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After the Fall Part 7 – A seven-part red carpet roll out for Out of the Ashes
You can read the prior six parts here: Part #1 – After the Fall: How a polite email led to a new Elan series Part #2 – A School for Wizards: From card houses to Hogwarts Part #3 – Secret Identity Revealed: The project begins Part #4 – Starting the Book: How nothing becomes something Part #5 – The … Read more
Esrahaddon on Sale –
Hey all, Robin here. Yesterday, I learned that Esrahaddon is part of Audible’s May Sale. Through the end of the month you can save 84% off the list price or 47% off the price of a credit. Not to be outdone, I decided to put the signed hardcovers on sale as well. Signed Hardcover $15 … Read more
After the Fall Part 6 – A seven-part red carpet roll out for Out of the Ashes
You can read the prior four parts here: Part #1 – How a polite email led to a new Elan series Part #2 – A School for Wizards: From card houses to Hogwarts Part #3 – Secret Identity Revealed Part #4 – Starting the Book Part #5 – The Writing Life CHAPTER ONE(A MONTH OF TRIAL AND ERRORS) The … Read more
After the Fall Part 5 – A seven-part red carpet roll out for Out of the Ashes
You can read the prior four parts here: Part #1 – How a polite email led to a new Elan series Part #2 – A School for Wizards: From card houses to Hogwarts Part #3 – Secret Identity Revealed Part #4 – Starting the Book THE WRITING LIFE (GO AWAY. LORIAN IS BUSY) Lorian — 12/28/22, 2:40 PM I’m … Read more
After the Fall Part 4 – A seven-part red carpet roll out for Out of the Ashes
You can read the prior three parts here: Part #1 – How a polite email led to a new Elan series Part #2 – A School for Wizards: From card houses to Hogwarts Part #3 – Secret Identity Revealed STARTING THE BOOK (HOW NOTHING BECOMES SOMETHING—OR AT LEAST IT SEEMS THAT WAY) For the next month or … Read more
After the Fall Part 3 – A seven-part red carpet roll out for Out of the Ashes
SECRET IDENTITY REVEALED(THE PROJECT BEGINS) At this point, you’ve likely realized I wasn’t actually speaking about Harry Potter. I just used that name as a placeholder for the real person, who as it turns out isn’t a wizard, and isn’t even a boy. Her name is Lorian Ellis, and in September of 2022, I invited … Read more
After the Fall Part 2 – A seven-part red carpet roll out for Out of the Ashes
A SCHOOL FOR WIZARDS (FROM CARD HOUSES TO HOGWARTS) In case you’re wondering how it’s possible for me to suggest that creative writing takes longer than becoming a surgeon, you first need to understand that a primary prerequisite to writing is life experience: vast and varied, good and bad. I believe this because the greatest … Read more
And so it begins . . . a red carpet roll out of Michael’s protégé
Hey all, Robin here. Michael and I have been keeping a pretty big secret under wraps, but it’s time to start letting the proverbial cat out of the bag. I’m speaking about the identity of the co-author who, along with Michael, has written Out of the Ashes (Book one of the After the Fall series). We couldn’t be … Read more
Metrics, measures, and success
Hey all, Robin here. Michael and I might just be old fuddy-duddys, but we aren’t glued to our phones (I don’t know where mine is most days) like many are. As such, we’ve never used Tik-Tok or Instargram, and we aren’t really on social media (goodreads being the exception). Yes, we have facebook accounts, but … Read more
Legends of the First Empire Hardcovers Out of Print
As many of you may know, the Legends of the First Empire was a hybrid publishing project. The first three books were released through Penguin Random House’s Del Rey imprint, and the last three books were self-published by us. These books were also released as mass market paperbacks, ebooks, and audiobooks (both dramatic multi-cast dramatic … Read more