Writing in Real Life Barry Lyga & Morgan Baden

We had an AWESOME launch party! Jennifer Beals encounters Morgan’s aunt. Morgan and Barry visit an actual bookstore to see their book in the wild. Big transitions for Leia and Luke mean Barry and Morgan have more time with the kids…and less time with the keyboards.

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Writing in Real Life — Episode 106: The One You Can Preorder
Survey: Reading Before Bed Has Major Sleep, Health, and Lifestyle Benefits | Real Simple
Morgan is Reading: The Ghost Bride by Yangsze Choo | Amazon | BN.com | iBooks | Indiebound
Barry is Reading: The Lock Artist by Steve Hamilton | Amazon | BN.com | iBooks | Indiebound
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It’s Pub Day for The Hive, Barry and Morgan’s book baby! #HasCassieSurfacedYet?

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The Best Books of Fall 2019 | PEOPLE.com
Order The Hive: Amazon | BN.com | Indiebound
The Hive Launch Party
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Morgan gets good news. Morgan gets good news. A cross-country trip with a 4-year-old! Barry does something he’s never done before and feels less bad about it than you’d imagine. Mmm; dried mango.

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Preorder The Hive: Amazon | BN.com | Indiebound
Barry tweets about his writing process
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An update on Morgan’s leap of faith and work(s) in progress. Writers with day jobs and the world’s opinions of such. Barry takes on the preorder system. Also: Meet the sensational character find of 2019, the villainous…TweetStorm!

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Preorder The Hive: Amazon | BN.com | Indiebound
Morgan’s Agent: Kathleen Anderson (@KAndersonbird) / Twitter
The Flash: Crossover Crisis: Green Arrow’s Perfect Shot: | Amazon | BN.com | iBooks | Indiebound
Barry discusses Tobias Buckell and Patreon: Writing in Real Life — Episode 86: The One with Two Rants
Tobias Buckell’s tweet thread about day jobs for writers
Barry’s tweet thread about preorders
Soupy Sales' 'Green Pieces of Paper' Scandal
Free Comic Book Day
Author Susan Adrian on Preorders Scuttling a Book Deal
Morgan is Reading; Sweet Valley High GN: Academic All-Star? | Amazon | BN.com | iBooks | Indiebound
Barry is Reading: Famous Men Who Never Lived by K Chess | Amazon | BN.com | iBooks | Indiebound
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Updates on marriage and the kids. Luke figures out the Apple Watch at age 2. Is it possible to become a successful author nowadays without using or being good at social media? “Be adequate!” Remember when Twitter was fun? What’s more important: talent or networking?

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Jamie Attenberg Twitter thread on book releases
a href=“https://smile.amazon.com/Hive-Barry-Lyga/product-reviews/1525300601/ref=cm_cr_dp_d_hist_1?ie=UTF8&filterByStar=one_star&reviewerType=all_reviews#reviews-filter-bar”>1-Star Reviews for The Hive
Life Is Short and Then You Die: Mystery Writers of America Presents First Encounters with Murder | Amazon | BN.com | iBooks | Indiebound
Teen Creeps Podcast
On Breaking Down the Barrier Between YA and Adult Fiction | Literary Hub
Gymnastics at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia
WaPo's Editor’s Note on the Bestseller List Snafu
Morgan is Reading: Sawkill Girls by Claire Legrand | Amazon | BN.com | iBooks | Indiebound
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Updates on marriage and the kids. Luke figures out the Apple Watch at age 2. Is it possible to become a successful author nowadays without using or being good at social media? “Be adequate!” Remember when Twitter was fun? What’s more important: talent or networking?

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Space Unicorn - Parry Gripp and Brianne Drouhard - YouTube
Barry Lyga (barrylyga) on Myspace
Study Finds Artists Become Famous Thanks to Networking
He’s Writing 365 Children’s Books in 365 Days, While Holding Down a Day Job - The New York Times
Opinion | I Want to Be Rich and I’m Not Sorry - The New York Times
Jason Momoa's 'Dad Bod' the Envy of Dads Everywhere
Barry is Reading: Dark Horse by Fletcher Knebel | Amazon | BN.com
Morgan is Still Reading: The Art of Breaking Things by Laura Sibson | Amazon | BN.com | Indiebound
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