Amplifier 5.5: audiobook now available & giveaway

I’m exceedingly delighted to introduce Siiri Scott as the voice of Samantha (aka Zans aka Tek5) in Recon Mission: Bee (Amplifier 5.5))! Siiri instantly (and seemingly effortlessly?) captured Samantha’s particular combination of sass and neediness, and I’m so glad that she lent her talent to bringing Amplifier 5.5 to audio. I hope you enjoy the listen!

Also, a thank you to Julie at Whole Story Studios, who matched Siiri to Amplifier 5.5 (and me!), then produced and engineered a stellar audiobook. Not only did Julie make my workload exceptionally lighter, but she produces gorgeous audiobooks. [Side note: Tia Rider, who narrates the Amplifier Series, also works with Julie!] Spoiler alert! Julie and I have two more major audiobook projects in the works for 2023!!

Amplifier 5.5 excerpt. Narrated by Siiri Scott

AUDIBLE: CANADAUSAUKFRANCE, and GERMANY

AMAZON (via all stores): CANADA, USA, UK

iTUNES (all stores)

Now for the giveaway!

I’m giving away ten download codes (USA or UK Audible)!

To enter: let me know one (or some) of your fav audiobooks in the comments!

Notes/Rules: OPEN INTERNATIONALLY. One entry per person. One winner will be selected by random number generator. Only entries that follow the stated requirements will be valid. Email addresses are not collected for any purpose other than to contact the winner. No purchase necessary. The comments are moderated. I will approve your entry just as soon as I have a moment to do so.

Giveaway closes SUNDAY, NOV 13, 2022 at 8pm PST.

Amplifier 5: audiobook now available & giveaway

I am chuffed to announce the epically brilliant Tia Rider has once again lent her understated, dulcet tones to the Amplifier Series, bringing a more emotional Emma – and Instincts and Impostors (Amplifier 5) specifically – to audiobook.

AUDIBLE: CANADA, USA, UK, FRANCE, and GERMANY

AMAZON (via all stores)

iTUNES (all stores)

Giveaway!

I’m giving away ten download codes (USA or UK Audible)!

To enter: let me know why you love listening to audiobooks in the comments!

Notes/Rules: OPEN INTERNATIONALLY. One entry per person. One winner will be selected by random number generator. Only entries that follow the stated requirements will be valid. Email addresses are not collected for any purpose other than to contact the winner. No purchase necessary. The comments are moderated. I will approve your entry just as soon as I have a moment to do so.

Giveaway closes SUNDAY, NOV 13, 2022 at 8pm PST.

Now on Booky Call!

Okay, so I have become instantly enamored with a book dating app, Booky Call. Yessss! So enamored that I asked them if they would do up a dating profile for Cupcakes, Trinkets, and Other Deadly Magic (Dowser 1) and they said yes! (Booky Call swiped right on Dowser 1! Whoot!).

Anyway, ahem. Before I get too riled up – you NEED to read the write-up the BookyCall Matchmaking Specialist did for Dowser 1. It is freaking perfect!! – here is more pertinent info about how to get some of this going on in your life.

And now I sound like a dealer rather than just an addict.

But I guess you already knew that about me.

Here’s the link for Dowser 1 on Booky Call. *Note* you have to be on your mobile phone to click through. It doesn’t work on a desktop because it takes you straight to the mobile app. Then I BELIEVE you have to download the app to test it all out (trust me, it is worth it). Here’s the link again (in case you want to copy/paste): https://links.bookycall.com/o8rNo3SKKRrzeJzSA

Here’s a promotional video that explains what the app is all about: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-o1ebvAOoc

Or you can do it is reverse (download the app, then search for Dowser 1)(see photo below):

Extra, extra: I’m also going to be hanging out at BookyCon on Nov 12, 2022 – the world’s largest metaverse book festival. I have no other info except you sign up here.

Oh, I’ll post this all on my social media pages as well, in case you want to hook up your friends – ahem, I mean share. Of course, I mean share!!? Share with other book addicts … lovers.

Fun! Fun!

