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Raven’s Tears is now on KDP Select!

Posted on March 31, 2018 by AE MatsonMarch 31, 2018

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For a long time now, we’ve been in the stupid position of having Raven’s Tears out of AMZN’s KDP Select service, while Dead Man’s Trigger remained IN the service, despite multiple attempts instructing AMZN NOT to renew its membership. Today, … Continue reading →

The Triple Partnership

Hey, all. Alesia here, again. You know, I never, ever expected to be on the board of a corporation, let alone sitting as its president. It was just never a thing that was on my radar, and no one would … Continue reading →

Making It Sew — and So

Posted on January 26, 2018 by AE MatsonJanuary 26, 2018

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This week’s news is that Michael and I have finally begun the process of getting Dead Man’s Trigger (DMT) down from the digital clouds and into a real, physical paperback book. We’d like to apologize for the wait to those … Continue reading →

Resurrections

Posted on November 18, 2017 by AE MatsonNovember 18, 2017

Hi, everyone. Alesia, here. It feels good to be able to say that, after two long, dark years, Michael and I have resumed the work on book three of the Raven & Iris trilogy. He and I spent this last … Continue reading →

On the Nature of Roller Coasters

Posted on October 7, 2016 by AE MatsonOctober 7, 2016

Hey again. This is Alesia, checking in with a little progress report. Here’s the tl;dr version: We’re still here, alive, kicking, swinging for the fences. That’s huge. We’ve had to restructure MetPub to get through this interregnum. Our goals as … Continue reading →

We’re Back

Posted on August 8, 2016 by AE MatsonJanuary 21, 2018

As you likely know, if you’ve been by here at all in 2016, we’ve been MIA. That’s because we’ve had to restructure everything here in order to keep functioning at all – gotta have money here in this western world … Continue reading →

The Final Hours

Posted on December 3, 2015 by AE MatsonDecember 3, 2015

Dead Man’s Trigger is still holding its own at #2 in Literature & Fiction > Action & Adventure > Fantasy – but we’d sure like to see it go back to #1 on the last day of its KDP Select … Continue reading →

Try Before You Buy

Posted on December 2, 2015 by AE MatsonDecember 2, 2015

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Have a sample chapter from Raven’s Tears. Here’s one from Dead Man’s Trigger. The reviews have begun to come in, and they’re fabulous! There’s just about a day and a half left on the ebook giveaway. You’ve got that long to get your … Continue reading →

Regreetings!

Posted on October 12, 2015 by AE MatsonOctober 12, 2015

From Alesia: Hello, everyone! I’m sitting in a vacation rental with my bestie of 23 years, who is also a fantasy fiction writer and a role playing gamer. We’re in southern Oregon, on the Rogue River, enjoying our yearly retreat … Continue reading →

MFGCast Interview with Authors Alesia and Michael Matson [link]

Posted on September 18, 2015 by AE MatsonSeptember 18, 2015

For a podcast that covered the gamut from the uses of the modern metaphor to the nitty-gritty realities of indie publishing, it’s amazingly coherent! We got to talk storytelling in fiction and in tabletop gaming for awhile with Kurtis Amueller … Continue reading →