CommuniTea steampunk online this weekend!

Join me and fellow indie authors for ‘Pressing the Ink Yourself: Self and Indy Pub Adventures’ – Saturday, April 10th 7:00 PM PDT (Sunday April 11th 11:30 AM ACST) on the Discord channel.

There’s 50+ guests, 50 hours programming, a charity raffle, Fri and Sat concerts, magic show, on Zoom and via Discord. Hosted by the Tea Scouts, Temporal Entourage, Tuscon steampunk society, and Madame Askew and the Grand Arbiter.

For a full guest list (including me!) – CLICK HERE

For information on the charity raffle CLICK HERE.

General registration for the free panels, discord, and social events closes on Wednesday at 5pm PDT/8pm EST: https://madame-askew.ticketleap.com

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LitCon 2021 Steampunk Panel

Steampunk – Don’t Just Stick a Cog On It (Please!)

This weekend has been busy – Yesterday I did an author panel for Wild Wild West Con Online (I’ll write about that on another post). Today I was joined by fellow Aussie steampunk authors, Michael Pryor, Ged Maybury, and SM Kemmett. Geoff Genge also joined us from Canada. After a bit of Zoom/FB issues, we made it! If you missed the live, you can view it on the Litcon 2021 event page, and it should be up on youTube later.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW PANEL ON FB

A big thank you to Australian authors, Michael Pryor, Ged Maybury, and SM Kemmett – and to Canadian author, Geoff Genge. ALso thanks to Richard, Phoebe and the organisers of LitCon 2021 for wrangling the tech and getting Zoom to talk to FB!

You can also view it on LitCon’s  youTube channel.

WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT OUR AUTHORS?

Karen J Carlisle

• wwww.karenjcarlisle.com
• https://www.facebook.com/KarenJCarlisle
• https://www.instagram.com/karenjcarlisle/
• and my patreon – https://www.patreon.com/KarenJCarlisle

Geoff Genge –

• www.Terra-Obscura-Chronicles.com
• Terra Obscura: Falling Against Gravity https://amzn.to/2QQlNf1
• Terra Obscura: A Knock in the Dark https://amzn.to/2U7qHGc

Michael Pryor –

• www.michaelpryor.com.au
• https://www.facebook.com/michaelpryorauthor
• https://www.instagram.com/michaelpryorauthor/

Ged Maybury –

• https://www.facebook.com/Ged-Maybury-Steampunk-Author-236706236388479/
• https://steamedup.wordpress.com/

SM Kemmett

• https://www.facebook.com/smkemmettwordtailor
• https://smkemmettwordtailor.wordpress.com/ 

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Litcon 2021 Schedule for this weekend

The LitCon 2021 schedule is now up HERE

The Steampunk panel is 6th March 9.30 pm EST/ 1.30pm ACDT / 1.00 pm AEDT

You can find my author booths at:

• https://litcon.org/Booths/fantasy-forum/karen-j-carlisle-3/#post-94 (Aunt Enid)
• https://litcon.org/Booths/science-fiction/karen-j-carlisle/#post-95 (steampunk)

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The Secret is Out! I’m on an author panel for WWWC Online, 2021

5-6th March (MST): Wild Wild West Con 2021 online –

Author Panel: 5.00pm Friday 5th March (MST)/
10.30am Saturday 6th March (ACDT/Adelaide time).

US steampunk authors, David Lee Summers and Diesel Jester, join Australian steampunk author, Karen J Carlisle, to talk about their books, and – of course – steampunk. The timetable is now up on their website.

Schedule is now up for Wild Wild West Online 2021 https://www.wildwestcon.com/wwwso/

Don’t forget to register (limited spaces)

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LitCon 2021 Steampunk Panel: Preparations with with Ged Maybury

Patrons got a sneak peek of this in this month’s Behind the Scenes video. Now you can see it too.

5-7th March – LitCon 2021 – Where Readers meet & Authors Greet.

