I am down today. I need to get off the computer and start cleaning the house, because it’s Friday, but I can’t seem to get going. My favorite tea didn’t work. Gordon wants me to add more yarn to the Christmas list. I looked for some and in the great big sea of yarn, I
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Discrimination via Sexy Dudes
I’ve received a very upset email from a fan – abusing the technical issue form again – that’s accusing us of, and I quote, “discriminate against blog fans” by posting exclusive content to Instagram. This person states that they have been a fan for years, they do not want to change the platform, and they
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Paging Abigail Harrison
Dear Abigail of Rowan County, We are having trouble sending you your ARC link. Your email keep bouncing both me and our agent. Could you contact us again with an alternative email address? Thank you.
Hootin’ and holerin’
Today I bring you Nanny-Maw. For those who are not sure what Tik-Tok is, it’s a social network where people post very short videos, like Vine used to be. This is me and Jeaniene Frost at the conventions. This is giving me flashbacks to high school. I am homesick for North Georgia. OMG, how did
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Types of Shapeshifters in Kate Daniels World
This came up in the fan forum, so I am reposting it here to clarify some things. A word of caution: we are dealing with very wide categories to make sense of a complicated fictional world. For example, Jesus, Christopher-Deimos, and Erawan would be all classified under the same heading of “divine beings,” even though
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Kate Daniels Art and Art and Art
Interview with Luisa Preissler Mihir of Fantasy Book Critic is featuring Luisa Preissler today, the artist who created the beuatiful images for BLOOD HEIR, SMALL MAGICS, and KINSMEN. Click here to read the interview. New Art from Jessica Jessica, who is the artist behind the If Sky Could Dream, It would Dream of Dragons image,
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The Balls… OMG
Anne in the comments mentioned that an entitled fan had made a mess of themselves on Nora Roberts blog. So I went to look. You’re looking for the commenter named Debra. She explained to Nora Roberts how publishing works. OMG, I can’t even. I can’t. New goal in life: Don’t be Debra.
Princess of Shinar
“As the Heir of Shinar, I’m my people’s sword and shield. If a threat arises, I will be the first and sometimes the only one to respond to it. I am their atomic bomb. It is my duty to put myself between the kingdom and its enemies.” BLOOD HEIR For everyone who for some bizarre
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BLOOD HEIR ARCs
Update: here is the ARC link. The ARCs of BLOOD HEIR will go live on Netgalley on 12/01/2020, so tomorrow. We anticipate a high volume of requests, so please be patient. Here is what an early ARC reader had to say. I read it and there’s great news & not so good news. The great
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Five Random Questions
Have you taken revenge on someone by putting them in your book? Oh yes. There was a particularly obnoxious review on Amazon, which speculated about our personal life. Yup, she is in a book as a sniveling weak villain, and she is now dead. Muhahahahaha! Cross me at your peril! What’s the recipe for apology
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On Husbands, Spoilery Abilities Of
Every day Gordon and I have dinner at around 3 or 4 pm and watch true crime shows on the couch. Sometimes we also nap. But we usually stay awake for at least one episode. What it’s like to watch true crime shows with Gordon. 5 minutes into the show Narrator: …a mystery that shocked
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Disney Refuses to Pay Alan Dean Foster
Disney is attempting to do something really underhanded. Quick background on how things work. Let’s say a hit movie is being released. A writer is hired to write a novelization of it. The movie comes out, the book is published, and then the parent company that produced the film and hired the writer pays royalty
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