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Strategic selections that fit my BINGO board!

Two Months. We always do a Summer Reading push, with accelerated goals for the June, July, and August BINGO boards. But with September upon us, we’ll ease back into a comfortable pace. Two months for the next few boards, nice and easy.

I already have a start on my BINGO reading. Grab your board over on #MGCarousel >>

Deuce. This week’s chapter has been added to my Galleries of Stone prequel, a serial that lets you see how Aurelius and Ulrica met … and continued to meet. Despite her being an uphill girl & him being a dockside boy.

Chapters are short, so they’re swift as Ulrica’s thrown blades, but they’re also worth their weight in Harrow gold. I hope you’ll consider supporting my writing by “subscribing” to the story. Become a patron at any tier, and you’ll be able to read along. CJ Milbrandt on Patr...

Sending Mail. I commissioned lettering from an artist I enjoy working with. Asha took the words to the stone song that Freydolf teaches Tupper in the Galleries of Stone series and turned them into something lovely.

I’ve had art cards printed, and I’m sending them to all of my patrons this month. If you’ve been thinking about joining my supporters, you now have one more little reason to do so. Any tier will do. Thank you!

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With an eye towards my Bingo board, I’ve made my selections!

August 2024. The push for summer reading continues with a new board for August. I’ve been poking through my piles, finding books that fit.

#amreading. I was able to find the right books to cover my squares for June’s BINGO board. Very satisfying. And many good reads in the mix. If you want to know what I’m reading sooner, you could follow me on Goodreads.

Looking forward to August BINGO! You can play along by grabbing a blank board from Middle Grade Carousel, a blog I run with my daughter Elza.

Two Hearts, One Beat. As many of you know, I have an ongoing serial that posts to Patreon. Deuce reels the storyline back to the time when Aurelius Harrow first meets Ulrica Rakefang. It was the story that Freydolf told (at least in part) to distract Melina and Tupper in Bk2: Harrow. I’d been planning to tell their tale in full ever since then.

Chapters are short, so they’re swift as Ulrica’s thrown blades, but they’re also worth their weight in Harrow gold. I hope you’ll consider support...

#amreading. I picked up the Chasing Vermeer series this month, but so far, the rest has been a smattering of different authors & genres. Sometimes, the BINGO board dictates what I read. Sometimes, I read a book, only to realize it doesn’t fit the board!

Summer Reading Continues. I think I’ve matched out a few bingo rows from the options for these squares.