A few days ago, when the edits for This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me just landed in our inboxes, I made this candle with the idea that once this, final content edit was done, I would ceremoniously light it.
In all fairness, the candle looked prettier in my head, but I don’t normally make candles.
Well, guess what?
That’s right, the edits are done.
Here is the candle, burning in the study. Hopefully it will smell lovely.
The edit has been sent off and I’m going to take a couple of days to recover.
Congratulations! Have fun, have a relaxation thing of some kind, whatever makes you happy….you deserve it!!!!!!
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The candle is BEAUTIFUL! Congratulations and enjoy the break.
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Congratulations! can’t wait to read it and your candle is beautiful
Congratulations 🎉 yay!!
Congratulations!!
Congratulations! And I really like your candle.
Congratulations – and a heartfelt THANK YOU for your incredible work and giving us wonderful worlds to dive into.📖
Wishing you restful days to recover!
I love losing myself in the worlds they create. Kate Daniels has become my comfort reading!
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Congratulations 🎊 💐 . And the candle is lovely hope is makes the house smell great!
Congratulations!!! Take a break, drink some tea, enjoy one of your hobbies, and hopefully get some rest.
Congrats on a job well done! Take some time to relax!
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Once lit your candle is gorgeous. Congratulations on the finish on your editing!
that candle is lovely!
thank you for all y’all s hard work! Enjoy the time off
good job! congratulations 🎊 👏 💐 🥳
Yay, congratulations, I think the candle looks really pretty! I can only imagine how much work that was.
That must be such a relief. Congratulations.
Felicitations and huzzah on the tome of Maggie (part 1).
Candles look rather calming.
WOO HOOO! YOU GUYS ROCK!
congrats on finishing the edit!! relaxation time, maybe you can catch up on some dramas 🙂
It has been a real joy to watch Maggie develop from a thought to a work to a finished product. Rest, rejuvenate, and wallow in the pleasure of being done for now. We all love HA.
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and the candle is beautiful, just like the fall wreath, and every other fiber arts project you have worked on.
you are a true renaissance artist.
Congratulations and thank you for your writing!
Congrats!
Take some time to recharge and empty your head….
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OH wow!!! When I saw the first picture I also thought it didn’t look all that pretty – in fact I wasn’t entirely sure what it was. But then I saw the photo of it lit and it is BEAUTIFUL – a transformation which feels especially symbolic for this process. Thank you for sharing. 🙂
Congratulations! The candle looks lovely.
ooo I love candles ,and your books. I will probably lite one when I finally get my greedy little hands on your book next year. sigh next year, why must you be so far away 😪
What a great idea and update ofnlighting a signal pyre!
Congratulations!!
Congratulations on hitting that milestone!!! Rest well.
Congratulations!
And cheers for the BDH!
Congratulations! Treat yourself to your favorite things!
Big fat congrats!
I celebrate the prettiness of it all, and applaud your ceremony of happiness!
Stunning candle and yay you! You deserve the break. X
Congratulations 🎉 the candle look 👀 pretty enough to eat
Congratulations to you both! Rest, relax, recuperate. Be good to yourselves and each other. 🙂 With any luck, the BDH will not start harassing you for Hughday until at least Wednesday. Lol. And your candle is lovely.
Good Job! Turn your brain off, and rest. I’m looking forward to the book. Your candle is fine. It’s pretty, and the wicks stand up enough to burn.
The candle is so pretty! At first I thought it was a cake, before I read the blog🤣
Congratulations!! 🍾 Enjoy the zen moments, and relax😎
I can’t wait to see the cover😆lol
Your creativity is still excellent even with candles!
Absolutely stupendous effort on your part, the candle is wonderful!!!
Now go and take a long restful break playing with all your furbabies (avoiding the Texas weather which isn’t looking too good).
Nifty. Perhaps even snazzy!
Congratulations!! To you two as well as all of us!!
That’s a really special candle!
