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jimhines · 1 year

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2022 Writing Income

It’s that time again – for fifteen years now I’ve been writing an annual blog post about my income as a writer. Money tends to be an uncomfortable, even taboo topic, but I think it’s important to help counter the myths that we’re all multimillionaires living in Glass Onion-style mansions. (Side note: If anyone wants to pay millions of dollars for my book, I’ll happily update this blog post from my private island mansion.)

Remember, every writer’s career is different, and I’m only one data point.

Prior Years: Here are the annual write-ups going back to 2007: 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021.

In 2016, instead of a personal income write-up, I did a survey of almost 400 novelists about their income.

My Background: I’m a primarily “traditionally published,” U.S.-based SF/F author with 15 books in print from major New York publishers. The first of those books came out from DAW in 2006. I have an agent, and have been with them since about 2004.

I’ve self-published a middle grade fantasy and a few short collections. I’ve also sold about 50 short stories to different magazines and anthologies.

I’ve never hit the NYT or USA Today bestseller lists.

I’m currently the sole parent of a teenager (at home) and a 22-year-old (at college). I have a day job that’s just over half-time, both for the paycheck and the benefits.

2022 in Summary: There’s no gentle way to say this. The last several years have kind of sucked. Losing my wife to cancer in 2019 completely derailed my writing. I was hoping 2022 would be a comeback year, but life had other plans…

I did write and sell two new short stories and one nonfiction piece, which was nice. I’ve got a finished middle grade book that’s been on submission for a while. I finished a standalone fantasy that’s been sitting with my publisher for a while.

Normally, my editor is pretty quick about responding, but last year wasn’t normal for DAW, either. DAW was acquired by Astra House. A lot of their time and energy went into that deal. I’m hoping for the best, but things still haven’t settled into the new “normal.”

Last year did see the release — finally — of Terminal Peace, the third book in the Janitors of the Post-Apocalypse series. I’m thrilled and relieved to see that book in print, but it came out right in the middle of the Astra House acquisition, which may have impacted things like promotion and publicity.

I also finished the first draft and started revising a new standalone middle grade fantasy with series potential.

2022 Income: The biggest check was the publication payment for Terminal Peace. All total, before taxes and various expenses, the writing brought in $13,957.16. While that’s absolutely nothing to sneer at, and I’m grateful for the success, it’s also a dropoff from the past couple of years. To be blunt, if you look at the cumulative graph, things have been slumping a bit.

Income Breakdown:

Patreon has been a small but steady and helpful source of income. My thanks to everyone for that!

As usual, my U.S. novels are the biggest piece of the pie. The short fiction category is a bit higher this year, thanks to those two new stories. I didn’t self-publish anything new in 2022, but if that middle grade book doesn’t sell, I’d like to publish that one later this year.

Novels (U.S. editions): $8,542.83

Novels (Non-U.S. editions): $473.25

Self-Published: $1158.24

Short fiction: $892.86

Audio: $521.04

Patreon: $1668.94

Other: $700

I mentioned earlier that things have been in a bit of a slump, and I need to focus on breaking out of that. Some things I can’t currently control. Tomorrow I could wake up to an offer from DAW on the book they’ve got, and maybe an email from my agent that the middle grade title he’s been shopping around went to auction and got a six-figure advance. But I can’t make these things happen.

Priority #1 is to keep writing. If I’m not doing that, other goals are pretty much moot.

Priority #2 is to figure out some alternate options. It may be time to put more time and effort into self-publishing as a complement to my traditionally published work.

The biggest thing making me anxious is that I’m pretty much out of contract. The paperback of Terminal Peace comes out this year, but for the first time in about 15 years, I don’t have the security, the luxury, or the deadlines of a signed contract. In some ways, this is freeing: I can write whatever I want. But there’s no guarantee as to when things will see print. Submitting to the traditional publishers is a long, slow process…

From talking to other writers who’ve been doing this a while, I’ve learned that pretty much every career has its ups and downs. Personal, pandemic, and publisher issues have been a bit of a perfect storm for me these past few years, but I’m not going anywhere. After 27 years as a writer, I’m excited to see what comes next.

Wrap Up:

I hope this has been helpful. As always, feel free to share the post and/or ask questions.

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buffythecomicslayer · 1 year

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The Bewitching Hour: A Tara prequel

Publication date: August 1, 2023

In this Buffy the Vampire Slayer prequel, fan-favorite and LGBTQIA+ icon Tara Maclay gets the main character treatment… whether she wants it or not.

