New Book Deal In addition to the dragon trilogy, I also got a book deal for my Appalachian weird horror novella! I can now tell you that the title is GODFESTATION, and it will publish in August 2026, also via Sley House Publishing! About Godfestation In Godfestation, a woman encounters monstrous beings and strange people… Continue reading Appalachian Weird Horror Book Deal
Category: Books
Epic Fantasy Trilogy Book Deal Announcement
Today, I am completely delighted to announce a book deal for an epic fantasy trilogy, the Vale of Seven Dragons Saga. This trilogy will publish via Sley House Publishing, who are also publishing my 2025 horror/sci-fi/thriller, Atacama. I’m so happy to have more books with Sley House! Let’s get into the details: Vale of Seven… Continue reading Epic Fantasy Trilogy Book Deal Announcement
Current and Forthcoming Books
This year, I have signed a number of book deals, and I have also been nominated for several awards for my 2023 books. In addition to those books, my earlier works are finding new audiences. So, what do I write? Basically the full range of speculative fiction. Let’s get into it. Science Fiction I write… Continue reading Current and Forthcoming Books
Creative Rituals – Author P.A. Cornell
Welcome! Creative Rituals is a fun blog of mine featuring creatives and their rituals. Creatives talk about how they start their creative day, as well as give you more insight into their work. It’s a perfect opportunity to demystify the creative experience, and maybe even inspire! P.A. Cornell – Author Today’s guest creative is Chilean-Canadian… Continue reading Creative Rituals – Author P.A. Cornell
Two-Book Deal Announcement
The news is out: we’re headed back to the Lunarpunk future, as well as its past–aka our present! My Nebula & BSFA Award finalist book, THE INN AT THE AMETHYST LANTERN, gets a sequel AND a prequel!
The First Half of 2024
A Year of Award Nominations, New Book Deals, Short Fiction, Book Events, and New Projects Sometimes it can seem like nothing is happening in the writing world. Other times, it feels like everything happens all at once. So far, in 2024, it’s been the case of the latter. That doesn’t mean it’s all been going… Continue reading The First Half of 2024
Announcing DOOMFLOWER, My New Campy Horror Novel!
I am so COMPLETELY ecstatic to announce that my campy horror novel, DOOMFLOWER, will be published by Encyclopocalypse Publications on April 8, 2025! You’ll want to read who they are and why they are so perfect for this book! The Pitch for DOOMFLOWER DOOMFLOWER, a YA or New Adult campy horror novel, at 70,000 words.… Continue reading Announcing DOOMFLOWER, My New Campy Horror Novel!
About The Inn at the Amethyst Lantern
My first young adult novel, THE INN AT THE AMETHYST LANTERN, written under my J. Dianne Dotson pen name, has received two awards nominations (Nebula and BSFA), to my great delight. This blog talks about the history of the book and some of its themes.
I Am a Nebula Award Finalist!
I am a finalist for the Nebula Award for younger readers’ fiction, the Andre Norton Nebula Award, for THE INN AT THE AMETHYST LANTERN, the young adult Lunarpunk science fiction fantasy novel I wrote under my alt pen name, J. Dianne Dotson, and published by Android Press. You can order it from anywhere (Bookshop.org, Barnes… Continue reading I Am a Nebula Award Finalist!
Announcing ATACAMA, My New Novel
I am delighted to report that I have a new novel, a thriller-horror called ATACAMA, out on May 13, 2025 via Sley House Publishing! What is ATACAMA About? When her best friend is murdered in the Atacama Desert, Appalachian academic researcher Fiona Hawthorne finds herself facing a sinister corporation and a monster hiding in plain sight. This novel… Continue reading Announcing ATACAMA, My New Novel