by Katherine Villyard | Jan 16, 2025 | novels
From Junia on NetGalley: When I started reading this book, I knew it was a vampire story, but I didn’t expect to find the most original vampire story I’ve ever seen.The story is told through three characters: Abraham, a Jewish vampire who loves animals;...
by Katherine Villyard | Jan 7, 2025 | cons, novels
Are you going to Arisia? I am! Faiths of Fantasy and the Future January 17, 2025, 5:30pm Harvard Square, Duration: 60 mins How can writers incorporate contemporary or invented belief systems into fantasy or future worlds, without replicating cliches about clergy,...
by Katherine Villyard | Dec 31, 2024 | novels
Yeah, one of those. 😉 I queried my novel. Yeah! I started in January and kept going for half a year. It was an interesting experience, but the next book is not really something they will be interested in. I’ll keep them in mind for my next standalone. I fully...
by Katherine Villyard | Dec 31, 2024 | about me, novels
I’m SUPER EXCITED to be on the Functional Nerds podcast with Patrick Hester and Tracy Townsend. If you don’t know about the Functional Nerds podcast, well, they’re SO MUCH FUN and you should check out their other episodes as well! Go!...
by Katherine Villyard | Dec 11, 2024 | geekiness, novels, Uncategorized, vampires
So hey, those are some good-looking books! who did your interior layout? That’d be me. 😉 Large Print: Atticus. Straight-up Atticus. Flawless, no notes. Ebook: Atticus, but I really wanted to add more space between my centered “attributions” at the...
by Katherine Villyard | Sep 2, 2024 | novels
I think it’s updated at all retailers where I have preorders, but it’s not instantaneous. So: I’m madly in love with this cover! It’s perfection! (Preorders are up some places. More coming...
by Katherine Villyard | Aug 26, 2024 | history, novels, research, vampires
Because it came up recently-ish… 19th century Whitechapel was full of Eastern European Jews. There are modern walking tours of the area to see the Jewish sights. My character engages with these Eastern European immigrants. The Jewish population in England...
by Katherine Villyard | Jul 30, 2024 | novels, press, vampires
Do you want to preorder a COOL BOOK? Apple Books readers, click here! Kobo readers, click here! (It’ll be on other retailers as well. Stand by for more links, or join my mailing list!) P.S. It’s also on...
by Katherine Villyard | Feb 29, 2024 | novels
I’ve been querying my novel for about two months now, and so far it’s basically emailing out or pasting into Query Manager and waiting, punctuated by surprisingly nice form letters. I mean, I got A LOT of rejections sending out my short stories (and also...
by Katherine Villyard | Feb 15, 2024 | novels
Short answer: Probably not. Long answer: The book is set in 18th century Prussia (mostly Bavaria), 19th Century Prussia (Berlin) and Britain (London), 20th century Berlin and New York, and 21st century Greater New York Metro Area. The only reference to China is where...