Roman leaned Klyuv against the wall and patted the staff. Good boy. Klyuv was picky about letting himself be touched. The kid still had all his fingers and both eyes, which was some kind of miracle. “Go sit by the fire, Finn.” The kid stumbled off and landed on the floor in front of the fireplace
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Clean Sweep Graphic Novel Reveal
Remember this? Behold! Clean Sweep is now a graphic novel and it will be coming to you in print and through Comixology on March 5th, 2024. Preorder links: Amazon Kindle | Amazon Paperback | BN | Apple Books I will have 3 copies of this graphic novel available at Coastal Magic Con. Ask me if
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Technical Difficulties
We are experiencing technical difficulties – the email notifications from the site are not sending, which is making it hard to moderate. So today will be a testing day. The website may look strange as we disable and reenable things. Please feel free to leave fun comments on this post. It will help us determine
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Sanctuary: Chapter 5 Part 1
Roman opened his eyes. Pale, early morning light filtered through the living room window mixing with the glow from the fire. He’d been out all night. Damn it all. Roman sat up. Farhang was still asleep, Kor lying on his chest. The korgorusha’s eyes were fixed on the window. The iron hound, Roro, and the rest of
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Computer Oy and Other Stuff
Turn the sound up. It’s not the case fans. I have cleaned everything and tested them. It’s running hot, too, and I am doing zip right now, except accessing the internet. So. Distracting. Like nails on a chalkboard. I can hear it through headphones. It’s making it really hard to concentrate. Oy. In happier news,
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The Mubble-Fubbles
Mod R is off today and this is a personal post. Whining. It’s whining. I need to vent my blah into the world, so if you are here for book updates, you might want to skip this one. Otherwise, come sit with me on the fussy bench. There is tea and cookies. My mubbles-fubbles are
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Writer Hate and the Dreaded 30K Slump
I think this has been asked before but how do you make yourself continue writing something when you’ve started to hate it? You mentioned getting through Ruby Fire was difficult but you couldn’t extend your deadlines. If the idea of a looming deadline doesn’t work for a person as a reason to continue writing, what
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Sanctuary: Chapter 4 Part 2
This story is rated R for violence, gore, and strong language. Parental guidance is advised. The snow crunched under his feet, pristine and white, like sugar glaze on a paska. The Milky Way glinted across the dark sky, a brilliant backdrop to the full moon, unnaturally bright. Its gauzy light played over the woods, and
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All The Maggie Questions
Mod R has compiled a very long list of questions you had about Maggie and self-publishing, so here are some answers. What are your reasons for going the traditional publishing route as I understood you were done with it? Self publishing allowing you more freedom over your writing schedule? We need to get back in
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Maggie the Undying
This week Maggie is going out on submission, looking for a home among the traditional publishers. We have done all the things: the manuscript is finished and edited, the map is ready, the cast of characters is being finished up, and so on. Hopefully Maggie will find a home. If not, we will self publish.
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Gmail Newsletter Malware Situation
We know Gmail erroneously flagged the newsletter as malware. Thank you for letting us know. We have made a support ticket with our new newsletter provider. If you are missing our newsletter, please check your spam and whitelist us. Edit from Ilona: Guys, you are killing us with error reports. There is no malware. Look
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Sanctuary: Chapter 4 Part 1
This story is rated R for violence, gore, and strong language. Parental guidance is advised. The problem with dramatic exits was that they cost a couple of seconds, so by the time you got back into the house, the nechist had managed to drag the unconscious priest down the hallway and toward her room. Roman
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