The first editorial pass of Maggie #2 has been turned in to Tor. This was a gargantuan amount of work. We are probably not going to do that again. We will need to manage our time better in the future. We will now wait to see if Tor accepts this manuscript. Phew. Very tired. Going to take the
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Guten Tag, Maggie!
German-speaking BDH, deutsche Maggie has arrived! Officially, the German edition of THIS KINGDOM WILL NOT KILL ME from Cove Verlag releases on September 25th. Unofficially, no one keeps Maggie in a corner! Copies are already making their way into readers’ hands, and the hardcover is
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Vellum Placing Odds
SPOILER WARNING: We will going to be talking openly about This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me characters and plot points in the comments. If you haven’t finished the book yet, consider this your affectionate BDH nudge of encouragement to do it and come join the Horde party. Come back when you’re
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Survive, get fated
We’re coming up on six months since the THIS KINGDOM WILL NOT KILL ME release (woohoo!), so today we’re borrowing a little inspiration from Cute Knight to discover where the Horde's (sometimes questionable) choices would lead you. There are four questions. Pick the image that appeals to you most,
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Midnight Whispers TKWNKM Edition Reminder
Friday Edit- now both signed and unsigned editions are sold out. Tomorrow, Friday September 4 at 11:00 am ET, the public access will be open for the Midnight Whispers Special Edition of THIS KINGDOM WILL NOT KILL ME. There will be a banner on the Midnight Whispers website with the title as
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Medieval Breads and Time Sink
This post includes recipe videos, so if you are reading through email, it might help to read online instead. People often ask about research: how does it happen, what does it look like, and so on. Authors do research some very strange things, so I thought I would share a small snippet of this
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Maggie’s Midnight Whispers Box
Remember how there was one more mysterious This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me Special Edition Ilona mentioned a little while ago? Of course you do, because the Horde has asked about it every day since. Guess what's just been revealed on the Midnight Whispers website? Our girl! And she is a
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Audible Sale and Maggie in the Wild
I have a quick audiobook sale alert and a couple of lovely This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me sightings to share. Audible US Sitewide Sale Audible is currently running a sitewide cash sale, with titles discounted by up to 85% - including books available for preorder. The sale runs from
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This Kingdom Refuses To Panic
Me, last Tuesday: Columbus write up, a cursory mention that one of the authors present was dropped by the publisher. BDH: What does drop mean? Mod R, to me: They want to know what dropped means. Me, this Monday: Explanatory post of what dropped means. BDH: Are your series getting
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Winners, Columbus Festival Reminders, and Victory Laps
There are three separate pieces of Horde Friday business today, so let's start with the shiny book! Giveaway Winner The winner of the Innkeeper Chronicles Volume 1 collected edition from Subterranean Press is: Virginia Franco! Congratulations, Virginia! I will contact you from the
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Deals, Auctions and Sapphire Samples
The Graphic Audio dramatized adaptation of Sapphire Flames will be released on August 3, 2026 on Graphic Audio and the usual audio retailers. The full adaptation will also include A Misunderstanding, the short story told from Arabella’s point of view.As we have accustomed the Horde, we have two
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