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STATE OF THE TAM - 8th November

What’s Up?

So much stuff! Some of which I can tell you about, some of which I can’t.

OK, let’s start with what I can’t tell you about because there’s nothing I love more than being difficult!

I’m working on a secret project that will be coming out in the New Year. I’m very excited about it and I can’t wait to see what people think about it.

So what I can talk about :D

Rhys Ford, Bru Baker, and I are working on an anthology that is probably going to be called - or at least use the initials - BDC. Nobody else wants to use that title, but I’ve had great success in the past by just using the name so many times that it becomes engrained in people’s heads. We’ll see :D

There’s also a shared universe project that I’m taking part in! It’s coming up in the New Year (later for me) and it’s WICKED COOL. It’s also right up my alley, funny enough, since my PhD was partially inspired by Carnival history and themes. Just sayin’.

Check it out!

Anyhow, if you want to follow along check out the series group and some of the other AWESOME authors involved.

What else? OK, that might be all. OH! I have taught Jax to ‘speak’ on command. I’m working on it, at least. He mostly just makes a frustrated groan at the moment!

Izzy stares. She’s a very intent little gremlin :D

Pupdate of the Week

And look at this, just the most dramatic picture of Izzy ever.

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David Banks @DBanksy@BootstrapCook Here it is anyway. If I ever worked thereI’m guaranteed to be on a disciplinary for climbing into that bin.9:43 PM ∙ Oct 28, 2022525Likes38Retweets

I couldn’t resist it. I’d throw myself in there head first. Vienetta was SUCH A TREAT when I was a kid. Proper posh. LOL

Book of the Week

Anyone who read the Merry Gentry books remembers Sholto :D

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Dreamspinner Press @dreamspinnersBetween raising a tiny demigoddess and their private investigation business, Sloane Beaumont and his husband, Loch, have their hands and tentacles full. Unfortunately, they still have to save the world—again. By @kl_hiers amzn.to/3E9wiTE

Between raising a tiny demigoddess and their private investigation business, Sloane Beaumont and his husband, Loch, have their hands and tentacles full. Unfortunately, they still have to save the world—again. By @kl_hiers https://amzn.to/3E9wiTE

4:33 PM ∙ Nov 8, 20225Likes2Retweets

Look at this! It’s amazing! I wanna take photos like this.

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Enable 3rd party cookies or use another browserMust Read of the Week

Look, you might be going ‘Tammy, how is this even tangentially related to being a writer?’. It’s a good question, but short-sighted. Because during the summer, just after my dog tried to clothes line me with his long-line lead, I had to HOBBLE back up the hill into the field behind my house. Then I tried to triangulate using the Find My Phone app, getting to within about six o seven feet? However, that was when the phone died and I was reduced to crawling around in the grass looking for my dead phone in its black case as the light dimmed.

So it’s VERY RELEVANT!

How To Locate Your iPhone, Even If It's Turned Off

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Apple's Find My features are handy, but only if you turn them on in your settings before you misplace your phone.

In the 21st century, most of us live on our smartphones. They serve as a pocket computer, alarm clock, notepad, contact list, photo album, fitness tracker, GPS, encyclopedia, music player and, of course, a telephone. Moreover, these action-packed devices can feel like an extension of your own personality, and it is easy to feel naked without it.

When you reach for your pocket and realize your phone is not there, a wave of panic might set in. But there are a few quick and easy steps to start your search. If you’ve lost or misplaced an iPhone specifically, try these simple solutions to restore your sense of peace and, hopefully, bring your beloved phone back to its rightful owner.

I know Halloween is over, but it’s always spooky season in my heart. Look at these!