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I’m sometimes dumb: minor change to what I said in last post.

After consideration, and realizing I can be a dumb-dumb sometimes, I’ll be distributing the original third-person Requiem for the Rift King and the Eye of God debut novel after I am done running all three through the Pixie Patron+ read alongs. (What does this mean? It means that if you are a Pixie, Otter, Cindercorn, or Spicy Pony with Bite, you will get an anthology version of the book file after all three conclude their time.)

I will distribute the link to the book via private message, so y...

How my Patreon (Monthly) will work moving forward… (plus schedule for upcoming read alongs.)

Greetings!

With the onslaught of AI books flooding Amazon (and other retailers) among other things, life has been hard as an author. For a very brief recap, essentially, people (who couldn’t actually write their own book to save their life), are feeding prompts into AI tools to write “stories” for them.

Essentially, a machine can write a “book” in like thirty minutes, where it takes me 300+ hours to produce something. Hip-hip-hooray.

So, I’m trying something a little different with my P...

One of my friends has a new book out today!

This looks like a fun romp, so I thought I’d share it with you. Note: I have not read the book. There will be adult-centric matter in this series, including adult fun sexytimes, so approach appropriately. There’s an excerpt at the bottom, which Deborah kindly provided.

You can purchase Big Demon Energy at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Apple Books, and Kobo.

She’s just a demon, standing in front of a vampire, trying not to punch him. 

Aviva Fleischer has a secret life.

To all appearances she’s a ...

I guess it’s time to talk about AI Books…

I haven’t wanted to discuss this. AI is such a controversial subject, and I would rather not have any more drama than I already have, but the fact is… AI is here, and it’s infecting all digital bookstores (and print stores…) near you.

What is an AI book? An AI book is a story, informational piece, or any form of media that is created by a computer following a prompt from a human. So, someone can write a “book” by telling a piece of software to “tell a story about a dragon named Bob romancing ...

I’m probably going to regret this, but…

Findaway has fixed the various issues with the files, and as such, I have reenabled distribution on Vampire of Montana, even at the vendors where the shitstorm started. (Once again, I do not know if people changed their reviews or ratings upon learning it’s a valid dialect/form of speaking, nor do I care. I don’t even want to hear about it at this stage.) It’ll take however long it will take to go back on sale with the changes to foal’s pronunciation.

This is not changing my stance on putting...

Booked for Murder is on Sale! ($0.99)

Ebook edition only for sale price.

Life as a bodyguard and driver for the rich, famous, and powerful is dangerous on a good day, and after sustaining a crippling injury while on duty, Janette’s left with few options. Having signed a ‘for life’ contract but unable to work, she uses her skills to disappear.

Her new life as a librarian suits her. Nobody cares she limps and sometimes requires a cane to walk. She’s wanted for her knowledge, not her lethal magic. She’s surrounded by books, a wo...

Notice for Amazon UK, FR, DK and DE readers! Plus a note about Life-Debt!

Greetings,

Amazon has… done something ‘interesting’ in the form of canceling a substantial number of preorders from the UK, France, and Denmark. (Maybe Germany, too, but everything from Amazon is indicating Denmark vs Germany.)

If you live in one of these nations, and you preordered any of my titles, it’s probable your preorder has been dropped. Please note that this is not something I had any involvement with. (I just tracked down some information when I saw large numbers of dropped preor...

Notice for Amazon UK, FR, and DE readers! Plus a note about Life-Debt!

Greetings,

Amazon has… done something ‘interesting’ in the form of canceling a substantial number of preorders from the UK, France, and Denmark.

If you live in one of these nations, and you preordered any of my titles, it’s probable your preorder has been dropped. Please note that this is not something I had any involvement with. (I just tracked down some information when I saw large numbers of dropped preorders.)

Unfortunately, I have no idea when the drops will stop happening. I just ...

Upcoming Patreon Read Alongs!

Greetings!

Today, I’m focusing on the monthly Patreon, especially considering the changes I’ll be implementing to it. As a reminder, the monthly Patreon is a subscription service where you throw pennies my way (with minimal platform fees I pay). Depending on which tier you pick, you get stuff in exchange.

The Tip Jar is just that; it’s a tip. Tip Jar members get access to news updates like the free members, but they also will get access to any short stories I post to the monthly Patreon. T...

Changes to Patreon (Monthly.)

While I have already notified the monthly Patreon users, it’s time to post to the blog about some changes I’ll be making. While the price per tier will not be changing, the tiers themselves are undergoing some modifications.

The tiers will be changed to be as follows, with each tier having everything the tier(s) before it has plus their benefits:

Tip Jar: Access to Patreon-Only News, Any Short Stories produced, Coloring Book Pages when done, Posts dedicated to Photography. (Read Alongs are...