Tara Maclay isn’t thrilled to be starting her senior year of high school in a new town. She misses her mom, her garden, her magic — and the way her dad treated her before her mom passed. But if Tara can just keep her head down, then maybe she can make it through this year in Hellborne, Vermont without the town living up to its name.

Of course, her plan falls apart immediately, as dead students start turning up around her, and she’s suddenly voted Most Likely To Have Murdered Them by the rest of the senior class. Oh, and the fellow new girl Tara’s crushing on? Turns out to be a witch-hunter. So maybe it’s not the worst thing that Tara’s magic is majorly malfunctioning.

As the body count rises, Tara has to overcome her fears, reconnect with her magic, and cast herself in a more central role to save the town — even if it means putting her new relationship at risk.

Written by New York Times and USA Today best-selling author Ashley Poston, The Bewitching Hour is the perfect blend of ’90s nostalgia, mysterious murders, and star-crossed sapphic romance.

Author: Ashley Poston; cover: Sam Schechter; publisher: Disney Hyperion.

#buffy novels #the bewitching hour #tara maclay #ashley poston #sam schechter #books #other media

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allthingsdarkanddirty · 1 month

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A disgruntled demigod. A lost city. A sacred alliance.

When Alex is abducted by our newest foe, I have the entire nation searching for him. But Miletus has a plan and it includes my fae lover.

In our quest to return him, we form an uneasy alliance with the Atlanteans and search for a way to save a forsaken people. We learn we must retrieve a rare artifact, but that too comes at a price.

With the fate of a species hanging in the balance, do I save the Shrouded Nation or the man I love?

Find out what lurks in the shadows of Ravenholde by reading Son of the Soul, the new Paranormal Women's Fiction series readers are comparing to Shannon Mayer, K.F. Breene, and Victoria Dannan.

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About The Authors

A USA Today bestselling author, Brenda loves everything paranormal. She has co-authored over twenty-five books in the best-selling Dark Warrior Alliance series, as well as the Hollow Rock Shifters series. She also has best-selling solo titles readers are raving about. Brenda created worlds that feature dangerously handsome heroes and feisty heroines. With the help of popcorn and candy, she takes dragons, fairies, witches, vampires, and so much more and brings them to life. She lives in Texas with her husband and three kids who fuel not only her heart but her life. If she's not writing, she's reading, traveling, or knee-deep in projects with her husband and five sisters. She encourages readers to Dream Big. If your dreams don't terrify and electrify you then they aren't big enough!

Tia Didmon is a USA Today bestselling author of provocative paranormal romance. When Tia isn't busy writing about sexy shifters and dreamy demons, she spends her time binge watching The Order and reruns of The Vampire Diaries, cooking with her daughter, and serving her cat. Her love of writing stems from a self-diagnosed book addiction. Subscribe to Tia's newsletter at tiadidmon.com for a free book and start your journey through Tia's supernatural world today! Find Them Both Online! https://www.brendatrim.com https://tiadidmon.com

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svnshowers · 5 days

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・｡ [ lee jieun . cis woman . she/her ] - hana son was blasting california dreamin' by the mamas & the papas on the sidewalk in austin today . according to other atx residents , the thirty year old author has been given a reputation of being vindictive, but also creative . [ rain drops rolling down windows, chipped black nail polish, oversized hoodies ] + [ alex , twenty-two , she/they , cst ]

i. basics

birth name: hana son

nicknames: n/a

date of birth: october 29th of 1993

place of birth: des moines, iowa, usa

residence: austin, texas, usa

occupation: author

sexual orientation: bisexual

relationship status: single

big three: scorpio sun, aries moon, libra rising

mbti type: infj-t

aesthetics: rain drops rolling down windows, chipped black nail polish, black hoodies, falling asleep while working, an ashtray full of roaches, closed blinds during the day, empty mugs crowded on a desk, foggy roads, & old horror movies.

ii. sparknotes

it was a chilly october morning the day hana was born to a stay at home dad and university professor mother.

the middle child of the family, five years older than the youngest and one year younger than the oldest.

she bonded really closely with her siblings more so than her peers at school.

hana was constantly reading even getting in trouble at school for reading during class.

she met her best friend in second grade, the two were practically inseparable. for a majority of hana's life, her best friend was her only friend.

