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From Lucy: These are the FIRST TWO books that Mr. Lucy and I ever published together. They were the beginning of a beautiful working relationship… even though they were supposed to be one book and there’s kind of a cliffhanger in the middle. Which apparently was a huge no-no at the time. I’M SUCH A RULE BREAKER!

Mr. Lucy and Marketing Guy Rick are important members of #TeamLucy. They are also long-time buddies and “talkers” who missed their in-person meeting during the pandemic lockdown.

Please enjoy the minutes of a meeting to discuss putting a book on sale.

• Rick arrives.
• 15 minutes spent discussing whether to order dinner.
• 10 minutes spent ordering dinner.
• Lucy is invited to join the meeting. She stupidly agrees.
• Lucy asks what dates she can tell readers that The Worst Best Man will be on sale.
• Rick asks if Lucy has discovered the flashlight capability of her watch. She has not. She can barely tell time on it. Rick discusses his daughter’s superior technological grasp of the same watch.
• Mr. Lucy refills the cat water fountain and wonders where our food is.
• Cleo makes an appearance and prances across the table.
• Food arrives.
• Lucy asks if we’ve decided when to put the book on sale.
• Rick reminisces about Chinese food that he ordered recently.
• Mr. Lucy and Rick compare notes… on Chinese food.
• Rick expresses concern that Lucy’s newsletters are “a little long”.
• Lucy expresses concern that Rick’s face is “a little dumb”.
• Mr. Lucy intervenes and suggests we discuss the title for Lucy’s next book.
• Lucy tells Marketing Guy Rick her title and why she thinks it’s the BEST, FUNNIEST TITLE IN THE HISTORY OF LUCY BOOKS INCLUDING GRUMPY GRUMP FACE. Rick looks vaguely approving. Or concerned. Lucy can’t tell. Mr. Lucy has concerns.
• Lucy gets up and does some chores. She’s been sitting for three hours.
• Mrs. Marketing Guy Rick calls and asks if he’s coming home or if he moved in with us. Rick assures her he’s coming home right now.
• Mr. Lucy twirls his beardstache like a villain while Rick talks about fireworks.
• Lucy exits the meeting and goes to bed.
• Mr. Lucy and Marketing Guy Rick agree on sale dates for The Worst Best Man. Spoiler Alert: It’s on sale now.

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Between books, Lucy has decided to learn new hobbies to keep her brain fresh. This time it’s watercolors! Lucy and her friend Laura are competing in a “duck-off” to see who painted the best duck. Stay tuned to see what the judges decided!

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Did you ever hear a sound so wonderful that your ears hugged the sides of your head in ear-y delight? Get ready for it to happen because By a Thread’s audiobook is LIVE!

If you’ve got an Audible credit burning a hole in your pocket, now is the time to use it!

Sebastian York is a blush-worthy hero (especially in that restroom scene) and Erin Mallon will make you stand up and cheer for our heroine!

If you’ve purchased the ebook already, once the book is WhisperSynced* on Amazon you can get the audiobook at a deep discount!

*Lucy has no control over how long it takes Amazon to WhisperSync the audio and she ran out of bribery money already.

This is your last chance to grab By a Thread at the bargain price of $2.99 before the price goes up to $5.99 next week!

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Man. I grossed myself out with that headline!

PANTSING VS. PLOTTING
First, I’d like to say that I have an intense dislike of jargon. When people say things like “not in my wheelhouse” around me, I break out into hives and start dry-heaving. When it comes to writing, one of the first things another author will ask you is if you’re a pantser (you write by the seat of your pants without knowing where the story will lead) or a plotter (you systematically outline your story in detail before you start writing). I do both and neither. So there. Label THAT!

Lucy had a newsletter with some very important content this week. Here’s what she had to say:
EXPLAIN LIKE I’M 5
Every once in a while I tiptoe on over to Reddit. There’s a subreddit called Explain Like I’m 5. I love the concept of breaking down complex things into bite-sized nuggets that make sense.

I applied that concept to two things that I thought could use a little clarifying this week. Please bear with me in my gross oversimplifications.

Why “All Lives Matter” Isn’t a Helpful or Healing Response to “Black Lives Matter”
Let’s start with the basics.

I like apples. Actually, I prefer them in pie form. But whatever. For this illustration, I like apples. Now, does me liking apples mean that I automatically don’t like pears, tomatoes, avocados, or heaping plates of spaghetti? Definitely not. Do I need to clarify all of the foods that I do like when I am singling one out? Guys, I’m not a picky eater. If you wanted me to clarify all the foods I like, we would be here for days.

Are you with me so far?

