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

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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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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

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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Morgan finishes a book! How it feels to finish a book and turn it in: Satisfaction, doubt, joy, panic, all of it. Barry tries to convince his publisher not to publish his book. Listening to music while writing: Good idea or best idea? And Barry’s feelings on reviews.

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Barry is Reading: Equations of Life by Simon Morden | Amazon | BN.com | iBooks | Indiebound

Morgan is Reading: The Art of Breaking Things by Laura Sibson | Amazon | BN.com | Indiebound

Morgan is Also Reading: Fleishman is in Trouble by Taffy Brodesser-Akner | Amazon | BN.com | Indiebound

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Catching up on the last year: Morgan quits her job. They have their first signing. Barry can’t run around in his underwear any more. Why is the dishwasher always running?

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The Upside

Where Storytelling and Pop Culture Collide - BookCon 2019

Talking about The Hive: Writing in Real Life — Episode 101: The One where They Wrote a Book Together

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Morgan is a Cancer

Barry is a Virgo

Exclusive first look: The Flash joins forces with the Green Arrow in 'Crossover Crisis' | EW.com

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The I Hunt Killers Movie is Coming! (Maybe. In Korean.) | Barry Lyga Dot Com

Thanos: Titan Consumed | Barry Lyga Dot Com

Wolverine: Worst Day Ever | Barry Lyga Dot Com

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It’s our 100th episode, and we’ve got it all! A rant from Barry about the male gaze! Morgan threatens to leave the show! Peanut allergies! And special guests, including Carolyn Mackler, Jon Skovron, and Melissa Walker!

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