I overslept, and my day started with an outraged cat.
Over the past few days, a road crew has been working on the street next to our house. They are repaving it. The road is closed, and Gordon observed the workers having heated words with a driver of a delivery truck this morning. We might be trapped today.
Because of the road crew, we are keeping Tuna inside. Tuna started life as a stray who wandered randomly around an apartment complex, and breaking him of wanting to go outside is impossible. He has two acres here, and he is very much the lord of his domain. Today His Majesty was refused access to the outside. The inability to inspect his lands didn’t sit well, so he made himself into a nuisance.
Tuna: Pet me! Pet me! Pet me! Look, I meow by the door. Open door. OPEN DOOR.
Me, trying to clean up: No.
The allergies have been terrible, and neither of us is sleeping that well. I was shopping for some Halls cough drops and saw that instead of puny bags, they now come in full scale large jars. Of course, I bought a jar. It was delivered yesterday with saline spray and Flonase, and being too tired, I plopped all of that on my writing tray in the office. I need the tray to write.
Me, gathering items to take to the medicine cabinet.
Tuna: TREATS.
Me: No, you fool. These are not Temptation treats.
Tuna: TREATS.
Me: It’s cough drops!
Tuna: If not treats, why treat shaped? TREATS.
I gave him treats. The vet will fuss at me again over his weight, but there are limits to human patience.
I come to you with a mission this morning. The book is now 185K. It is very clear that there is no room left for anything else in our lives. I still have not unpacked. Or sent things out. Mod R will have strong words with me here soon if I keep failing.
We need assistance, or we will never get the shop back off the ground, and our time is better spent writing. To that end, we hired a designer to help us turn the treasure trove of art into merch. Here is some of her work.
These bookmarks will be included in the media package. We have secured a printer for the vellum, so we will be bringing to you a media pack with vellum, stickers, and bookmarks.
Do you have any favorite quotes or moments you want reflected in This Kingdom merch? Please leave us a comment below. If you are dying for something from the other series, you can throw it in there too, but we are focusing on This Kingdom as it is the latest release.
The comment section to this post contains SPOILERS. Read at your own risk.
my two favourite quotes are from Everard:
“When it happens—and it will—remember, you forced my hand.”
and
“It is a fine, long-standing tradition in my family to not give a fuck about what the Savarics think. I plan to continue it.”
The picture of Tuna and Gordon in the stare off is hilarious. 🤣🤣🤣
There are a lot of great quotes, and you don’t even have to know the context for them!
“You have me. I don’t know the future, but I know the present, and I’ve decided to walk this path with you.”
“Bless your heart.”
“And that means?”
“‘Eat dirt and die.’”
“Good morning, I see the assassins have failed.”
“Survive, get paid.”
+1 ! I love all these!
These all for big mugs, so I can drink my black coffee like a psychopath (thank you Roman) in the surgeons lounge
Survive, get paid.
I need this on a T-shirt.
Also, I may be addicted to Tuna Vision.
“That was my idea, I came up with that”. My favorite quote from our clueless golden knight.
Will it be fresh enough, Maggie?
+1
omg, yes ,this one too! 😂
+1
I must have that Soap Queen bookmark.
Maggie’s Soap Queen quote would be a short and funny one for a bookmark. So many of my favorite quotes are 3+ paragraphs.
+1
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Allergies are hitting hard in Texas. Try Fisherman’s Friend. Honey lemon cough drops. Strong but they will open your sinuses and stop the cough. You can get them on Amazon. Hopefully Tuna can return to land inspection tomorrow.
Sorry for the crudeness but “Fuck ‘em” is my favorite quote 🤣
Maybe
“The Fuck’em Knight”
for completeness.
Remember my name and wait for me.
This is a proper rescue!
Seriously love the Gordon/Tuna stare-off.
My weather app tells me every day that pollen is increasing. Evidently in my part of Texas we also import pollen from New Mexico. 🙄
Folks have picked some great quotes. (+1 on all of Molly Froerer’s picks.) For some reason, one of my favs:
“Apparently, Lute didn’t just hold grudges, he cuddled them and tucked them in at night.” I would not be adverse to merch that says “Cuddles grudges and tucks them in.”
I like the full quote.
Love this one! “Cuddles grudges and tucks them in.”
I like the abridged version of the quote because then I can warn others that I too might cuddle my grudges, tucked them in again night
few lines I loved…
Put a hot dude in armor with a sword on the cover, and my eyes glazed over while my hand crept to the BUY button, budget be damned.
“You have me, Maggie,” he said. “I don’t know the future, but I know the present, and I’ve decided to walk this path with you. As long as you will have me by your side, I won’t allow anyone to harm you.”
My favorite was: “And for the record, you give me too little credit. I would take great care with your heart, Sol.”😂
The Recipe bookmark has a typo, methinks. Sorry.
185K words? OMG.
Thank you, this is just a draft concept 🙂
Understood. Should have known you’d be on top of it. I honestly don’t know how you and the Author Lords keep all this stuff straight with your workloads.
Thanks horde – now I have to reread Maggie AGAIN just to check for all the great quotes and find some more!
And for the record: I for one do like the increasing numbers on the wordcount.
A while ago, you had a mockup of a mug that had what looked like the Demarr crest on it, a dagger with three moons. I don’t need any more mugs, but I really want that one.
I like a few different quotes cause they would express the kind of day that is happening:
“Good morning, I see the assassins have failed.”-it is a good day
“Survive, get paid”-just need to get through
“Cuddle the grudges and tuck them in at night”-something has gone wrong
“Fuck’em”- The world needs to burn and start over
stickers, cups, mugs, possible t-shirt
I would love a new Roman mug “only cops and psychopaths drink their coffee black” as mine walked away to pastures unknown at work
“Please have no fear. I do not intend to pursue you, my lord. I’d promise that I have no desire to end your chastity, but, as you’ve assured me, that dursan flew long ago.”
“Yes! All the seduction!”
“Good morning, I see the assassins have failed.”
“Survive, get paid.”
As one also suffering from allergies (mine include cats and dogs unfortunately) I salute you.
Holy (double) hundred thousand word range! Every time the count ticks up, I both feel your pain and squee with joy. HA effin rocks.
Also, I upvote Molly Froehrer’s any-context quotes, particularly, “Survive, get paid.” and “Good morning, I see the assassins have failed.”
I cannot wait for Maggie 2 and have no chill 🙃
Tuna: I will make myself so obnoxious that you will THROW me outside!
My Felix is so skittish that after nearly 6 years in this house, he will *occasionally* pass me in the hallway instead of running the other direction. Right now, a handy man is replacing our railing and his saw is outside on the porch. The door is standing open when he goes back and forth. I closed the door to my office/the master bedroom because 1) noisy! and 2) open door, even though Felix has been cowering in the bedroom for the last week. The door was closed for 10 minutes before Felix was over there yelling about it. If I open the door, he will run away and hide again but restricted access to anywhere must be protested.
This isn’t a quote but I love Candice Slater’s art. I would love to have a bookmark and other merch that features her artwork!
“Religious extremists rarely had room for compassion. They were too busy making their religion into everyone else’s problem.”
Love that line!