school was tricky for hana, she never had motivation to do anything that didn't interest her.

she began writing in eighth grade, creating stories of realities she wished she lived in.

as she started high school, she began to make more friends. of course, her best friend was still the person she spent the most time with.

hana graduated with the bare minimum requirements and she started college at the university her mom taught at.

her best friend attended school out of state and hana was worried she wouldn't be able to make new friends.

to her surprise, she made a few more friends at college. none of them were as close to her as her best friend, who she called practically every night.

she was twenty-two when she started writing her first novel. after a year of working tirelessly on it, she was able to find a publisher and get it published.

the book did very well for a debut novel, in fact, it did so well that it graced the new york times best sellers list within four months of its initial release.

she quickly began writing her second novel, pouring out all of her ideas onto the page as fast as possible.

despite her working quickly, her investment in the story made the quality just the same. the novel actually took much longer to be released than her first as it was much longer.

this book was a horror novel and the tone was different than her previous. while not as immediately successful, more fans of the book slowly formed.

it took three years for it to be released, mainstream hype surrounding her had died down but she had a dedicated fanbase.

while it did not perform as well as the others, hana really didn't mind. she never really liked the attention.

she took a brief break from writing novels, exploring poetry and short stories. these she published under her real name.

at twenty-eight she began her fourth novel, but found herself experiencing the worst writer's block she'd ever had.

this is what lead her to move to austin, believing a change in scenery would help her.

it took a while, but it did end up helping her a bit.

currently, she's going in and out of having writer's block and is looking for muse anywhere she thinks it could be.

iii. fun facts

hana made money in high school and college by writing people's essays for them, flew super close to the sun with it but surprisingly never got caught.

she doesn't talk about the fact she's a best selling author, she writes under a pen name & wants to stay anonymous.

her current book is a thriller / romance, she's struggling with writing the romance aspect due to the fact she's never been in love.

she's always seen in her old and faded black hoodie, rarely will you see her going out of her way to make a cute outfit. very much a comfort over style kind of person.

hana doesn't drink often, but when she does, it's fancy bourbon.

she will probably scream from stress if you ask her what her favorite book is.

she puts people she doesn't like in her books as antagonists or annoying characters.

she doesn't know how to swim and has no desire to learn. she also cannot ride a bike.

iv. connections

her lifelong bestie !! plsplspslpslsplsplspslsplsplsplspls

a new bestie she met when she moved to austin!! at first they disliked each other but for one reason or another they ended up growing on each other

cousins, family friends, childhood friends, hana doesn't really go out & meet new people so i'd loooove to have some of these for her !!!

someone who she just kind of. tolerates

someone who flirts with her but she doesn't realize

someone who thinks she's just absolutely awful, the feeling is probably mutual

the person who makes her understand what romance is and what it feels like, her muse for her novel

#⟢ hana s. ︴ ꒰ ooc. ꒱#atxfm.intro

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alexa-santi-author · 1 year

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Oh, hey, the anthology I’m in is having a Black Friday sale! This is the one that includes my award-winning novella “Impossible Tasks.”

(And, yeah, I used my favorite celebrity couple as my models for the leads. 😊)

BLACK FRIDAY SALE!

16 Stories for 99 Cents!

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09QLNWY1Y

Under Your Spell:

Your favorite fairy tales … with a twist. What happens when you can’t choose between Prince Charming and the Dragon? What if Goldilocks really wanted to stay? Was the Big Bad Wolf really that bad?

Sixteen titillating stories from USA Today best-selling and award-winning romance authors in a spicy collection curated by The New Romance Café. HEA guaranteed.

#diverse romance #romance anthology #fantasy romance #hash wednesday #tom and zawe #zawe ashton #tom hiddleston #loki fluff #romance short stories #fairytale romance #interracial romance #paranormal romance

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cyarskj1899 · 1 year

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Darnella Frazier Focuses on Healing After George Floyd's Death, Porsha Williams Shares Wedding Plans, and Vivica Fox Says Being 'Breadwinner' Contributed to Divorce

Porsha Williams gears up for a three-part wedding, Vivica Fox sheds light on what ended her brief marriage, Darnella Frazier reflects on the death of George Floyd, and more in The Daily Rundown.

