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Release Day Update, Plus A Blog Outage & The Giveaway (et al) Extension

USA

Firstly, here’s the update from today’s Release Day events:

Here At Last: Let’s Welcome Daughter Of Blood – plus a giveaway & Tuckerization draw* Guest Post on SF Signal: Writing Heroines: Malian, Myr, and DAUGHTER OF BLOOD Interview with Sharon on ismellsheep genre site My AMA (Ask Me Anything) with Reddit Fantasy

I hope you enjoy checking them out.

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But (Oh No!) UhOh, Blog Outage — & Extending Giveaway & Tuckerization draw

Yup, not exactly what you need on Release Day, especially wit...

Here At Last: Let’s Welcome “Daughter Of Blood”

USA

It’s been a long time coming and you’ve all — mostly — been very patient, but now, finally, we’ve reached Release Day.

My friends, Daughter Of Blood is now out there in the wild and available to read.

So let the celebrations begin!

First Up — The Giveaway (Fully International):

To properly launch and celebrate DAUGHTER I shall be giving away two x complete sets of my novels — signed and with personal dedications, of course:

Thornspell (standalone; Kids/YA)

The Wall OF Night series:

Book...

Here At Last: Let’s Welcome “Daughter Of Blood”

USA

It’s been a long time coming and you’ve all — mostly — been very patient, but now, finally, we’ve reached Release Day.

My friends, Daughter Of Blood is now out there in the wild and available to read.

So let the celebrations begin!

First Up — The Giveaway (Fully International):

To properly launch and celebrate DAUGHTER I shall be giving away two x complete sets of my novels — signed and with personal dedications, of course:

Thornspell (standalone; Kids/YA)

The Wall OF Night series:

Book...

Earthquakes, Prussian Generals, Ursula Le Guin & More—I Am Interviewed by Romantic Times

UK/AU/NZ

Question: What do writing, surviving earthquakes, writing, Prussian Generals, writing, rocking on the porch,Âwriting, Daughter of Blood, writing, and Ursula Le Guin all have in common?

Answer: They all appear in my pre-publication interview with Romantic Times (RT).
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Here’s a sample from the interview:

“What is the hardest part of writing a quartet?

USA

Someone famous (I donât know who) is supposed to have said that there are two main ways of writing. The first is to âsit on the p...

Returning Characters In “Daughter Of Blood” (The Wall Of Night Book Three)

UK/AU/NZ

The Wall of Night series is one story told in four parts, but each part has it’s own unique arc as readers will have seen in both The Heir of Night and The Gathering of the Lost.

So with today (in the US/UK; tomorrow in NZ/AU) being Publication Day (yay!) I thought readers might like to know which of the series’ characters, particularly the major characters, they can expect to see return in Daughter of Blood.

Here are some of the main players (excepting those whose inclusion might co...

An Avid Reader Special: Karen McMillan’s Five Most-Anticipated Reads Of 2016

On January 11 I kicked off the second part of my âavid readerâ special, in which several of the most avid readers I know are sharing their Most-Anticipated Reads of 2016.

You met Karen McMillan in December when she shared her 5 Top Reads of the past year. Now she’s back with a very interesting looking list for 2016 — a goodness I was determined you weren’t going to miss out on, even in Daughter of Blood publication week.

[If there isnât a current cover, Iâll either deploy one from an earlier...

It’s Publication Week For “Daughter Of Blood”—Here’s What’s Happening

UK/AU/NZ

USA

Actual Publication Day is 26 January in the US and UK, so ‘effectively’ that means Tuesday night here in New Zealand, but “in reality” our Wednesday.

And in fact the 27th is official publication day here in NZ and also in Australia.

So here’s what’s happening (da-DAH-dum):
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Publication Day Events Here

On Tuesday, I’ll kick off the AU/NZ 26th with a feature on The Major Wall Of Night Series’ Characters You Can (Definitely) Expect To Meet Again In Daughter Of Blood.

The official,...

An Interview & A Giveaway On “I’m Shelf-ish” Book Blog

USA

UK/AU/NZ

My first pre-publication interview posted this week on “I’m Shelf-ish” book blog. Here’s a sampler:

How has your upbringing influenced your writing?
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Helen: I was encouraged to read and read widely, and although reading does not necessarily lead to writing, it’s a great first step. We also moved a lot when I was a kid, including traveling internationally, which opened up new perspectives as well as new vistas, both of which are great fodder for a writer.
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To read the full int...

58 Eridani: Episode 7

~ by Andrew Robins
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Analysis of message log transcript recorded between crew of freetrader Mistral and natives of “Origin Point”, location 58 Eridani Analogue Reference 1

Recording started 47.96 days elapsed time – mission 14.

Transcript analysis performed by Mission Director Didi Turner, Ramadan Collective.

Supporting contributions: RI “Lepanto” (Native Affairs Specialist), Huia Turner (Contact Specialist)

Raw transcript as follows:

Received 47.96: “Greetings fellow normal biological human...

Looking Ahead To Publication Day: It’s That Tuckerization Time

I have been more than a little swamped by life outside of books of late, which means that I won’t be having the elaborate, on-blog book launch bash that I’ve put on for my previous books. The Daughter of Blood celebration will be a very modest affair, quiet even—afternoon tea & cakes, rather than champagne and caviar.

Although, in fact, I rather like tea and cakes …

… But one thing I won’t be leaving out is the Great Book Launch “Tuckerization” opportunity.

Just to remind y’all, “Tuckerizatio...