by Amy Hopkins
“Oh, fuck that, Jules. Get your ass back there, now!” he said. More laughter circled the table.
“You all look like you’re in need of a soft bed,” Annie said, standing to clear the table.
“Oh, Jules has spent plenty of time in bed,” Danil said. “It’s sleep she needs.”
Julianne threw a napkin at him, then squeezed her eyes shut as another, bigger yawn slipped out. “Oh, dammit. I do need to sleep.”
“Shall I carry you upstairs?” Marcus asked with a grin.
“Last time you did that, you knocked my head on the doorjamb, you big oaf,” she said, giving him a light slap on the arm. “I’ll just lean on you. Really heavily.”
Annie clicked her tongue and shooed them away from the table. As they all filtered out of her dining room, she finally let a happy tear slip out. One hand on her hip, the other holding a damp cloth, she knew that no matter who stayed and who left, she was richer than she had ever been in her life.
FINIS
Author Notes - Amy Hopkins
October 16, 2017
Notes? NOTES? I can barely function enough to remember what words are, let alone craft author notes!
Here’s the truth, guys. I am not a fast writer. Oh, sure, I can get up a fast clip and when I’m on a roll I take full advantage of it, but currently, my life doesn’t lend itself to such nebulous things as ‘peace’, ‘quiet’ or ‘sleep’. Though, I think that last one is an urban legend, I haven’t actually experienced ‘sleep’ in what feels like years.
My kids are as crazy as I am, and that’s pretty damn crazy. My three year old has a love of interruptions, emergencies, devastating messes and explosive creations.
And yet, I wrote this book, this WHOLE BOOK in 31 days. For me, that’s bordering on a miracle!
I hadn’t even realised I’d done it until I’d written ‘the end’, and it only happened because of you guys. That sounds like a load of shit, but it’s not, I swear. There are days when I just feel like stopping early, like hitting the quit button and taking a weekend off.
When I feel like that, I go see the fans. Those really, incredibly sweet reviews, the eager posts on the Facebook page, the amazing, kind comments on my own Facebook page or website, or fan mail in my inbox.
Thank you to everyone who speaks up. You can’t even imagine how much it means, or how inspiring it is.
Now, I’m not promising my next book will be out in 30 days, but I will promise this: there’s no quitting. No early days. No weekends off, until it’s done. I love you guys and you’ve all given me so much. This, I can give back.
Happy Reading!
-Amy
Author Notes - Michael Anderle
Written October 23, 2017
First, THANK YOU for not only reading this book, but also reading to the end, past Amy’s amazing and heartfelt notes to read mine, as well.
So, I’m going to add my comments here about how you, the fans, help me.
I’m about to write 50,000 words in a week, I suspect. Why? Because of you!
Well, maybe not (but really yes) exactly you. But, the aggregate (and yet individual) you!
I’ve mentioned before that at times, I’ve used the positive reviews to keep me going. To go there and get some ‘atta boy’ for when I’m feeling particularly exhausted or down, sick and tired of being either tired or sick.
I am aware that many people think “Oh, you write for a living?” and then kind of shrug off the effort. It’s ok, they have no clue what being an Indie publisher / author is really like. In fact, I’m aware that many spouses of writers have no clue what it takes.
Right now, I’m writing book nineteen in one series, I’ve finished book three in another (with a collaborator) and written 4 short stories for either my release, or anthology work and about 75 collaboration efforts in just under two years.
Further, we have built a relatively large (for Indie) publishing company / group while doing this.
And released fifty audio books.
None of this would have been possible if we weren’t willing to dig deep and accomplish way more than we thought we could, and if YOU had not supported us day in, day out, for weeks and months. Reviewed the books, purchased the new ones, and kicked us in the ass a few times (with love) as we stumbled in our efforts.
Each of you, in your own way, are our coaches. Each of you are our cheerleaders and supporters. You exhort, you encourage, you push and you threaten to get out the pitchforks and matches.
Then, you cheer us over the finish line!
