An Open Letter to the Fans of Auburnimp
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m_barnetteAn Open Letter to the Fans of Hajiri's Pet/Midnight Rain and other cowritten works by Auburnimp and Michael Barnette:
I thought I'd post a letter regarding Auburnimp and why she is no longer writing since I still get email about the situation with our unfinished series, especially Midnight Rain/Hajiri's Pet.
Auburnimp was hospitalized back in October of 2010 with a life threatening infection of ...
her lower leg. She nearly lost her leg--and her life--at that time.
On her return we discussed all the series books we had in the works, most of which were mid-story arc. While she wanted to finish the stories, she was simply too ill to do so. She explained that, in view of her deteriorating health, she wished to spend more time with her family rather than writing.
I was uncomfortable leaving our readers hanging, so I undertook to finish one of those series on my own, Dragon & Fenyx. Dragon & Fenyx was completed last year and the final two books have already been released through Shadowfire Press.
As far as the others--Midnight Rain (Hajiri's Pet) and Sakura Blades--those are being retooled as solo works and will make their reappearances as soon as I'm able to complete the work on them and find the two series a new home. (The contract on Hajiri's Pet ends in Feburary 2013.)
For those of you who were following Auburnimp's solo series of books--Fallen Angels, Angels and Demons, her Vampire books and Sweepers--when she retired she requested all her solo books be removed from sale. I do not know why she made this request, but I honored her decision and these books are no longer available. For those of you left hanging, I don't know what to say other than I'm sorry she chose to do this and unfortunately I can't give the books to you due to copyright issues.
For all our fans, thank you for being so loyal and patient and please forgive me for not making most of this information known before now--except in limited venues. I'd hoped Auburnimp would change her mind given adequate time to recover from her illness, but this has not been the case.
Thanks to everyone who bought our books and supported us. Keep an eye out at my domain for information on the completion of the Midnight Rain and Sakura Blades series.
http://www.michaelbarnette.com/
I thought I'd post a letter regarding Auburnimp and why she is no longer writing since I still get email about the situation with our unfinished series, especially Midnight Rain/Hajiri's Pet.
Auburnimp was hospitalized back in October of 2010 with a life threatening infection of ...
her lower leg. She nearly lost her leg--and her life--at that time.
On her return we discussed all the series books we had in the works, most of which were mid-story arc. While she wanted to finish the stories, she was simply too ill to do so. She explained that, in view of her deteriorating health, she wished to spend more time with her family rather than writing.
I was uncomfortable leaving our readers hanging, so I undertook to finish one of those series on my own, Dragon & Fenyx. Dragon & Fenyx was completed last year and the final two books have already been released through Shadowfire Press.
As far as the others--Midnight Rain (Hajiri's Pet) and Sakura Blades--those are being retooled as solo works and will make their reappearances as soon as I'm able to complete the work on them and find the two series a new home. (The contract on Hajiri's Pet ends in Feburary 2013.)
For those of you who were following Auburnimp's solo series of books--Fallen Angels, Angels and Demons, her Vampire books and Sweepers--when she retired she requested all her solo books be removed from sale. I do not know why she made this request, but I honored her decision and these books are no longer available. For those of you left hanging, I don't know what to say other than I'm sorry she chose to do this and unfortunately I can't give the books to you due to copyright issues.
For all our fans, thank you for being so loyal and patient and please forgive me for not making most of this information known before now--except in limited venues. I'd hoped Auburnimp would change her mind given adequate time to recover from her illness, but this has not been the case.
Thanks to everyone who bought our books and supported us. Keep an eye out at my domain for information on the completion of the Midnight Rain and Sakura Blades series.
http://www.michaelbarnette.com/
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Date: 2012-11-24 11:29 pm (UTC)