Welcome back to H.P.’s Procrastination – er, Pumped for Writing Playlist, wherein I share random fun videos that have made their way onto the video playlist that primes my brain for writing. 😄 And pssh, like I’m gonna love animated music videos and not stream everything League of Legends on repeat. 😋 Here are my […]
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Grave Mercy – Book Review
Nun assassins, y’all. I’m not sure why the marketing didn’t just splash that all over the front of Grave Mercy, as once I heard that description, I was all over this book. For those who need more, here is the description from the book itself: Escaping from the brutality of an arranged marriage, seventeen-year-old Ismae […]
H.P.’s Procrastination – er, Pumped for Writing Playlist – “Delta”
Welcome back to H.P.’s Procrastination – er, Pumped for Writing Playlist, wherein I share random fun videos that have made their way onto the video playlist that primes my brain for writing. 😄 Today’s is another animated music video, this time for “Delta” by C2C. Between its sharp Cartoon Network-meets-classic sci-fi illustration design and the […]
Authors Just Talk About History – Virtual Panel
Hey, everyone! The next Authors Just Talk About… virtual panel is coming up soon on Thursday, December 17th @ 8pm EST! 😀 Join me and professional history nerds David Weber, James Young, and Terry Maggert as we chatter about…well, history! As always, the panel will be streamed on Facebook, but here’s the Zoom link for […]
H.P.’s Procrastination – er, Pumped for Writing Playlist- “Starlight Brigade”
Before I start writing, I often kick-start my creative brain by watching creative videos on YouTube. Granted, sometimes this turns into outright procrastination, but it’s also led me to discover some neat stuff, so here’s a new feature showing off random cool videos that I’ve found, which have in turn become part of my “Pumped […]
Authors Just Talk About Tea – Virtual Panel
One panel’s barely finished, and we’re already on to the next! 😀 On Thursday, December 3rd @ 8pm EST, join H.P., Faith Hunter, Kimberly Richardson, and Lydia Sherrer as we chat about that most cultured and comforting of beverages – tea! ☕️ As always, the panel will be streamed on our Facebook page, but here’s […]
Authors Just Talk About Feel Good Stuff – Virtual Panel
It’s almost time for the next Authors Just Talk About… panel! During this crazy time of year, in this, the craziest year, sometimes you just need to chill and chat about feel good stuff. So that’s exactly what we’re doing! 😁 Join H.P., William Joseph Roberts, Lydia Sherrer, and Benjamin Tyler Smith this Thursday, November […]
Adventures in Mystery Pikachus
Y’ALL. There’s been a mystery brewing in our yard today. When I went to see Jacob off to work at The Real World Job, we spotted a weird item in our neighbor’s yard. We thought it was just a leaf bag, but checked it out anyway to find that it was a random Pikachu beanbag. […]
David Weber and Jacob on the Baen Free Radio Hour!
It’s time for another Valkyrie Protocol interview! 😀 This time, David and Jacob chat with Baen Books editor Tony Daniel over on the Baen Free Radio Hour. The YouTube link is embedded below, but if you’d like to listen to the podcast version, you can find it here (or wherever you download your favorite podcasts)! […]
Authors Just Talk About Cooking – Virtual Panel
H.P. had so much fun chattering about pets earlier this month that she decided to host another panel. 😁 Join her, Jonathan Brazee, Sarah K. Stephens, and Terry Maggert on Thursday, October 29th @ 8pm EST as they just talk about…cooking! 😋 Again, the event will be live-streamed on our Facebook page, but here’s the […]
Amusing Stuff H.P. Finds When Doing Ad Research
When I’m not writing, my main responsibility is marketing our books, and a lot of that involves compiling Amazon Ad keywords – usually by researching books and authors that are similar to ours, and by seeing what kinds of books show up in our Also Boughts. This often leads me down some interesting Kindle rabbit […]
Love, Lies, and Hocus Pocus: Beginnings – Book Review
Um, bookish library wizards, snarky witch dudes, and talking cats? Sign me up! Actually, the talking cat doesn’t show up until Book 2, but that’s all the more reason to read Book 1 – to get to Book 2 faster. Of course, there are plenty of other reasons, too. 😉 In Lydia Sherrer’s Love, Lies, […]