LitCon 2021 is an online event, with authors from around the world. I’m hosting a Steampunk panel, with Ged Maybury (award winning childrens’ and steampunk author) and Michael Pryor (author of The Laws of Magic)

Join us 1.00pm Sunday 7th (ACDT/Adelaide time) = 9.30am March 6th (EST) For more info, check out their website, and the FB page – https://www.facebook.com/LiteratureConvention – where live videos will be posted.

I also have an author booth in the Science Fiction and Fantasy genre shops –

• https://litcon.org/Booths/science-fiction/karen-j-carlisle/
• https://litcon.org/Booths/fantasy-forum/karen-j-carlisle-3/

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Upcoming Events for March, 2021

Events for the year are still up in the air, at the moment. I’m in the process of looking into potential events – both online  and live events (post vaccine) – for this year. 

• 5-7th March – LitCon 2021 – Where Readers meet & Authors Greet. This is an online event, with authors from around the world. I have an author booth in the Science Fiction and Fantasy genre shops, and am hosting a Steampunk panel, with Ged Maybury (award winning childrens and steampunk author) and Michael Pryor (author of The Laws of Magic)
  Join us 1.00pm Sunday 7th (ACDT/Adelaide time) = 9.30am March 6th (EST) For more info, check out their website, and the FB page where lives will be posted.
   

• 5-6 th March – Wild Wild West Con. I’m sitting on a panel – 6.00pm Friday 5th March (MST)/ 11.30am Saturday 6th March (ACDT/Adelaide time).  Should be  fun.

 

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I’ve got a (some) secret projects brewing…

And I’m going to tell my Patreon supporters first!

So, don’t miss this month’s Patreon Livechat (Sat 13th Adelaide time) or the February ‘Behind the Scenes’ video.

Become a Patron!https://c6.patreon.com/becomePatronButton.bundle.js

Newsletter subscribers – watch out for this month’s newsletter – for your sneak peek announcements.

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MassCon 2021 Update

Read the updates and links to the timetable so far at Adelaide Fan Review

Timetable is here: https://masscon455296247.wordpress.com/

My panels:

4.20pm – steampunk tea (costumes encouraged)

8.20pm (revised time) – Doctor Who panel

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Mass Con 2021 Online event

• Join me for my first event of 2021!
  Sunday 31st January – 12noon – 8pm (ACDT)

Mass Con 2021 is an Australian based online (fan) SF con (via Zoom), hosted by the Adelaide SF group, Critical Mass.

I’m sitting in on a few panels. Should be fun. Join me for the steampunk tea at 4.20pm (ASDT) – a chance to wear your steampunk finery (and ask me questions about steampunk, writing or my books)!

For details read The Adelaide Fan Review Blog or Facebook event page.

Schedule update: 4.20pm – Steampunk Tea / 8.20pm – I’m on the Doctor Who panel.

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Newsletter Signup – Short story reward link fixed

Bother, darn and dash it!

It’s come to my attention that the eBook reward link for signing up to my newsletter was broken. My apologies to anyone who signed up and couldn’t get their copy.

The link has now been fixed. If you’re willing to give me a second chance – please sign up here for my monthly newsletter and get your thank you copy of With a Twist of the Nib – a collection of short speculative fiction stories.

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Booktrailer for A Fey Tale: Aunt Enid Mystery #2

Booktrailer release: A Fey Tale Booktrailer – out 2021! 

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A Fey Tale Book Trailer Reveal!

The new (Covid-safe)  book trailer dropped today – for A Fey Tale, book 2 in The Aunt Enid Mysteries.

 

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Halloween Book-Music Launch

Today was the official launch of my short story eBook collection, ‘Another Twist of the Nib’, and my second music collaboration project, ‘Spanish Flu’. I discussed inspirations and research I did for the stories, and chatted about ‘ghoulies’ and ‘ghosties’ and things that go bump in the night.

The event ended with a live chat/interview with Richard Ryall, who composed the music to accompany my lyrics for ‘Spanish Flu’. You can find it on my FB page and on my youTube channel.

Gievaways included an eBook copy of ‘Another Twist of the Nib’ and a digital download of ‘Spanish Flu’.

