I have a very important question for you this morning. Apparently, Ingram Spark now allows us to print hardcover editions. Meaning we could offer you a hardcover set of our self-published books, such as the Innkeeper series. We have a couple of options available to us. For example, you probably remember the excellent Truly Bad
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Ow, My Hand
The tip in sheets from Arcane Society have arrived. The tip in sheets are the signing pages autographed by the author which will be included in the collector edition of the book. See that white box? It has 500 sheets in it. There are many boxes. Many. And before anybody asks, this is a signing
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Dark Darkness
Today is the heavy topic Monday, it seems. Why do certain genres deal with dark themes? “Perhaps HA can answer why themes of child abuse and rape comes up in certain genres. These themes are a bit stomach turning and I am curious to know what would propel an author to explore that.” Art is
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Hidden Legacy Reprint
Since the retailers are throwing the preorder out there and we are getting questions about it, we have to follow through and let you know that Hidden Legacy, specifically Nevada’s trilogy, is getting a facelift. These covers are not final but very close to what will go to the retailers. There maybe slight color changes
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Senior Moment
::puts head on desk:: All day today. All day. She goes off and then everybody else goes off. I am trying to work.
What’s In The Folder?
Today’s question comes from Mod R. How do you not end up with this when you’re working on a project? Hehehe, FinalFinalDraftDamnIt.docx. Mod R has, by now, seen us drastically chop the manuscripts. I’ve been torturing her with Maggie drafts, and she has read 2 or 3 so far, so now I’m holding off until
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Are You Famous Yet?
Are you ever recognized when you are out and about? Do you have any funny, interesting stories about being recognized and if I’m ever fortunate enough to see you on an airplane or in an airport how would you like me/others to react? Say hello or leave you alone? No. Hehe. Writing is the best
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The Hottest Sand and the Coldest Water
Last week Gordon and I left for a much needed vacation. Usually we head to the Emerald Coast, the panhandle of Florida slightly east of Destin, where the sand is white and the water is a beautiful green from above but crystal clear when you wade into it. But this time we wanted a break
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The Guessing Game
Hi everyone, Mod R here. It’s Friday, we can all hear the siren song of the weekend, what better time to fun around? Firstly, there’s a new sample of Magic Strikes up on the Graphic Audio website: it’s the scene where Kate and Jim first arrive at the Rakshasa hideout in Unicorn Lane! I’ll remind
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Orro is our King
Hi everyone, Mod R here. Based on how many people have asked for a House Andrews cookbook in the comments in the past few years, I know I’m not the only one who reads with her tummy as well as her eyes. Something you need to know about me is that I am a maniac
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Innkeeper Arts and Trees
Hi everyone, Mod R here. Hi! Quick question. is there a family tree or some kind of visual that helps with the innkeeper characters? FF I’ve been looking for a pretext to collect together some of the gorgeous art by Doris Mantair from the books in one post, thank you for the question FF! So
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Impostor Syndrome
On Saturday, Gordon, Kid 2, and I snuck into the Armadillocon as regular attendees to see Jessie Mihalik, who was one of the panelists on Impostor Syndrome Panel. Jessie wrote an interesting article about it. She’s right that imposter syndrome doesn’t go away with success. I’ve talked before about the golden carrot. A rider sits
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