If No One Is Waiting For It
I have a target for myself. I write one installment (around 100 pages) of the Super Secret Project every month.
The holidays are fast approaching. The Dear Wonderful Hubby and I will be super busy.
I was stressing about how I’ll find the time to complete the installment in December.
Then I realized…
No one is waiting for that installment to be written. It is a deadline I set myself.
I can change it.
Yes, we shouldn’t do that with ALL of our self-imposed deadlines ALL the time. That’s a recipe for getting nothing done.
But we can, from time to time, under special circumstances, change deadlines no one else cares about.
Do what you need to do to reduce your stress and increase your happiness, my friends!
You deserve peace and joy!
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Put Your Safety First
Yesterday, I did absolute dumbness.
I put myself in potential danger to try to make someone happy.
Thankfully, nothing bad happened. But that was pure luck. And it was a wake-up call for me.
Put your safety first, my friends. Almost always.
And definitely rank your safety much, MUCH higher than someone else’s happiness.
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Throwback Thursday – Ghost Of A Machine
Ghost Of A Machine is one of my all time favorite stories that I’ve written. Ghost, the C Model cyborg hero, is severely broken. When we meet him in this story, he is violent and feral, operating on pure instinct.
That instinct tells him to protect the human heroine, claim her, never let her go.
Fragile. Stubborn. His.
Ghost, a C Model cyborg, has disconnected his machine from his human side. Severely damaged, he knows two things—the curvy human female on his ship belongs to him and he must keep her safe. He’ll stop at nothing to protect her, claim her, make her his.
Primitive. Damaged. Hers.
Lethe has seen the savage side of beings. The courageous Rebel captain has never met a male like Ghost. Overpoweringly dominant, he appeals to her on a primal level, filling her mind with thoughts of sweet surrender, hard kisses, and body-heating encounters against the warship’s walls.
They are two broken beings, one determined to protect, the other intent on flying into danger. Can love heal them both before they face their common enemy?
Ghost Of A Machine is Book 9 in the Cyborg Sizzle series and is a STAND-ALONE story.
It is also a BBW Cyborg SciFi Romance.
Buy Now:
Amazon US: https://www.amazon.com/Ghost-Machine-Cyborg-Sizzle-Book-ebook/dp/B06XR6M6GG/
Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ghost-Machine-Cyborg-Sizzle-Book-ebook/dp/B06XR6M6GG/
Amazon AUS: https://www.amazon.com.au/Ghost-Machine-Cyborg-Sizzle-Book-ebook/dp/B06XR6M6GG/
Amazon Canada: https://www.amazon.ca/Ghost-Machine-Cyborg-Sizzle-Book-ebook/dp/B06XR6M6GG/
Apple Books: https://books.apple.com/us/book/ghost-of-a-machine/id1218969448
Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/ghost-of-a-machine
Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/713288
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Remembrance Day 2026
Every year, on the 11th minute of the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, we pause for a moment of silence to recognize the sacrifices warriors, past and present, living or passed, have made and are making to safeguard us.
I’m thinking of my Great Uncle Frank today as I always do (you can read some of his story here – https://tasteofcyn.com/2013/11/11/lest-we-forget/ ). I saw first hand how the horrors he endured while he was fighting Fascism changed him. I will never forget the expression on my big quiet Great Uncle’s face while he relived some of those terrifying moments. That will stay with me forever.
And I hope I never see that expression on another loved one’s face.
Our warriors gave and are still giving so much.
They are heroes. And I honor their sacrifices.
Lest We Forget.
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Find Out What Makes Your Loved Ones Happy
When the Dear Wonderful Hubby is feeling sad, I often ask him to cook or bake me something. I know that feeding others makes him happy. So I ask him to feed me. (smiles) And 99% of the time it works! He finds his happy again.
One of my brothers is a movie buff. Movies are his escape. He considers them to be one of his areas of expertise. When he is feeling down in the dumps, I will ask him about a specific movie he loves. He’ll, at first, grumble about not having time to talk about it or something like that. But, within a couple minutes of telling me what he knows, he is happy again and feeling confident.
Find out what makes your loved ones happy. This could be a certain brand of cat food for your furbaby or a type of plant food for your fern or a meme your best buddy never fails to laugh at.
Then when they need some happiness, give it to them.
(smiles)
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Muse Food – Every Being Has A Predator
This summer, I watched as a caterpillar similar to the one shown above was swarmed by yellow jackets and killed.
It was like watching a nature documentary live.
Because every species (including humans) has predators. This is how the natural world creates balance.
Your main character likely has a ‘predator’ also. This predator could be a being-eating creature living on an alien planet or a vampire here on Earth or another human.
What is their ‘predator’? What motivates this predator? Why are they targeting the main character?
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Cynthia Sax Weekly Update – November 8
I am already 1/3rd of the way through the first draft of the eleventh installment of the Super Secret Project. There will only be 15 installments (or 3 long novels) in this story. This means we’re full into the action. It is speeding up and I write faster to find out what will happen next. (smiles)
Have a wonderful week, my friends. (big hugs) Remembrance Day is on the 11th in my part of the universe. And I make an extra effort to be of service this week, to acknowledge the sacrifice of others by giving back. Consider doing the same. Donate a can of soup to a food bank. Bring in a neighbor’s garbage bins after the trash has been collected. Put out some unsalted, unflavored sunflower seeds for the squirrels. Make some other being’s life a little bit better and change their world.
Cyborg Sizzle Escape Omnibus
Half Man. Half Machine. All Theirs.
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While these cyborg warriors battle to escape their cruel manufacturers, they find the human females they are destined to love for all eternity.
