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  • Lack of news

    Lack of news

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    You were supposed to have a hilarious post by Kid 2, but she failed to write it.  She promises to finish it today.  I am holding her to it.  She owes me for hurting my feelings in the mall.  So today instead you get a salad of sleepy me yakking about random things. *** Consolation…

  • New Feature at Dear Author

    Dear Author is usually the place I got for quick industry news, so I was really psyched when Jane approached me regarding their new feature.  Check it out here: click here!  Thank you to Angela James for such kind words. The plan was to announce it and I dropped the ball.  On other hand, you…

  • I will clean this office today

    I will clean this office today

    This! Is! Sparta!  I will prevail! Update: ::waves:: This is very tired Sparta.  The optimal space of 6 inches of ventilation for electronic devices achieved.  It’s not perfect, but I am out of little plastic ties. Oliver had the right idea, I think.

  • Trinity

    Herding Cats

                  Salem: Oh meow meow.  I am sad and pitiful outside.  I sit on your window and cry.  Meow, meow. Me, opening the door: Salem, come inside. Salem: Meow-meow, woe is me. Me: Salem, the door is open. Salem: Nobody loves me. Me: Salem, kitty-kitty-kitty.  Who is a good…

  • The winners of the Coverflat Giveaway

    Congratulations to: Karen, Page 5, Comment 30 from Victorville, USA Artem, Page 11, Comment 41 from Tel_Aviv, Israel Please email us with your address. The location of the winners was determined through their IP.

  • Are they in the novel or what???

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    Several people have asked this question in the past few days so to summarize:  Will George and Jack get a cameo in Edge 4?  Will we get a snippet of this cameo?  Why are we not getting one now? Answer: George and Jack emerged from the crowd. “I need you to guard *redacted,” Richard said.…

  • Giveaway: Signed Cover Flat of Gunmetal Magic (Now Closed)

    Giveaway: Signed Cover Flat of Gunmetal Magic (Now Closed)

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    What’s a cover flat? A cover flat is not a book; it’s only the cover of the book that’s used by publisher’s marketing department as a marketing/sales tool. A cover flat has some cool marketing info on it and a summary of the book. It looks like this and if you click the image, it…

  • Honey, I’ve got an idea!

    Honey, I’ve got an idea!

  • Kindle Purchases

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    All of the family’s Kindles are tied to Gordon’s Amazon account. Gordon: Did you order A NIGHT OF SCANDAL by Harlequin Presents? Me, defiant: Yes, I did, and I very much enjoyed it. Gordon: Oh, good.  Because if it was thirteen-year old Kid 2, I would’ve been alarmed and possibly horrified, and if it was…

  • Yeah, this almost never happens

    Writing Stuff

    M writes: I follow you on twitter and yesterday you tweeted something like “write now, fix later”.  When I write, I always vacillate between write first, fix later and write, fix, write.  Do you find letting it flow out freely works better for you?  I feel I often waste too much time tinkering with the…