Amplifier 5: paperback giveaway

Guess what finally made it all the way to the West Coast of Canada?! Instincts and Impostors (Amplifier 5) paperbacks! Whoot! The Amplifier 5 paperback also includes Recon Mission: Bee (Amplifier 5.5), which is why they are more expensive than my regular paperbacks (but way better value than having a separate paperback for a 22k novella).

Cover design by: Gene Mollica Studios Models: Devon Ericksen and Jonathan Cannaux 

Interested in winning an autographed paperback of Instincts and Impostors (Amplifier 5)(pictured above)?

YES?!

Then, please comment below and let me know who is your favourite AMPLIFIER SERIES character and why!

Notes/Rules: OPEN INTERNATIONALLY. One entry per person. One winner will be selected by random number generator. Only entries that follow the stated requirements will be valid. Email addresses are not collected for any purpose other than to contact the winner. No purchase necessary – all my books are available for free via your local library. The comments are moderated. I will approve your entry just as soon as I have a moment to do so.

Giveaway closes THURSDAY, OCT 20, 2022 at 8pm PDT.


The Amplifier Series is set within the larger Adept Universe but can be read separately. The main series starts with Demons and DNA (Amplifier 1) but there are two prequels (bundled together) as well. Click here for the full/recommended reading order of the Adept Universe.

Reminder: MCD’s Birthday Giveaways, 2022

Here is the reminder I promised! My annual birthday giveaways go live over on my Facebook page, starting at 2 pm PDT on October 11, 2022 (aka tomorrow). As always, these are flash giveaways and therefore only open for an hour. I have four scheduled, 2 pm, 3 pm, 4 pm, and 5 pm all PDT (Pacific Daylight Saving). Please check your time zones!

It’s going to be fun!!

MCD: schedule, FAQ, etc. (pinned post)

[A explanatory note from MCD]: I’m trying to step back from social media (etc) for the next two to three months so I can focus on writing, specifically writing Endings and Empathy (Amplifier 6), which will be my next release. I’ve put together a bit of a ‘cheat sheet’ – if a cheat sheet involved a bunch of links – so if anyone seeking a quick answer pops over here, hopefully, they can find it below and not wait on a direct answer from me, which might be delayed in coming.

CURRENT RELEASES

Instincts and Impostors (Amplifier 5), eBook and paperback – AUDIOBOOK NOW AVAILABLE

Recon Mission: Bee (Amplifier 5.5) aka Samantha’s novella, eBook and bundled with A5 paperback – AUDIOBOOK NOW AVAILABLE

UPCOMING RELEASES

Archivist 0 (narrator: Amber Lee Connors): late January 2023

Archivist 1 (narrator: Amber Lee Connors): late February 2023

Archivist 2 (narrator: Amber Lee Connors): late March 2023

CURRENTLY WRITING

Endings and Empathy (Amplifier 6) – first draft

(TENTATIVE) 2023 RELEASE SCHEDULE

(no preorders available yet)

Endings and Empathy (Amplifier 6) – March 2023
untitled (Archivist 3) – June/July 2023

CURRENTLY IN THE STORE

T-shirt/logos/etc.

Amplifier Series limited edition postcard/bookplates sets (USA and Canada)

UPCOMING THINGS OF INTEREST

(more info to follow when it comes available)

A Tenth Anniversary Kickstarter for Dowser 1! The campaign will go live in the second week of January 2023 for a limited edition hardcover, paperback, and eBook, plus a brand new Dowser Series short featuring Jade, Kandy, and Kett. The actual anniversary is at the end of June 2023 but it will likely take longer for the hardcovers to be printed, etc. Lots of stretch goals, including all new Dowser series audiobooks. (yes! Finally!)

Also! The entire Dowser series is being rebranded to help celebrate the Tenth Anniversary. Those new covers will be available in June 2023 as well

Spill the Tea 2023: join Hailey Edwards and Meghan Ciana Doidge for afternoon tea in Vancouver BC, Canada on Saturday, May 27, 2023! FUN! FUN! Tickets now available! Click here for more info.

ALL LINKS OF INTEREST IN ONE PLACE

Freebies and Extras (including download and character illustrations/bios).

Adept Universe Reading Order (including full printable list). This info can also be found in the front and back of every book.