This omnibus includes the first seven stories in the Cyborg Sizzle series: Releasing Rage, Breathing Vapor, Being Green, Crash And Burn, Defying Death, Chasing Mayhem and Jumping Barrel.
All of these Cyborg Romances are set in a dark, gritty, often violent universe.
Releasing Rage
Rage, the Humanoid Alliance’s most primitive cyborg, has two goals–kill all of the humans on his battle station and escape to the Homeland. The warrior has seen the darkness in others and in himself. He believes that’s all he’s been programmed to experience.
Until he meets Joan.
Breathing Vapor
Vapor is the most advanced cyborg the Humanoid Alliance has ever developed. He’s a finely honed weapon, a warrior without parallel, half man and half machine. No lock can contain him. No being can stop him. Whatever he wants, he takes.
He wants Mira Breazeal, the Designer’s daughter.
Being Green
Green, a cyborg warrior, cares for one being—his plant Windy. When Windy becomes sick, he’ll do anything to heal her, even venture across the universe to visit a worlds-renowned plant doctor.
He doesn’t expect to find love.
Crash And Burn
Crash was manufactured to be one of the best warriors in the universe. The cyborg has spent many human lifespans fighting the enemy. But, unlike his battle-loving brethren, he doesn’t enjoy killing. When he escapes the Humanoid Alliance, he vows to never end another life.
Then he meets Safyre, an infuriating human female, and he considers breaking his vow.
Defying Death
Cyborgs don’t show emotion. Death learned that lesson early in his long lifespan. To survive, he hides his fierce passions behind a stoic wall. He calls no warrior friend. He never admits to caring for any being.
Even the human female he’s destined to love.
Chasing Mayhem
Mayhem has spent his lengthy lifespan obeying the Humanoid Alliance’s rules. Finally free from their cruel control, the cyborg warrior plans to cause chaos. He infiltrates a remote settlement, provokes the savage locals until they want him dead, and allows himself to be captured by the sexiest little Retriever he has ever laid his mechanically-enhanced eyes on.
Jumping Barrel
Barrel requires an Expert for the Tau Cetian orphans. He’s looking for a female who is willing to commit to a lifespan-long role, who is comfortable with moving off planet, and who, preferably, has the ability to speak the offsprings’ first language.
His female, however, is looking for a hero.
Buy Now:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/Cyborg-Sizzle-Escape-Omnibus-Continuum-ebook/dp/B081VFHF1S
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cyborg-Sizzle-Escape-Omnibus-Continuum-ebook/dp/B081VFHF1S
Amazon AUS:
https://www.amazon.com.au/Cyborg-Sizzle-Escape-Omnibus-Continuum-ebook/dp/B081VFHF1S
Amazon Canada:
https://www.amazon.ca/Cyborg-Sizzle-Escape-Omnibus-Continuum-ebook/dp/B081VFHF1S
Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/cyborg-sizzle-escape-omnibus/id1488934271
Kobo:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/cyborg-sizzle-escape-omnibus
Smashwords:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/992060
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Be Still For A Moment
The weather is cool, on the verge of cold, but the Dear Wonderful Hubby and I still take a couple minutes every morning if we can and spend it in the backyard, looking at the big pine trees, listening to the birds sing, feeling the breeze on our skin.
Being still.
For a moment.
In this rush, rush world, being still feels like a luxury. It feels like emotional wealth. It is soothing and restorative.
And I want that for you, my friends.
Be still for a moment.
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Holiday Shopping Early
The Dear Wonderful Hubby and I hope to complete all of our holiday shopping by the end of this weekend.
Why?
Because supply chains all over the world are messed up and we want to ensure loved ones receive the gifts they really want.
Also because then we have one less thing to do and one less concern going into the holidays. We can relax more and simply enjoy it. We can focus on spending time with our loved one and having the laughs.
(grins)
Have you started your holiday shopping?
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Throwback Thursday – Warlord Sky
Warlord Sky is, unfortunately, much more relevant now than it was when I first wrote it.
It is about a heroine who is different. She is so different she’s worried she and everyone she knows and loves will be punished, perhaps even killed if her differences are known.
And this is about an alien pilot who believes loving her, knowing her is worth that risk.
Warlord Sky
No one grounds a barbarian warrior.
Qulpa, a Chamele warrior, lost everyone he loved in the brutal Succession Wars. Flying is the only thing that brings him joy. Serving as his team’s pilot is the sole duty he has left. Then a horrific crash leaves him injured and unable to fly.
The one being who can help him is also his gerel, the female destined to be his. She insists she doesn’t feel their connection. Qulpa is certain his beautiful mate is lying and nothing will stop him from finding out why.
Nayan knows the injured barbarian is her warrior, her one chance at a forever bond. His dominance makes her feel safe. His gentle touch inflames her passion. His kisses scorch her very soul. The tall muscular male tempts her as no one else has.
But she has a deadly secret. If it’s exposed, her injured male will lose more than his ability to fly. Both of them will die. She can’t take that risk, not for him, not for them, not for a lifespan filled with love.
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Warlord Sky is a STANDALONE Alien Barbarian SciFi Romance set in a dark, gritty, sometimes violent universe.
Buy Now:
Amazon US:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07L2FQV4R/
Amazon UK:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07L2FQV4R/
Amazon AUS:
https://www.amazon.com.au/gp/product/B07L2FQV4R/
Amazon Canada:
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B07L2FQV4R
Apple Books:
https://books.apple.com/us/book/warlord-sky/id1445375487
Kobo:
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/warlord-sky
Smashwords:
https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/910481
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