NEW! Exclusive Pathfinder Tales story!

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Join Zae, Keren, and Appleslayer again…for a great cause!

https://paizo.com/blog/fight-the-frogs-for-a-good-cause

Paizo has a new Humble Bundle out, and it’s a Pathfinder Second Edition BUNDLE OF FROGS! I was thrilled to be invited to write an all-new, exclusive story for this bundle, and it features Keren, Zae, and their trusty companion Appleslayer. And also, you guessed it, frogs.

Well, technically boggards, which are terrifying demon-worshiping frog-creatures. But who’s counting?

This bundle benefits CERF+, which is a great charity. Founded in 1985, CERF+ provides craft artists with support and resources for disaster and emergency relief, education programs, and readiness grants to strengthen preparedness. Committing to generosity, inclusion, and care, the organization advocates for the thrive-ability of craft artists and craft as an art form. Learn more about CERF+ at their website, www.cerfplus.org, or on Instagram (@cerfplus), Facebook (@CERFplus), and LinkedIn (CERF+).

You can have my story and a bunch more exciting content for as little as $5. It’s a story you won’t find anywhere else, and for a great cause.

From the Bundle blurb:

A Humble Bundle exclusive!

The Knights of Lastwall, defeated by the Whispering Tyrant and dispersed far and wide to rebuild their order, are desperate for any item of power they can use to retake the Gravelands from the undead. Thus Knight of Ozem Keren and her gnome partner Zae venture into the swamps of the River Kingdoms in search of one such relic, lost on the journey downriver from Mendev. What terrors await them in the bog, and will they survive to retrieve their quarry?

From Author Gabrielle Harbowy (Gears of Faith) comes a new tale of the fan-favorite heroines (and their loyal riding dog companion, Appleslayer) set in Pathfinder’s exciting and perilous Lost Omens setting.

Buy it now: https://www.humblebundle.com/books/pathfinder-second-edition-bundle-frogs-paizo-inc-books

Norwescon 2026 Schedule!

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A lot of great people will be sharing writing wisdom at Norwescon in Seattle, April 2-5 2026. And I’ll be one of them! Here’s where to find me:

Literary Agents in the Modern Publishing Landscape
Editing and Publishing
Cascade 6, Thu. 5 to 6 p.m.
Literary agents have traditionally been the first gate toward publication for authors. But in a world where so many authors self-publish, where small presses are make more of an impression, and trad publishers seem more out of reach for writers than ever before, what is an agent’s role today? What do they bring to the table, and how do they make a difference to a writer’s career? Is finding and acquiring an agent the right move for you?
Kate Ristau (M), Erik Grove, Tori Sharp, Gabrielle Harbowy, Jack Skillingstead

Negotiating Contracts in Tabletop Gaming
Cascade 11, Fri. 5 to 6 p.m.
Join freelancers in tabletop role-playing games and board games to discuss what to expect when discussing pay rates in the industry, including ceilings/floors, advances, and royalties.
Virginia Black (M), John Godek, Erin Roberts, Gabrielle Harbowy, Monte Lin

Timeless or Nostalgic?
YA
Cascade 6, Sat. 1 to 2 p.m.
Culture moves fast, so how do you decide what to keep of the “trends”? Do you make a YA character who uses Instagram or TikTok? Do you invent something completely new? Learn from panelists how to make an authentic character while preserving a timeless or nostalgic approach.
Lish McBride (M), Lily Meade, Sonja Thomas, Gabrielle Harbowy, James L. Sutter

Not Instagram Ready: YA Protagonists That Aren’t Always Perfect
YA
Cascade 7 & 8, Sun. 11 to noon
Social media is a stressful part of teens’ lives. How can you represent teens in a way that’s accurate to the social media generation, including making sure they are all diverse? How do you feature characters who aren’t always right or don’t do the trending activities?
Lily Meade (M), Sonja Thomas, James L. Sutter, Margaret Owen, Gabrielle Harbowy

Abomination Vaults: The Novelization

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For a few months, I’ve been enjoying playing in a liveplay stream of the D&D 5e version of Paizo’s ABOMINATION VAULTS adventure path, run by my friend and client Erik Scott de Bie on the DungeonScrawlers twitch stream.

Now we can announce that the choosing of this particular game is no accident: Erik was hired by Paizo to write a novelization of the Abomination Vaults — their first novelization of an adventure path — and we decided it would be fun to play the game. Of course, it goes in completely different directions than the book, but that’s part of the fun! Both are delightful chaos.

The book comes out in November, and is available for preorder at Amazon. The fantastic cover art is by Mirco Paganessi (https://www.artstation.com/artiglio). 

Check us out on the stream, Wednesdays at 6pm Pacific on Twitch, or catch up on previous episodes on YouTube!

Websites for Unpublished Authors: The Chicken and the Egg Problem

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Hi all! I have a new patreon post up. Authors definitely need an online presence, but without a book deal, what do you put on it? Click here to read!

It’s free to view with a (free) follow or a subscription at any level. Please help spread the word to clients and writer friends if you think it’ll be helpful for them. 🙂

Hearts Are Jerks – reviews

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5-star amazon review:

This book introduces ethical relationship concepts in an engaging way. The narrator is a smart and honest teen trying to do her best at school, at work, and for her loved ones. Her struggles with heartbreak, long-distance love, bullying, and prejudice will resonate with any reader. Highly recommended for its modeling of conversations concerning love, sex, and consent. Also highly recommended for its easy, casual inclusion of queerness and disability. Be aware that there is explicit sexual content.

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5-star amazon review:

It’s not impossible to write and publish a great young-adult novel that centers on a polyamorous relationship.

It’s improbable.

Gabrielle Harbowy nailed it.

One of things I like best about this book–aside from the dry wit and the deep sweetness–is the naturalistic placement of high-school polyamory into a world where high-school polyamory has consequences. And especially the fact that the consequences are not lazily predictable ones.

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5-star amazon review:

I bought a copy for my classroom, since we do SSR and ninth graders are always forgetting their “fun books.” It made its rounds of girls, and then a couple of boys. Now it has gone missing, so I hope it connected with someone who needed to feel seen. Time to buy another copy!

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5-star amazon review:

It takes a certain sort of book to really capture the chaotic emotional turmoil of youth, but Hearts are Jerks meets the challenge with finesse and enthusiasm, instilling its tale of a heroine just trying to be happy and make her loved ones happy with dramatic verisimilitude. The characters are believably young and unwise, and make foolhardy decisions with the best of intentions, never expecting the harshness of real life to crash down on them.

The novel confronts and challenges the difficulties of its sometimes heavy subject matter with seriousness and grace. Too often we dismiss bullying and harassment as “harmless” or “don’t feed the trolls”, but this story shows us that sometimes such actions have real consequences for everyone involved, and it’s extremely cathartic to see.

Also, ethical polyamory rules. 🙂

I learned a great deal from this book, and I hope you will too.

New Story Time!

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Very pleased to announce that my story “All the Light in the Room” is now available in the anthology Interdimensions Vol. 1: 2024 (a GenCon Writers Symposium Anthology) from Atthis Arts, edited by Toiya Kristen Finley.

You can click on the cover image (or click: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DD7CGG59/) to go to Amazon and give it a peek!