The stench of decomposition started as a faint whiff of cloying odor. It drifted from the warren of passages and tunnels. The farther we walked, the stronger it became. Jovo waved his hand in front of his nose. I nodded. It stank. We kept moving. This part of the breach resembled the inside of a
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The Inheritance: Chapter 10 Part 3
The three of us, Jovo, Bear, and I, crouched on the ledge. Below us the remains of the assault team sprawled on the rocks. We had doubled back to the kill site. The corpses were still there, untouched. I pointed at the bodies, looked at Jovo, and made a cutting motion. “Knife.” The lees pondered
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News and Reveals
The first draft of the Inheritance is officially finished. It’s the same size as Magic Claims. Some novella it turned out to be. Oy. This was so not the plan when we started. Preorders and Availability The Inheritance has gone to the developmental edit, and then it will go to the copyedit. We aiming for
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The Inheritance: Chapter 10 Part 2
Many thanks to Mod R for reading the first draft of this and suggesting changes that made it better. Also, please stop obsessing over the timeline. There is no distortion of time in the breaches. Ada is fighting and resting sporadically, which means that sometimes she travels for 6 hours and sometimes for ten before
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The Inheritance: Chapter 10 Part 1
I didn’t realize that today is Friday. I thought it was Thursday. “I know you’re awake.” The fox kept its eyes closed. “I heard the change in your breathing.” No reaction. “Suit yourself.” We sat in a shallow depression in the rock, not that different from the little cave that had been the fox’s prison.
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Which Base?
A very important question. If you were making this cardigan with this yarn color for Austin, TX, where 90F is pleasantly warm, which of these yarn bases would you go for? I know they are calling is Sandbar, but this reads fall to me. Cinnamon coffee and pumpkin pie and warm on a chilly day.
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Chapter 9 Part 3
The air was stale and stank of old urine mixed with a harsh odor that reminded me of burned plastic. I walked into the cave side by side with Bear. She sniffed the air currents and bared the edge of her teeth. Yeah. Right there with you. The cave was empty. I’d hidden the dial
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It Will Be Okay
To whoever needs to hear it: I know we are all stressed out because the world seems to be burning, but we’ve never had this much reader insecurity communicated to us during a serial. We don’t do tragic endings. Once again, this is a roller coaster ride, and it is very well maintained. It will
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The Inheritance: Chapter 9 Part 2
Mod R edit: If your preorder for This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me was cancelled, please do not panic! There is now a UK and Commonwealth edition of the book, previously announced and explained here. You will need to re-preorder the relevant edition for your region. Bear and I trudged across another stone bridge, a
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The Grand Game and He Who Fights With Monsters
I don’t know about you, but I’m stressed. Gordon is stoic (but I know he is stressed out.) Our daughters are hella stressed out. Escapism. We need it. On that note, I’ve read 8 novels in one series, back to back. THE GRAND GAME One man. Assassin. Caster. A new world. And a Game that is as
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The Inheritance: Chapter 9 Part 1
Mod R would like to remind you that the cheesecake procedures have been set out in Chapter 5 if you are going to obsess need a refresher. Also: I don’t really need to explain the FU involved in putting the healer whom your rival is desperately expecting onto a flight using the slowest route possible
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Very Important Poll: Yes Wasps or No Wasps
The sketch of the cover for the Inheritance features an interior of a cave. Bear and Ada are silhouetted on the ledge looking into a vast cavern where a couple of wasps are flying in the distance. More than one answer is allowed. If you are reading it through the email and getting code salad,
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