Rock on! So many congratulations and best wishes for good rest to you all!
Congratulations! A major accomplishment! 🥳
My first thought was that looked like a lovely Easter treat! But then realized it was the candle in the post title. 🤦♀️ (Probably because I’m hungry and treats are yummy.) I think your candle is pretty and very Spring-y. Even if it makes me want to eat frosting flowers. Hope it fills the study with a pleasant scent!
May you all enjoy whatever brings you rest,relaxation, and rejuvenation! I’m eagerly, and chalantly, awaiting Maggie’s release. 🤗
Big congratulations 🎉 🎉 🎊
Enjoy the weekend. A well deserved break.
Looking forward to next year for Maggie’s first instalment
Great job on the Candle 💕
I love it 🥰
Yes, definitely rest.
Yay, you did it!!!!
It’s so beautiful!!
Enjoy and rejuvenate. Went to a garden show last weekend and your candle would have sold in a heartbeat. Always enjoy your stories.
Congratulations!
Wonderful celebratory candle!
Very pretty !
Definitely time for tea and relaxation!
I don’t know if I can stand to wait a whole year, but will persevere!
Congratulations on finishing the edits! The candle is very pretty and hopefully relaxing!
Woooooho! Yeay for finishing the edits!
Enjoy your beautiful candle, the flowers are lovely!
Awesome! and thankyou!
Congratulations! Thank you for your hard work. The BDH appreciates you ❤️ I think the candle is lovely 😍
Very beautiful candle!! Is the base a ceramic cabbage leaf? And congratulations on finishing the edits!! Rest, relaxation, tea, yummy food, time with kids & pets!!
Woot woot! Can’t wait!
Congratulations! And cool
Candle!
Congrats 🎉🎉🎉
You definitely deserve a break!
How wonderful the edits are done!! Enjoy your days off. Hopefully the weather is good too as it’s lovely in Atlanta.
I also add my congratulations on completing the edits. 🎇🥳😎🎉👏👏👏👏
Enjoy the down time. You and Gordon deserve it.
Congratulations! I’m looking forward to it (as I do to all your books). But now I have a desire for birthday cake…
Congratulations!!!!
Congratulations on completing the edits! Just replace Kingdom with Book in the title and it applies to you and Gordon as well as Maggie! Have a relaxing few days/week.
Congratulations! R and R time, enjoy!
Congratulations! Hope you have a lovely (mini) break!
Woohoo! Congratulations! Also, I think the candle looks pretty cool.
Congratulations House Andrews. rest up and enjoy some much needed me time.
Yeah!!!
Congratulations. I can’t wait to pre-order.
Congratulations! and the candle is so pretty, I love it.
Best wishes for rest and time to enjoy.
Woo Hoo! For finished edits!
May you have a lovely and restful recovery full of all the things you love. I shall have tea and curl up on the couch in restful solidarity . . . Because I’m sure that helps. 🙂
That’s a beautiful candle, hope it smells as lovely as it looks! YAY for completed edits! 🥳
Beautiful candle, I thought it looked like a delicious cake at first.
Congratulations on finishing the edits. Hate to ask….but was this the final edit or first round? Hopefully, the next 12 months will pass quickly until the BDH can have the book in our greedy, impatient hands.
Please take as much time as you need to recoup from this exhausting process.
Go team!!!!
Congratulations!
Every edit deserves a candle lighting ceremony!
The candle is GORGEOUS!!!!!!?
Now some serious time for you both to have some pamper time perhaps? Relax, eat, rest. They don’t call it R & R for nothing lol.
Recharge your ‘little grey cells’ as another famous author used to say so we can be ready for the NEXT project.
A million, billion, trillion thanks☺️🎊🎊🎊❤️
That candle is so pretty, i want to eat it.
Oops. I saw the picture and = to cake in my head! I was waiting for the ingredient list and how to instructions for baking, LOL. Lovely as candle though, and I am sure it is the sweet smell of satisfaction of a job completed!
