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Help, I’m an extrovert in the hell of an introverts paradise!
People have visions of the solitary writer who enjoys nothing more than being left alone in solitude for months to work on their great next novel. That is not the case at all for me, as I am a screaming extrovert. Each one of the Myers-Briggs assessments has confirmed...
Once upon a time in Quarantine
Sounds like the start of a great story. Maybe aliens, magic, murder, or other mayhem. Unfortunately - or fortunately, nothing that exciting has happened. I have the beta comments back from book two in Twisted Luck. I'm trying to write on book 3. Trying being the...
Commas are fun!
So how is everybody doing out there in the digi-verse? I have got to tell you, my day job is driving me totally bonkers. Unfortunately, even though I deal with networking engineers, software programmers, advanced technology industry vendors and an all-around...
Writing Under Stress
I read a great quote the other day - You aren't working from home, your at your home during a crisis trying to work. I'm not sure who to credit for it, but it is so very accurate. We're all stressed one way or another. Jobs, family, money, all of it is making this one...
Beta Readers Attention!
Hey - if you love our stuff, want to help us make our stories even better? Well you can sign up here and join the team. What will you be reading, you ask? Well - this is how you get access to stuff that isn't quite primetime ready. By signing up we will send you...
September Updates for Storming Area 51 & Spring Cons
First off. NEW BOOK! Both Mel and Doug have stories included in the Storming Area 51: A Bayonet Books Anthology Vol 2 releasing on 20 September. It started as a joke. Storm Area 51 they said. They can't stop all of us they said. But all laughter stopped when the U.S....
Busy Year
I love going to cons. But I swear learning how to make the most of them is a steep learning curve as I transition from con-goer to guest. I need to quit hiding which is SO HARD. I'm an introvert by nature, but I need to get better at doing the social thing. So - here...
Vactionitis
I work a lot. I have a day job, my writing, family, writing group, and then the dreaded adulting. Which really, there are days when being a six year old again would be nice. That being said I get excited about vacations. Mainly because I try to have a few 'real'...
Schedule update for our Authors at LibertyCon 32
Mel and Doug will be attending authors at LC 32 28-30 June 28 – 30 2019, Chattanooga TN Downtown Marriott and Convention Center. Make sure to stop by our author panels and please say hello in the halls, or various awesome events, for some badge ribbons and bookmarks....
Pre-LibertyCon 32 Schedule update for BAP author panels
LibertyCon 32 will take place from June 28 – 30, 2019 in the Chattanooga Downtown Marriott and Convention Center. BAP author's Mell Todd and Doug Burbey will both be in attendance. Our current panel schedules are below. Make sure to check for updates at...
But I just need to kill him. It’s not that complex…
The order vs. chaos process between coauthors is a matter of preference I suppose. The interesting thing about writing with a co-author is the styles of character plotting between two minds collaborating on the same work. Of course there is always a need to require...
Happenings Around Here
While I'm busy working on the last book in the Kaylid Chronicles. Though I suspect it is only the first series in this world. But I need to finish telling this story and then sit back and reassess where and what to write next. But that doesn't mean that is all we are...
