We accidentally named our antelope-like alien after an existing Native American Tribe. We were messing around with the phonetic variations of a word auroch, meaning prehistoric ox and made an unfortunate error of not google vetting the word due to fatigue. We had selected aurochs as a model because surprisingly bovines have a very large
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Archives for 2022
Muffins, Trucks, and Deleted Scenes
I meant to post this earlier, but I’m sleep deprived and behind my schedule. Last night Gordon had trouble falling asleep. Normally when that happens, he turns on TV, usually something like Ancient Aliens. We listen to the magic aliens who used a vimana to fly to Antarctica and build secret pyramids, and it puts
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Regina
We are treating you to a deleted scene from Ruby Fever. Mod R would like us to remind you that Fated Blades is released in print today. Michael Latimer was a very large man. It was an unfair description. There were other things one noted about him, things that were more concerning and carried greater
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Ruby Fever Cover Reveal
And here it is! Here is a wallpaper Gene did for us. Amazon Australia has adjusted the price to a much more reasonable $9.99, and it is safe to preorder now. I walked over to Alessandro’s office. He leaned back in his chair, his feet on the table, a phone to his ear. I rapped
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My Name Is Ilona…
Hello, remember me? After the marathon of 60-hour weeks, Ruby Fever has been rewritten. I do not remember when was the last time we worked so hard. Mod R read a little bit of it and she sent me an emoticon of a kitty with hearts in the eyes, so it must not totally suck.
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Event Postponed
Going to start this morning with an apology. I know some of you were getting ready for a Zoom event with us and Grace Draven hosted by Ashland Library in conjunction with Bank Square Books, but there was an unexpected development in our schedule. We have to postpone it for a bit. It’s not cancelled.
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Pastilla
We are still working on the edits. I am a ball of hate at the moment. Mod R: They want to know about pastilla. Me: The what? Mod R: Pastilla. Opinions, memories, recipes, do you eat it as a dessert or with tea as a snack, what is this magic etc? Do you make it?
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Hunt the Stars by Jessie Mihalik
Happy almost-bookbirthday to Jessie Mihalik. The first novel in her new series is coming out tomorrow. Jessie writes sci-fi romance, and some of you might have read her previous series, which started with Polaris Rising. First things first, cover and synopsis. The critically acclaimed author of Polaris Rising takes readers on an exciting journey across the galaxy
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HA Update: Coming up for Air
I like how serene the above image is. That’s how a lot of people picture writer’s daily work. They do not picture me laying on the carpet in the study, because I’ve been in the chair for the past x hours and my back was beginning to hurt, and saying things like, “It won’t work
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Thank You
Thank you so much for being so supportive of our work. Your enthusiasm means more than we can express. We are truly fortunate that our books, despite all their flaws, are being read by such an awesome group of people. It’s easy sometimes to forget that behind the pages of the book is an actual
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Surprise Bread
Two posts in one day. This one is time sensitive, since I am going to try again today when my groceries arrive. A few days ago, Gordon turned to me and said, “I bought a bread machine.” This is strange for many reasons, primarily because I’m the only one who makes bread and I didn’t
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A Quick Admin Note
Apparently there was some sphinx drama, which I found out about only after the fact. How much do I love Mod R? Thiiiiis much. To date we have written 28 novels and a handful of novellas and short stories. If we ballpark it at 100,000 words per novel – some are less but the novellas
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