The first pass edit on Sweep of the Heart is finished. Finally. This was a bear of an edit, for various reasons, but mostly because very little time passed between finishing the manuscript and editing it. A bit of time and distance helps, but we very much wanted to make sure the audio was available on the ebook release date.
The #moreisbetter faction of BDH will be happy to know that not that much was cut. We streamlined things and made some explanations clearer. You won’t be losing anything significant from the online version.
We are going to take the rest of the week off, and then it’s on to the next project, whatever that may be. Right now I’m watching Alone on Netflix, the show that makes any food you eat while watching it so very delicious. I’m also finally playing Grounded, which came out of the early access on Steam. It’s a survival computer game that basically uses the “Honey, I shrunk the kids” premise. You wake up very small in the middle of the lawn and have to build a base and defend it from spiders, ants, and beetles.
I got frustrated with it and had to set the difficulty to mild. It was too hard. There now you know my shame. But I have gotten a full set of ladybug armor finally, so I might bump the difficulty back up. I will clear the Hedge Lab and bash all of those little robots into tiny pieces.
I am so looking forward to not thinking for a bit. ::laughs::
How is your week going?
Just wanted to say thank you for putting in all the efforts that you do for us.
It is truly and repeatedly appreciated, with every read, and reread.
You thoroughly deserve a period of rest, and mental relaxation.
I’d recommend some personal pampering as well.
Enjoy.
Enjoy a much deserved break!
I finished up a 60 hr week last week and am now onto a 72 hr week this week. I miss my kids and my husband, but am thankful to have a comfy bed to fall into when I get home in the morning and a good book to take me off to dreamland. Thank you for all of your wonderful stories. I told my coworker that I am doing some comfort reading by re-reading one of your books (lets be honest, it’ll turn into the whole series). I think it’s my way of coping with this hellacious amount of overtime. I will just start calling them my emotional support books. Thanks for keeping me sane(ish).
Cheers!
“Emotional support books” is truly accurate. Going to remember that one.
Also a tiny bit of hysterical laughter on my end. Acclimating to a new gig with more responsibility & collaboration teams. I’ve avoided this type of leap in the past. It was time. And also I’ve wanted to return my badge & walk away since about week 3 (of 6 and counting).
Is there any plans for audio version of Hidden Legacy?
Audio books for all the Hidden Legacy novel already exist 🙂 Here for Audible links, although other audio books retailers will likely carry them https://tinyurl.com/ysju7baz
I switched jobs, from biologist to lower school science teacher, so I have been re-wiring my brain. Thought I was handling it, then this morning I emptied the oatmeal out of the big container into a smaller jar, and realized “That’s where my 1/4 cup measuring scoop went!” I have been using that scoop every evening for the past year to put oatmeal into a jar for refrigerator oatmeal….
Yep, I am really happy to have fall break right now! Rest, refresh and enjoy yourself, you always deserve it!
Hi This is not really about this blog piece, but I’m not sure where to put it. I was meandering around the website (as you do) and in the books under short stories, there is a picture with the title “Magic Sees a Bird” with a girl and a cat on it. Is this an “in progress” or should it tie up with one of the published short stories (although off the top of my head I can’t think of one which fits…but that could be me!) Thank you 🙂 (BTW – so looking forward to Sweep of the Heart).
Hi Kath, that cover was intended as a joke 🙂 . It is not a story, published or in progress.
Hello Mod R,
There is a new Ilona Andrews Book posted for sale on Amazon called Wildfire classics Illustrated that was published 9/21/22. I haven’t seen it announced here & was wondering if it’s a legit book. Thank you
Hi Halima,
No, it is not an Ilona Andrews book. We are aware of it and have been been in communication with Amazon to get it down, however they are very slow in their response.
Thank you for the quick response! I thought it was suspicious but wanted to confirm.
I just bought a condo that needs some love, selling my place, arranging contractors, and working. I think all that keeps me sane at the moment is my voracious reading habit – every night before I collapse, I get transported elsewhere and chill out. So I am more grateful than I can say for authors like you. The kind that make you sad when you’ve finished a book because the story is finished.
dear HA,
enjoy your time!!we all are so grateful for your work!!you deserve some worthy time just for yourself!!
in that relation may i suggest and kindly remind that most of us are in love with the project about the girl who can see in the lives if the people and predict the future. sorry my English is not very good but i hope the you can guess which heroine i am talking about… the story on the site about her was so interesting and intriguing that so long later i cant stop thinking about her .. please please HA give it a hand????????????????????
Appreciate all your hard work on SotH! Glad you get a week off now.
My foot surgery just got rescheduled for later this month. I’m glad and anxious. Lack of anesthesiologists caused the delay. So mad house cleaning and preparing to be less mobile for awhile!
Just finished rereading Hidden Legacy books, and Ruby Fever for the second time. I love the humor in your books and the intelligence of your characters. The first chapter of Ruby Fever is one of my favorite.
I’m going to look up that tea you have mentioned before. Been meaning to try it out for awhile.
Have a great week!
Since ‘The Villainess is a Marionette’ was recommended before in the blog. Have you seen these dramatic trailers with a real cast featuring Han So Hee, Lee Soo Hyuk, and Cha Eun Wo?
Here’s the playlist link because there are more than one videos:
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMvkuF_35l0UBz6x-_ewDvhbmFkFwOris
Enjoy!
After the week I’ve just had I’m wishing for a “galactic survivor dating show with killer trees and brainiac chickens” !
But not this week so… Hit Monkey on Disney binge. It’s “Japanese snow monkey apprentice hit man to Jason Sudeikis’ ghost” and voice cast includes George Takei
It’s just as cool as it sounds, animated bonkers-ness !
This is not really a request but kind of a passing thought– I’d love to read more snippits, scenes, or even short stories of Victoria and Linus.
Bwah ha ha. Thank you. Ilona Andrews, for the post.
I wish my week had been as calm. My sibling called Tuesday night because the whole household was down with norovirus or something not Covid Except our 79 year old Mother???? ????. So I rolled there masked and took care of Mother while doing backed up regular housework. Apparently my Covid mask worked this time as I have hit 48 hours post exposure. Yes I could still get sick as norovirus is highly contagious virus. Unfortunately while I was gone my bull went walkabout so I got home to sheriff deputies watching him watch them. ????
Thank you and take best care. I look forward to buying a copy of Sweep of the Heart????????
You rock! So excited for you to have a bit of a rest. I sympathize with that need. Big time.