We had an AWESOME launch party! Jennifer Beals encounters Morgan’s aunt. Morgan and Barry visit an actual bookstore to see their book in the wild. Big transitions for Leia and Luke mean Barry and Morgan have more time with the kids…and less time with the keyboards. Links: Writing in Real Life — Episode 106: The One You Can Preorder Survey: Reading Before Bed Has Major Sleep, Health, and Lifestyle Benefits | Real Simple Morgan is Reading: The Ghost Bride by Yangsze Choo | Amazon | BN.com | iBooks | Indiebound Barry is Reading: The Lock Artist by Steve Hamilton | Amazon | BN.com | iBooks | Indiebound Rate us on iTunes

It’s Pub Day for The Hive, Barry and Morgan’s book baby! #HasCassieSurfacedYet? Links: The Best Books of Fall 2019 | PEOPLE.com Order The Hive: Amazon | BN.com | Indiebound The Hive Launch Party Rate us on iTunes

Morgan gets good news. Morgan gets good news. A cross-country trip with a 4-year-old! Barry does something he’s never done before and feels less bad about it than you’d imagine. Mmm; dried mango. Links: Preorder The Hive: Amazon | BN.com | Indiebound Barry tweets about his writing process Rate us on iTunes

An update on Morgan’s leap of faith and work(s) in progress. Writers with day jobs and the world’s opinions of such. Barry takes on the preorder system. Also: Meet the sensational character find of 2019, the villainous…TweetStorm! Links: Preorder The Hive: Amazon | BN.com | Indiebound Morgan’s Agent: Kathleen Anderson (@KAndersonbird) / Twitter The Flash: Crossover Crisis: Green Arrow’s Perfect Shot: | Amazon | BN.com | iBooks | Indiebound Barry discusses Tobias Buckell and Patreon: Writing in Real Life — Episode 86: The One with Two Rants Tobias Buckell’s tweet thread about day jobs for writers Barry’s tweet thread about preorders Soupy Sales' 'Green Pieces of Paper' Scandal Free Comic Book Day Author Susan Adrian on Preorders Scuttling a Book Deal Morgan is Reading; Sweet Valley High GN: Academic All-Star? | Amazon | BN.com | iBooks | Indiebound Barry is Reading: Famous Men Who Never Lived by K Chess | Amazon | BN.com | iBooks | Indiebound Rate us on iTunes

Updates on marriage and the kids. Luke figures out the Apple Watch at age 2. Is it possible to become a successful author nowadays without using or being good at social media? “Be adequate!” Remember when Twitter was fun? What’s more important: talent or networking? Links: Jamie Attenberg Twitter thread on book releases a href=“https://smile.amazon.com/Hive-Barry-Lyga/product-reviews/1525300601/ref=cm_cr_dp_d_hist_1?ie=UTF8&filterByStar=one_star&reviewerType=all_reviews#reviews-filter-bar”>1-Star Reviews for The Hive Life Is Short and Then You Die: Mystery Writers of America Presents First Encounters with Murder | Amazon | BN.com | iBooks | Indiebound Teen Creeps Podcast On Breaking Down the Barrier Between YA and Adult Fiction | Literary Hub Gymnastics at the 2000 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia WaPo's Editor’s Note on the Bestseller List Snafu Morgan is Reading: Sawkill Girls by Claire Legrand | Amazon | BN.com | iBooks | Indiebound Rate us on iTunes

Updates on marriage and the kids. Luke figures out the Apple Watch at age 2. Is it possible to become a successful author nowadays without using or being good at social media? “Be adequate!” Remember when Twitter was fun? What’s more important: talent or networking? Links: Space Unicorn - Parry Gripp and Brianne Drouhard - YouTube Barry Lyga (barrylyga) on Myspace Study Finds Artists Become Famous Thanks to Networking He’s Writing 365 Children’s Books in 365 Days, While Holding Down a Day Job - The New York Times Opinion | I Want to Be Rich and I’m Not Sorry - The New York Times Jason Momoa's 'Dad Bod' the Envy of Dads Everywhere Barry is Reading: Dark Horse by Fletcher Knebel | Amazon | BN.com Morgan is Still Reading: The Art of Breaking Things by Laura Sibson | Amazon | BN.com | Indiebound Rate us on iTunes

Morgan finishes a book! How it feels to finish a book and turn it in: Satisfaction, doubt, joy, panic, all of it. Barry tries to convince his publisher not to publish his book. Listening to music while writing: Good idea or best idea? And Barry’s feelings on reviews. Links: Barry is Reading: Equations of Life by Simon Morden | Amazon | BN.com | iBooks | Indiebound Morgan is Reading: The Art of Breaking Things by Laura Sibson | Amazon | BN.com | Indiebound Morgan is Also Reading: Fleishman is in Trouble by Taffy Brodesser-Akner | Amazon | BN.com | Indiebound Rate us on iTunes

Catching up on the last year: Morgan quits her job. They have their first signing. Barry can’t run around in his underwear any more. Why is the dishwasher always running? Links: The Upside Where Storytelling and Pop Culture Collide - BookCon 2019 Talking about The Hive: Writing in Real Life — Episode 101: The One where They Wrote a Book Together Preorder The Hive: Amazon | BN.com | Indiebound Morgan is a Cancer Barry is a Virgo Exclusive first look: The Flash joins forces with the Green Arrow in 'Crossover Crisis' | EW.com Preorder The Flash: Green Arrow’s Perfect Shot: Amazon | BN.com | iBooks | Indiebound The I Hunt Killers Movie is Coming! (Maybe. In Korean.) | Barry Lyga Dot Com Thanos: Titan Consumed | Barry Lyga Dot Com Wolverine: Worst Day Ever | Barry Lyga Dot Com Rate us on iTunes

Barry and Morgan are happy to finally be able to talk about their book together, THE HIVE. Plus: What does Jennifer Beals have to do with this?

We hit episode 100 and invites special guests Carolyn Mackler, Jon Skovron, Maggie Lehrman, and more!