When you are writing, it kind of eats up your brain, so you get 25% processing power for everything else. Quotes from this week for your laughing pressure. Me: I need lamps. Gordon: Yes? Me: Lamps! For pantry. Gordon: … Me: It’s not working. Gordon: Do you mean fluorescent bulbs? Me: Yes! The light is
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Kinsmen Trivia Quiz
Will you ever write any more in the Kinsman universe? I love those books and read them like reward cookies/ treats at the end of particularly hard days. S I can take this one! I love delivering good news first thing in the morning 🤩. Fated Blades, the new novella in the Kinsmen series, is
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Answer: It is Upsetting
Question? It’s so upsetting when an author misses a release date especially when it’s for a book in a series. Even more upsetting is when you find out from the author that they may or may not release that particular book by the end of the year and that a new release date has not
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Fated Blades, a Tiny Snippet
Have so much work today. Throws snippet. Runs. A gentle chime sounded through the room. Ramona rose, crossed the floor to the opposite wall, and retrieved a tray of food from a niche. She brought it to the table and set it in front of him. A dish of spicy soup, smoked fish, four different
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Return of the Lawn Orphans
If you don’t know who the lawn orphans are, stop and read All Knowing God. A couple of weeks ago we realized that a feral cat had kittens under Kid 2’s shed. For a while we have been getting daily updates about it. We were on vacation at the time. Unfortunately, mama cat moved the
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The Owner of the Stray Dog was Found
In a remarkable turn of events, the owner of the elderly stray was found. This little girl is not the first stray we picked up off the streets, although this one was in the worst shape. Typical reaction to this is usually, “Thank you for finding my dog” or “Hey guys, I think you have
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Edits and More Edits
Would you be willing to share what sort of things constitute editorial changes? I am a beta reader for a couple of authors, but I’d love to be able to do more. Editorial changes come in different varieties. Content editorial changes. These are the changes made by the primary editor on the first pas through
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Update on the Stray Chihuahua
We have bad news and bad news. Unfortunately, the dog Kid 2 found is in Stage 3 of kidney disease. She also has ear mites, worms, fleas, rotting teeth, and a significant infection in her mouth. The growth on her eye is benign. She has arthritis in her rear leg and a floating knee cap.
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Deadlines
Are book deadlines normally agreed between writer/s and publisher or imposed by publisher? And are there any consequences for missing them? Is there a way to negotiate deadlines that is mental health-friendly to the author? The deadlines are negotiated at contract stage in broad terms, meaning the contract states that the publisher will bring the
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No Probllama
Do you have a probllama? This is my probllama. I haven’t crosstitched in about 20 years, but I saw an article about different reddit boards, and there was a crosstitch reddit. And on it, someone had taken this kit and changed it from No Probllama to 2020 Probllama. I thought it was the funniest thing.
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Effect of Marketing
August blog prompts have arrived, so here we go. How much does marketing count at the release of a new book? I saw a tweet from another author which said “There is no such thing as “your book wouldn’t sell”. There is only “I don’t know how to sell your book”. There is a market
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Cover Art Reveal: Fated Blades
We are delighted to present to you the cover art for Fated Blades painted by Luisa J. Preißler. Drumroll, please… It is so gorgeous. It was also a huge challenge. You should’ve seen the brief for this. “Well, they have forcefields coming out of their arms that can be shaped into shields of blades and
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