Darnella Frazier Still 'Trying To Heal' In Wake Of George Floyd's Death

In a reflective post shared on the one-year anniversary of George Floyd's murder, Darnella Frazier, the teen who filmed his fatal arrest, said that her life has been changed forever. “It’s a little easier now, but I’m not who I used to be. A part of my childhood was taken from me," Frazier wrote in a Facebook post. "Having to up and leave because my home was no longer safe, waking up to reporters at my door, closing my eyes at night only to see a man who is brown like me, lifeless on the ground.” While many have dubbed her a hero for capturing the video, which played a key role in the conviction of Derek Chauvin, Frazier says that “behind the publicity, I’m a girl trying to heal from something I am reminded of every day.”

Kristen Clarke Confirmed As First Black Woman To Lead DOJ Civil Rights Division

Tuesday, the Senate confirmed Kristen Clarke making her the first Black woman to lead the Justice Department as the civil rights chief, USA Today reports. Clarke was confirmed in a 51-48 vote, with just one Republican, Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, voting in favor of her confirmation.

Porsha Williams Shares Elaborate Wedding Plans

Porsha Williams intends to go all out for her upcoming wedding. In fact, the "Real Housewives of Atlanta" star shared during a recent episode of Dish Nationthat she intends to have three weddings. One ceremony will be a traditional American wedding, one will be a native law and custom ceremony in Nigeria, and the other will take place at a home that her fiancé, Simon Guobadia, owns outside of the country. Williams announced her engagement to Guobadia earlier this month.

Vivica Fox Says Money Issues Contributed To Her Divorce

Actress Vivica A. Fox says that her short-lived marriage to Christopher Harvest ended in 2002 because she did not wish to be the "breadwinner" in the relationship. “He didn’t go out and then pursue things with the same drive that I had for my career,” Fox said in an interview with Vlad TV. “You know, a woman doesn’t like paying all the bills all the time. I can only ask for help so many times before I had to come to the conclusion that I didn’t want to be the breadwinner in this family. My mother didn’t raise me to take care of a man. And that was the deciding factor.”

Roxane Gay Launches Publishing Imprint

Roxane Gay wears many hats and the best-selling author, professor, and editor is about to add another title to her resume—publisher. According to the New York Times, the social commentator recently announced the launch of her new book imprint, Roxane Gay Books, through which she will release three titles per year. The imprint, which will focus on underrepresented voices, is in partnership with Grove Atlantic and will publish titles from other authors in the genres of fiction, nonfiction, and memoirs.

Sights, Sounds and Style at Afrochella 2022

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Enjoy this excerpt from Divabetic's 10th Annual Mystery podcast, Murder Plain As Vanilla, streaming on Spotify, iTunes, and BlogTalkRadio. Our mystery podcast isn't only for mystery lovers. It's a fun way to learn about diabetes and self-care. In between colorful characters, crazy adventures, and mysterious surroundings, we pack health and wellness tips that can help you take charge of your diabetes. We also hope to encourage you to think like a detective the next time you experience unexpected blood sugar fluctuations. Search for clues, collect data, talk to witnesses, and bring your ideas to the authorities (healthcare collaborators) for solutions. A team approach to managing your diabetes isn't a bad idea either. Here's a short synopsis: When Mr. Divabetic's arch-nemesis baking sensation Renata Whisk calls, offering a chance to participate in the Visions of Vanilla baking competition, he can't refuse. It's an invitation to compete against culinary giants Best-Selling Cookbook Author Lily Frost, Green Thumb Gourment, Hazel Honeywell, and the Cannoli Countess and, most importantly, a chance to pay back his debt owed to his mother. But before Max's hands touch flour, he discovers the dead body of the Vanilla King of Madagascar. As luck has it, Max is the last person to see the Vanilla King alive. To prove his innocence, he enlists his team, USA Today's best-selling author Tonya Kappes, health educator MaryAnn Nicolay MEd, NDTR, and his mother, Mama Rose Marie. But when another baker's dead body is found near Max's station, even his mother tastes a recipe for disaster. Now, armed with only Renata Whisk's Puffed Pastry recipe, a rolling pin, and his team's expertise in solving murders and dispersing diabetes health information, Max has no choice but to solve the mystery or at least die trying. Co-Starring Lorraine Brooks, Catherine Schuller, Dave Jones, Seveda Williams, and Amparo Peterkin. Script Editor Wendy Radford. Producer, Leisa Chester Weir. Music from the Broadway Cast albums of Anything Goes courtesy of SONY Music.