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!
I think it’s a lovely candle. And the ceremony of lighting it is a wonderful idea. I think I may mimic your idea for my own creative projects.
I hope you enjoy your well earned break.
Well done! A big candle for a big book – I hope it smells as lovely as it looks.
The candle looks like a pond with a bunch of floating flowers. Very tranquil. Looking at that would definitely help me to relax. You’ve more than earned the break. Enjoy!
Congratulations!!! Pretty candle and calmly re-listening to your catalog while waiting for Maggie!
Congratulations and Hoorayyyy for us!
Congratulations! I hope you enjoy a well deserved break. What a huge accomplishment!
Congrats! I’m very excited for you! Well earned rest time
that candle is very pretty. Congratulations on getting to light it.
Thank you for your hard work at entertaining us!
I think the candle is quite pretty and the container is just right!
Congratulations 🎉🎈. I hope you have a couple days to relax and unwind. You guys deserve it.
That’s a very pretty candle! You are quite talented – and very persistent in finishing your projects which is great for the Horde! ☺️
Hooray that This Edit Did Not Kill You! 🎉
I love little ceremonial acts of celebration. Someone I follow online celebrates her career wins by buying/eating a donut and posting a pic of the donut with the thing she’s celebrating as the caption. These lovely candles reminded me of that.
Congratulations!!
congratulations on finishing the edits!!!
what scents did you used??
Rest and Relax .
I know this is probably wishful thinking… but maybe we can get Arabella’s story now 😅🙏🏼
Hooray! Congrats and enjoy some R&R!
Congratulations!!!
Congratulations! Awesome news! Lovely relaxing activities or lack thereof !
THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU! So much hard work and stress: but you have lifted the spirits of so many people when they are down and need an escape. How many people can say they have improved the lives of hundreds of thousands of people? It’s a pretty small club.
Woot! Woot! Enjoy your time off. 👏🏻👏🏻😊
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Congratulations, must be so satisfying for you both, the candle is very pretty, enjoy your relaxation time.
Congratulations on finishing the edits and making a lovely candle! Enjoy the soothing smells and ambiance!
It’s like the Vatican sending a smoke signal when they choose a new pope, but da Rd more delightful. Congratulations!
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!
I think the candle is lovely. Enjoy your days off <3 much deserved
Yay! Congratulations!
Congratulations and I love your candle 🕯 ❤️
congratulations!!!!
Here’s to everything going swell!! Congratulations!! Love the candle!
well done! congratulations and thank you.
Yay yay yay!! That’s wonderful! Get some good rest and thank you for finishing it.
Congratulations!!! The candle is gorgeous, and you’ve EARNED that few days recovery. Have a good weekend!
Congratulations!
just wondering… did the title of the book came about because you kept thinking “this edit will not kill me” during the editing process? 😁
Congratulations! 🍾
Can’t imagine what a relief it is to be finished with final edits
Congraaats! The candle is very pretty
Congratulation!!!!
The candles is lovely. Take care of yourself and have a spa week, you and hubby both deserve to pamper yourselves.
I think the candle is lovely and I am excited… not only because we’re one step closer, but also that you’ve completed such an arduous task!
Congratulations!!! All the squeee!!! = )
Whoohoo! Congratulations!
What a nice reward to yourself!
Thank you for all you do.
Congratulations! Beautiful work!
If you ever quit your day job, God forbid, you already have a potential business lined up. That’s an amazingly gorgeous candle!
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Congrats! and SO excited for IA and for the BDH later on when we reap the final results❣️
Congratulations!! Enjoy your rest and your pretty candle.
The candle is beautiful and I’m glad to see it lit (lighted?) especially because it means you are one step closer to publication. I’ve been rereading all your books because, like so many other of us, they are my favorites and I can lose myself in your worlds. Thank you so much for your writing.
That is beautiful. Do you also work in fondant?