Cool. Let’s move on to a more nuanced metaphor.

Imagine your house is on fire. You are standing in your front yard staring in horror as your home, the place you’ve raised your family, celebrated holidays, enjoyed midnight snacks, and fallen asleep watching NCIS reruns is burning to the ground. It’s hot. It’s smoky. It’s devastating. Can you picture it?

You and your family are standing there with tears in your eyes and a mixture of fear, rage, and gut-wrenching horror is simmering in your gut.

The fire department arrives in a flurry of lights and sirens. But just as they start to unroll their hoses, I arrive.

You: *mournfully* My house is on fire.
Me: Yeah. Uh-huh. That’s nice. Excuse me, chief? My house is very important and so are the rest of the houses two blocks away. I need you to go hose them down first to make sure they stay safe.
You: What the fudge is wrong with you, lady?
Me: *ignoring you* It’s really very important that you acknowledge all of the other houses that aren’t on fire right now. And I need you to do it first. Before you address whatever this mess is *waving a hand in the direction of where nearly every happy memory your family made is turning to ash*
You: Listen, ma’am. My house is on fire right now. It deserves the priority attention.
Me: What fire? I don’t see any fire. My house is very important. My neighborhood is very important.

I can’t take credit for the house fire metaphor. It’s something I saw shared on social media. But I took it and ran with it.

When I say Black Lives Matter, I’m never, ever saying your life doesn’t matter. You matter very much to me. However, I am choosing this moment to put my attention on my black friends, loved ones, and readers to show them the love and respect and hope I have for them. To say “I see you. And what’s happening to you is not okay with me.”

Black Lives Matter. ❤️

What Does White Privilege Mean?
Let’s start with what white privilege doesn’t mean…
it doesn’t mean that your life isn’t hard
it doesn’t mean that you haven’t worked for and earned what you have
it doesn’t mean that you signed up for it or that you pay a monthly subscription fee for special privileges and want to keep them all to yourself
What it does mean…
All “white privilege” means is that the color of my skin hasn’t made my life harder.

That’s it.

White privilege means if I was in a 100-meter race, I would start at the starting line, but my black friend would start 50 meters behind me.

White privilege means if a cashier thought I was trying to pass a counterfeit bill and called the police, I know I wouldn’t end up dead. When I go for a run through my neighborhood, I don’t have to wear my college gear to prove that I’m an “upstanding citizen”. I don’t have to take children or dogs with me to appear less threatening. I. Just. Run. [Please check out this post, by the way.] I didn’t sign up for it or ask for it. I was just born with it. Just like my snot green eyes and my stumpy fingers.

Sure, there are dangers that I face as a human with lady parts. But those dangers don’t come from the amount of melanin produced by my body.

I hope both of these explanations helped! I know that they are oversimplified and there’s a very large chance that I misspoke somewhere in those ramblings. But I’m learning right along with you guys and hoping to do better, be better. Together, we can build a safer society. Together, we can all stand at the same starting line. I LOVE YOUR FACES! ❤️

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Well, folks. Plan H732B finally solved the problem. I’ve been feuding with a cardinal named Pecky for weeks. He began his assault on our windows in March and we tried everything.

Fake owl cookie jars. Photos of our nieces and nephews. Printed pictures of other birds taped to the windows. Closing the curtains. Taping up strips of aluminum foil. Lying in wait and then running outside with a spray bottle. But desperate times call for desperate measures.

Thanks to Mr. Lucy’s Amazon ordering skills, Pecky now lives (and poops) in the trees in the backyard. Not on our deck. Unfortunately, the solution keeps scaring the crap out of me…

Yep. All it took to get Pecky to stop pecking was four of these rubbery little nightmares sinisterly draped around the deck. The neighbors have almost gotten used to me screaming every time I step outside.

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Lucy and Mr Lucy woke up the other day to a fawn on their lawn! It stayed there for a whole day before they were able to get it moved to the fence row behind their house to be reunited with it’s mama. It was so sweet!

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By a Thread reached #2 in the entire US Kindle Store this week!

Apparently, Mr. Lucy has politely requested Lucy stop doing the Queen’s wave every time she enters his office! Have you read it yet?

By a Thread is a steamy, swoony workplace romantic comedy with a grumpy boss hero determined to save the day and a plucky heroine who is starting to wonder if there might actually be a beating heart just beneath her boss’s sexy vests.

Take me to By a Thread!

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At this writing, Lucy’s wonderfully amazing By a Thread has reached the Amazon rank of #4 in the Kindle store! What an amazing achievement 17 days after release! I’m so proud of Lucy!

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