#diabetes #divabetic #diabetic #health #type 2 diabetes #podcast #cozy #cozy mystery #cozymysterylovers #murder #mysteries #mystery #baking contest #Youtube

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authorchrisalex · 11 months

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I can finally announce it. I’m going to have a story published in the Austen Tea Party Anthology this coming August!

Take care not to spill the tea (literally) while we share the latest on-dit (aka dish the dirt) about the Ton, who is courting, and who has been compromised in this collection of Austen-inspired romance stories.

Join us for a turn around the room in stories from USA Today best-selling and award-winning romance authors curated by the New Romance Café featuring cameos from some of Jane’s most memorable characters (and some we’d like to forget). ALL proceeds go to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

Austen Tea Party is available for preorder here.

#thiswriterslife #amwriting #romance #regency romance #anthology #the love line

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monster-bait · 2 years

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I solemnly swear not to put an ugly USA today sticker on my covers 😅 Thank you so much to everyone who bought Wolves & Warriors, we couldn't have made this happen without you! The anthology raised more than $3k for the Shy Wolf Sanctuary, so in addition to being best-selling authors, we're now wolf philanthropists as well 💁‍♀️ xoxo

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theherocode · 2 years

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Thought you’d “enjoy” this one.. from Natural News - Maybe this is just some doomsday propaganda- but someone went through an awful lot of detail to come up with this! We’re probably both on some list now, 😂..

RED ALERT: Russia and China planning simultaneous attack to ELIMINATE the United States and occupy North America

Tuesday, June 07, 2022 by: Mike Adams

Tags: Arctic, China, interview, invasion, Russia, USA, world war

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(Natural News) Academic researcher and author JR Nyquist has conducted a bombshell interview with “Mr. Wang” from LUDE Media — the same group that acquired a secret audio recording from high-level CCP / PLA military leaders in Southern China — that reveals China and Russia are teaming up to eliminate the United States and occupy North America.

Today’s podcast (below) discusses the details of this plan. The transcript of the full interview between Nyquist and LUDE Media (Mr. Wang is the direct interviewee) is available at the JRnyquist.blog website.

The summary of that interview is stated here, from the website: (emphasis ours)

According to Mr. Wang, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is financing Russia’s war in Ukraine. However, he says, Russia’s best forces are not being used in Ukraine. They have been deployed in the Far East, prepared for action against America.

According to Lude media sources, China will try to use nuclear blackmail and unrestricted warfare to collapse the United States while forcing Taiwan, Japan and South Korea under Chinese control. Failing this, China and Russia will launch a full-scale war against the United States. The Russian and Chinese fleets will be united – not in the same ocean – but by attacking the same continent, North America. The Russians will attack through the Arctic, the Chinese through the Pacific.

According to Mr. Wang, the lockdowns in China have been used to hide the deployment of mobile ICBMs and other weapons. Streets have been cleared and highways closed for this purpose. To avoid satellite detection, missile convoys have been disguised as medical or COVID convoys. Lude Media has reported that Russia and China have an agreement to invade and occupy North America, dividing the territory between them.

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According to details from the interview:

China is funding Russia’s war in Ukraine. (This alone is a huge shocker.)

China used the fake covid lockdowns to clear the streets in order to efficiently move military assets through major Chinese cities in preparation for the attacks on the USA / loading ships with military gear, etc.

Military equipment is disguised as covid response equipment such as ambulances or public health vehicles.

The PLA is using civilian communications frequencies rather than military frequencies in order to throw off America’s military surveillance capabilities.

China plans to blockade Taiwan rather than invading it at first. The blockage will prevent Taiwan from receiving supplies of food, fuel, medicine and military assistance. Taiwan will later surrender after the USA is defeated, according to the CCP’s plan.

Once Taiwan is blockaded, China will use “unrestricted warfare” and “nuclear blackmail” to try to isolate the United States while attempting to control the political spheres of Japan, Taiwan and South Korea, asserting control over their exports and thereby denying such exports to the United States. This move, if successful, would collapse the US economy virtually overnight. The supply chain of spare parts, electronic components and consumer goods would immediately vanish.

“Unrestricted warfare” includes cyber attacks, financial attacks such as denouncing the dollar and selling off all US Treasury debt, biological weapons attacks, information warfare attacks and even EMP attacks to disable the US power grid.

Russia’s best military troops have not been deployed in Ukraine but are being positioned for war against the United States and Canada. This means Russia has reserved its most capable troops for the real war with the USA.

