The plan was to put out another Innkeeper installment, but we have two interviews, a stack of documents – we are trying to sell our house, and a kid birthday today. We just finished copyedit of Magic Triumphs, which we turned in today, and we are fried. I am also quite angry, for professional reasons, and neither one of us can concentrate. Since we will be in NY most of the next week, where we are going to have business conversations regarding the future of KD world, I am not sure we will be able to come up with installments.
Sorry, life is getting in the way and we don’t want to put out something we would regret. See you in the beginning of May. If our plane’s engine doesn’t blow up.
Whatever is happening, I’m so sorry (for whatever has triggered your anger). Also, selling a house is stressful enough on its own, and also, going into discussion about the professional future of your most popular series has to have its own stress. We will all still be here in May. Good luck with everything! Have a good time in NY.
I think it’s encouraging you are HAVING discussions about the future of the KD world. Any one of the issues on your list could be coma inducing, so I’m awed at your strength and focus. Do what you need to. I remember other Innkeepers that went on hiatus periodically, and since this is my favorite so far, I selfishly want you at your best as you create. Have big fun in New York!
You can’t take care of us (the BDH) unless you take care of you first.
We’re big kids. We’ll whine and bitch and complain – but we’ll wait. “And say thank you after.”
Have what fun you can manage in NYC, or where ever you are at the time.
I has a sad.
Remember that we are behind you 100 percent. You and your family come first. Take a break and have some fun. The BDH will still be here. Wah hoot. New York. No I did not type the two weird words. Something wrong with auto? Wah hoot?
Again, This 200%. It will keep/we will wait. Thanks for giving us a heads up. Much appreciation and good wishes – from a lowly member of the BDH
Agree completely.
I am sending you good vibes for next week and house selling karma.
Agreed, take your 2 weeks off, get things done and hopefully get some R&R time in. We will be waiting for you when you are ready and able to come back.
This. I love my Innkeeper fixes, but your sanity comes first.
Hopefully May 4th (my birthday). That would be cool. I know neither of you will let them push you around about KD series. You have the power despite contracts because you are the artists that create the content, and content is king. One they would be cutting off their noses to spite their long term interests and 2, look a the Shirley MacLaine court case against the studio that produced Big Sky. You’ll see she got out of her contract. Naturally I don’t know any of your details or if their applicable, but good luck.
We all need vacations from time to time, but this break sounds more like a mental health thing. We will be waiting with grateful anticipation when you feel that you can take on the vampires, again. Enjoy your time away from home and time away from work. Come back refreshed and prepared to be adored for your writing output. Keep us posted if you feel that you can share.
Yes. Exactly.
I’m sorry to hear you’re having a week, as they say in my part of the world. Hang in there, and here’s hoping whatever has professionally irritated you resolves itself forthwith. We’ll be here whenever you’re ready. Thank you for working so hard to keep giving us these wonderful stories!
No worries about not writing any Innkeeper installments until May (which is only one week from Tuesday). If you’re going to wait until the end of May…then it will be a few weeks. That’s okay too. Just do what you need to do. Try not to tear any throats out when in discussions. The Horde needs both of you to write.
Safe travels to NYC and back to Texas. I hope your house in Austin sells quickly and smoothly.
Also, happy birthday to Kid.
Vent when you need to…the Horde will listen.
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+100 The BDH is always here and will always be here … when I get angry I read.. or watch Daily Dose of Internet videos om youtube .. or punch a heavy bag … hope u have something to get that frustration out ?
Hugest Happy Birthday to the kid ??
Because even your angry rants are beautifully written, most interesting, and often amusing.
I hope all goes well for you in NY and that your home sells quickly. Stay well and don’t let the anger control you as it gets in the way of a strong, purposeful response to the cause of the anger. Speaking here from personal experience.
Happy birthday to your kid, good luck with the house sale, hooray for the copy edit and the announcement the other day, and I’m sorry to hear about the anger – hope the career path smooths and clears soonest.
Also hope the plane doesn’t blow up! Thank you for letting us know.
I second what Rose said. Enjoy New York.
I appreciate it when you post an innkeeper. Thank you for letting us know when to next expect one.
I hope whatever situation made you angry somehow gets resolved/better. Virtual hugs! Kittens and yarn!
