February Newsletter
Hi everyone, and happy new year!
For the first newsletter of the year, I would like to start by thanking everyone who contributed to the MRAH Kickstarter for helping us reach our goal of $1500! For those who haven’t heard, this Kickstarter was for a podcast I’m co-hosting with Benjamin Rosenbaum: Mohanraj & Rosenbaum Are Humans! A podcast about science fiction and fantasy, writing and publishing, community and culture, and what it means to be human. The first few podcasts will be released in March.
At the end of 2020 I also decided to run for the Oak Park River Forest High School District 200 school board. My four year library board term will be finishing in April. I’m in the process of setting up my website, and will have more info soon!
PUBLICATIONS:
As a writer, there’s a lot of stuff going on for me in 2021. First, I sold a story! “Wake” will be appearing in Scott Gable’s anthology titled Whether Change: The Revolution Will Be Weird (Kickstarter here). Also very thrilled to announce that Constellation Press will be bringing out a collection of my Jump Space stories, including The Stars Change, later this year.
I also plan an ebook release of my very first book, Torn Shapes of Desire, an anthology of internet erotica, and to re-release A Feast of Serendib on its one-year book birthday on March 6th! Look out for more info on that soon. After that, we’ll be seeing Vegan Serendib in the second half of 2021.
To keep up with all of these things, news, events, and any of my day to day posts, head to maryannemohanraj.com.
SERENDIB:
A Feast of Serendib is still getting press! It was included in “Books I Embraced, Devoured, and Loved in 2020” on the blog whenlooseendsmeet.com and featured in Chicago Mag's Holiday Gift Guide for Foodies, and I was invited to be a guest on The Larry Meiller Show podcast to talk about it as well!
Just before January ended, I led two Ceylon Curry cook-alongs for Fiber World’s Spice Night. Were you there? Did you like it? I really enjoy doing them, and it’s a creative way of connecting with people after trying to responsibly social distance for almost or over (I can’t really remember) a year now.
March 6 marks a special date for A Feast of Serendib, which turns *drum roll* one-year-old since its official release! We’re planning a virtual cook-along and some other special events for Feast’s book birthday. Look out for more info on this coming soon!
PATREON
For Patreon 2021, I’ve added new goals and rewards for every $500/month I make from Patreon. My big goal is that I can get to a place where I’m making $3k/month from Patreon, can drop one class, and focus more on writing. I’m very close to reaching my current $500 goal, where I’ll post 30k words of a Jump Space novel-in-progress, untitled, for Patrons to read and even share feedback with me on.
Alongside these writing focused goals, I’m trying to add more writing into my already pretty crafty Patreon. As of last month, I’ve added a $3 Story Bits subscription level where patrons can get snippets of whatever I’m working on at the moment, be it fiction or gaming related. For 2021 specifically, I plan to release a Jump Space RPG with new adventures and short stories released every month or two.
Don’t worry though, if you’re here for crafts and snacks! I’ve begun including more crafts into my Patreon treat boxes (one coming up in March), like candles, tea towels, and of course lots of sweets.
As always, thanks for subscribing to my newsletter, and thanks for reading as well. Connect with me over social media!
FB|Twitter|Instagram|Personal Blog|Patreon
-Mary Anne
For the first newsletter of the year, I would like to start by thanking everyone who contributed to the MRAH Kickstarter for helping us reach our goal of $1500! For those who haven’t heard, this Kickstarter was for a podcast I’m co-hosting with Benjamin Rosenbaum: Mohanraj & Rosenbaum Are Humans! A podcast about science fiction and fantasy, writing and publishing, community and culture, and what it means to be human. The first few podcasts will be released in March.
At the end of 2020 I also decided to run for the Oak Park River Forest High School District 200 school board. My four year library board term will be finishing in April. I’m in the process of setting up my website, and will have more info soon!
PUBLICATIONS:
As a writer, there’s a lot of stuff going on for me in 2021. First, I sold a story! “Wake” will be appearing in Scott Gable’s anthology titled Whether Change: The Revolution Will Be Weird (Kickstarter here). Also very thrilled to announce that Constellation Press will be bringing out a collection of my Jump Space stories, including The Stars Change, later this year.
I also plan an ebook release of my very first book, Torn Shapes of Desire, an anthology of internet erotica, and to re-release A Feast of Serendib on its one-year book birthday on March 6th! Look out for more info on that soon. After that, we’ll be seeing Vegan Serendib in the second half of 2021.
To keep up with all of these things, news, events, and any of my day to day posts, head to maryannemohanraj.com.
SERENDIB:
A Feast of Serendib is still getting press! It was included in “Books I Embraced, Devoured, and Loved in 2020” on the blog whenlooseendsmeet.com and featured in Chicago Mag's Holiday Gift Guide for Foodies, and I was invited to be a guest on The Larry Meiller Show podcast to talk about it as well!
Just before January ended, I led two Ceylon Curry cook-alongs for Fiber World’s Spice Night. Were you there? Did you like it? I really enjoy doing them, and it’s a creative way of connecting with people after trying to responsibly social distance for almost or over (I can’t really remember) a year now.
March 6 marks a special date for A Feast of Serendib, which turns *drum roll* one-year-old since its official release! We’re planning a virtual cook-along and some other special events for Feast’s book birthday. Look out for more info on this coming soon!
PATREON
For Patreon 2021, I’ve added new goals and rewards for every $500/month I make from Patreon. My big goal is that I can get to a place where I’m making $3k/month from Patreon, can drop one class, and focus more on writing. I’m very close to reaching my current $500 goal, where I’ll post 30k words of a Jump Space novel-in-progress, untitled, for Patrons to read and even share feedback with me on.
Alongside these writing focused goals, I’m trying to add more writing into my already pretty crafty Patreon. As of last month, I’ve added a $3 Story Bits subscription level where patrons can get snippets of whatever I’m working on at the moment, be it fiction or gaming related. For 2021 specifically, I plan to release a Jump Space RPG with new adventures and short stories released every month or two.
Don’t worry though, if you’re here for crafts and snacks! I’ve begun including more crafts into my Patreon treat boxes (one coming up in March), like candles, tea towels, and of course lots of sweets.
As always, thanks for subscribing to my newsletter, and thanks for reading as well. Connect with me over social media!
FB|Twitter|Instagram|Personal Blog|Patreon
-Mary Anne
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