@beccasmash.bsky.social
Longtime editor/publishing professional in the comics, manga, and light novel industries. Current Managing Editor of J-Novel Club! Formerly of Seven Seas, Sparkler Monthly, and Tokyopop.
Live now! www.twitch.tv/asphaltarcanum
01.05.2024 01:02 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Streaming in 20 minutes! Might be the last time for a few weeks...because I got a new job! I'll probably talk about it shortly online--tbh it's been ten days between first interview and first day, so I'm kinda still processing. Wanted to get this chapter out before I started, though!
01.05.2024 00:41 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Live!
17.04.2024 00:59 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Yep, streaming in 10 minutes or so!
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I'm back! Chapter 6 goes live at 9 pm EDT--that's in half an hour!
Learn what happens when you give a bunch of random people your cell number after a weird supernatural attack, then try to go work a normal shift.
asphaltarcanum.com
Taking one more week off for horrible deadlines from hell...sorry <3
09.04.2024 20:19 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0The new chapter stream is live! Hope to see you there! <3
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And we're live! www.twitch.tv/asphaltarcanum
20.03.2024 01:01 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Chapter three goes up tonight...plus a sneaky little chapter 4!
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I'm posting my book on a bunch of platforms, so I'm going to yell about them one at a time :D First off--you can get each chapter sent to your email for free if you sign up for my Substack! Just put in your email and read it week by week. I hope you'll subscribe!
asphaltarcanum.substack.com
Streaming the new chapter of my book in 5!
13.03.2024 00:59 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
A comic titled "What is a City Pigeon? By Rosemary Mosco." There's a small pigeon shouting through a megaphone. Panel 1: A banner says "It's a Dinosaur. Like all birds, pigeons descended from dinos." A pigeon roars "coooo" over the silhouette of a dinosaur yelling RARR. Panel 2: The banner says "It's a Dove. A city pigeon or Rock Dove is a member of the pigeon and dove family." A pigeon stands in glorious rays of sparkling light, with a halo over its head. Panel 3: The banner says "It's a Domestic Animal. Pigeons were domesticated millennia ago for meat and fertilizer (poop)." A cow stands in a farmer's field, saying "moo." A pigeon looks up at it and says "coo." Both have just pooped. Panel 4: The banner says "It's a Purebred Pet. Like dogs & cats, pigeons come in fancy breeds." There are three fancy pigeons: A Birmingham Roller, with rusty feathers and splotches of white. A Fantail, with its head pushed back and a huge fanned out tail. A Saxon Fairy Swallow, with a crest and huge fan
Because folks liked my latest pigeon comic so much, here's another pigeon piece!
I made this a couple years ago for a sadly now defunct publication called Pipe Wrench. I hope this piece helps spread more pigeon love.
#pigeon #bird #comic #cartoon #science πͺΆ
A little preview of what's coming tomorrow in the next chapter of Asphalt Arcanum.
I'm really enjoying putting together this fake Discord chat :D
The version of Eiichiro Oda's eulogy for Toriyama Akira being passed around is from Google Translate, so I thought I would take a shot at it.
08.03.2024 07:41 β π 772 π 378 π¬ 13 π 4The first chapter of Asphalt Arcanum went live last night after the stream! I made a thread on the official twitter for anyone interested in reading the chapter.
Pick your favorite platform--it's on Substack, Tapas, Wattpad, Royal Road, and my own site :D
Just went live! Come watch the stream!
www.twitch.tv/asphaltarcanum
The first stream for Asphalt Arcanum starts in less than an hour! I hope you'll come check it out!
www.twitch.tv/asphaltarcanum
I don't want to say more than that for fear of spoilers--but I hope you'll give Asphalt Arcanum a try! I'll be streaming a reading of each chapter since I love the idea of story time for adults and audiobooks in general--and I feel like most people could use something fun to do on Tuesday nights!
05.03.2024 17:34 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0The book switches perspective for each chapter, and first up is Cherie, who's in the process of trying to leave her abusive husband. She's been on her guard for a long time, and she has good instincts but has gotten used to doubting them. Chapter 1 is just the start of her long journey.
05.03.2024 17:30 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0and sometimes because it punctures any self-serious or self-important attitudes creeping into my story or characters :D
05.03.2024 17:25 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0and suddenly being on the run from shadowy monsters that you can strike down with an ability you don't understand won't change that.
Honestly, I love sticking the magical and the mundane right next to each other--sometimes because it's realistic, sometimes because it's funny...
The main thing I wanted to do was create characters whose lives were full, rich, and complicated BEFORE anything magical ever happened to them. The characters of Asphalt Arcanum have families, friends, romantic relationships, and caretaking responsibilities, w/all the joy and stress that implies--
05.03.2024 17:16 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0I wanted to give a bit more background on the book, since so far I've basically said "I'm doing a thing, here it is!"
Asphalt Arcanum is a story about a bunch of regular people who gain supernatural powers. I wanted to give that classic setup my own spin!
See the website for reading options: asphaltarcanum.com
The stream will be on Twitch: www.twitch.tv/asphaltarcanum
Cherie Madison: Chapter 1 perspective character
Asphalt Arcanum, my ensemble cast urban fantasy novel, launches tonight with a stream at 9pm EST!
Tonight: Stressed mom of three Cherie is already on the run when a fateful meeting and a supernatural accident change her life--and the lives of everyone else in the subway car--forever.
I'm launching a new project as of tomorrow evening--a webnovel called Asphalt Arcanum!
Along with posting on normal webnovel channels, I'll be reading each new chapter on a Twitch stream on Tuesday evenings at 9 pm EST/6 pm PST.
Check out the website for more info! asphaltarcanum.com
oops, i forgot to include links again π
- Digital copies of Sunflowers: keezyyoung.itch.io
- Physical books: store.silversprocket.net/products/sun...
- Or you can request it at any book or comic shop! It's also at places like Barnes and Noble!
Dancing Cats and Neglected Murderesses, Edward Gorey cover of dancing cat and woman in long dress.
Book Cover of the Day:
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Jem, an adorable tabby cat, sits up like a human.
Jem, an adorable tabby cat, flops on her back after playing with a crinkle ball.
Jem, an adorable tabby cat, looking pensively off to one side. I'm pretty sure there was a roast beef sandwich over in the direction she's looking.
Jem, an adorable tabby cat, enjoys chin scritches on the floor.
We got a cat! Her name is Jem (short for Jemily, of course), and she is the friendliest little animal I've ever met--she immediately started following us around every time we get up. She's currently lounging on the chair I pulled up so she could hang out more easily while I'm at my computer.
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