It’s no secret that Grace Draven is one of the best writers of modern fantasy romance. I could talk about her books all day. Her plots unfold against the backdrop of enchanting worldbuilding wrapped in lyrical prose. Her worlds have texture and that elusive fairy tale quality that many writers chase and never manage to
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Grace Draven and Black Hellebore
AI and LibGen
::waves:: LibGen Meta, the company behind Facebook, Instagram, etc., has developed its own AI, Llama 3. For this AI to be competitive with Chat GPT, they needed a massive amount of fiction. They could’ve licensed it – they have the money. Instead they chose to pirate it. They scraped a massive database of pirated books.
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A Secret Giveaway
We do not have a Hugh for you today. It’s been a very challenging week. My desk broke, and I bought a new one. I remember when standing desks were $3,000. I bought a height adjustable desk for $100. Then, when I finally decided to decompress and fire up Avowed, it helpfully warned me that
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The Candle Is Lit…
A few days ago, when the edits for This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me just landed in our inboxes, I made this candle with the idea that once this, final content edit was done, I would ceremoniously light it. In all fairness, the candle looked prettier in my head, but I don’t normally make candles.
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Kindle USB, The Price of Books, and Other Things
It is freezing here in Texas. We had a 40 degree temperature drop, and now we are sitting at 24 degrees. You know my prayer. Hold, grid, hold. The Price of Printed Books Is it true that the price of printed books will rise? Yes. Most of the books are printed in China or on
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Workshop Burn
We are freezing here in Texas. I’ve thrown caution to the wind and made myself a second cup of tea. We started with Hot Apple Spice from Harney’s and now I have Christmas tea from Fortnum brewing. Questions from readers have been piling up, so here is an interesting one. What is a workshop burn?
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The Book Goblin
So I’ve been living under a holiday rock. The tree is still up. Yes, I know, but it’s pretty. I will take it down, leave me alone. Anyway, I just now saw this. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Elisabeth Wheatley (@elisabethwheatley) I think Elizabeth Wheatley is in Austin and I so
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The Clean Sweep: Vol II and the Dilemma of Stickers
As some of you remember, Clean Sweep was adapted into comic book format by Tapas. It has been licensed by Andrews McMeel and released as a beautiful graphic novel. Because of the length, Clean Sweep was broken into 2 volumes. The second volume of Clean Sweep will be released on January 28th. Tada! To be
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Thanksgiving Menu
First things first, happy belated birthday to Mod R. Lo, it is the traditional Thanksgiving Menu post. I planned to skip it, but Mod R tactfully asked when it would be coming. Thanksgiving is a big holiday for our family, because life is short and we must celebrate whenever we can. It is also one
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Disappointed Every Time and Cozy Anime
Muhahahahaha! To make up for this horrible sentence, I have a slice of life anime to recommend to you. I don’t know why I haven’t come across it before, but if you want something cozy without lots of fighting or political intrigue but with magic and interesting relationships, check out Dahlia in Bloom This was
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The Struggle
I am stuck. I’m stuck, I’m stuck, I’m stuck. There is a problem that we need to fix in Maggie. I know where I’m going and I have no clue how to get there. I know I’m in trouble because I can’t even clearly articulate what the problem is. I just know that there is
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