FYI: graphic doesn’t currently include Amplifier 5 or Amplifier 5.5

F.A.Q

(autumn 2022 edition)

Are there going to be any more Dowser Series books? The Dowser series is the entry point to the Adept Universe, which now contains over 40+ stories. I encourage you to read beyond Jade’s books, you might find other stories you like just as much. The Dowser series itself is comprised of three trilogies, ending with book 9. I have no plans to write a fourth trilogy, but there is a short/novelette/novella coming to help celebrate the Tenth Anniversary of the release of Cupcakes, Trinkets, and Other Deadly Magic (see above). The anniversary is in June 2023 and the Kickstarter will be in January 2023.

Do you have any burning questions? Post them below and I’ll add them to the FAQ because I honestly can’t think of anything else I need to answer!

WHERE ELSE TO FIND/CONTACT MCD

Amplifier Series: MCD’s current desktop

I updated my desktop image yesterday (so that all I see is the Amplifier Series while doing anything on my laptop)(because I’m currently SUPPOSED to be writing book six and ONLY writing book six 😂). And I thought you might be interested in seeing it, hence this post!

All the Amplifier book covers and corresponding oracle cards in one place! Cover art by Gene Mollica Studios. Oracle cards by Elizabeth Mackey Graphic Design.

Ah, October. The 2022 edition.

MCD’s (not even two years old) keyboard.

Me: what has happened to the A on my keyboard? I just bought it!

Also me: *double checking when said purchase was actually made* Oh … well … I mean, Jan 2021 really isn’t that long ago.

Me again: Hmm, I have been exclusively writing two series THAT ENTIRE TIME with an Amplifier and an Archivist. That MIGHT have something to do with it …

😂

A quick thank you for the fantastic release day for Recon Mission: Bee (Amplifier 5.5). Most of you seem to be enjoying the glimpse into the world of the Amplifier through a different perspective.

It’s been a crazy thirty days for me – with two releases (the first was Instincts and Impostors) and a big marketing push on the Amplifier Series, specifically the freebie run for The Amplifier Protocol (offer ends Oct 15).

October is my birth month – yes, as always, there will be ‘flash’ book giveaways over on Facebook on October 11, usually starting at 1 pm. I’ll try to post a reminder here – and also Thanksgiving (yum!!). So … generally my fav month of the year! I’m going to be pulling back from a lot of the ‘extras’ I’ve been doing throughout 2022 for the next two to three months so I can finish up the Amplifier series with the focused attention it deserves. But I will try to blog, as these posts generally reach the most readers (I believe).

A quick reminder that I try to keep my To Be Released list as updated as possible (I’ll update it now) and I also mention what I’m working on in my (somewhat irregular) newsletter (subscribe here).

Thank you so much for your continuing support!!

Now I need a hot chocolate and to dig back into the first draft of Endings and Empathy (Amplifier 6)!!

Scheduling while in chronic pain.

At the beginning of September 2022, I rolled over my three-year anniversary of having drug (and therapy) resistant chronic migraine. The ‘and therapy’ addition is my own, the diagnosis is via my headache specialist and took over two and a half years to get – because that was how long it took me to go through every therapy and drug currently avail in Canada (there is another new drug pending approval, and I’m on a waitlist for it).

Yes, I’m in constant, unrelenting daily pain. Some days I’m quite functional and the pain is at a low simmer. Some days I’m lucky if I can string two sentences together (literally, in conversation, and on the page). Those two extremes are rare. Usually, I fall somewhere in the middle, aka functional for a few hours scattered throughout my day.

One of the most difficult struggles I’ve had with chronic pain is the inability to maintain a schedule. And even when I try to arrange my days, or even get a few days to flow in a row, it feels like the smallest addition/complication can throw me off.

Take today for example. My pain is present, closer to distracting than a low simmer, but I’ve worked through worse many times before. I have a massive to-do list which is almost entirely my own fault – I decided to release two books with only thirty days in between and somehow convinced myself that I could also write the next book (Amplifier 6), run a large scale promo on another book (Amplifier 0), and overhaul my ‘store’ at the same time. In the background, I’m also budgeting/arranging my upcoming Author Tea with Hailey Edwards (May 27, 2023 in Vancouver, BC), brainstorming/budgeting for a Tenth Anniversary Kickstarter for Dowser 1 (Feb 2023 for the Kickstarter, June 2023 for the anniversary), and getting the audiobooks for Archivist series going. Also, I’ve been asked to send in proof of my Medical expenses for 2021 to Revenue Canada. Add in (attempting to get) daily exercise and a daily walk with Molly (approx 2 hours of each day).