LINKS:

• Launch event: https://www.facebook.com/events/450550142590612/permalink/461613431484283/
• Buy Spanish Flu – https://karenjcarlisle.com/product/so…
• Littmus Steampunk Band – check out there website: https://www.littmussteampunkband.com/

Spanish Flu ©2020 Lyrics Karen J Carlisle/ Music Richard Ryall

 

 

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eBook & Music Official Launch 30th/31st October, 2020

My new short story eBook collection, Another Twist of the Nib, and song, Spanish Flu, are being released this month.

I’ve already reached out to a few readers for reviews. I’ve announced them both and revealed the covers. Now to announce their official launch on Halloween Eve (well, it’s on 31st October for Australia, but is the 30th for the UK and US).

Feel free to join me for a chat, info about my stories, and a live interview with Richard Ryall – co-writer of Spanish Flu. (at approx 10.30am ACDT) There will also be an eBook of Another Twist of the Nib AND digital download of Spanish Flu  to win.

Just follow THIS LINK and feel free to share.

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First Amazon Review: Another Twist of the Nib – 5 Stars

 

 

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Welcome to Geek Markets Online 2.0 this weekend!

Only 3 days to go until my next online event appearance – this time the (Canberra) Geek Markets, which are going virtual this weekend. Forget Covid spatial distancing – just join us from the comfort of your own space.

Geek Markets Live will be streaming geeky artists, traders and creators – including yours truely! There will be two livestream sessions. You can watch them live on their website HERE – or via their FB event page – Geek Markets Virtual Market, youTube channel or Twitch.

I’ll be presenting on Session Two – at 2.00-2.15 pm (ACST)/ 2.30-2.45pm (AEST) this Saturday, 26th September.

Buy Direct from the Author at Event Prices!

Follow this link to my shop to buy paperback copies of my books,
direct from me, at event prices!

• Single books will have $1 off RRP (+postage costs).
• Buy more than one book and get between $1 and $5 off per book (depending on which books/how many books you purchase) + postage.
• You also get a signed and numbered bookplate, exclusively designed for books purchased during the weekend of Geek Markets Live 2.0
• You can also pre-order your paperback copy of ‘A Fey Tale’, book two in The Aunt Enid Mysteries. (Due out late 2020, early 2021).
  All pre-orders also receive a signed and numbered bookplate, exclusively designed for pre-order books.

If you prefer eBooks, follow this link to buy my books from your favourite format.

Looking for a Christmas read? Check out Viola Stewart’s adventure,
Tomorrow, When I Die, set at Christmas, 1889.

(This story is available in the paperback compilation, The Illusioneer & Other Tales.)

Or visit my shop to choose from my
original artwork mugs, tshirts and steampunk music.

 

 

 

 

 

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Looking for something to read this Halloween?

The Adventures of Viola Stewart  series has it all:
murder
mummies
mystery
madness
magic and illusion
and Jack the Ripper…

Find out where to buy your own copies HERE

You can also get a full set of ebooks via the Author!

(postage in Australia only)

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Doctor Jack & Other Tales: Beware Scammer Sellers on Amazon

It’s come to my attention that book scammers may be selling heavily discounted copies of my first book, Doctor Jack & Other Tales, on Amazon.

The ONLY current edition of Doctor Jack is edition 2.
Look for the title: Doctor Jack & Other Tales, with the SUBTITLE: The Adventures of Viola Stewart Journal #1 – and was published by Kraken Publishing in 2016 – available via Ingram Spark.

You can find it HERE on Amazon. This is MY BOOK
BUY THIS COPY! 

This original edition was originally titled: The Adventures of Viola Stewart Journal #1: Doctor Jack and Other Tales. This was my first foray into indie publishing and was published in 2015, via Createspace – which is NO MORE. This was removed when Createspace closed down.

The reviews are genuine – left over from the first edition. Amazon won’t transfer them to the second edition. I’m also having issues removing this copy from my Amazon Author Page.

I’ve found it still selling on Amazon under the original title, supposedly available from CREATESPACE, with 1 left in stock.
This was removed from sale. I get NO ROYALTY PAYMENTS from this copy. I don’t know how they can supply the book when it’s been pulled from Createspace – and Creatspace DOESN’T NOT EXIST any more. Don’t get caught out.