Russia has not yet used its most powerful weapons in Ukraine, which could be deployed against the United States: 1) Its nuclear capable submarine fleet, and 2) ICBMs such as the Sarmat-II system which delivers 10-15 MIRVs (re-entry nuclear vehicles) and can evade anti-ICBM capabilities by the USA.

China is manufacturing weapons for Russia in a factory that is claimed to be “a subdivision of Norinco Company” (China North Industries Corporation). This is another way in which China’s economic might is powering Russia’s military efforts.

Watch my interview with Dr. Yan and JY Nyquist from two weeks ago to learn more background information about China’s plans to attack America:

Importantly, China expects to absorb a retaliatory nuclear strike from the US military after China unleashes its attack against the USA. Chinese leaders reportedly don’t care if they lose millions or even tens of millions of civilians in such attacks. They are already calculating this into their plan.

We learned from the audio that was previously released that China expects civil unrest in many of its cities and plans to use PLA special forces military troops to immediately put down protesters in areas such as the Guangdong province.

My analysis: China’s “nuclear blackmail” could involve China launching a nuclear missile that strikes an unpopulated area of America — such as a desert area of Nevada or New Mexico — or perhaps setting off a nuke in the Pacific Ocean off the West Coast as a demonstration of its nuclear capabilities. In the interview, it is revealed that China plans to use tactical nuclear weapons to take out US Navy assets such as aircraft carriers and destroyers / battle groups.

The continental United States will be attacked from the North, South, East and West

Combined with previous sources and intel we’ve received, we now know how the attack against the continental United States will be waged:

From the North: Russian and Chinese troops cross from Canada into Washington and other northern states. (Canada will quickly surrender to Russia or China thanks to traitorous Trudeau.)

From the South: Chinese troops working with drug cartels invade US southern states along human smuggling routes.

From the West: Chinese troops bombard National Guard bases in California with offshore artillery or tactical nuclear weapons, then carry out a beach landing and seize the ports, after which larger ships dock and unload battle equipment for the full-scale war.

From the East: Russia detonates its Poseidon underwater drones, unleashing a tidal wave of radioactive water that will inundate the entire East Coast, taking out Naval infrastructure in Norfolk, rendering Washington D.C. uninhabitable and wrecking Wall Street and New York City, among other places. It’s also not a good day to live in Miami.

As all this is happening:

China will cut off all exports to the United States from Japan, Taiwan, South Korea and China itself. America’s economy and industry will instantly collapse.

China will attack America with cyber warfare, kamikaze drones launched from Mexico and attacks on the power grid infrastructure.

China will activate its embedded civilians who are already inside the CDC, FDA, universities, corporations and government bodies, and they will initiate mass sabotage operations to bring America down.

Other Chinese agents will activate across the country, arming up with mortars, ground-to-air missiles and firearms, then targeting and taking out infrastructure such as refineries, power substations, police stations, military bases, airports and sea ports.

Russia will likely launch EMP weapons to plunge Western Europe into a 19th century existence, then Russia will rapidly move westward into NATO countries, conquering them with its highly efficient ground war capabilities.

Remember that Russia’s attack on Ukraine caused the USA to ship the vast majority of its anti-tank weapons, Stinger missiles and other equipment to Ukraine, leaving the continental United States highly vulnerable. This was all by design. Russia’s war against Ukraine is effectively a grand, global “fixing operation” to occupy America’s limited military resources in Europe while China prepares to invade from the Pacific.

Americans are oblivious, and leaders are clueless about what’s coming

If China and Russia make good on this plan, America is finished. The once great American empire will fall within weeks, and Chinese troops will quickly threaten most of the western half of the United States.

The USA will find itself in a guerilla war against occupying Chinese and Russian troops, with all global supply chains completely cut off and the domestic population facing mass starvation, economic collapse and treason from within as state and federal government officials finally reveal they’ve been working for the CCP all along (nearly all Democrats in power are agents of the CCP, including the traitor Joe Biden).

The dollar will almost instantly collapse, and all the life savings of all Americans will go to zero. Pensions will cease to function, social security will vanish and the stock market will experience such a bloodbath that trading will be suspended indefinitely. Wall Street may never resume operations again.

Tens of millions of Americans will be slaughtered or starve to death in the first six months of this new war, and the disarmed libtard cities and states will be easily conquered, with mass executions of their inhabitants carried out by occupying foreign troops. (Obama will be cheering the entire time, since this has been his plan all along.)