Enjoy New York – everyone deserves a vacation or a break, or even, if you want one, a break down. Have fun, relax and come back refreshed and ready to rumble. We’ll wait. That’s not to say I won’t check the site in case there is a surprise posted, but I’ll still wait. Like any other good stalker.
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You guys are the best and I am more than willing to wait. When it does get posted I know it will be awesome.
It is also great for me as a fan that your paying job of writing more awesomeness is interfering with the freebie story:)
Happy Birthday to your Kid. I hope the house selling and trip go smoothly. Hopefully you will get to do something fun! Enjoy the Break!
I’m disappointed because I love Innkeeper, and it’s something I look forward to on Fridays, but I think you preemptively assuaged our neediness as readers by throwing out the whole Brand New Hidden Legacy trilogy and bonus novella announcement this week. Thank you! And I hope the professional anger (or rather, anger for professional reasons) is not bad news for either you (or for us as readers.)
As ever, thank you for the fabulous, fun, delightful Innkeeper serial, and we will all wait with baited breath for the coming of May, which hopefully will yield more Innkeeper fun!
Safe travels!
Thanks for letting us know you’ve stopped me sitting on the refresh button for the next couple of weeks.
Hope you get things sorted and are able to get some time off to chill and relax.
Ps. if things get to frustrating remember “in with love… out with hate… in with love … out with hate …”
Pps. Nah, it disnae work for me me neither. Good luck
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Yes, thank you for letting us know + best wishes in all your ‘things to do’ …
Deep breaths and safe travels.
Take your time, Innkeeper is like found money.
But just for my interest, you’re angry for professional reasons. Wow, how much can you get paid for that?
I hope you can enjoy some of your time in NY. I know it’s a business trip, but maybe a little enjoyment can sneak it’s way in there. You are strong. I know whatever is pissing you off will lose to that strength. Someone here said Innkeeper is like found money. I agree. You have way too much on your plate. IK can wait. As we will.
Hugs to you both and please, please take care of yourself.
PS: Take the aisle and middle seats!
Thanks for thinking of your ravenous hoard but creativity takes time and you’ve got PLENTY on your plate already. Take care of the other stuff first so you can, ultimately, take care if yourselves. And we’ll be waiting with bated breath for the next installment!!
Safe flight!! Hope you can have some fun/relaxation in NY!!!
Happy birthday to kid. Enjoy New York, see a show, visit museums. I was going to mention Coney, but I don’t know what the weather is like in April.
Please try to get a bit of rest wedged in there somewhere in you busy schedule.
Have a safe trip.
I love this series and I understand how life just doesn’t cooperate. Appreciate you wanting to take the time it deserves, I respect that.
I won’t lie though and pretend I’m not just a smidgeon crestfallen. That’s a testament to your extraordinary ability to weave such compelling stories. 🙂
Take care of yourselves. We are grateful for all you both give to us. Innkeeper is a big bonus to us all and we appreciate it. Try to enjoy New York between meetings. Happy birthday to either kid 1 or 2.
Much love. Take care of yourselves and your family. We’ll be patiently waiting until Nasty and it will be that much sweeter when the next installment is posted.
The great and wonderful Authorlords are good to their loyal horde and we appreciate all the extra stuff you do for us.
May! May! Not nasty! Gorram autocorrect.
Thank you so much for the update. I hope all goes well or at least improves for you. Best of luck with the sale. Felicitations for kid’s birthday, hope she gets what she needs and that it’s what she wants.
*hugs* Hope things will get less stressful soon! Have a good time in New York!
You guys need to put yourselves first at this time, happy birthday ? to you kid, good luck with the house sale. Fingers crossed for KD world talks. Sorry you are stressed at the moment, hope things get better soon.
Safe journey to and from NY
See you in May ?
It is good that you have a life beyond KD. And It does sound like your life is complicated right now. Please try to enjoy yourselves in NYC. You do deserve time to use as you wish.
Thanks for all enjoyment that you give to us.
Good luck with the sharks in NYC. We’re behind you and will find our way to whatever venue you choose to use for further books.
Sad that there won’t be an Innkeeper update until May, but the post on the Hidden Legacy novella plus the news that you’re having business discussion about the future of KD’s world balances things out. Plus Innkeeper is really your gift to us. Happy Birthday to kid, good luck w/ house sales and I hope the upsetting things get resolves. Safe travels.
Behind you 210% (I love the number 21, go figure).
