact that I had a massive migraine yesterday— (I’ve got a rare chronic illness that causes them—hooray!) I’m down to the wire, Reader, working on a short story for a contest. The same contest I entered last year and won. Which earned me a coveted spot in this anthology. Versus by the Fantasy and SciFi Writers Alliance The story is due Monday by midnight and I’m mostly done...