A writes:
Please for all things holy write something about Magic Bleeds. I’m seriously about to die here.
I can give some interesting notes from my editor. These are just random tidbits and I only picked the nonspoilery ones and skipped all the ones that say things like “Fix this, please.”
So I give you Magic Bleeds in Editorial notes, completely out of context.
…Poor Kate!
…really disturbing and creepy. Good job!
…Very cool.
…a naked guy wearing a cloak…
…I was wondering why Hugh was coming up now…
…Saiman says there were words on her skin
…Saiman is being such an idiot!
…liked them to kiss a little more…
…Kate was seriously wounded…
…Who is “Im”? Is this another name for Roland?..
…this final showdown against … is over with a little too quickly.
…I love seeing them happy.
Speculate in three, two, one…. Go!
Oooohhh
Speculation is starting already, but nothing worth sharing has come out of it so far
I am so looking forward to this book!
I have to give fuel to the forum somehow…
This just makes me even more excited. Now I feel like rereading the entire series again (I just finished rereading Magic Strikes two days ago)
You are evil to torture us this way. You know that right? Listens…I hear evil laughter in the distance.
I don’t want to speculate. I want to read the book.
Can I read the book? (nothing ventured, nothing gained…)
Of course – will you take a word file?
Ummmm…..I’m 99.9999% you’re joking but JUST in case you aren’t, can I get in on this bandwagon as well? I’m willing to pay of course, and I would buy the “real” copy when it came out…you would also make my year….
No? Mkay, thought I’d give it a shot
Oh absolutely. *G*
Michelle took the words right out of my mouth. So…uh…are you serious? (It’s sad, I know, but you gotta hope right?)
Oh man, this is Chinese (or Russian) water torture, you know? Argh! Double Argh!
Note to self: invent time machine. Use time machine not to institute world peace or find the cure for the common infomercial, but go forward and buy a copy of this freakin’ book!!!!
Okay, I’m better now. Not.
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaargh! Can you squeeze me into your soon-to-be-invented time machine too?
The teasers for Ilona’s books and KMM’s Fever series drive me insane. INSANE I tell you!
I am actually gnashing my teeth. Ilona made me gnash!!!
I’ll just bring back a bunch of copies. That way Ilona & Gordon will know what was published before they’ve written it. Okay, now I’m giving myself a headache.
hehehe kissing and naked people, can’t wait. Been rereading the first three and still lovin it ^_^
…Who is “Im”? Is this another name for Roland?..
This made me LOL, which in turn startled my dog, who knocked over my tea on to the cat, who went crazy and ran across my dh’s head, waking him up and causing him to knock over his tea.
Thanks for a REALLY great laugh!
Lol! That is hilarious!!!
omg, wicked chain reaction *G*
*whimper*
And you wonder why we obsess so much!
I like the “Kate was seriously wounded”. Really? Has she ever NOT be seen seriously wounded in one of her books?? Ilona, why do you do this to us?!? I thought we were speculating on our own just fine at the Forum. Must you throw fuel on the fire?
Evil is written on your soul! Man, you ARE good!
…I love seeing them happy.
Wait, does ‘happy’ refer to Kate and Curran? Are they together? …
…liked them to kiss a little more…
This HAS to referring to Kate & Curran.
I’m convinced the “happy” comment is about Grendel and some female dog or something. “I love seeing them happy” sounds like it has happend before and since when have Kate and Curran really been happy together yet?
Anyway, I need to stop obsessing!
ARGH! it’s not even 2010 yet. *pouts in corner*
*joins knight in her corner* POUT
“…really disturbing and creepy. Good job!”
I think writing is the only field where you get praise for making things disturbing and creepy. Maybe the horror movie industry, as well.
I’m stoked about reading the next book. I love Kate.
This is NOT helping me keep my sanity until May…
OK – two of them just leap out at me…
…a naked guy wearing a cloak… – This has so much potential. For both fun, AND chaos!
