Thank you, guys, so much for all the kind words on the Malfoid fantasy fiction, and hello again to another group of new subscribers today! This has been our fastest growth in a long time, and I’m glad chapter 2 went even better for you. I’ll be working on chapter 3 tonight. As an update to the Sanderson story, I finally got someone to respond via Facebook Messenger:
Let’s hope something good comes of it!
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Hasbro Refuses to Recognize the D&D and Magic Union as Organizers Warn AI Could Undo Their Work and Robert J. Kuntz Asks Who Ruined D&D
Hasbro and Wizards of the Coast told the union organizing the Dungeons & Dragons and Magic: The Gathering tabletop teams on October 13 that they do not intend to voluntarily recognize it, which sends the workers to a National Labor Relations Board election. United Wizards of the Coast-CWA announced the decision on X the next morning. The organizers say …
Narnia Trailer Drops With Led Zeppelin and Meryl Streep’s Aslan as Report Says Test Screenings of the $280 Million Film Went Badly
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The Entertainment Industry Has a Man Problem - And It Isn’t the Men!
There’s a line in this week’s Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent that says more about the state of modern masculinity than the writers probably intended.
How Brandon Sanderson Stole $200 From Me
After months of problems with the bindings, foil stamping, and other defects, Brandon Sanderson’s Dragonsteel finally began shipping the new batches of its leather-bound edition of The Eye Of The World by Robert Jordan. Like many fans, I was excited to get my copy of one of my favorite series, hoping to get a full leather-bound collection of The Wheel o…
DC Podcast Co-Host Says Lanterns Critics “Can Choke on Their Own Tongues” As Fan Backlash Grows To Finle
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Fantasy Fiction: The Silver-Haired Heiress Hates Me (But She Keeps Saving My Life) Chapter 2
This has proven to be quite the hit so far. Thank you to all the new subscribers for coming in and reading and subscribing; it means a lot and helps keep me going both on the author side and to sustain our news business here. I hope you’re enjoying this!