Thank you for all the blog prompts. I wanted to answer this one sent to us by an aspiring author: Since I started writing, I hate everything I read. Reading used to be an escape. It makes me feel like I’ve lost a part of myself. I think I’ve talked about it before, but coincidentally,
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Augustine Snippet: Maria
I am sitting on a treasure trove of art, news, cool writing, and I can share none of it. I have a large Augustine snippet for you today instead. Some of you have read the first version of this scene. It has been edited and expanded. In return, please drop some blog topics and questions
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A Fluffy Pancake
We have made it back and forth from my appointment. I was pronounced healthy enough for surgery and the traffic was not awful. In celebration of this, I bring you this tiny snippet. Also, just so you know this conversation took place: Me: Do not laugh. Jeaniene Frost: I am not laughing. Me: We were
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Siths and Cataracts
Kid 2 is in Europe with her fiancé for a work conference. She is texting gorgeous pictures from Portugal, while we are texting back proof of life photos of Rito, whom we are dog sitting while she is gone. In case you are wondering why Rito looks the way he does, it’s because he is
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Roman arrive en France
It’s the season of joy… and divine carnage. Our favorite volhv has packed his staff, crated his nechists and traded Atlanta for the land of romance, cheese and perfect covers. He will reach French readers via Édition Bookmark, in e-book format on January 21st and in paperback on February 23rd 2026. As usual, the French
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Goodies for the Horde: Samples, Snippets and Winners
Spooky season doesn’t quite hit the same when everything is scary all the time, but House Andrews always make sure we still have treats in store. Despite the atmosphere of deep, abiding mistrust (Horde, you fool of a Took!), there is in fact an Inheritance audiobook. It exists. It dual POVs. It will be released
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Arcane Society HL Reminder and Where Are Thou, Cecelia?
This is a reminder that the Hidden Legacy Special Edition Box containing Burn for Me, White Hot and Wildfire will be released by Arcane Society for preorder tomorrow, Friday 3rd of October. Subscribers will get access at 12 pm Pacific Time and the general public at 1 pm Pacific Time. Here is a time converter
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The Demise of Froggerton
Adult children are still children. Occasionally, they open the conversation with “Hey, do you remember when my sister did this thing and you did not get upset? I did a thing, it was a bad thing, please don’t be upset.” Kid 2 built a beautiful container pond in her back yard. She has guppies, and
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The Winners of This Kingdom Giveaway
Drumroll, please. By the grace of Random Number Generator, we have three winners. So many of you have entered that we had to break the comments into pages, and the winner was selected by rolling for page number and then the comment number from the oldest to newest. (We had a total of 6,028 entries.
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Special Edition FAQ
When Mod R sent over the list of questions, my first instinct was to dismiss it, but then I realized that she is going to spend a long time posting individual replies and that time needs to be spent elsewhere. So let’s talk about the special editions. What is a special edition? A special, or
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Bits and Pieces
Leon’s Intro I posted this in response to a request on the Facebook fan group, and someone got upset because it wasn’t on the blog. I can’t do anything right, heh. By popular request: Hugh d’Ambray entrance as narrated by Leon: Oh, look at me, I am the Preceptor of the Iron Dogs. I am
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Mammograms and Ravens
My mother died of breast cancer at 57. My mother wouldn’t go to the doctor because she stubbornly refused to take care of herself in a kind of heroic sacrifice built on “too busy” and “I’m fine.” She was not fine, and my children never met her. This is your annual reminder: please don’t skip
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