Yesterday a massive storm ripped through out part of Texas. We were under a tornado warning for a few hours. Luling south-east of us got hit with a tornado. Round Rock north of us did too. Apparently our old neighborhood up there suffered massive wind damage. Kid 1’s best friend’s parents’ house is ripped up.
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Archives for 2022
On Follow Up Questions, Unexpected Nature Of
“We both want to work at our own pace and take our time. We don’t want the stress of not meeting a deadline. If we don’t meet one, nobody has to know. When things are ready to be published, they will be up on the Release Schedule. We will announce them on the blog and
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On Being Difficult
When you start out in traditional publishing, you are very eager. You’ve heard rumors about this other Big Name Author who is “difficult” and is “a bitch” and you don’t want to be difficult. Then you gain experience and realize that bringing a story from the manuscript to the book isn’t the smooth road you
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Print Editions of Small Magics and Kinsmen Universe
Hi everyone, Mod R in the house. House Andrews are celebrating their Ruby Fever submission with tea and admin tasks, so I thought I would pop in and give you an update I’ve been promising for a while in the comments. THE KINSMEN UNIVERSE The print editions of Small Magics and Kinsmen Universe originally announced
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But I Don’t Like It and Other Things
First things first, Sweep in Peace is out from Graphic Audio and their Orro is fantastic. “Bring your small demon!” To review a sample and order, click here. State of House Andrews: today is the day we finish the copy edit of Ruby Fever. We have one more beta read to read through, then we
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The Problem of Publishing
Didn’t get a lot of sleep last night, so let’s hope I will make sense. Can you explain how the publishing industry has changed in the past two years? I keep hearing about problems and issues and I don’t understand what’s going on (except the obvious toll on authors, but that doesn’t seem to be
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Bread Machines and Other Things
In the past couple of weeks, I’ve realized how many people I know, because all of them called and emailed wanting to discuss the situation in Ukraine and Russia. It’s war. It’s a nightmare. No, nobody is okay. All I can do on my end is rage, feel helpless, and donate money. It’s hell over
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Quincy: A Very Important Announcement
Most of you know that Quincy was a rescue. He was confiscated from the breeder due to abominable conditions and had come to Kid 2 and her bf with serious problems. Despite training and much love, Quincy has been exhibiting some un-German Shepherd like behaviors. For example. That and some other things convinced Kid 2
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Paint, Names, and Fussy Chancellors
BDH has all the questions. Some were paraphrased slightly for clarity and conciseness. I’m wondering how much this massive redecorating is draining the Inn’s resources. Hopefully the magic of the 300 guests will more than make up for it? Or will the Dominion pay for the upgrades in addition to giving access to Karron? Emily
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War
We’re starting to get emails about this, so I decided to address it. I am Russian but I am also at least a quarter Ukrainian. My maternal grandfather was from Lviv. My maiden name comes from Poltava, a city in central Ukraine. My paternal great grandparents spoke pidgin, which is a farmer dialect that was
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Honest Review
Monday, 1 star. Woke up on time, brushed teeth, pulled hair into a ponytail, put on work out clothes. Walked out into the living room ready to head to the elliptical. Went to get my airbuds resting in a baby Yoda case by the charging station on a side table next to the couch. Cat
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Sweep of the Heart Questions
Dushegubs? Love the name, literally means soul killers/strangelers in Russian. Curious, how often do you guys use foreign language words to name an alien species? Juliana We do it quite a bit, because the inns are international. They are located all over the planet. Some species, like the koo-ko, have easily pronounceable names and some,
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