…Saiman says there were words on her skin – That’s GOTTA be about Kate; and her magic… Just gotta!!!
and somehow, I think the editor was just trying to have you be even MORE of a tease with the comment that the final showdown was over too quickly!!! I’m not sure the editor should at ALL be encouraging that streak of yours!
Thanks for the tease!
no i think the marks refer to andrea after kate put?(i think some protecting hena tatts)=proptection charms on her
p.s it was meantioned in another snippet
*Pulls out hair promptly and glares at Ilona*
I loves it & hates at the same time! I can’t speculate too much, my brain will explode!!
You get us all worked up about edge 2, then kate 4. It seems your work is never done, spy master Ilona.
(blame my grumpiness on two root canals, a bridge,a crown and more dental work to come.)
My sympathies I have had the same procedures done but not one after the other!
“Editorial notes, completely out of context”
Awesome!
I have a confession. *Itrynottoreadthesnippets*
They make me crazy.
“…liked them to kiss a little more…”, “I love seeing them happy”? waaaa And I was doing so well not visiting the blog too much…
Evil I tell you.
I just read the first three Kate books in one week after discovering you by buying and reading On The Edge. I am now hooked. *G* May needs to come just a little faster, please!
yeeehaw.
love the tid-bits.
Arggghhh, Ilona!! I’m dying to read it, dying!! You are such a tease and we love you but I’m even more obsess now with “I love seeing them happy…” and “liked them to kiss a little more.” <– a lot more!! Or more than kissing… Obsess, I'm telling you! xxx
Ilona, we love you but you are such a tease! I am dying to read it here, dying!! I’m even more obsess about it now esp. “I love seeing them happy.” and “liked them to kiss a little more” <– me too, I like them to kiss or more!! xxx
To funny!!! you are evil, but that’s why we love you!! good work keep it up:)
OOOOOO that is lovely fuel!!! Thank you Iiona. Cant wait to read the book
I love teasers like this. Can’t wait to get to the “really disturbing and creepy” part!
*Cries, whimpers, screams of agony* But i must wait, I want the story in all its awesomeness…gawd when is it coming out again?! this is torture!
(small child) but maybe Gordon could right us a snippet? (blink, blink)
You are an evil woman, now I wont be able to sleep without pills!!! My head is already spinning :S
speculate? u tease! grrrrr….give us the book already!!! seriously…it’s torture reading all these, getting excited then having to wait for magic bleed to be released. gimme gimme gimme =)
HA! Torture, I tell ya! Isn’t that against the law…it’s cruel and unusual punishment!
Tee Hee naked guy wearing a cloak! Can’t wait to find out what the heck that is all about!! “Really disturbing and creepy..” *sigh* I wants to know whats disturbing and creepy! May 2010 is just too far away
I don’t understand why I torture myself. While waiting for kate 4. I think I have gone through all the other books at least ten times!!! Aaaahhhhh!!!
First time I have left a reply.
I love your books.I can’t wait for the next one to be out marked on my calender.I have re-read your other Kate Daniels books so much they fell apart and now I need to buy new ones to replace them.
Also read Magic Mourns loved it.
Counting down the days till Magic bleeds hits the book stores.
*sigh*
I cant stand reading your blog and your snippets it drives me insane! INSANE i tell you!!
I have managed to stay away for months but sadly i looked in today to double check the release date and got sucked into reading the snippets. I know I am really really late with my comment but. I will now spend weeks, WEEKS i tell you musing and debating what the book will do to my sanity for the hours it will take me to read it, and mourning the fact that the rest of the books are still not written so i will have yet another year of pain and anguish to look forward to!
Ilona………Gordon you rock keep up the fabulous work!
*trundles off to think and debate and stay away from blog no matter what, muttering that author and spouse are pure evil*
your snippets make me feel like the path of my life is littered from the devils own satanic herd! lol
the snippets r gr8t, but they sooo want to make me read it now! i have a feeling tht curran and kate might get bk together but who knows. good luck, i know tht ill love it and keep posting snippets even though it’s driving me to insanity.