Like the rest of the horde, I am anticipating acquisition.
Thank you, your work is a great joy in my life.
Congratulations to you and Gordon!
Congratualations. High five. Huge, happy sigh. All the kudos. And that is a wow beautiful candle. It must be time for some naps and nature walks.
Congratulations! Celebrate! Rest! The BDH will celebrate in solidarity 😉
When I saw the first picture, I thought “Wow, that’s so pretty!” Then I read the post and saw the candle wicks so WOW again. You are so creative! Love the flowers, colors and candle. Bet it smells heavenly.
But HUGE congratulations for completing the edits on Maggie. So anxious for the release!!! How does BDH cope between releases? Re Read/Listen to all IA till then I guess. That’s what I’ll be doing. Enjoy a well-deserved rest!!!
Congratulations!!!! Can’t wait to read it!!!
“Oh, yeah!” “Amazing!””Yaaasasyyyyyy!”
(Imagine a crowd at the end of a rock concert filled with people holding up lighters and stomping their feet, cheering and screaming with joy)
“That was awesome!!!”
Congratulations! The candle is lovely
Great jopb knocking out another work that has all of us salivating to get into our greedy little minds. Do the flowers in the candle have separate fragrances?
SO FREAKISHLY EXCITED!!!!
All I could think is, “The beacons are lit, Gondor calls for aid” 😹
Sending you all the relaxing and refreshing vibes. Congrats on finishing edits 💜
Congratulations!
Beautiful! Awesome accomplishment.
Gorgeous candle! That’s a stunning piece of art! Congrats on your huge accomplishments with this story!
It’s a beautiful candle.
The candle looks lovely
Congratulations! Love the candle! Now, it’s tea time…and maybe some knitting?
❤️❤️❤️ Have a relaxing few days. You both deserve it.
The candle is lovely!
Well done! I hope you both enjoy a well earned break!
Congratulations on finished edits and pretty candles. You definitely deserve rest and relaxation (and a beautiful lit candle!) Enjoy!
Also, thank you for not only your hard work but also for always keeping the BDH informed, entertained, and (more or less) out of trouble while we’re wa*ting for your next book! 😂
that candle is gorgeous
That is absolutely beautiful! and the reason for lighting it sounds good too, but wow! what a pretty candle. ZenHugs!
Congratulations! What a joy it must be to have the job finally in the rearview mirror!
CONGRATULATIONS on finishing the edits and being “done” with Maggie 1 – yay! Your flower garden candle is beautiful, I hope you are enjoying it and revelling in its significance. Please, take time off and focus on all the things that restore you. Peace and love!
Reminds me of that moment in Lord of the Rings: “The beacons are lit! Gondor calls for aid!”
Wow! Congratulations 🎊 and great news for the BDH too! And the candle is beautiful.
Congratulations on completing edits. Since I greatly enjoyed the first Maggie snippet long ago, I’m really looking forward to the published book. I think your candle is gorgeous! Hopefully it smelled as nice as you wanted.
On behalf of the Great Book Devouring Hoard,
🤩we are proud of you.
Your tenacity is inspiring.
And
we love you.
Squeeeeee! It’s quite a lovely candle. I love the cabbage leaf container. Congrats on finishing Maggie Pt 1.
Congratulations!! I bet you feel so relieved, light and thankful!!
Congratulations.
Yea!!! Sense of satisfaction is a wonderful thing. Congrats.
Candle looks amazing.
Looking forward to word on preordering.
Enjoy some well deserved time off.
That is so pretty!
Congratulations!
The candle is lovely.
Congratulations on finishing the edits!! the candle is very pretty, I hope it smelled good too!
Yay!!! You did it! Enjoy your well deserved days off!
YAY!!
The Beacon is lit! 😀
Congrats!
It is a most GORGEOUS candle!!!!
HURRRAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!! for the edits being done!!!
