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(Holiday greeting of your choice.)
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I have a few holiday traditions from when I was a kid, along with things that my husband and I have developed.
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Something I grew up with was having my mom’s cinnamon rolls for Christmas morning, along with mimosas. As I was still on antibiotics, no alcohol for me. But we tried making my mom’s cinnamon rolls. (No, these are not compliant with my diet. It’s the holidays, and I’m not about to try to be compliant at this time. The diet starts next week.)
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They are a yeasted dough that needs to rise twice. We used a modern short-cut method, where we let the dough rise once, then punched it down, rolled it out, and let it rise the second time in the refrigerator.
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So here’s a picture of them rolled out, then a second, from when they baked:
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As I’ve mentioned elsewhere, I’ve already started making changes to what I’m doing in terms of my life and health. Beta-2025 until the start of the year, as it were.
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Some of those things have been a success so far. Others, not so much. But that’s okay. The trying new stuff is what counts.
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I will possibly be making some slow changes to this newsletter as well. More focused on my books, as well as bits and pieces of my life, as I believe that’s what y’all are here for.
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I have what’s considered a fantastic open rate on my newsletters—generally upwards of 50%. (Thank you one and all for that!) In addition, many of you respond to my newsletters, for which I thank you as well.
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If there’s something you’d really like for me to chat about in my newsletter, please let me know.
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I’m looking forward to the new year, for many obvious reasons. 2024 was one of the most stressful years I’ve ever had. Fingers crossed 2025 is much better, less stressful and more productive.
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I am writing most days again. And it’s easy again. I feel as though my brain is finally really “back.”
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I hope that your holidays have been as stress free as possible, and that the new year brings you all the good things!
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Guess what's coming....Will be available come May, 2025.
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Hey! It's December! Ice & Berries is now generally available! It's on sale for $0.99 only until the end of the month. Come January, it will go up to the regular price of $4.99.
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A cozy fantasy tale of friendship, work, and going out into the world. Oh, and snow cones!
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When the Ice Elf Elbriarien Itamar—or just El, for short—fails to get her Mage Mark after her apprenticeship, she decides to leave the frozen north and head south.
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Someplace where snow doesn't stay piled up in corners during the heat of summer. Maybe walk barefoot in the sand next to the ocean. Perhaps even chuck out all her learning and take work in a bar. (A fate worse than death, at least according to her parents.)
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However, without her Mage Mark, El cannot legally practice spells or do complicated magic. Just little things, cantrips native to her Ice Elf heritage.
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Join her as she makes her way in a new life and a new city, finding friends, business opportunities, a love of snow cones, and perhaps, if she's lucky, a sapphic love as well.
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To celebrate the publication of my new cozy fantasy novel, my first cozy fantasy novel is now on sale for $0.99! But only until January 1st!
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The spell to transform Killian the champion fails. Instead of a worm, he’s transformed into a wyrm. Swell. Now what? Thus begins the story of Talon the dragon and his eventual battle with a god. Or something like that. It’s a lovely cozy fantasy filled with humor, found family, gods and myths, and breaking of the fourth wall.
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Also, to celebrate Blaze Ward's latest Science Officer novel, Exile, which is available now on the KRP site (after Dec 10th everywhere else), we've put the first Science Officer Omnibus on sale for just $2.99. But only until January 1st!
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Javier will survive the pirates. Will they survive him?
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