Fizz Hangout Weekly Discussion: October 13th, 2023 (Patreon)

Welcome to the newest Fizz Hangout! Every Friday, you all can stop by the weekly Fizz Hangout post and ask questions (to us or to your fellow patrons), discuss recent bonus scenes and/or podcasts with each other, and catch up on all the goodies you might've missed!

HANGOUT QUESTION: we love seeing your response to questions about the Like Us series, and it helps facilitate some awesome discussions! Each week, there'll be a new "hangout question" that you can answer in the comments, if you wish!

You're invited to Loren Hale's birthday party, but only if you dress up in a "couples costume" with one other Like Us series character. Who are you choosing?

Weekly Recap

Happy Friday the 13th, magical & heroic beauties!! 🦇🎃👻 We have been swamped this week with deadlines. It's one of those kind of weeks where we're knocking out a lot of our lingering "to-dos" but it also means that we haven't had the time to properly post here on Patreon all week. That's a rare thing! But we can tell you that we've finished a bonus for this month and we're now on the editing stage. It's going to be a Cobalt fam centric bonus with our favorite cat lady's POV. So you can expect that for October!

We're also so excited about the podcasts coming up. We will be GUSHING all things siblings and our extra podcast will dive into some of the entertainment we've been consuming these past few months. We have LOTS of recommendations, so we can't wait to discuss!

We hope you all have been doing well! Stay hydrated (as Donnelly would say!). And speaking of Donnelly, we're tying up a lot of our deadlines for the new Addicted Series print editions, which means our sole focus will be on Lunnelly in the coming weeks and we are sooooo freaking excited to have Lunnelly take up 100% of our brain power. We are stoked!!

MORE NEWS

👻🎉 NEW RELEASES: Addicted After All (Addicted Series), Unlucky Like Us (Like Us Series

👻 NEW PREORDER: Dishonestly Yours is now on preorder! You can preorder from Berkley Romance in US Stores and Pan Macmillan in UK Stores. And we know the release date is far away, but preordering early helps sooooo much! It shows the publisher there's interest in the book which gives it more opportunities for special editions and things like that!

👻 FALL INTO ROMANCE CHARITY AUCTION (TWO DAYS LEFT!!): From October 6-15, dive into the Fall Into Romance Auction, featuring amazing items from romance authors, narrators, and more. Proceeds benefit the Audio in Color nonprofit, a grant program that allows authors of color to get their first self-published audiobook production funded up to $5000. More $$$ = more audiobooks. Explore the Auction. The new print edition of Addicted to You is up for bid with CHARACTER NOTES from Lily & Lo.

👻 GOODREADS GIVEAWAY: Berkley is giving away copies of the new print edition of Fuel the Fire in a Goodreads Giveaway! Giveaway ends 10/31

👻  EBOOK SALE: Long Way Down is on a Kindle Monthly Deal for October. You can now snag this ebook for $2.99 (original price is $6.99).

👻 SIGNED BOOKPLATES: If you pre-order Fuel the Fire, Long Way Down, or Some Kind of Perfect from the Meet Cute Romance Bookshop, then you can also get a signed bookplates.

👻 Want more details about People Like Us while it's ongoing on Patreon? Check out our info post here.

👻 October 27th-29th, 2023, we'll be attending LoveNVegas in Las Vegas, NV.

👻 November 1st, 2023 from 5PM-7PM, we'll be signing at the East Cobb Barnes & Noble in Marietta, GA to celebrate its grand opening.

👻 March 23rd, 2024, we'll be attending Sweetgrass Author Event in Charleston, South Carolina.

👻 October 2024, we'll be attending Authors in the Bluegrass in Lexington, Kentucky. Exact date is TBA, and tickets will go on sale January 2024.

THE SIGNED BOOK STORE

Our signed book store is restocked periodically. Keep checking it to see if a sold out item has been stocked. Any new updates will be posted here:

REMINDER: MAJOR UPDATES ARE COMING

(this section is the same from last week, but keeping it here for those that missed it!)

As we mentioned in the previous hangout, there will be some changes to the store in the upcoming weeks. As we dedicate more time to writing, we need to spend less time on other avenues. One of the big time commitments outside of writing has been personalizing signed paperbacks in our store.

So we will be transitioning our signed store to "signatures only" for ALL books except the newest release.

What does that mean exactly? When you buy a book from our store, the book will have our signatures in it but it won't be signed to a name. There won't be a "name for personalization" box to fill out on the site. However, our newest release will always have the option to be personalized. (Currently, this is Unlucky Like Us.)

What does this mean for character notes? We will still be writing character notes inside Unlucky Like Us upon request. That isn't changing! When Nobody Like Us releases, this will be the last book we will write character notes physically inside the book.

Good news! We know this isn't the best news ever, so we did want to end on some good news. As you may know, we've started adding character note add-ons to the Addicted Series. These are character notes that we've handwritten and then printed on bookplates so you can stick them in your books. When personalization goes away, every book on the store will have a character note add-on available. Each character note will be different for each book. So a Hardcover Special Edition of Damaged Like Us will come with a different character note than the Special Edition Paperback of Damaged Like Us and the Original Paperback.

Can you get character note add-ons without buying the book? Unfortunately, no. Character notes have always been something that have been "inside" the book, and even though these are printed on bookplates, we want to keep them paired with the book as this has always been the intention with character notes.

Will the character note add-ons be different than the ones previously written inside the book? Yes and no. It just depends on the book. Most of the original paperbacks in the Like Us series will have the same character notes. So if you already have a character note written in one of those books, don't expect the add-on to be a different character note.

When will this transition happen? In the coming weeks, you'll start to see books transitioning to signatures only. So before you see the new updates on the store, this is our little nudge that if you'd like personalization on any of the books, NOW is the time to order them.

Thank you all for understanding this change! We know it's not the best of news for those that like their books personalized, but we hope by reducing that time commitment, it's going to open up more time for us to write :D

If you have any questions about the store, sound below in the comments, and you can always email the store at kbr.authorstore@gmail.com xoxo

UPCOMING RELEASES:

Next Up:Fuel the Fire - December 5th, 2023

Upcoming:Nobody Like Us (Luna & Donnelly) - January 2024

Upcoming: Long Way Down - February 6th, 2024

Upcoming: Some Kind of Perfect - March 5th, 2024

Upcoming:Dishonestly Yours - July 2nd, 2024

📍 Dishonestly Yours is a new romance trilogy releasing from Berkley Romance in 2024. Add it to Goodreads. Check out the Pinterest Board

WHAT'S COMING THIS MONTH:

Main Bonus & Extra Bonus: We're still working on the bonuses for this month! One will be in Jane's POV featuring the Cobalt fam. We're staying *hush hush* on the Extra Bonus for now 💓

Monthly Podcast & Extra Podcast: The Monthly Podcast has been voted on and we'll be discussing all things sibling duos! You can still ask us your questions on the announcement post. As for the Extra Podcast, we'll be discussing all the entertainment we've been devouring these past few months from movies to shows to books and more!

MASTER LISTS + PINTEREST

(the easiest way to find past bonus scenes, podcasts, & extras)

Master List of Bonus Scenes 📖

Master List of Podcasts 🎧

Master List of Extras 🤓

Pinterest Links to Every Board📍

Go forth & chat! You can ask us and/or your fellow patrons questions, discuss bonuses, podcasts, or whatever your heart desires! Thanks so much for all the support & being a patron!! *ALL THE LOVE, HUGS, AND FAIRY DUST*

xoxo Krista & Becca