Time to Tell Tara

by Trae Dorn on August 19, 2010 at 12:01 am

Characters: Lynn, Marcus, Max, Phil, Tara

Tara being oblivious to obvious things is an important character trait that a lot of readers would seemingly forget when we got to Chapter 3. Man, I wish we hadn’t lost all of those comments.

This was also an easy way to slip into the story that Lynn is a lesbian. It’s funny, back when I was writing this I was genuinely afraid having a queer character in the main cast would alienate readers. By the end of the comic, the entire main cast ended up being queer, and I was fully out of the closet as nonbinary.

Ten years makes a hell of a difference.

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Announcing 'Bloody Damn Rite' - the Sequel to 'The Witch and the Rose'

17 April 2024 - Traegorn

Book update time! Back in January I published my first (non-graphic) novel, The Witch and the Rose (which you can buy here). I made it pretty clear that it was the first book in a series, and that more books would be coming.

And yeah, it's time to reveal that next book.

I'm excited to announce Bloody Damn Rite, the sequel to The Witch and the Rose and second book in the Mia Graves series, will come out June 11th on Kindle and paperback. Additionally, you can pre-order the Kindle eBook version of the book right now and it will be available on your devices immediately on June 11th.

So yeah! If you want some queer contemporary fantasy set in, of all places, an Indiana college town... I got two books for you.

There will be more.

(Also, just a reminder that Peregrine Lake is now live too! Go read our awesome webcomic!)

Peregrine Lake is almost here!

9 April 2024 - Traegorn

If you follow me on social media you likely already know this, but I figured I should toss it on the blog for good measure too.

For those unaware, the webcomic Peregrine Lake (written by me and drawn by the talented Ethan Flanagan) will officially launch on April 16th and update every Tuesday at peregrine-lake.com

I promised the follow up to UnCONventional was "coming soon" four years ago. Well, "soon" finally got here.

I know I actually talked about it back in January as arriving this spring, but it's actually "this spring" now. Frankly, I'm incredibly excited to show you guys what we've been working on for the last year, and bringing you the story that I've had in my head for so much longer.

As I've said, this is a follow up to UnCONventional, but it isn't required reading. Peregrine Lake takes place ten years after that comic's end, and only Lynn and Megan carry over from that cast. This is also a very different comic tonally. Peregrine Lake is a "Northwoods Gothic" tale that follows a young woman named Bev as she inherits her late uncle's house outside of the small town of Peregrine Lake, WI. That's the short version.

I hope you guys end up liking it as much as I do.

The Final UnCONventional Print Collection is Here!

15 March 2024 - Traegorn

The final comic of UnCONventional may have gone up in 2019, but the final two chapters still weren't out in print form... until now! That's right, I've finally put out the collected chapters nine and ten in paperback form!

So yes, you can click on over to Amazon right now to pick it up. Has it been four years since this was supposed to come out? Yes. But it's here now, and that's what counts. Re-live the pre-Covid con scene! Finally see typo free versions of some of these comics! Read random commentary about what inspired certain storylines and strips!

It's fun! And remember, Peregrine Lake is coming soon too!

Where to buy 'The Witch and the Rose'

2 February 2024 - Traegorn

So now that The Witch and the Rose is out and available for purchase, I thought I'd get around to making a nice little post here telling you where you can buy it!

For those who (somehow) missed it, my debut (non-graphic) novel The Witch and the Rose is now available for purchase. It's a contemporary fantasy novel. It's got a witch, it's got queer people, it's occasionally a little spicy, it has the occasional bleed through of my witchcraft opinions... it's fun! It's the first book in a series, and I think folks will enjoy it.

So let's talk about how folks can buy it!

For one, it's on Kindle (also, if you pay for Kindle Unlimited, you can read it right now for free), but there's also a dead tree version too. While eBooks are exclusively through Amazon right now, the dead tree version comes in two (identical) forms. First off, there's the version listed on Amazon. This is the fastest way to get it, and probably the version with the cheapest shipping (since it qualifies for Prime).

I know some folks don't like Amazon though, which is why there's a separate Paperback edition done through a different printer. You can either order that directly, or booksellers can order via ISBN 9798869132666.

Those are all the ways you can pick up the novel. So, to quote the eminent critic Jay Sherman, "Buy my book!"

Coming Soon - The Witch and the Rose and Peregrine Lake

14 January 2024 - Traegorn

So I talked about it before, but I've been on a bit of a creative push lately. Because of that... stuff is actually coming out. And if I don't tell you about it, how will you know to look for it?

First off, my first (non-graphic) novel, The Witch and the Rose will be out soon. And when I say soon... I mean soon. As in before the end of the month of January. It will be available in both paperback and Kindle, and it's a bit different than the stuff I've written before. This falls squarely into the contemporary fantasy genre. We've got magic, we've got ghosts, we've got... some sex? Yeah, this one is a bit more 'mature' in content than anything else I've ever written.

So, uh, keep that in mind.

But it's fun, and I liked writing it. And (as people who follow me likely already know) I'm deep into writing sequels.

The other announcement is that Peregrine Lake is finally happening. I announced this comic in 2019... and then it just didn't materialize. The big change here is that I'm no longer drawing it. I'm still writing it, but I've handed art duties over to the incredibly talented Ethan Flanagan. Their art pairs with this story a thousand times better than what I would have been able to draw, and I'm super excited. Right now we're targeting a spring release (though that may shift).

But I genuinely love everything we've been working on for it, and I think you will too.

So yeah, that's what's happening.

Update: The Witch and the Rose is now available for sale in both paperback and Kindle editions.

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