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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...
Change of dates for LibertyCon32!
Doug and Mel will be still be panelists at LibertyCon 32. The latest update is that the dates have moved and the event will now be held at the Marriott and the Chattanooga Convention Center on June 28 – 30, 2019, Chattanooga, TN, This was the same venue as last year...
DECLAN THE DEMON HUNTER
You know Shane and Andrew and Kayter and Greg, Pinx and Cordelia and ICERs and gang. But do you recall The most famous Hunter of all? Declan the Demon Hunter Had some very drunken prose, And if you ever saw him, You would even drop F-Bombs. All of the other Hunters...
Nobody look, but the demons are in control now….
That's right you can love all the adventurous shifters of the Kayled Chronicles but I know... we know... that who you really want to cheer for is the Demon Hunters! Although I've heard a few of you are actually pulling for the Demons. What's up with that?! Didn't...
Vegas, Writing, and To Do List
The problem with writing conferences is it has a dual effect. You come back pumped with the knowledge others have succeeded and you can do and with a to-do list that is a mile long. Sometimes the pressure to "succeed" is enough to make you run the other direction....
Something wicked this way…..
My favorite time of year is here, HALLOWEEN! Besides the fact that that I love the parties and fun to be had for all, the legends, weird facts, and myths of the season are.... well delicious. With that in mind here are a few of our BAP favorites. #1. Samhainophobia...
The anvil is ringing….
Yup the anvil is being pounded. A new Kaylid Chronicles novel will be out in the next couple weeks followed by a prequel for Blood War the in early November. And even more coming so we are stoking the forges now.