I’ve managed to convince my husband to start looking to buy a new house (we need space for my fabric… ;op) and it’s nerve wracking (he’s hard to please), so I kind of understand. + angry too about work, working on my resume to apply for an internal job and my best friend is saying “why don’t you choose a picture where you’re smiling? your expression (hard to translate “moue” in english) is a disservice to you”.
So yes, unhappy that I won’t get my Friday fix, but that’s on me. + So much more important to have you happy with what your posting and not stressed out.
Thank you very much for letting us know, that’s huge gift, I won’t freak out about your comment on planes…
Cheers!
Thanks for the update and travel safely!
Hope the birthday was a blast!
Safe travels, and I hope all can be resolved to your satisfaction as much as possible.
Please, keep your stress as low as you can,. We love the installments,but at the risk of you burning out. Safe travels.
Thank you for the update! The quality of your work makes it well worth the wait!
In the meantime, hopefully the rest will work out to your satisfaction! ?
Celebrate Kids Birthday!! Try to enjoy some of New York if you can. Sending good vibes for the rest! You guys give us so much good stuff. We will still be here when you get back. Even if its later than May.
Thanks for the updat. Don’t worry about Innkeeper, just get through what you all need to get through. Happy birthday to the kid, good luck on house, safe travels and may everything go the way it should go!
Update….sorry….
Update….sorry
We will wait. Take your time.
About KD, If things not working out, there is always a self published 🙂 you have a huge fan base, we will buy your eBook/book regardless . 😉
Here’s the thing. The Innkeeper installments are a gift. We’re not entitled to them. We just love them. When it doesn’t work out for someone to give a gift, the correct response is to be grateful for the original generous impulse.
Please take care of yourselves. Please don’t burn out. Please don’t decide that what you do isn’t loved and seen and appreciated.
Thank you for your efforts thus far and know that when you’re ready to resume you have an audience that appreciates your work.
She said it perfectly.
Please have a safe trip to and from NY, I hope you get some free time while you are here. If you get some free time check out these little Cafes called Maison Kayser, they have amazing French pastries that melt in your mouth and will definitely make you smile, there are about 8 or so locations. Please take all the time you need, we don’t want you to burn out. Safe travels ??
Got it. There is only so much in the engine. Look after yourselves. ?
Grateful to receive your creativity anytime. ?
Innkeeper is a gift you’ve been giving us. It’s not something you have to apologize for having to put on hold – and for that matter, if it WAS a publication people were paying for, you still have a life separate from your profession. You get to be a real person and have issues that demand your time and attention. Thanks for all the joy you bring to us as readers – now go take care of you.
Pre-Internet, we had to wait and check the bookstore regularly for new books by favorite authors. [Along with riding the family dinosaur, and walking to-and-from school, uphill both ways.]
Do what you have to do.
I waited the interminable 5000 years from Hidden Legacy 1 to Hidden Legacy 2 and 3. Waiting a month or two for Innkeeper will be no sweat. I will wait (impatiently) however long it takes because y’all are awesomesauce. Take your time and take care of your business so that the writing is fun. I send you many good thoughts that things go well!!!
I was just thinking about that wait. It did seem like forever but it was so worth it. That’s how I found the blog, which I love.
Family first everything else is secondary. Good luck in NY. As always, thank you for sharing a little of yourself with us .
All the best to you as things get sorted! You and Gordon must be some of the hardest working people at your craft. Take care.
Not going anywhere. Take care of Life – it does get in the way sometimes. I will wait with anticipation.
I hope your (or anyone else’s) plane’s engine doesn’t blow up either. But, just in case of that or air pocket, keep your seatbelt on at all times (a bit loose is ok) and pray you have an ex-military pilot flying the plane. Those folks are trained to stay calm when things blow up ?
Happy Birthday to the Kid. Have a great time in New York.
I feel so dumb…I kept wondering how that woman could have been sucked from the plane. It literally did not occur to me that she wasn’t wearing a seat belt. But, I bet she wasn’t wearing a seat belt. I am such a nervous flyer that I don’t take my seatbelt off from the time I put it on until I’m at the gate unless not taking it off means that I’ll be sitting in a puddle. So, it just literally did not enter my head that maybe she wasn’t wearing a seat belt. Thank you for solving that mystery for me…
Peace to you and yours. Thanks for all you do, and I hope things get better!!