Ilona

Ilona

Human, female, mother, wife, friend of people who are much cooler, owner of dogs, writer of books featuring chicks with swords and monsters who love them.

  • Things I find while I research

    Things I find while I research

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  • Snippet: Rose and the Weird.

    Snippet: Rose and the Weird.

    Tax bill hit.  I need wine.  You get a Rose snippet, because I’m likely to be working like the wind. George opened the door.  “Welcome to Camarine Manor.” He held out his arm and she rested her hand on it and stepped out.  Three people waited for them at the top of the stairs.  The…

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  • Spam, spam, spam

    Spam, spam, spam

    It’s hard to follow the glasses, so today I give you the contents of my spam folder.  I was fishing some comments out and it occurred to me that spam, like porn, is unintentionally funny.  Here we go: Russian Spam: Наш магазин предлагает широкий ассортимент кормов и аксессуаров для кошек и собак… купить роял канин…

  • Something cool goes here

    Something cool goes here

    I  am supposed to write this or I’ll get in trouble. So I have really bad eye sight, like really bad. Like I can’t see what’s on the board in class.  I have glasses…or HAD glasses. This is my story and I’m sticking to it. When my dad randomly stopped the car, my glasses flew…

  • Lack of news

    Lack of news

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    You were supposed to have a hilarious post by Kid 2, but she failed to write it.  She promises to finish it today.  I am holding her to it.  She owes me for hurting my feelings in the mall.  So today instead you get a salad of sleepy me yakking about random things. *** Consolation…

  • New Feature at Dear Author

    Dear Author is usually the place I got for quick industry news, so I was really psyched when Jane approached me regarding their new feature.  Check it out here: click here!  Thank you to Angela James for such kind words. The plan was to announce it and I dropped the ball.  On other hand, you…

  • I will clean this office today

    I will clean this office today

    This! Is! Sparta!  I will prevail! Update: ::waves:: This is very tired Sparta.  The optimal space of 6 inches of ventilation for electronic devices achieved.  It’s not perfect, but I am out of little plastic ties. Oliver had the right idea, I think.

  • Trinity

    Herding Cats

                  Salem: Oh meow meow.  I am sad and pitiful outside.  I sit on your window and cry.  Meow, meow. Me, opening the door: Salem, come inside. Salem: Meow-meow, woe is me. Me: Salem, the door is open. Salem: Nobody loves me. Me: Salem, kitty-kitty-kitty.  Who is a good…

  • Are they in the novel or what???

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    Several people have asked this question in the past few days so to summarize:  Will George and Jack get a cameo in Edge 4?  Will we get a snippet of this cameo?  Why are we not getting one now? Answer: George and Jack emerged from the crowd. “I need you to guard *redacted,” Richard said.…