How to tell the difference: The official copy has:

• The main title is ‘Doctor Jack & Other Tales’ – with an ampersand
• It is published by Kraken Publishing
  (Old (not printed) edition one WAS published by Createspace.)
• CURRENT ISBN is: 978-0994485007
• it is the 2nd edition
• and was published on 20 August, 2016
• RRP is US$11.99/ AUS$16.99
• I get paid when you buy a book!

This is the cover:

Also beware the BUY BUTTON. This article explains how scammers are using it to claim cheaper available book versions. Authors don’t get royalties, and many could be scammers. It’s the old – ‘if it’s too good to be true‘ adage.

If in doubt buy from other book stores. You can find a list of bookstores here.

 

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Adelaide Steampunk Festival Day 1

It’s finally here!

All the steampunky goodness… and I can’t be there.
Not physically, at least.

I did my first ‘official’ live via my FB page (with Dearheart as my conspirator)

I Skyped in all day to chat to readers and attendees…

 

Don’t forget you get an exclusive signed and numbered bookplate with each book.

Disappointed I can’t be there in person…  Let me out!

I’m back today for day 2.

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Adelaide Steampunk Festival – Virtually There

It’s almost time for the 2020 Adelaide Steampunk Festival. This is the 7th year for the event…

Plot #1: Virtually there.

… and the first I won’t be able to attend in person, as an author. Argghhh.

Covid sucks. I’m still stuck at home. Being in (a couple of) risk groups is frustrating. I made some masks, but really should do what I’m told. So I’ll be at home… but my Dearheart will be manning the table. I’ll be Skyping in all day (tech allowing) to chat to you.

Plus there’s more!

 

Plot #2: Pre-order ‘click & collect’ for books

– to minimise contact during Covid times, and to make sure you get your copy (stocks getting low – my books are printed in Victoria and there are print and post issues).

I’ve been working on my webpage book shop to create book bundles to make it easier to pre-order your books – click, and collect at the Adelaide Steampunk Festival in two weeks.

Just CLICK HERE to order your books to collect at Adelaide Steampunk Festival 2020.

Plot #3: Exclusive Bookplates

– I won’t be there personally to sign your books but, never fear! I have a plan. I’ve designed exclusive bookplates – only available for this event. If you pre-order your books to ‘click & collect’, then you get a personalised, signed, and numbered bookplate. If you buy at the event (book stocks permitting), you get a signed and numbered bookplate.

Plot #4: Video/Live talks

-depending on technology, I’m hoping to pre-record or Zoom in live to do a talk for the 100th anniversary of  Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s visit to Adelaide (and possibly one on fairies)… just trying to sort out the tech for the weekend.

 

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CommuniTea Steampunk Weekend.

Three days of steampunk fun and community, and I’m exhausted!

I caught up with some old friends, and made new ones. The event was run via Zoom and Discord. I’m not great with tech, so I loved this combo. I just had to click on the posted Zoom links, and it was easy to find the Discord forums for each topic. There were two video/audio panels, which were easy to use as well.
Each day had a different teacup and assortment of pins

Day 1:
After my laptop crashed, I decamped to Dearheart’s laptop for the weekend, with lots of tea, for:

• Libations with the Literati – social hour centring on writers and publishing.
• Bottling Lightning – with amazing steampunk artists: James Ng, Joe Phillips, Talia Lopez, and Maya Preisler
• David Lee Summers (a astronomer in real life) chatted about Mars and our history.
• Cog Match game – (fill in the blanks) I got to play and even managed some matches!
• Intoxicating Historicals. Kat Martin regaled us with historical tales (as a result, I’ve bought several more research books on 19thC health)

 

Day 2:
So many panels I have to wait to watch in youTube replay…

• more music
• compliment duelling
• Victorian dating during the pandemic in the wee hours (US time).
• And Discord video chats into the wee hours…

I was honoured to be asked by Madame Askew to be a guest for ‘Pressing the Ink: Self and Indie Pub Adventures’. I was joined by Catherine Lundoff, Joyce Chng, Danielle Ackley-McPahil (who co wrote Baba Ali and the Clockwork Djinn), Robert Dahlen (Tales Of Peavley Manor), and Nicole Givens Kurtz.