For some of us, it was a month of our lives to accomplish getting the story out. Others might be two or three months.
A couple are a few hard, hard weeks.
Either way, you are there to read the books on day one, post your reviews and invariably, as we rest our heads on the desk, our cramped hands in our laps hoping the ibuprofen helps release the pain from the marathon sprints to finish our words…
You say, “That was a GREAT Read!” Then, we raise our weary heads to smile as the responses come in from the latest release…
To then read the follow-up. “So, when is the next one going to be released?!?!”
That is when we hang our heads back on the desk and weep.
;-)
Ad Aeternitatem,
Michael Anderle
P.S. It really isn’t that bad (oh yes it is!)
Amy Hopkins
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The Talented Series
Dream Stalker: Talented Book 1
Barrow Fiend: Talented Book 2
Truth Taker: Talented Book 3
Faery Teind: Talented Book 4
A New Dawn
*With Michael Anderle*
Dawn of Destiny (01)
Dawn of Darkness (02)
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Death Becomes Her (01) - Queen Bitch (02) - Love Lost (03) - Bite This (04)
Never Forsaken (05) - Under My Heel (06) - Kneel Or Die (07)
Second Arc
We Will Build (08) - It’s Hell To Choose (09) - Release The Dogs of War (10)
Sued For Peace (11) - We Have Contact (12) - My Ride is a Bitch (13)
Don’t Cross This Line (14)
Third Arc (2017)
Never Submit (15) - Never Surrender (16) - Forever Defend (17)
Might Makes Right (18) - Ahead Full (19) - Capture Death (20)
Life Goes On (21)
The Second Dark Ages
The Dark Messiah (01)
The Darkest Night (02)
Darkest Before The Dawn (03)
*with Ell Leigh Clarke*
The Boris Chronicles
* With Paul C. Middleton *
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Retaliation
Revelation
Restitution 2017
Reclaiming Honor
* With JUSTIN SLOAN *
Justice Is Calling (01)
Claimed By Honor (02)
Judgement Has Fallen (03)
Angel of Reckoning (04)
Born Into Flames (05)
Defending The Lost (06)
Saved By Valor (07)
Return of Victory (08)
The Etheric Academy
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ALPHA
CLASS (01)
ALPHA CLASS - Engineering (02)
ALPHA CLASS (03) Coming soon
Terry Henry “TH” Walton Chronicles
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Nomad Found (01)
Nomad Redeemed (02)
Nomad Unleashed (03)
Nomad Supreme (04)
Nomad’s Fury (05)
Nomad’s Justice (06)
Nomad Avenged (07)
Nomad Mortis (08)
Nomad’s Force (09)
Nomad’s Galaxy (10)
Trials and Tribulations
* With Natalie Grey *
Risk Be Damned (01)
Damned to Hell (02)
Hell’s Worst Nightmare (03) coming soon
The Age of Magic
The Rise of Magic
* With CM Raymond / LE Barbant *
Restriction (01)
Reawakening (02)
Rebellion (03)
Revolution (04)
Unlawful Passage (05)
Darkness Rises (06)
The Hidden Magic Chronicles
* With Justin Sloan *
Shades of Light (01)
Shades of Dark (02)
Shades of Glory (03)
Shades of Justice (04)
Storms of Magic
*With PT Hylton*
Storm Raiders (01)
Storm Callers (02)
Storm Breakers (03)
Storm Warrior (04)
Tales of the Feisty Druid
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The Arcadian Druid (01)
The Undying Illusionist (02)
The Frozen Wasteland (03)
Path of Heroes
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*With Amy Hopkins*
Dawn of Destiny (01)
Dawn of Darkness (02)
Dawn of Deliverance (03)
The Age of Expansion
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Activated (02)
Called (03)
Sanctioned (04)
Rebirth (05)
Retribution (06)
Cloaked (07)
The Uprise Saga
* With Amy Duboff & Craig Martelle*
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*With Martha Carr*
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Release of Magic (2)
Protection of Magic (3)
Rule of Magic (4)
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