According to my husband, this is me and my plants in Texas. So we’ve hit a bit of a delay writing-wise. We’ve been remodeling the office, and stuff has piled up, and now on top of everything else, we need a new work computer because the old computer is no more. I spent Monday calling
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Emerald Blaze Netgalley
From Erika Tsang: “Wanted to warn you that the galley of EB will/should be dropping to NetGalley today.” I will just leave that here. For those of you who are members of the Facebook fan group, I will ask the moderators to make a spoiler thread. Update: yes, it is on wish status. That’s because
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Plagiarism and other fun things
I saw this today and thought of your reference to fan fiction recently. Would love your take – is it harder for young writers to get established in a popular genre if the tropes lend themselves to appearing like plagiarism? How does one determine copyright if the ‘original’ fiction was fan fiction to begin with?
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Need Design Book Recommendations
For some reasons California Closets sent me their magazine/catalogue and in it, they profiled 4 current popular design trends: Modern Farmhouse, Industrial Rustic, Traditional, and Transitional Modern. I really enjoyed reading it, so I went looking for a book that would have more styles, and hit a roadblock. It seems most design books are either
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News and Other Things
First things first, Jessie Mihalik’s new book is out. Interplanetary intrigue and romance combine in this electrifying finale to the Consortium Rebellion series. As the youngest member of her High House, Catarina von Hasenberg is used to being underestimated, but her youth and flighty, bubbly personality mask a clever mind and stubborn determination. Her enemies,
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Ryder: Questions and Answers
We were scheduled to start IRON COVENANT #2, but it was a very dark book by necessity. A major character dies, and it’s a heavy story. I don’t know about you, but I’m not dealing with the pandemic that well, and we have it better than most people, since we have land, live close enough
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The Bulldog Ninja
Gordon and I have about 2 acres, so there is a decent back yard, with trees and rocks, and most of it is fenced. The backyard is country dark, meaning without a moon, it’s pitch black. Last 5 nights: Sookie: I need to pee. One of us: Here you go, open door. Sookie, three seconds
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Social Media and Academic Marketing
I was hoping you could help guide me on an academic question. As part of my summer project work with my professor, I am involved in developing a marketing plan for his new book on business management. Your blog has been a wonderful resource to get insights into the publishing world for fiction writers. It
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We Have to Leave the House
We have to go out today on an unavoidable errand, so we are a bit behind on our work. We are half-way through the next Ryder scene so it will posted either tonight or tomorrow morning, so please don’t obsess checking the website. Wish me luck.
Cake Recipe
Me: Lalala… Email box: Cake recipe? Cake recipe? Me: O_o Chocolate cake Okay so the cake itself I got from here. Two notes. First, I didn’t have buttermilk so I added 2 tablespoons distilled white vinegar to regular milk and allowed it to clot for about 10 minutes. Second, this is a lot of cake.
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So Much Stuff
If you need to be thanked in the acknowledgments for Emerald Blaze, please email me. I’ve got the Chinese and Hong Kong readers, the Italian reader, the legal reader, and I can’t remember who I am missing. If you beta read this book, please email me, because I can’t be trusted. We are trying to
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Aha! I am Awake
I skipped Zyrtec last night and guess what? I am awake. Also, today is Kid 2’s birthday. The cake arrived, and we all have blown up way too many balloons. In celebration, here is a small snippet of Emerald Blaze. A small tiny snippet. Tiny. So tiny, Avon won’t notice it. Do not notice this
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