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Good morning all! My newsletter is out, which means that not only is most everything on my Ko-Fi 40% off, but special edition books are back in stock on my Ko-fi too! Please go support your local trans author.
Author Spotlight: Vesper Doom
Author Avatar art by Libra SummersVesper Doom (she/they) is a disabled, queer author from the greater Washington, D.C. area. When she isn’t writing horror-tinged SFF, she enjoys painting, reading, and playing video games with her husband and two cats.
Author Links:
Instagram: @vesperdoom
X/Twitter: @vesperdoom
Website: vesperdoom.carrd.co
What inspired The Binding of Bloom Mountain when you first wrote it, and what inspired the amendments in your second edition?
The initial inspiration for BOBM was moving from an urban area to a rural one during the pandemic. There is a large tree off the side of a mountain south of the town we live near and made me wonder if the tree was part of any local folk lore. That, combined with the general atmosphere of Appalachia, made me come up with a ritual to bind the magic of a mountain. The second–definitive–edition of BOBM will primarily be in smoothing over the prose and clearing up issues with the pace and flow of the novel. I didn’t have an editor the first time around, so it is also getting a professional edit.
What is it about the Shenandoah Valley that lends itself as a setting to a cozy horror/fantasy novel?
The whole atmosphere of Shenandoah leads itself to fantasy, in my opinion. The Blue Ridge Mountains are the oldest mountains in North America and you can really feel that age when you are driving through them. In the fall through spring, there is often mist that hugs the dips in the landscape and storms cling to the mountain tops. There are as more byways than main roads throughout Shenandoah and I’ve always enjoyed driving along them and letting my imagination go wild. I grew up coming here to see family, and then again with my husband when we started dating. It’s a special place to me and because it is on the Appalachian Trail and has the largest east coast National Park. I wanted to create an idealized version of this place, with the vibes I’ve absorbed in my time here.
Can you tell us a bit about the concept of ‘binding’ magic, and how this plays into the idea of balance and community within the novel and the magic system of your world?
The “binding” is a yearly ritual that one person, The Binder, completes. But the people of Milton all have side rituals that they complete: prayers, offerings, sacrifices, to help The Binder complete the ritual. It brings the community together to keep themselves safe, and then once the Binding is complete, there is a big party! The whole of the Valley turns up in Milton to celebrate the Binding of Bloom Mountain, because even though the mountain and Milton are small parts of a larger whole, they are connected to the rest through complicated magics and histories. The story itself is also about finding a community and doing what you can for that community, even if you do not really realize you are doing it.
Do you see parallels with queerness and magic, and does this / how does this get explored in the novel?
In BOBM, Celeste comes to terms with herself through the ordeal that is losing her job, stepping way out of her comfort zone, and completing the ritual itself. It’s very much a story of accepting yourself and your place in the world, which I think is relevant to queer and neurodivergent people. Especially those who came out or were diagnosed later in life (like myself).
What came first in terms of the plotting, was it the romance or the horror elements, or were they conceived together?
The horror plot came first. It started with the Old Oak Tree and the Hangman that is bound to it, then the rest of the ritual steps. Somewhere along the way Celeste met Marta and told me that she wanted to be with Marta. I dont think I did the romance justice in the original story, so that is something I am expanding upon a little bit in the Definitive Edition. The epilogue will provide a nice look at the future for my girls.
Share your favourite quote from The Binding of Bloom Mountain and let us know why you loved it / loved writing it.
My favorite quote is this one, from the revised version:
She followed the road through the foothills and then up into the mountains, until Celeste breached the Appalachians and was consumed by them.
I love the area I live in and I’m very affected by natural beauty, so I wanted to try and capture that in BOBM. And I really feel like that quote does encompass what it feels like to drive into the Blue Ridge and Appalachians. The scenery consumes you and it feels like there is nowhere else in the world.
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Check out my urban fantasy novel, Idle Hands.
Available on all ebook platforms or direct and DRM-free on Itch:
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I write pulpy power fantasies for radicals and the othered. They're probably not cozy, but they're cathartic as fuck.
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Speculative Anthologies That Get Creative With Gender
Here are 5 fantastic speculative fiction anthologies that get creative with gender concepts.
The post Speculative Anthologies That Get Creative With Gender appeared first on Reactor.
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Call for Papers:
“Speculating Gender: Trans and Non-Binary Genders in Speculative Fiction”
How is gender imagined in speculative fiction, where all kinds of imaginations are seemingly possible? What kind of representation, narratives, or game mechanics are used when creating gendered imaginations beyond the binary? We call for papers for a scholarly anthology on current understandings on “Trans and Non-Binary Genders in Speculative Fiction”.
Prospectively, a selection of papers will be published as a peer-reviewed research anthology edited by Dr. Aino-Kaisa Koistinen, Dr. Mika Loponen, and PhD candidate Susi Nousiainen. Please send a 300-500 word abstract, including selected references, & short bio (in English) to nbbookproject@gmail.com by April 15, 2025 for inclusion in the collection (we expect first drafts of 5,000–8,000 words in August 2025).
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gods, The Kindom Trilogy goes so hard. almost halfway through On Vicious Worlds, and I had to go on thriftbooks to buy these to own rather than just using library copies.
can't wait to see what Jacobs has in store for the second half of this book, not to mention the finale
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I got some #IndieAuthor #AceWeek recommendations for those who like #fantasy, #scifi, and #vampires!
Fantasy:
Riyati Rebirth by Kalani Shimizu,
City of Strife by Claudie Arseneault,
Party of Fools by Cedar McCloud,
Sweetness Bled and Brindled by SL Dove Cooper,
Baker Thief by Claudie Arseneault,
Awakenings by Claudie Arseneault,
Science Fiction:
Heart of the Covenant by SL Dove Cooper,
Fourth World by Lyssa Chiavari,
The Handler's Gambit by Ingrid Moon,
Vampires:
From the Dark We Came by J. Emergy,
How to Sell Your Blood and Fall in Love by D.N. Bryn,
Stake Sauce by RoAnna Sylver
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Meet Vesper Doom, and grab a copy of the new edition of THE BINDING OF BLOOM MOUNTAIN! #AuthorInterview #AuthorSpotlight #FantasyBooks #QueerSFF
https://cmrosens.com/2024/08/28/author-spotlight-vesper-doom/
Meet author Shariva Khan, host of the event Authors for Palestine that raised over $1800 for families trying to evacuate Gaza. Find out about them and their novel Maiden of the Hollow Path! #AuthorInterview #IndieAuthor #QueerSFF
https://cmrosens.com/2024/08/21/author-spotlight-shariva-khan-authors-for-palestine-host/
