This is a personal and not very entertaining post. I will ask you to keep your political views to yourself, please. Feel free to comment on the subject of the post, but if you feel the need to express your frustration with Republicans or Democrats, please do it elsewhere. You’ve been warned. Because of my
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On Outlining
C. writes I was wondering if for a future blog post on writing or writing tricks, if you could describe your story outlining process a little? And/or post a small example of your typical outline? Even just a short blurb would be really awesome. I’m a very visual person, and I struggle with ADHD (diagnosed
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Repetitive Redundancies
Have you ever seen a phrase Free Gift? Buy this and get a free gift? Open an account and get a free gift? gift noun noun: gift; plural noun: gifts 1. a thing given willingly to someone without payment; a present. “a Christmas gift” synonyms: present, handout, donation, offering, bestowal, bonus, award, endowment; Colloquial English
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Home
Saturday email box: Why are you not answering our questions??? Me: Post saying have fun discussing stuff; good job on catching stuff; no, it doesn’t really help at this point, but that’s okay; some of the stuff was kind of deliberate, because writing stuff happens. Sorry, tired, will get to emails later. Today email box:
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Comicon and Ripped Bodice
We hope to see you at the Comicon or Ripped Bodice in LA. Friday SDCC 5:00 PM – Harper Collins Booth #1029. Saturday SDCC 11:00 AM Penguin Booth #1515-G 2:00 PM Panel: World Mythology in Contemporary Fantasy, San Diego Convention Center, 111 Harbor Dr, San Diego, CA 92101 (Room 9) 3:15 PM-4:15PM – After-panel signing. Sunday 4:00
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Pre-packing Day
Things to do today: AMA at r/books. We’ll start answering at 11:00 am, but you can ask questions now. Do laundry. Fold laundry. Figure out how many days for the first leg of the trip. Pack for West Coast and San Diego Comicon: printed T-shirts and capris and shorts. Schedule an appointment to do my
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Scammers and Kindle Unlimited
Sometimes we’re asked why our books are not in Kindle Unlimited. Usually we mention two reasons. One, KU is an exclusive kind of game. Once you’re in KU, you can’t sell your titles anywhere else, unless you are a BNA (Big Name Author) like Hugh Howey, for example. We want our books to be widely
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White Hot Won AudioFile Earphones Award
Awesome news. AudioFile reviewed White Hot and gave it their coveted Earphones Award. Narrator Renee Raudman enchants listeners with this unforgettable duo. She nails Nevada’s plainspoken manner and resigned humor and captures her empathy for the vulnerable as it evolves into a steely determination for justice. When Connor uses the voice the author calls his
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Sweep in Peace and One Fell Sweep Coming To Germany
Dear German readers, we just got this awesome email from our agency: AmazonCrossing will be translating and publishing SWEEP IN PEACE and ONE FELL SWEEP. 🙂 They said “All of our team like the INNKEEPER CHRONICLES very much and we would like to help grow the author’s global reach.” Looks like the further two adventures of Dina
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No. Also No.
There are no sequels planned for Alphas. Not at this time. There are no sequels planned for Kinsmen. Not at this time. If you liked Kinsmen, try Hidden Legacy. It’s very similar except with magic instead of science. There are no sequels planned for the Edge. There are no sequels planned for Kozlov universe. In
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Portland Meet and Greet
A lovely person named Gina has arranged the following: “I reserved a spot in the deli seating at New Seasons, at 5:30 for a hour or so. it’s a short walk – a little bit further than the last place you were at, but not very much. Let me know if you need directions. They
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Hugh snippet for your Tuesday
First, we will be at Romantic Times Convention in Atlanta on Thursday and Friday, but we will not be at the Book Fair on Saturday. We are mainly there to get a Career Achievement Award in Urban Fantasy. Flattering beyond reason and a little odd, since we’ve only been publishing for ten years. We will
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