You guys are so bossy about our floor choices. And some of you think that we haven’t done our research. Must be because our books are usually haphazardly slapped together without any background. 😉 Let’s run through some options here. Bamboo. No. Jessie Mihalik has bamboo floors in her house. They are very comfortable. They
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Archives for October 2017
House Buying Woes
We are back from Buns and Roses, which was a lovely event, and now we have to write like the wind, because… drum roll, please… we received our clear to close letter. While that doesn’t mean the house is ours, it does mean that we’ve received the final approval for our loan. This means that
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Buns and Roses and Sweepstakes
Buns and Roses This weekend Gordon and I will be in Garland for Buns and Roses event as Keynote Speakers. Public signing is a B&N Firewheel, Saturday October 21, at 3:00 pm. The store is located at 190 Cedar Sage Dr., Garland TX 75040. A portion of sales benefits a literacy center. It’s an awesome
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Healthcare Changes Cheat Sheet
This is a really good article that explains what changes will occur in ACA and how it impacts people who, like us, get their insurance from the market place. I highly recommend reading the whole thing, as it lays things out in an easy to understand format. Comments are locked to avoid mud slinging.
Drafts, On Adequate Number Of
Saw this mug advertised on Facebook at Writing Is My Lfe Page. You can buy your own version at Gearbubble, but it’s only offered for a limited time. Behold. Gordon is working on a new Rogan POV. If we give you the POV, do you think there is any possibility you will stop emailing about
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RWA Meeting Tomorrow
We are visiting our local RWA chapter tomorrow and answering questions, so if you are an RWA member in Austin and you want to ask us something about industry or writing, now if your chance. More details here: http://austinrwa.org/ilona-andrews/
Horror, Funny and Not
I don’t have anything interesting to talk about today. I went and colored my hair. There was a lot of grey. Then I stopped at Subway, grabbed two sandwiches and took them home. I R Domestic Goddess. Gordon and I are watching Mindhunter on Netflix. The show is based on the work of the first
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Weird Dreams and Weird Fridays
I had weird dreams last night. Not exactly nightmares but weird, confusing dreams, and I had really hard time waking up. When I finally managed to claw my eyes open well past my usual 7:00 am, I lay in bed for a little bit, trying to get my bearings on reality. Part of the dream
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The Courtesan Duchess by Joanna Shupe
Readers often debate what is romance or if particular book is romance or something else that has romantic elements. Technically, pure romance is defined as a book where the plot consists of a romantic relationship between its protagonists. Meaning, if you took the romance out of it, the book wouldn’t exist. Most books usually achieve
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There Are Two Kinds of Friends
OMG, WTH, You Iz Lying To Us
I’ve gotten this wonderfully accusatory message about Hugh’s book not being a book, etc, etc. It is a book. It’s 2-3 to 3/4 done, not quite sure how long it will be yet. We were aiming for 90K, and then Gordon said, “You know, we’re self-publishing it.” So it might be longer. We still lurve
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House Buying and Other Nightmares
When we started shopping for a house, both Jeanine Frost and Grace Draven warned me that the applying for a loan was going to be a nightmare. As self-employed, we face far greater scrutiny. When we bought the house we currently live in, it was easy. Not sure why, but they asked for certain documents,
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