Several weeks ago in Dark Tidings, I teased a subscriber-only giveaway. As the prize, I commissioned Joe Allgaier to create a one-of-a-kind Raven Queen-themed nightmare catcher for me. (I’ve always thought the term dreamcatcher was a mistranslation or just misnamed—nobody wants them to catch good dreams, just the bad ones. Right?) The inspiration came from a question I asked Dark Tidings subscribers about one nightmare that they wished they could slay forever. The answers that respondents shared were chilling. I’m in awe of my REEDers’ nightmares. They make my own seem pedestrian by comparison.
Anyway, this is what it looks like hanging over my bedroom window. He did a grand job. The attention to detail is great. I asked for a very simple design: raven feathers, bone white beads, four sword charms, and a raven perched on a crescent moon.
I’m very pleased with the outcome.
My only sadness is that it spent just one night on the lakeside windows of my bedroom.
I hope Sarah M. is pleased, too. She was the fortunate REEDer who was selected by dark ritual to receive the nightmare catcher. I shipped it out to her remote, undisclosed location yesterday. If UPS keeps its promises, it will arrive at her door before this blog post is published.
Although this isn’t the first REEDer-only giveaway, it’s the one that I’ve enjoyed the most so far.
I look forward to many more to come in the future!
If you’re not a subscriber yet, but you like free stuff and dark content, join all the REEDers by subscribing to Dark Tidings. In addition to regular giveaways, music and book recommendations, updates on the book I’m writing next, all subscribers receive the free gift of the prequel, Death Descends, and the companion story, Righteous Disobedience, as part of their free newsletter subscription.
Like Raven Queen, Arise, both Death Descends and Righteous Disobedience are also for sale at all major ebook retailers. The audio books, narrated by the lovely and talented Amy Bentley, are available wherever fine audio books are sold.