  

Day 3:

• Sadly, I missed the Time Travel Baking, with Gail Carriger as a guest (3.30 am ACST), but caught up with Ms Carriger for The Valve Gag: A Discussion in Steampunk Comedy.
• The day finished up with Discord live sketches by Audra Balion, and a chat about Arduinos (electronics), and other tech add-ons for costume. (I’ll have to wrap my head around it all.)

I’ve had a ball, immersing in steampunk, costumes, writing, art, cooking, history, and more, in a safe, inclusive environment, with amazing, accepting people. I’m going into hibernation for a few days to recover.

 

Pros/Cons:

Cons:

Due to timezone differences, I couldn’t attend panels between 1.30am and 8.30am Adelaide time.
The Discord video panels couldn’t be recorded.

Pros:

Fortunately the Zoom panels were recorded (and the indie panel I was on, was changed to Zoom and got recorded!)

You will be able to (eventually) see some of the fun on Madame’s youTube channel.

Patrons received a sneak peek of this post on 12th April.

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New items for sale at Comic & Toy Fair

Join me 26th April at this year’s Adelaide Comic & Toy Fair. I’ll have all my books available – steampunk adventure, steampunk mysteries, and cosy fantasy mystery!

There’s also Doctor Jack and Aunt Enid garden gnome tees, Kraken and book-related mugs.

And I’ll have new items – for the first time at this event:

• new tshirt design for the upcoming A Fey Tale book
• bee lapel pins (Aunt Enid)
• Ripper Strikes again (Doctor Jack)
• kraken in a tea cup (’cause, Krakens and tea are cool!)

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But, wait. There’s another April Event!

Like Victorian mysteries, steampunk or fantasy?

I’m resurfacing into the real world, for my first live event (vaccinations and lockdowns permitting) in just under two weeks time!  I’m back, with my books, mugs, badges and tshirts, including – for the first time at an event: my new A Fey Tale t-shirt, book-related metal lapel pins, and something new for those who prefer eBooks.

You can find me at the Adelaide Comic and Toy Fair, on 26th April. This year they’re at a new venue at at St Clair Rec Centre, 109 Woodville Rd, Woodville, between 9.30am – 3.30pm.

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More steampunk adventures

Enjoying the CommuniTea steampunk weekend? Of course, we are!

Join me and my fellow indie steampunk authors, Sunday 11.30am (ACST) on the CommuniTea Discord channel.

Want to read some of my books, but prefer adventure rather than mysteries? Try my steampunk tale of adventure, a heroine, mad scientists, traitors and secrets. All for the good of the Empire.

The Department of Curiosities is available in paperback and eBook.

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The Illusioneer – final adventures in Adventures of Viola Stewart

Love mysteries? Love steampunk?

Join me and my fellow indie steampunk authors, Sunday 11.30am (ACST) on the CommuniTea Discord channel.

Viola Stewart is back, with old friends and new. Together, they meet mysterious strangers, ingenious scientists and nefarious anarchists as they pit wits against the Men in Grey’s latest plans of Empire domination.

Seeing is believing… or is it?

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Eye of the Beholder – 2nd Viola Stewart Journal

Viola is detectiving again, chasing secret societies and nefarious plots. With Doctor Henry Collins at her side, Viola runs foul of mummies and a murder mystery with a twist.

Is she cursed? Is she going slowly insane? Or has she stumbled into yet another plot of the infamous Men in Grey – a secret society set on taking over the Empire?

With the threat of Bedlam looming over her, she must solve the mystery before it is too late.

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Doctor Jack & Other Tales…

What if Jack the Ripper was being controlled by a secret society, as part of their nefarious plans to take over The Empire?

Viola Stewart is a widowed optician with a penchant for detectiving.

When her husband died, she had no wish to wear mourning for the rest of her days. Defying convention, she follows her passion for detectiving and stumbles upon a secret Society of Men in Grey. But peril lurks in the gaslit streets.

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White text: Join Viola Steward and her good friend, Doctor Henry Collins, in a series of Victorian steampunk mysteries.

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