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February 13, 2018
Clumsy 097: She Runs Alone
Disclaimer: I do hereby disclaim all rights and responsibilities for the characters in this topsy turvy tale… especially for the insulting one. A nod of recognition is bent towards Rumiko Takahashi for her creative prowess.
Chapter 97: She Runs Alone
“My wife isn’t running away from me?”
“She does run, and she runs well.” Her father tapped the floor. “But you are here, so she runs alone.”
“I messed up?”
Fangs flashed. “If you had knowingly insulted my daughter, I would gladly crush your disl...
February 12, 2018
Mood Stripes Prompts
Lately, I’m all, “blah, blah, blah, buy my book, blah, blah!” And you’re all humoring me like troopers and helping me celebrate like the awesome friends you are. But I get tired of hearing myself saying nothing but, “blah, blah, blah, buy my book, blah, blah!” So let’s do something fun and silly and FREE!
It’s time to collect prompts for a new fanfic!
Mood Stripes is Sess/Kag, Canon Divergent, Hurt/Comfort & Romance, and it will have 100-word chapters. This story will post exclusively here (...
February 11, 2018
How big is the book?
One question that’s coming up often enough to qualify as a FAQ is a matter of size. “How long will Tsumiko and the Enslaved Fox be?” And on a related note, are the chapters drabble-length? (Hey, I do have a reputation in that department.)
And let’s face it… I posted pictures of physical copies, but they don’t offer much scale. For all you know, they could be itty-bitty … and hardly worth the price tag. Now, if you read the fine print on most book sale venues, they’ll give dimensions (some sit...
eBook Spotting!
Thanks to Jana, who has our first e-book spotting! For those who Nook their books, you can pre-order a digital edition of Tsumiko and the Enslaved Fox at Barnes & Noble. More venues are sure to follow.
February 10, 2018
Book Box!
Yesterday was one of those sit-on-your-hands, distract-self-with-manga kind of days. Because focus is non-existent when you have one eye on the clock and an ear tuned to the distant rumble of delivery trucks in the neighborhood. Because a box from the printer was due… with pre-release copies of Tsumiko and the Enslaved Fox.
The book box FINALLY arrived, but not until after dark. So I waited for daylight to take pictures. Wanna see?
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This was one VERY HEAVY box. (Chubby books!) And the covers...
February 9, 2018
Clumsy 096: Fatherly Advice
Disclaimer: I do hereby disclaim all rights and responsibilities for the characters in this topsy turvy tale… especially for the one who finds females confusing. A nod of recognition is bent towards Rumiko Takahashi for her creative prowess.
Chapter 96: Fatherly Advice
Kagomaru piled blankets in his lap and hunched his shoulders, cheeks ablaze, unable to hide from the Western Lord’s nose.
The inuyoukai joined him on the floor. “Far be it from me to meddle in the affairs of another’s den, but...
February 8, 2018
Sale Price!!!
I know I’m spamming your inboxes this morning, but you guys must be pre-ordering like crazy because Amazon has actually put Tsumiko and the Enslaved Fox on sale! The nice thing about pre-ordering is that you always get the lowest price. So the upshot of all your purchases is … you’re all getting a price break! Nicely done, squee-buddies!
As of this morning, the book that retails at $16.99 can be had for $14.18. Good job!
That moment when…
…an email arrives to let you know that a shipment of pre-release books will be arriving from the printer. TOMORROW.
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Imperceptible
The world might be full of worries and wonders, but at the end of the day, roasted rabbit and ramen still felt like a feast, spring water still took forever to boil, and Sesshoumaru still wanted his tea.
—Imperceptible, Chapter 91: “Lull”
February 6, 2018
Editing Mode
You may have noticed that I haven’t been updating my fanfics. (Though you’ve been kind not to mention it.) One of the main reasons I haven’t been keeping up is because I’ve been in full-on Editing Mode. For some reason, I work best if I focus on one or the other.
This time, the culprit is Imperceptible. Do you have any idea what it’s like to read something you wrote a decade ago?
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Ninety-nine chapters of old habits, wordy phrasing, sudden shifts in POV, clunky dialogue tags, stray typo...
