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When people write to me, my gmail automatically attaches a signature to the bottom, and in it I list my works in progress. Even though I’ve spoken about it often, I’m surprised when I hear back from people who had no idea about The Cycle’s existence.  For those who don’t know, this will be the … Read more

As some may know, the Riyria Revelations were:  originally released by a small press: Aspirations Media Inc. (for The Crown Conspiracy)  then released through self-publishing (for Avempartha through Wintertide) and finally released by Orbit (for Percepliquis) These books came out every six months on October 1st and April 1st starting in 2008.  Well, except for Percepliquis which … Read more

Sorry for the late post on this, but we were busy with Riyriacon and had to get the Luray house winterized and catch a plane for Key West.   What is/was Riyriacon?   It was the second year of a get together of Riyria fans at our place in Luray.  Robin had to fly up from Key … Read more

 We are down to just a few hours until the end of the Out of the Ashes Kickstarter. It’s been great so far.  We’ve been consistently hitting the #1 most backed and the #2 most funded live fiction project.  Plus we got a number of stretch goals down.  I’m a bit distracted at the moment … Read more

  So yesterday, we pushed the “coming soon” pre-launch page live for The Riyria Revelations deluxe hardcovers.  And when I checked today it was the #1 most popular fiction project. Given there are 1,166 projects in that category, I’m pretty impressed! If you want to join the 500+ people who have signed up for notification, … Read more

Hey all, Robin here. As we near the conclusion of the Kickstarter for Out of the Ashes (just 9 days left)! I’ve been looking ahead to our other projects. No, it’s still too soon to discuss The Cycle books, but we are finally oh so very close to getting a signed contract for a 20th … Read more

Hey all, Robin here. Well, tomorrow is a big day as we will be launching our 14th crowdfunding campaign. This one is for Out of the Ashes: the first book in a new series called After the Fall. You can click here (or on the picture) to jump to the funding page. With its release, that … Read more

Hey all, Robin here. I just took a look at the blog and realized that we’ve been so busy as of late, that I’ve not filled anyone in on what’s going on.  So here is the rundown on a few things. The Cycle Update I have to be really careful about what I say, so … Read more

Writing for a living has never been easy.  Most authors struggle financially, and while we’ve had our “days in the trenches” – where Michael’s monthly writing income would barely pay for dinner at at an Applebee’s style restaurant, we are now, thanks to you all, financially sound. Given our advanced age, if Michael never released … Read more

Hey all, Robin here. While a bit later than expected, Michael and I are now back in Luray for a bit. Hurricane season starts on June 1st in the Florida keys. It’s supposed to be a mild season this year due to a combination of developing El Niño conditions and extensive Saharan dust outbreaks. Fingers … Read more