I will spare you some of the details, such as broken toilets (shipping toilets is a problem,) and $2,500 in electrical work. Why would you you put an outside outlet without GFI and the weather proof cover? Why? Why would you do this 8 times? So here is an abbreviated version. In the end, we
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Archives for December 2017
The Moving Saga
Happy Holidays!
We have finally moved in the day before yesterday. We are still in boxes, but we do have something for you. https://innkeeper.ilona-andrews.com/2017/12/25/chapter-1-part-1/
Maud Goes to Arland’s Planet
We are moving so we may not be online starting Saturday. We hope that internet access will be restored early next week, but you never know. While we are gone, the lady above needs a title for her novella, in which she and her daughter will be going to Arland’s home planet to meet his
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Sharrim
The word Sharrim occurs 23 times in Magic Binds. Sharrim means “of the king.” It is spoken by Ghastek, by Roland’s retainers, by sahanu, and even by Nick, who is trying to twist the knife in the wound, because this word is used to remind Kate where she comes from. The one person who never
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Guess the Character
I posted a small snippet on Twitter and got a really varying guesses as to who the speaker is. So here is a snippet and a poll to go with it. If the majority of people guess correctly, the mysterious speaker will be confirmed on Friday. “Did I stutter, Sharrim? Do you understand the words
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Everything Is Bad
The kitchen is a wreck, the house is half packed, a third of our possessions is in the dumpster, the book is due, I caught a cold, and I have to go to the dentist in 9o minutes. No blog post this morning, maybe later. 🙁
Mysterious Painting – Revealed
CLICK ME! I am going to nitpick and complain about practicality of the swords, feet, rocks, etc. The cover isn’t meant to 100% represent weapons and armor. It’s meant to deliver a powerful dynamic image that will sell the book and Doris knocked it out of the park. It’s a stunning image.
Mysterious Hand Part 2
Behold! The Apocalypse Is Nigh!
Last night. This morning Go Texas!
On Waiting, The Annoyances Of
I can’t put up a tree this year, and it’s gnawing at me. There is no point in putting it up, because we are probably moving in less than two weeks. Hoping the contractor will get on with the floors, because we would like to move in before Christmas. Every contractor I’ve ever hired, with
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Congratulations to Renee Raudman
Each year AudioFile editors select best books of the year and this year, WHITE HOT, read by Renee Raudman, was selected for Year’s Best Romance category. Here is the entire selection from the magazine, if you are curious about other genres. Huge congratulations to Renee!