All the lunatic Leftists who have been begging for communism will get exactly what they asked for, it turns out.

Expect mass resistance, however, as Chinese troops encounter more conservative, heavily armed areas such as Idaho, Wyoming, Nevada, Arizona, Utah and rural areas of Colorado, Montana and New Mexico. If China makes it to Texas, they will likely be stopped there by heavily armed Texans who are fighting for their very lives and homeland. (The same goes for Idaho and even rural Washington, for that matter.)

China ultimately needs to conquer America’s breadbasket in order to seize the farmlands and produce food for its expanding empire. But holding the Midwest may prove to be an impossible task, given the widespread ownership of AR-15s, 50 cal Barrett rifles, and long-range hunting rifles that are widely dispersed throughout the region. This is why Joe Biden and the treasonous Democrats are making a last ditch effort to take the guns away from the American people, just before China’s invasion. They want America to be disarmed so it can be more easily conquered.

Prepare for America to be a battleground. And for those waiting around for Trump to “win” in 2024 and then make everything right, you’re living in a delusional dream world. Unless the CCP is stopped soon, there will be no elections in 2024. There won’t even be a United States of America as it exists today. To save America, Joe Biden and all the criminal, treasonous Democrats who rigged the elections must be arrested and removed from power immediately. Arrest all the treasonous Pentagon generals who deliberately made America vulnerable. Shut down the criminal FBI and restore constitutional law in America. Then we might have a chance.

I cover all this and much more in today’s Situation Update podcast via Brighteon.com:

Brighteon.com/8b4636dc-e69c-4b00-b1c0-ef62ae5eb031

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buffythecomicslayer · 1 year

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The Bewitching Hour: A Tara Maclay prequel

Publication date: August 1, 2023

Buffy the Vampire Slayer fan-favorite and LGBTQIA+ icon Tara Maclay becomes the main character in this prequel full of '90s nostalgia, mysterious murders, and a star-crossed sapphic romance, written by New York Times and USA Today best-selling author Ashley Poston.

Tara Maclay isn’t excited to start senior year in a new town. If she can keep her head down, though, then maybe she can make it through this year unscathed.

Her plan immediately falls apart when dead bodies start turning up around her, and the girl Tara’s crushing on turns out to be a witch hunter.

...So maybe Tara’s magic malfunctioning isn’t the worst.

But as the body count rises, Tara has to get past her fears and reconnect with her magic to save the town — even if it means putting her relationship with Daphne at risk.

The Bewitching Hour is full of a lot of hope, a little heartbreak, and just the right amount of 90s magic.

Author: Ashley Poston; publisher: Disney Hyperion.

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cocktailsfairytales · 23 hours

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Rock My Heart

A Rockstar Contemporary Romance Anthology

Romance Café Collection: Book 32

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/197500157

Genre: Contemporary | Rockstar

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Description:

Backstage passes and heated glances. Life as a rockstar is one party after another. But can life on the road lead to the love of your life?

Read sexy stories of what happens in the spotlight and when the lights go out. Brought to you by USA Today best-selling and award-winning romance authors, in a rockstar collection curated by The New Romance Cafe.

Participating Authors:

Kenna Shaw Reed

Sera Taíno

Lisabel Chretien

JT Silver

Jazmine Skye

MacKade

Kella Campbell

M Leigh Morhaime

Ryleigh Sloan

Sofia Aves

Trinity Wood

Michaela Brent

Carrie Ann

Colla Triti & Angel W. Smith

About The New Romance Cafe

The New Romance Café is the place to get your daily dose of romance books.

Hang out with like-minded readers and authors at different stages of their writing journey, in a diverse and inclusive group.

Find out about new releases, take part in fun discussions, and recommend your favourite reads in the safe space of the Café.

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Website: https://thenewromancecafe.com/

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allthingsdarkanddirty · 2 days

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✩✩✩ RELEASE TOUR ✩✩✩

Rock My Heart

A Rockstar Contemporary Romance Anthology

Romance Café Collection: Book 32

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/197500157

Genre: Contemporary | Rockstar

Hosted by DS Book Promotions

AMAZON

*Read on Kindle Unlimited*

Description:

Backstage passes and heated glances. Life as a rockstar is one party after another. But can life on the road lead to the love of your life?

