Apr17
How We Edit: Our Indie Editorial Process
Preface: This has changed dramatically since COVID-19, but I want to create some relatively evergreen posts that tackle questions we get asked most often. ...
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Mar13
The Magiqverse vs. The Briarverse
I never meant for “Magic with a Q” to take off. The word “Magiq” was just an initialism (and an acronym) that I wanted to ...
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Jan06
Announcement: The Book of Briars Release
I know. It’s really happening. It’s really, finally happening! To honor all you did to unlock The Book of Briars, and to give me a ...
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Aug09
Three Years
Sometimes it feels like fifty, sometimes it feels like a day. I had no idea what this world would become when I first set out ...
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Apr21
Interactive Storytelling, Trust Levels, & Joining The Magiqverse:
We recently relaunched ads for the first time since 2017, and now hundreds of new readers are experiencing The Guide to Magiq and the Briarverse ...
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Mar25
Ackerly Green’s New Branding
When I first conceived of Ackerly Green, I established the style and branding in a much more “classic lit” vibe. Lots of emerald greens and ...
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Jan16
2019: Looking For a New Planner and Finding A New Way to Plan
First, I’m going to be mentioning several products in this post, but we haven’t been sponsored by any of them. We don’t really do ads ...
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Nov01
I Had A Stroke
So, I had a stroke on October 8th. We’d just come back from Matty’s birthday dinner with the kids. A wave of vertigo washed over ...
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May Publisher’s Diary
(Below are a collected month’s worth of posts from CJ’s private Publisher’s Diary, which is available to read live as a reward tier on Ackerly ...
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Ackerly Green Changes
Sorry for the lack of updates recently. First, I haven’t seen or heard from Woolie since the last time I posted about him. It’s been ...
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