Read Paxwood
Explore PrisymeraIf you missed the memo, I put a pause on my read-along so that I could focus my energy on making writing progress. I hope to circle back to it and share more of my favorite craft novels in the future! For now, there’s only so much time in the day.
Here’s where we stand:
Paxwood: I’ve been working to build up a backlog so that I can consistently post at least two new episodes a month, even during the school year—maybe more! I’d love to finish Book 1 before the end of the calendar year, and there are around 15-20 more episodes to work through (and 20 weeks left in the year).
Other Writing: I submitted my YA sci-fi novel A Ring of Secrets to Bindery’s Pitch Fest. (Bindery Books is an indie press that utilizes the Bookstagram/BookTok community to fuel its publishing decisions, market books, and give readers a behind-the-scenes look at the book publishing process.) Results will be in some time this month. Nix and Ixi will share their universe with you, no matter what. We’ll just have to wait and see what form that takes.
Etsy Updates: Although I continued crafting all year, the cross-country move last summer threw off my marketing energy. I’m working out my crafty plots and schemes and there should be some shop updates soon, including updated custom order listings and delightful handmade fabric pouches that I absolutely love. I’m especially excited that I’ve got a new 3D printer and a merchant’s licence for some really cool dragon eggs from Stratation Design, so I plan to sell surprise crochet fantasy creatures in cute dragon eggs soon!
I have a lot of work to do with my two remaining weeks of summer, so wish me luck!
Stephanie Gildart weaves tales in writing and crochet. As a child growing up near Seattle, she checked out so many books that she memorized her library card number. She received her MA/MFA from the Simmons University Center for the Study of Children’s Literature in Boston. When she isn’t writing or teaching English, she loves to crochet amigurumi dolls of fantasy creatures, play tabletop roleplaying games and board games, and sing.