And I was doing okay with all of it, prioritizing.

Then yesterday Michael cranked his neck and went down for the day. I lost the writing but stepped up with the household stuff (though I forgot to let the chickens out of the coop until 11:30am, yikes) yet still managed to knock several items off my to-do list.

But today the gutter installers are here. Getting new gutters on the cabin before the rain sets in is going to be great! I will no longer get soaked coming and going from my office. But Molly Millions isn’t pleased. I’ve had to put her bark collar on her (which I hate almost as much as she does).

And now I’m way off – no story in my aching head, no motivation in my aching body, and utterly frustrated by my inability to get into, then maintain, a groove.

I used to be so resilient. Way, way back when (when I was still a screenwriter/indie filmmaker) I once had a (male) film/literary agent cite my ‘focus and drive’ as ‘not necessarily a good thing.’ And even then daily pain was almost a constant in my life (bursitis, tendonitis, and headaches).

Hence my realization today. Life is constantly chaotic – random injuries, taxes, gutter installers, barking/anxious dogs – but chronic pain makes those things much much more impactful than they are on a ‘regular’ life. At least, on the fairly ‘regular’ life I felt like I once led.

I know there is a lot of literature about ‘spoons’ and only having so many to allot to each day, but I can’t seem to rectify that concept with my own expectations, my own wants/needs/dreams.

Anyway, this was just a long post to say a short thing:

I see you. I know you. I am you.

Take care of yourself. And I will try to do the same.

Love and Light,

Meghan

Sunset over Vancouver Island, taken from Salt Spring Island, September 1, 2022.

New T-shirts and Merch, etc.

A quick post to let you know that I’ve updated the Adept Universe ‘Official’ Merch page to include more logos and more ways to get your hands on merch, etc. Click the previous link and scroll to get all the info and links in one place, or keep reading for more background info.

For USA Readers, T-shirts are still available in the fitted premium style (my fav)(but the fit is SMALL), and I’ve also added a standard T-shirt and a tank top, plus a tote bag.

For UK readers, T-shirts are now available in standard and tank top.

For my fellow Canadians and other international readers, I have yet to find a single printing place that ships worldwide of a high enough quality to pass my personal inspection. So I’ve added download options for all the designs/logos. I’m charging $3CDN/per logo because, not including all the credit card fees, etc, that is approximately what I make when someone buys one of the T-shirts (etc). You can simply download the logo, save it to your computer, and then upload it to your own favourite printing place. I put some printing tips on each individual product page.

The download logo option is available to anyone who wants a logo to create their own – personal use only – merch, such as other styles of T-shirts or cellphone covers. Copyright Meghan Ciana Doidge 2022. This was the only way I could think of to keep everything equitable for my lovely readers.

For all of the above, I’ve also added three new designs based on three of the Amplifier Series oracle cards. The sunflower, apple blossom, and dandelion were the three logos selected by the reader-run Facebook fan group. All three look great but the Apple Blossom is my fav. The dandelion is definitely a subtle print.

CLICK HERE FOR THE T-SHIRTS AND OTHER DEADLY MERCH PAGE

And! I have also made a (very) few sets of Amplifier series postcards and bookplates available. These are very limited because I don’t have enough bookplates to do more right now. I’ve included shipping in the price. Please read all the shipping caveats, etc, on the bottom of the sales page.

Click here to purchase a postcard/bookplate set for shipping to CANADA or the USA.

Click here to purchase a postcard/bookplate set for INTERNATIONAL shipping.

Warning: If you purchase the wrong item, for example, the USA/CDN shipping and your address is in Australia, I will refund your order. I don’t have enough buffer in the price I’m charging to absorb the extra shipping cost and I don’t want to charge more because these things are meant to be fun, rather than money makers. Thanks for your attention in advance!

I hope you find these pretty things fun!!