*gently fans exhausted authors while proffering relaxing beverages and tasty treats*
For someone who doesn’t normally make candles, that is stunning. Congrats on voth.
Love the candle. Congratulations on finishing the edits.
I’m currently rereading Kate daniel’s atm. I’m currently in gunmetal magic. I did a quick search from my phone into the blog, so I may have missed it.
Is there a recipe or something similar for Big Pawpaw’s Cookout brine? I’m tempted to show my husband and tell him to experiment the next time he wants to smoke some pork.
Beginning of chapter 5, if that makes it easier to find.
Congratulations! You now need to take a quick trip to Red Deer. I hear there is an inn there where the hosts will pamper you and their remarkable chef will fill you with delectable bites. You deserve all the pampering you can find.
O M G !!!! CONGRATULATIONS !!! You both deserve days at the massage parlor, spa, footrubs, and somebody doing the cooking, cleaning, and everything else for at least a month. Wow, what a project. I am so happy for you. Go do something relaxing and fun. So many gold stars !!!
Congratulations!!
i have so many candle questions! did you make the little flowers and leaves too? do they melt the same as the ‘filler’ wax? do they bleed their colors when they melt? what made you decide you were interested in making your own candle like this?
Congratulations!
congratulations on final edits. i hope your rest is soothing.
Congratulations! 🎊
Love the candle. Enjoy your well deserved rest!!
Yay! Another milestone reached!
Congratulations!!! Yay!!!
This is so pretty! Congratulations! Candles and a long snooze.
Yay! Edits done!
Um, that candle is gorgeous, actually.
Congratulations on finishing the edits!
How wonderful! I hope you can relax and recover now.
Enjoy! It’s beautiful, BTW. Was it a kit?
Congratulations on finishing the edits! Huzzah! Huzzah! Huzzah!
May your days of resting and recovery be as you need them to be!
The candle is a very happy candle – enjoy!
Sending peace and healing to all!
Congrats!! And the candle is beautiful. Enjoy your downtime, you absolutely deserve it!
Congratulations on finishing the edits! The candle is such a beautiful and symbolic way to mark the moment—I love the idea behind it. Wishing you a well-deserved rest, and I can’t wait to read This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me!
The candle is gorgeous! But now the BDH will want a post on how to make it 🤣 (kidding)! Sharing your joy and relief about the edits, wishing you wonderful recovery time, thank you for all the joy you bring.
Beautiful candle!
Congratulations! Your candle is lovely! You all have earned all the relaxation you want!
I’m so excited to put in my pre-order WHEN it’s ready. Go enjoy!
It’s actually quite cute and many many congrats on finishing the edits!
Woohoo! The beacon of TKWNKM is lit! Congratulations!
The beacon is lit, the beacon is lit! Oh wait, that is another book/movie… I hear you, though!
I will continue to say it because it continues to matter: thanks so much for the picture description. It means a lot.
Also, yay for finished edits!!
Congrats guys! The candle is cute as hell too
Enjoy your days off. The candle looks lovely.
That’s a hell of a candle. Congratulations.
The candle is gorgeous and I can’t wait to read the first installment of Maggie!
Take some much-deserved days off!
FIRE!
Ha! Love it.
For someone who doesn’t make candles, that is amazing. I love that you find small ways to celebrate. That’s important. Of course, as a card-carrying member of the BDH – I can’t wait for the book. 🙂
The candle is lovely. I mean that sincerely.
Yeah! Final Edit Candle has been lit! CONGRATULATIONS!! Hope you both can relax for a bit!!! Squeeee!
Very pretty candle, nice soothing colours.
Huzzah!!!! Thought it was a cake at first glance!
The candle is very beautiful!! Did it smell nice?
I appreciated the thought you put into making a candle that is designed to change in color, warmth, and character once it is lit. I find it to be beautiful both before and after. Congratulations on completing the edits. Congratulations on achieving an effect through your candle that evokes that feeling of peace and contentment.