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A lot of people ask me: "Sarah, I'm really excited about your XXXX novel(la), when is it coming out?" I am HELLA HAPPY that you're so psyched about something my crazy-and-slightly-unicorn-filled mind came up with, so I thought to myself: SELF, PERHAPS YOU SHOULD MAKE A USEFUL LIST OF SPARKLY THINGS WITH TENTATIVE DATES ON THEM SO THE PEEPS CAN BE KEEPING TRACK INSTEAD OF HAVING TO SEARCH OUT INFORMATION LIKE AN EASTER EGG HUNT.

Hence, this list was born. <3

I hope to put this out on a bi-weekly, status-type-thingy basis, so people can keep track of the novels/novellas/short stories/sparkly bits they're most looking forward to!

If you have any questions, ask me! I'd love to answer. :)

Coming Soon (As Sarah Diemer):

The Bone Girl (Novel) -- Gay YA, dystopia/dark speculative fiction. Will hopefully be released at the end of June--a tentative date we're shooting for is June 26th. Read the synopsis/add it on Goodreads here!

Marrow Moon (Novella) -- Lesbian fantasy. Second in the Maja Trilogy, shooting for a June release date!

Sparkle Princess Were-Unicorn (Short Story Collection) -- Gay YA, speculative fiction. Shooting for a release date on my birthday, July 6th. :) Read the synopsis/add it on Goodreads here!

The Dream Queen (Graphic Novel/web comic) -- Gay YA, speculative fiction--a lesbian retelling of "A Midsummer Night's Dream!" Written by me and illustrated by the incomparable Stephanie Blackwell, the collaboration begins (the first page is released) on Midsummer, June 20th!

Coming Soon (As Elora Bishop):

Sappho's Fables, Volume 1 (Novella Collection) -- Lesbian Fairy Tales! This collection will contain Crumbs (Hansel and Gretel), Braided (Rapunzel), and Seven--both Crumbs and Braided are released, and Seven should be released at the end of May, so that's when we're hoping to release the collection, too! :)

Shimmer: A Lesbian Rumpelstiltskin (Novella) -- Part of the Sappho's Fables series, fairy tales retold from a lesbian perspective! We're shooting for a June release for Shimmer-- it starts the second volume of Sappho's Fables!

In the Farther Out Stages (As Sarah Diemer):

Ragged: A Post-Apocalyptic Fairy Tale (Novel) -- Gay YA, dystopia. I'm actually (crazily) re-re-re-writing this with a July release date in my head. Lesbians, fairies, the end of the world--it's my most anticipated release, and the one that I've worked the hardest on, and I'm hoping it continues to be nice to its author. ;D <3

Twixt (Novel) -- Gay YA, dark speculative fiction. Twixt is The Bone Girl's sister novel--not that they're in the same universe or are remotely similar, but I came up with their plots I think...two days apart? And have been working on both for roughly the same length of time (about five years). I have a tentative release date for August for this one, and it will probably be pushed back--out of everything I've ever written, this is my absolute favorite.

Burning Moon (Novella) -- the third in the Maja Trilogy! Shooting for an August release date!

Keeping the Moon (Novella Compilation) -- Sugar Moon, Marrow Moon and Burning Moon (in other words, all three novellas of the Maja Trilogy), gathered in one volume--this will include a print release! Coming August 31st!

Love Devours (Short Story Collection) -- Dark Speculative Fiction. I'm about half-way through with the stories for this volume, but keep pushing off the release date, due to other projects. I'm hoping September or August on this one!

In the Farther Out Stages (As Elora Bishop):

One Midsummer Day (Novella) -- Lesbian Fantasy/original fairy tale. The second installment of The Benevolence Tales! I'm looking to a June release date on this one, but it may have to be pushed back--I'm hoping not to!

(Please note: these are just projects that I've announced--there are actually lots of other things I'm working on, but haven't made a peep about yet! Watch this space for other sparkly things~)

As a writer, I always have to be open and listening to the story, my intuition and my fans. Out of every single one of the novels/novellas I've written, One Solstice Night is the most vocal favorite among readers--this means that while The Dark Wife sells a lot more than it, when people read One Solstice Night, they usually vocalize how much they enjoyed it to me, which is just such a pleasant surprise, each time I get an email or tweet--people love Isabella and Emily, and have been clamoring for the sequels I hinted at.

I have many, many ideas for further adventures and stories for them...so last night, when I came home and spoke with Jenn about the conundrum of the covers, and SHE didn't have a clear favorite either (and while there was a clear favorite among those of you who answered, it was only by a LITTLE that it was favored and everyone STRONGLY LIKED THE ONE THEY LIKED), I threw up my hands and declared THAT IS IT. WE SHALL USE BOTH OF THEM, and I shall ADD ANOTHER STORY because I've been wanting to add one more story before the wedding ANYWAY. And, right there and then, Jenn and I swung a portion of the story AFTER the wedding (WHICH MADE NO SENSE TO BE AFTER A WEDDING, I love when I do things like this to myself :P) to BEFORE, and you have WHAT FOLLOWS HERE--books two AND three of the Benevolence Tales. <3

I feel so effing good about it all--it finally feels right, and less cramped in the saga having everything shifted, and I'm so appreciative to everyone who gave their input and told me how excited they are about the sequels! :) <3 (And, forever, forever, FOREVER grateful for Jenn. <333333333)

AND, Jenn and I finally finished writing the description for One Beltane Morning last night--which I have also placed below. <3

Book TWO:


Isabella Fox, not-so-great witch for hire, may be terrible at spells but lucky in love. Bewitched last Solstice by the beautiful shapeshifter, Emily, Isabella is determined to turn over a new leaf: no more mediocrity. Her spells will actually work from now on--or so she hopes.

As Beltane, the annual May Day celebration, fast approaches, the sleepy town of Benevolence begins to come alive with magic, mirth, and revelry, culminating in a visit from a host of faeries and their queen. Which would be positively charming, save for the oft-overlooked fact that most faeries have only one thing in mind: mischief.

When the faeries' merrymaking turns malevolent, Isabella finds herself in over her head. Can one mediocre witch keep Benevolence from harm, or will a simple misunderstanding destroy the town she's come to love?

The novella "One Beltane Morning" is a magical lesbian love story, and the second in THE BENEVOLENCE TALES series.

Book THREE:


Description coming soon. IT INVOLVES THE FAERIE QUEEN. <3