Hi friends,
I’ve got great news for my deal-loving readers. If you haven’t had a chance to read the 6-book Aftermath series Steph and I wrote last year, now’s the time.
Our publisher just combined them into two boxsets of three books each. Even better, they’re 99c for a limited time!
That’s a combined total of 2k+ pages to read. A hefty chunk of story to keep you entertained for under $2.
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No food. No shelter. No way out but through.
A calamitous pair of storms.
Two women on the run from their past caught in the whirlwind.
They’ll either stand and fight – or be consumed in the aftermath.
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Oh, and I have a quick request for any of you who have already read the series. Since the boxsets are treated as new books, none of the awesome reviews you’ve posted on the individual books are transferred over.
We’d really appreciate anyone who could take a moment to post a review with your opinion of the series on the boxsets.
Even just a rating would be awesome! So far we have one lonely star rating on the first boxset and none on the second – eek!
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On to a bit more info about poison ivy and an update on my husband:
Clues to identify poison ivy:
- Leaves of three. Let them be. This little rhyme lets you know that poison ivy has clusters of three leaves that come off a stem together.
- These sets of three alternate up the main stem, never directly opposite each other.
- Look for a notch at the lower edge of the two bottom leaves: like the shape of your hand with a notch where your thumb lies against the rest of the hand.
- Leaf edges are relatively smooth and no thorns on stems: jagged edges with thorns on stems can be wild raspberry
- Color: Usually green, but can have red/brown tinge and during fall will dry up and turn yellow (still has the dangerous oil)
- Beware the fuzzy or hairy vine: This is an ivy and it will climb up tree trunks leaving a thick main stem with hair like projections that dig into the trunk. This will give you a rash, too even when the leaves have all fallen.
Here’s your test – can you find the poison ivy in the image below?
The answer: Red is poison ivy, including the hairy roots snaking up the trunk. Blue is wild raspberry.
Do you have any other tips for identifying this stuff?
And thanks for all your suggestions for treatments! We’ve been trying a bunch of them, and I’ll report back when the rash is healed.
Here’s what it looks like now, and he’s got two more huge patches at his waist that are progressing up his torso as well as one knee and both ankles. 🙁
Here’s hoping it gets healing faster!
All the best and thanks so much for your support!
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Misty’s Writing Update:
I just finished writing the sixth chapter in book 2 and hit my usual 2k words two days in a row. This puts me just over 11k for the start of my new book!
Take that, Covid tiredness! 🙂
I still have touches of extra fatigue but am improving every day, and I anticipate being back to normal soon!
I’m still waiting for the last little tweak of my book cover, but am excited to show you the final product once I have it. Good thing I’m not in a rush for this!
Now I just have to decide when I’m ready to do the launch on Royal Road. Thankfully, the interface lets me schedule the chapters ahead of time, so they will automatically release for the date and time I set.
That being said, it means a lot of cutting and pasting to chop the 80+ chapters out of book 1 and make them each a separately scheduled release on the web serial site. This also involves adding a title to each of them and entering the dates and times.
I’m actually wondering if it’s worth figuring out how to program a script to automate the process. Or just get a good audiobook and spend a few hours clicking away. 🙂
Hopefully you enjoy these behind-the-scenes peeks into some of the other things authors have to do besides writing fun stories.
Enjoy reading this week!
— Misty 🙂
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