Hi everyone, Quick reminder that Ilona and Gordon will be having a Q&A/Virtual meet with fans at 1 pm Central today to celebrate the release of Fated Blades. Please use whichever time zone converter you want to figure out what time that is where you are, I like this one. Registrations have been extended due
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Happy Thanksgiving
It’s Thanksgiving again. Too many pies have been made. Two chocolate, an apple, a pumpkin, a sweet potato, 2 pecan pies, and 2 zucchini breads. This morning is going to be full of cooking, the mashed potatoes, the stuffing, the mac and cheese… None of it is complicated. We cheated and bought smoked turkey again,
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Fated Blades is #5 on Kindle
Gordon and I are so glad you are enjoying it. A couple of quick answers. When is this set? A couple of years after the events of Silver Shark Did you know that Aaron mispronounced your name? Yes. I laughed. 90% of the time people do. It’s the holiday week, so I will wait until
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Happy Book Birthday to FATED BLADES
Today is Mathias and Ramona day. FATED BLADES is finally out and you can order it here: Ebook | Print | Audio. As you can see, the print version will be available at a later date. Fun pandemic times. This was so much fun to write. Now that it’s out, I can finally say that.
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The Outer Banks of the Dining Room
Happy Monday! I know a lot of you are eager to find out what we’re working on next. We are trying to figure it out. We have chunks. Chunk of this, chunk of that, and none of it is grabby enough to sustain focus for the six months it would take to produce a book.
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Christmas Tree
For those of you who celebrate Christmas or its equivalent involving a tree, like New Year, when is it not too soon to put up said tree?
Don’t Fight with Fate
Dear ladies, gentlemen, and others, my name is Dina Demille. Welcome to the latest edition of our Tea and Chat. Today our tea is Harney and Sons, Victorian London Fog and our guests are Hugh d’Ambray, Preceptor of the Iron Dogs, and Roman, the Black Volhv. Roman: Please, Roman will do. The Black Volhv is
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Earning Out and Other Questions
Mod R has sent over November blog prompts. We will be starting with some industry questions. Why do they pay celebrities these giant book advances? They can’t earn out. You don’t have to earn out to be profitable for the publisher. We’ve covered this before, but a quick refresher, so you don’t have to flip
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BDH, the Witty Edition or Welcome to Retired Rebel-Nerd Vampires, Vaccinated
Saving Mod R some trouble: BDH stands for Book Devouring Horde, which is what you, our readers, decided to call yourselves. Last week we had newsletter overhaul courtesy of Pure Firefly LLC, whom we highly reccomend for your digital marketing needs. One of the things Kristy, who was working with me, pointed was an odd
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Fated Blades Release- Virtual Q&A Party
Hello my lovelies, Mod R here. Fated Blades, the new installment in the Kinsmen series, will be released on the 23rd of November. To celebrate and meet with all of you, House Andrews are organising a virtual Q&A session on Saturday the 27th of November at 1 pm Central Time (US and Canada). The registration
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Graphic Audio’s Adaptation of Clean Sweep
On Monday I spent a couple of hours on Zoom discussing things with Nora, the director of the Graphic Audio’s crew behind the full-cast adaptation of Clean Sweep. We talked about pronunciation, cast decisions, and so on, and you can be sure that the alien terms will be pronounced the way Gordon and I intend
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Writers After Finishing a Draft
This will only be funny if you a gamer. We are trying to get some leisure in after finishing Ruby Fever with mixed results. We are very fuzzy right now. That would be a neat trick Gordon is playing Might and Magic VI, an old remastered RPG. He is stuck in the Mire of the
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