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Hoofin’ It (A Magical Romantic Comedy (with a body count)) is on sale for $0.99!

You can grab a copy now over at Amazon. Other vendors are coming soon with the same discount. (At last check, they hadn’t processed the sale yet, but it should be within the next 24-48 hours, roughly.)

Also, on June 10, Playing with Fire (book 1 in series) will be discounted on Amazon.com only as a Kindle Daily Deal, so keep your eyes peeled for that.

Happy reading, y’all.

Missed the Kickstarter? In the US? Preorder store is here!

Shipping rates: $3.50 per book to the US. $20-something per book to Canada. $20-Something per book to the Netherlands. $20-something per book to the UK. This is how much it currently costs to ship, and these are the countries I was able to get solidified shipping prices for. (I am not eating the shipping costs on this, sorry.)

If the shipping rates haven’t scared you off yet… the trade paperback ‘preorder’ store is now available over at backerkit. Books are $25 per just like in the kickstart...

Voting call re: Maybe there will be dropcard add ons after all…

I phoned a friend. The friend was google and FAQs. Google and the FAQs guided me to the appropriate place to figure out additional shipping profiles. The USPS helped me with pricing for shipping.

So drop cards will be a thing.

Currently, there are drop cards for witch & wolf, mag rom com world, royal states, and bernadette franklin.

Leave a comment if you would be interested in a drop card for Vigilante Magical Librarians or the Fox Witch World books (x2 books per card, books will be $4...

Dropcard collections outside of Kickstarter

I am not doing drop cards as add-ons for the kickstarter. The shipping issues are difficult enough. I will likely wait until all dropcards have been claimed (they are one use codes) before removing the original ebooks associated with the dropcards and distributing the leftover cards with random giveaways / crossing out the codes. (Or distributing them with random letters I send out.)

The books are problematic enough with the kickstarter. Something had to give, and figuring out who can get let...

Upcoming Projects (That are not up for preorder.)

Here is the definitive list in the order I will be working on the books x3 times per week (x2 times per week will be dedicated to play projects or whatever I want to work on.)

If the book you are looking on is not on this list, it is either in the “play project” category, which has no set order or it is scheduled to be a continuation only after this list is completed in its set order. Basically, don’t ask about it because I’ll just tell you “When I get there???” I don’t know. This is the onl...

Regarding Doggone Mess.

Unlike 101 Ways to Die, which is coming out in the Dirty Deeds 2 anthology next week, Doggone Mess was only the first completed arc of a much longer story. Think of it as a book one in what will become a longer-than-normal Magical Romantic Comedy (with a body count.)

At current estimate, I will be adding an entire novel worth of new material. (I was not going to charge $6.99 for what was released in Dirty Deeds 1. I’m mad, but I’m not that mad.)

When I say “it’s being expanded”, I really d...

A Picture Guide to how Plaidypus interacts with Client from Hell and 101 Ways to Die.

Because I’ve gotten many, many, many messages from those who really, really believe the author note in Plaidypus was a lie… no, no, I promise you Lucifer is the Lord of Lies, I’m just the poor author saddled with tracking his truths and falsehoods.

The author note in Plaidypus IS correct. The above flowchart explains how the precursor portion of Client (the nasty cancer part) fits in with Plaidypus/101 Ways to Die. It also partially explains why I did it in the order I did.

I understan...

Kickstarter Preorder Store Coming Soon!

All right, folks. The moment is almost upon us! The preorder store via backerkit is coming.

US addresses will be able to get books for $25.00 each with $3.50 shipping plus taxes per book. The $25.00 is the same as what was charged in the preorder, and the shipping is at a better rate than the kickstarter because there will be no swag included. (I will be able to ship via media mail.)

I am working on adding select countries to the preorder store, but as a warning, shipping is NOT cheap. At ...

Author to Author: A Brief Guide to Publication

Every now and then, I do these posts, updated to account for the changes in the publication world. Since I’m hot off Plaidypus hitting USA Today, I thought I’d go through the entire step-by-step process of books come to the market.

Complete with mistakes I made, hopefully so you don’t make them, too.

1: Write a book.

That could be a novel-long education detour right there, but we’re going to start with you having a manuscript in hand. It has a beginning, middle, and end. It hasn’t been ...

Upcoming Release Schedule: Moon Tamed, Doggone Mess, and the Vampire of Montana. (Also included Patreon updates, kickstarter, etc.)

Hey, folks! Your resident crazy person… er… author here! I’ve got news! Fun news! Happy news! Let’s get right to it, shall we?

Coraline Patten enjoys nothing more than facing new challenges, but when she’s asked to evaluate Moonriver’s ruling faction, she worries she’s bitten off more than she can chew.

Allasandro Stephans has reigned since she’d been a child, unwavering in his dedication to Moonriver. His heir, Calden, has supported him every step of the way. Together, the shapeshifti...