Every writer has a moment when the world shifted. For me, it happened when I was 14 years old. Once the Iron Curtain fell, Russia was flooded with bootleg translations. I had plenty of exposure to hard science fiction, but what I got after Perestroika was fantasy, sword and sorcery, sword and
Continue Reading
Audio Discounts
I come bearing sales! And interviews that call us "a force" and "insatiable" ::preens in Dushegubness:: Audible is currently running a sitewide sale for members' purchases (including preorders) until December 8th. This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me preorder is 51% off! If you were thinking of
Continue Reading
Adulthood Bucket List
I recently had a milestone birthday, and it made me realise something: I am still carrying around a lot of innocent childhood expectations about what adulthood was meant to look like. My life was supposed to feature a lot more fake bookcases concealing secret doors, for a start. No hidden rooms
Continue Reading
Merchandise: B. A. Bookish Boutique
Dear BDH, We know you love merchandise. It's fun. You know we hate doing merchandise. It takes a long time and a lot of effort, and it's stressful. We don't have the time or the bandwidth to deal with the merchandise this year, although we may reopen briefly for broken mug replacement.
Continue Reading
An Arcane Hidden Legacy Giveaway
House Andrews have received their author copies of the Arcane Society Hidden Legacy Special Edition Box, which contains Nevada's trilogy: Burn for Me, White Hot and Wildfire. They are stunning hardcovers, with sprayed edges and dust jacket illustrations by the very talented @helena.illustrated.
Continue Reading
Electricity Ferrets Snippet
Warning: this post contains a Hidden Legacy world bribe snippet. Once upon a time, there was a viral ferret video… A certain Horde I know and love saw this and then decided their fellow BDH and House Andrews had to see it too. So they shared it. And they shared it some more.
Continue Reading
Turkey, Cooking, and BDH questions
There will not be a traditional Thanksgiving post this year, because I'm not hosting a Thanksgiving. Instead, Kid 1 will be stepping in and hosting at her house, because her boyfriend's family will be joining us, and their house is a convenient midway point for everyone. This is, however, your
Continue Reading
Entomologist/Biologist
Thank you, expert found! Dear BDH, I'm looking for an insect expert for some brainstorming regarding research for the book involving imaginary oversized insect monsters. If you are reading this and happen to be an entomologist who doesn't mind answering a few questions, please email me at
Continue Reading
Characters: Stories and Descriptions
You do such a wonderful job describing people so that we can almost visually see them, the little details that just make a person come alive in our imaginations. How do you keep from everyone blending together? Do you search for images? Do you just imagine that person? Do you
Continue Reading
Friday Snippet
It's Friday. How did that happen? We haven't had a snippet for a bit, so here is Augustine being impersonating an impressive business owner. Augustine’s office lay on the seventeenth floor. He’d chosen that location precisely because it was just under the top two floors. The eighteenth
Continue Reading
Trad Publishing: Editing and Production Glossary
I heavily debated posting this. I might still take it down, because I've long ago decided that the internet doesn't need my "wisdom." Also, I am bitter and jaded. However, we keep getting repeated questions and there is some weird erroneous stuff floating out there. With that caveat, here is the
Continue Reading
Cover Sensibilities
It is Monday, and I'm armed with Russian Country tea and a list of BDH questions. The process of creating the Maggie cover through traditional publishing. How did everyone decide on the theme, covers, etc? Were there other drafts or ideas? Why is the UK cover slightly different in color? We
Continue Reading
