DRM Sucks

Panic swept over me when I read this notice. My body flashed hot, then cold. I broke out in a sweat. Blood pressure kicked up. They’ve been threatening to do this for years, and if I’m being completely honest, I’m surprised this didn’t happen a decade ago. I understand it’s to protect author’s rights and hinder pirating. But let’s be honest here. It won’t stop pirates. It won’t stop theft. They’ll find ways to get what they want, and they’ve …

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Where’s Darynda Jones?

UPDATE And it’s just my luck that less than 24 hours after I latched every ounce of focus in my ADHD brain onto this mystery, I remembered the Grimlet’s Facebook page, a.k.a. the page where Darynda fans go to play. There’s more information there. A moment of silence while I absorb the epicness of my failure. She’s been battling cancer. It crossed my mind yesterday but I didn’t want to assume; mastectomies can be preventative as well as a treatment. …

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