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The update Melissa could not write

The update Melissa could not write

How to write on behalf of an extraordinary and beloved writer? I am not Melissa, but I am sharing Melissa’s news. Please bear with me. My heart is broken with her passing, a pain I know many of you share. The word traveled like wildfire – I think it was less than six...

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Book Six Update

Book Six Update

I never like posting to my blog when I haven't really got much news, but since so many of you are asking for an update, I guess it's time to provide some sort of reassurance about book six in A Pattern of Shadow and Light. As I mentioned in my last update, I'm writing...

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How Book Six Is Changing

How Book Six Is Changing

I know how tracking so many of you are with the series, so I wanted to bring you up to speed on where book six stands now. I'll go on the record here and say definitively that two books are needed to finish telling this story properly. If you’ve been tracking with my...

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Book Six and Story Threads

Book Six and Story Threads

I know you're all saying, "Melissa, it's been a year already since The Sixth Strand released. Where the heck is book six?" The answer is that I'm about 500 pages into the manuscript and feel like I've barely scratched the surface of this book. It's not just a feeling....

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Gratitude for a Decade of Publishing

Gratitude for a Decade of Publishing

I began my publishing journey in 2010 when Cephrael’s Hand first found its way into print with a hand-drawn map and a cover I created in photoshop. The world of independent publishing back then would be hardly recognizable to those entering it now. Indie Publishing...

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Regarding Isabel and Pelas in Paths of Alir 2019

Regarding Isabel and Pelas in Paths of Alir 2019

*******THIS POST CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR ANYONE WHO HAS NOT FINISHED PATHS OF ALIR****** My first blog post (in 2014) on the topic of Isabel and Pelas in Paths of Alir generally concerned a miscommunication made in the original text which has now long been corrected....

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Book Five Audible Release Date – December 30th

Book Five Audible Release Date – December 30th

I've finally gotten confirmation that The Sixth Strand, A Pattern of Shadow & Light Book Five will release on Audible on December 30th, 2019. Nick completed recording of the book in early September, and we're now in post-production.   Preorder here:...

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Will There Be A Book Six in A Pattern of Shadow & Light?

Will There Be A Book Six in A Pattern of Shadow & Light?

It’s September so that means it’s probably time for an update. Make sure you’re signed up for my mailing list if you want to be notified of future releases. Okay, on to business. I’ve been getting questions about when book six will be out since oh, about ten minutes...

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Dhábu’balaji’şrid_@!! wtf???

Dhábu’balaji’şrid_@!! wtf???

While I know many of you are enjoying my series on Audible (which is read by the extremely talented Nick Podehl, who does an incredible job of pronouncing the many incomprehensible names I've constructed for my characters) it's been brought to my attention that some...

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The Sixth Strand: A New View of Elae

The Sixth Strand: A New View of Elae

As I write this, one of my daughters is blasting a symphonic version of “The Amazing Spiderman” from her room upstairs. It makes me very proud, both as a musician and a fantasy fan. You try to educate your children in life areas of critical importance—Star Wars, LOTR,...

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Audible version of The Sixth Strand (Book 5)

Audible version of The Sixth Strand (Book 5)

Since so many of you are asking, the Audible version of The Sixth Strand will not release in June with the print and ebook editions. The data I have from my publisher at this time is that Nick Podehl is set to record the book in September. Based on past experience,...

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Book Five Release Date and Other News

Book Five Release Date and Other News

Keeping it short because it's nearly Christmas (for those who celebrate it), and regardless, I know most of you have better things to do than spend hours reading my blog. So, as promised, here's where things stand: I was hoping to have a book five cover and title...

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Book Five is (almost) in the oven

Book Five is (almost) in the oven

Okay, I’m starting to feel the quarterly pressure. The questions are pouring in, asking in polite, dulcet tones, “Oh please, madam, might you tell us where stands the progress of booketh number five?” Progress is being made, people. Daily. Hourly. Minute by minute by...

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A Pattern of Shadow and Light Book Five Update

A Pattern of Shadow and Light Book Five Update

It’s been a while since I’ve updated everyone, and I’m fielding a ton of questions, so I think an update is probably due. Here’s what I can tell you: book five is in the works. I’m about 270 pages in and I’ve written Ean and Tanis’s threads up to the end of part one,...

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An Update on Book Five

An Update on Book Five

Once upon a time I had a dream, a dream of a book, a book to complete a fantasy series, a fantasy series to please fantasy readers, reading the completed book of this series from this erstwhile dream. If this sounds oddly wistful, it’s rather a reflection of my state...

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Kingdom Blades on Audible Releasing February 28th!

Kingdom Blades on Audible Releasing February 28th!

I'm excited to announce that Kingdom Blades, A Pattern of Shadow & Light Book Four, will be released for Audible on February 28th. At this point it's not yet listed in Audible's system for presale, but it will be available for pre-purchase as soon as they have it...

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My Recommended Fantasy Reads

My Recommended Fantasy Reads

Winter is my favorite time of year to curl up fireside and read. I can still remember one holiday in the 1990’s when I’d first discovered The Wheel of Time and spent my entire break in front of the fire churning through Robert Jordan’s voluminous books (I think there...

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