Participating Authors:

Kenna Shaw Reed

Sera Taíno

Lisabel Chretien

JT Silver

Jazmine Skye

MacKade

Kella Campbell

M Leigh Morhaime

Ryleigh Sloan

Sofia Aves

Trinity Wood

Michaela Brent

Carrie Ann

Colla Triti & Angel W. Smith

About The New Romance Cafe

The New Romance Café is the place to get your daily dose of romance books.

Hang out with like-minded readers and authors at different stages of their writing journey, in a diverse and inclusive group.

Find out about new releases, take part in fun discussions, and recommend your favourite reads in the safe space of the Café.

The New Romance Cafe Links

Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thenewromancecafe

Website: https://thenewromancecafe.com/

Romance Cafe Publishing: https://romancecafepublishing.com/

@TheNewRomanceCafe @DS Book Promotions

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alexa-santi-author · 9 months

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anitabyars · 5 days

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Mr. Wicked by Marni Mann is now live!

An alpha billionaire dedicated to no-strings pleasure. A woman committed to changing his wicked mind. Together they ignite a steaming-hot romance by the USA Today bestselling author of Mr. Hook-up.

Grayson Tanner has had better days. Coming off the successful international launch of

Hooked, the hook-up app he cofounded with his two best friends, and a night with one of the sexiest women he’s ever met, he’s now in a PR nightmare. A video of him has gone viral—a toast to the indulgence of bachelorhood. It’s a bad look for the creator of the app’s marriage arm. As memberships plummet amid a media firestorm, his PR firm has a new narrative to quell the flames: Grayson has to get married. Fast.

Hello, Jovana Winters—social media influencer and Grayson’s former one-night stand. The one-night stand he has yet to move on from mentally. Their immediate connection is undeniable. In front of the camera, they’re charismatic and passionate, and social media is calling them the It couple. But off camera, Grayson doesn’t trust women or believe in commitment.

Jovana is the opposite, a believer in love who knows what she wants. Now she’s on a mission to turn this fake marriage into the real deal, even though she’s hiding the biggest secret of them all.

But with a man like Mr. Wicked, it won’t come easy.

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Audio Narrated by: Andi Arndt & Ryan West

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Meet Marni

USA Today best-selling author Marni Mann knew she was going to be a writer since

middle school. While other girls her age were daydreaming about teenage pop stars, Marni was fantasizing about penning her first novel. She crafts sexy, titillating stories

that weave together her love of darkness, mystery, passion, and human emotions. A New Englander at heart, she now lives with her husband in Sarasota, Florida. When she’s not nose deep in her laptop, working on her next novel, she’s scouring for chocolate, sipping wine, traveling, boating, or devouring fabulous books. Want to get in touch?

Connect with Marni

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Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1597153177180837/ Instagram: http://bit.ly/MarniMannIG

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TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@marnimann

My Review

5⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

This is one story that had me falling hard and fast for the dirty mouthed, sexy as sin, wicked hot, single, playboy, billionaire, extraordinaire Grayson Tanner. Who is all about the one and done approach to dating! No relationships for him. He is one of the inventors of “Hooked” an online dating app that promises to match you up with your perfect partner…depending of course what you are looking for.

Grayson is a man who doesn’t believe in commitments or marriage. So when he sees a sexy, beautiful waitress named Jovana, he goes after what he wants and that is her, in his bed, one night only. Never expecting to see her again. But when Jovana is the one leaving, earlier than he planned, with her middle fingers in the air. Grayson is left feeling and denying…the chemistry and the passion that had been between them.

But when a video goes viral of Grayson toasting to bachelorhood with six single ladies, he becomes a PR nightmare as his dating app tanks. So to correct the problem his partners and PR company force him to solve the problem he created. Grayson will need to change his narrative. He will need to find love and get married and that had him coming right back to Jovana.

This is Grayson Tanner and Jovana Winter’s story and I couldn’t get enough of these two!

Can Jovana be a wife in a fake marriage to Grayson for a year? She wanted him. She was deeply, attracted to him. And she was falling more and more every time she was with him. But can she change a man who didn’t want or believe in them? You will need to read to find out!

Mr. Wicked had it all, witty banter, immediate attraction, heat, chemistry and a powerful alpha man being brought to his knees by an equally powerful female. It had me smiling, my heart racing, and a thousand butterflies taking flight in my stomach. I swooned so hard for these two and fell hopelessly in love cheering them on! I can’t wait for the next book in this series!!

I received an early copy and this is my honest review.

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