Dizzy Hill Studios asked us to clarify some things. Ilona Andrews App - this is a book-journaling style app that's being beta tested right now. It lists our series, presents blog posts, has quotes, progress rewards, etc. Wanderer Chronicles: Out Of Orbit - this is a farming sim video game set
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Coworker Conversations
Me, reading editorial notes out loud: ... doesn’t currently feel like a strong enough reason for Maggie to go through this whole ordeal. Could we get a more emotional moment... Gordon: Really? I thought it was strong enough. Me: It's not. Gordon: Why? Me, trying to rub away fatigue with
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Falling Prices and Other Adventures
First things first. This Kingdom Lowers The Price The ebook of This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me is $6.99 across most retailers. We are not sure if it's a permanent or temporary reduction. It is very possible that someone at some point told us, but we have been writing and editing, and we are not
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Medieval Breads and Time Sink
This post includes recipe videos, so if you are reading through email, it might help to read online instead. People often ask about research: how does it happen, what does it look like, and so on. Authors do research some very strange things, so I thought I would share a small snippet of this
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In Progress and
Today we bring you a cute in-progress trailer for the Innkeeper game. If you missed these news, we are developing it in house, so this is not quite solo developer, but dual developer project. It will take a while for it to reach playable stage. We estimate about 2 years. To be honest, several
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Blade and Dagger: a new series by Grace Draven
Grace Draven needs no introduction, but I will introduce her anyway. She is a USA Today bestselling author known for her lyrical romantic fantasy novels. She writes love stories that demand steep sacrifices, set in the worlds where arcane magic mixes with volatile currents of human passion, and
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Yo-ho-ho, and a Bottle of Rum
It is editing time, which means we are rewriting one sentence 7 times. Argh. Must brain better. We finished a small bonus bit for the trade paperback, our editor read it and pronounced it good, so full speed ahead. As always, the bonus scene is a true bonus, so you don't have to buy, but I would
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RARE London 2027
The yarn post has to wait. We will be attending RARE London on Saturday, July 17, 2027. Tickets will sell out fast, so if you are hoping to attend, here is the ticket link.
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The Small Joys of Adulting
Happy Friday, everyone. First things first, the editorial meeting for Maggie 2 went great. We are given green light, but we do have a ton of work to do before September 1st. They are not asking us to cut for length. ::pauses:: They actually ask for more stuff. This book will be the size of
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The Moment Everything Changed: Part 4
Today we bring you stories from T.A. White and Shalini Abeysekara. T.A. White I’ve kind of always been drawn to the art of storytelling. From a very young age, I can remember sitting at my grandparents’ feet and listening to tales of yesteryear. That wonder later manifested into attempting to
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Crash Friday
There is usually a post on Friday, but Mod R had some real life stuff, so I was in charge. I crashed. Quick recap below. I will make a better post tomorrow, hopefully, with more details. The edits for This Redacted came in and while our editorial team really liked the book, it needs a
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This Kingdom Refuses To Panic
Me, last Tuesday: Columbus write up, a cursory mention that one of the authors present was dropped by the publisher. BDH: What does drop mean? Mod R, to me: They want to know what dropped means. Me, this Monday: Explanatory post of what dropped means. BDH: Are your series getting
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