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I Just Woke Up

I Just Woke Up

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It’s 7:11 pm.  Last night we had the joined birthday party for Kid 1 and Kid 2.  April is a tough month, Gordon and the kids have birthdays.  This time I took the easy way out and we decided to  

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Friday

Friday

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Complaining about working out and some Russian covers.

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Magic Mourns – eSpecial

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If you wanted to read Magic Mourns, Andria and Raphael story from MUST LOVE HELLHOUNDS but didn’t get a chance, on May 17th, Magic Mourns will be release as an eSpecial.  BN already has it for preorder.  It’s priced at  

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Wednesday

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The plan for today is to write and then to write some more. Tried to find a graphic to promote MAGIC SLAYS.  I’ve officially despaired of finding a stock photo of a dark haired woman with a sword who is  

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Dame Kalendra, the stupid idiot

What it’s like to be married to me…

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Conversation while we shower and get ready to take kids out for Kid 2′s birthday to the restaurant and the mall. Me: I really like Sims Medieval.  But I might restart again. Gordon: Why? Me: I hate my knight.  When  

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On Ebooks, Realistic Expectations

On Ebooks, Realistic Expectations

A few weeks ago Barry Eisler walked away from $500,000 book deal (2 books) in favor of self-publishing his series in e-fromat. As a result of this interview, we’ve received a number of inquiries about when/if we’d be considering doing the same thing: walking away from out published contracts in favor of self-e-publishing.

The answer is below. Read more for a look at self-e-publishing, pros, cons, costs and benefits, augmented with interviews, statistics, and entirely too much information.

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Interview with Anton Strout

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By night Anton Strout is a fellow urban fantasy author, who profiles the adventures of Simon Canderous. By day he is a Sales Analyst and Sales Representative for Ace. Anton graciously agreed to answer some of my questions about his job for my blog post on e-publishing.

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Interview With Deanna Hoak

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An interview with Deanna Hoak, professional copy-editor and all around cool person.

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When to buy…

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Gordon left to pick up kids from school to take them to the dentist appointment. I am eating microwaved Brussels sprouts. I love the damn things and this way I can eat them and wash the bowl before they come  

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Must Do… Stuff!

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It’s Tuesday and I must do stuff. Stuff is never ending.  I am always behind.  Sometimes I honestly feel like a dog chasing her tail: I can see it, and I can almost reach it, but not quite, and then  

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