We had a lovely time at Coastal Magic Con. It was a smaller con, which meant that we could actually sit and chat with people rather than hurry from one panel room to another. Both of our panels in Room A had the same excellent moderator. And we got to spend time with Jeaniene Frost
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Clean Sweep Graphic Novel Reveal
Remember this? Behold! Clean Sweep is now a graphic novel and it will be coming to you in print and through Comixology on March 5th, 2024. Preorder links: Amazon Kindle | Amazon Paperback | BN | Apple Books I will have 3 copies of this graphic novel available at Coastal Magic Con. Ask me if
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Technical Difficulties
We are experiencing technical difficulties – the email notifications from the site are not sending, which is making it hard to moderate. So today will be a testing day. The website may look strange as we disable and reenable things. Please feel free to leave fun comments on this post. It will help us determine
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Computer Oy and Other Stuff
Turn the sound up. It’s not the case fans. I have cleaned everything and tested them. It’s running hot, too, and I am doing zip right now, except accessing the internet. So. Distracting. Like nails on a chalkboard. I can hear it through headphones. It’s making it really hard to concentrate. Oy. In happier news,
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The Mubble-Fubbles
Mod R is off today and this is a personal post. Whining. It’s whining. I need to vent my blah into the world, so if you are here for book updates, you might want to skip this one. Otherwise, come sit with me on the fussy bench. There is tea and cookies. My mubbles-fubbles are
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Writer Hate and the Dreaded 30K Slump
I think this has been asked before but how do you make yourself continue writing something when you’ve started to hate it? You mentioned getting through Ruby Fire was difficult but you couldn’t extend your deadlines. If the idea of a looming deadline doesn’t work for a person as a reason to continue writing, what
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All The Maggie Questions
Mod R has compiled a very long list of questions you had about Maggie and self-publishing, so here are some answers. What are your reasons for going the traditional publishing route as I understood you were done with it? Self publishing allowing you more freedom over your writing schedule? We need to get back in
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Maggie the Undying
This week Maggie is going out on submission, looking for a home among the traditional publishers. We have done all the things: the manuscript is finished and edited, the map is ready, the cast of characters is being finished up, and so on. Hopefully Maggie will find a home. If not, we will self publish.
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Gmail Newsletter Malware Situation
We know Gmail erroneously flagged the newsletter as malware. Thank you for letting us know. We have made a support ticket with our new newsletter provider. If you are missing our newsletter, please check your spam and whitelist us. Edit from Ilona: Guys, you are killing us with error reports. There is no malware. Look
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Blue Kitchens and Island Houses
Every year HGTV gives away a couple of houses in sweepstakes. I usually glance, but don’t always enter. I am very unlikely to move to Arizona, for example. This year I have entered every day, religiously. ::wipes drool:: It’s on Anastasia Island. I love this house. I love where it is, I love that balcony,
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A Bit of Housekeeping
This is a quick admin note to let you know that we have changed our newsletter providers. Our Blog newsletter was previously handled by Mailchimp and will now be handled by MailerLite. This decision was made for business reasons, primarily because of the way Mailchimp calculates subscribers and their constant price hikes. FYI, if you
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Coastal Magic Con: February 22-25
It’s been a very busy Monday, complete with trips to the vet, the pharmacy, art payments, and other things. Gordon and I will be joining Jeaniene Frost at Coastal Magic Con on February 22-25. It’s a small casual con in Daytona. The schedule is still being adjusted but right now it looks like we will
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