Normally I stay off Twitter except for the release week. I happened to be on and I saw that a lovely person named Elle wrote this tweet and another person named Beth replied to it and tagged me.
I clicked on the thread and saw that a couple of other people tagged me.
Challenge accepted. Here are stories of people’s lives as written by “Ilona Andrews.”
Then I had to quit, because Gordon and I decided to watch Venom: Carnage movie which was hilarious.
Lessons learned: it’s difficult to write flash fiction on Twitter. I tried to use information listed in the tweet or in the profile, but the character limit was a bit stifling.
I saw this on Twitter, and it was amazing.
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These were so awesome!
Loved them. Now to find the books they go in. :@)
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Ditto these were so much fun!
Is it the last book I finished, or does the book I am currently reading count? *thinks back* nevermind, they’re both House Andrews novels!
Though one of my recent reads was by David Attenborough, and another by one of his camera crew… both books were non-fiction so not technically novels, but in lieu of being written by Ilona Andrews (which I trust would have me being pretty awesome in one way or another), being written by Sir David and crew would not be a bad alternative…
No. Just…no. I can hear Sir David in my head now: “the Tracy is the most pitiful of the suburbanites, with a routine mostly unchanging from day to day. Watch closely as she does another load of laundry before heading to the grocers. Life is short for this small creature but it feels long. The big excitement today is deciding what’s for dinner”
Seconded/third-Ed etc-ed
Loved these and it was like Christmas morning waking up and reading these after the zoom session the night before.
From what I read, you did a great job even with the character limits. ????????????????????
These are amazing!
Great Scott! We (your fans) call and you answer. Awesome!! Thank you! What a fabulous way to start the day!!!
Had to be best holiday gift ever for twitter fans.
I wish I was on Twitter now! Those lucky lucky people to have a glimpse at their personal Ilona Andrews world. I’m going to try and imagine my own now, for me and Coco the 3 legged bunny 🙂 PS. Thank you for the many hours of happy reading x
+1 And my thanks too!
So much fun! Thank you!
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Oh wow, lucky fans and awesome bits of story!
I was worried about taking the kids to see Carnage but hubby won the arguemnet that they’ve read the comics and watched the 90s spiderman cartoon. It was funny, but the end credit scene was the best part for me.
100% would have made this reader geek’s life
Thank you!
Thank you!
Lucky Twitter fans – so nice of you (as usual) to play along for a while. ????
I love it! This was the perfect distraction from a tedious day doing taxes! Thank you for sharing! <3
That’s amazing! And it probably made each of those people’s day quite a bit brighter. Thanks for bringing some joy into the world!
These are great! I know you made a lot of people very happy.
These are amazing! I laughed so hard; it made my day.
Bahaha, your flash fiction is fantastic! The empress had me snorting, lol. I don’t always *do* twitter, but this is the stuff that makes it worth it.
Thanks for making a lot of people really happy. <3
Yep! They were all so good but I really clicked with the empress.
ROTFL; thanks so much!
Superb!
How about Ilona writes one about Gordon, and vice-versa?
or you could work with my email address as a short description of me… (icefirelou…)
Hahahaha “Their father assures me that this is just a phase,” xDDD
Last book I read was Swordheart by T. Kingfisher… was listening to the audio while recovering from the covid booster shot.
So… I would just probably be a boring peasant 😛
that was fun! Thank you.
LOL, awesome. Now the BDH will watch for these characters to make their cameos in future works (or not, all good). Thanks for the spot of fun.
You are super awesome and I so wish I had been on the Twitter feed that day….. loved reading their lives. So exciting! Here lately, I am so very into peace after all of the generational battles I have fought. So happy!
How fun! I’m off to imagine me in my inn.
I think I speak for the entire BDH when I say “write ANY of those and I WILL BUY IT.”
Yep! (also-in-Md)
Absolutely. I loved “their father assures me this is just a phase.”
This is amazing! I can’t believe I missed this. I always wanted to be written into hidden legacy. Raina would be a great name for a weather mage. Or is that too obvious ????
These are awesome! TYVM for sharing!
How funny, you made their day and ours. 100% guarantee they got printed out and will be framed for posterity on the brag wall! I certainly would if it was me. 🙂
I hope you and Gordon can rest and rehab your spirits throughout the season without any looming deadlines and enter 2022 refreshed and ready to write again.
You’re simply amazing 😀 the stories made my day
Completely and utterly charming! Also hilarious. What a great gift to those Twitter users and the BDH????????
Thank you so very, very much.
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+1 And thank you for posting here, for those of us who have sworn off antisocial media.
I am not on Twitter, so thanks for sharing those here. I am sure they were thrilled and hope you enjoyed writing them.
AWESOME as always!
These are brilliant, and I would read any of these books.
This was awesome!! You just illustrated why I love being a fan of House Andrews!! So dope…
OMG, I loved these! (And I’m sort of jealous!) They’re like mini-snippets!
OMG; those were great. Those readers were so lucky you caught that stream. I wish I had been part of that Twitter feed. Being a 60 year old happily married mother with three grown girls and no expectation of grandchildren, I would love a new life narrative written by my favorite author(s). Story of my life; always the ladt to know and miss the deal.
You definitely made some people’s year. What a cool thing to do.
Venom: Carnage was indeed hilarious. “It’s one of the red ones!”
This is absolutely perfect. And now I need a full book about Kat and her parade of suitors! Lmao. All of these were books I’d easily read!
Amazing snippets of what could be cool stories, I can see those scenes like doors opening in Gertrude Hunt to the world they play out in.
A pity I’m not on Twitter but glad so many Fans are and you made not just their day but ours too.
Hsppily dreaming of somewhere else now….
Wow! What fun to read! I am so impressed by your imagination and writing skills. They don’t always coincide, but you’ve been blessed with both.
You made several someone s very happy:)
This is the best thing I have read in days. Truly awesome! Thank you.
epic!
Absolutely brilliant. I wish I could have participated but what can you do with a patent attorney? We’re geeks on two levels and so very boring. ????????
I love these! Makes me so happy. Fulfilling all our badass dreams.
I followed these in real time and it was such fun! Thank you!
Ilona flicked her hair. It’s tendrils of fire snaked out to the attacking beasts, and speared them to the walls of the castle. “Mwahaha, take that evil demons” she spit at them. And watched with glee as that dissolved them, and the goo ran into the drain.
Yes! So cool!! Good on ya!!
Lol amazing!! I would read all those life stories…. Super fun on an unlucky day …
This is wonderful! I wasn’t there (I avoid Twitter also), but these are such a treat.
These are incredible and so enjoyable to read, thank you so much for the laughter. I bet you made these readers’ DAY!!
AbsolutelyLoved all snippets. If only new books could come from these. HINT HINT
Thanks always for all your hard work.
There was a new book release last week! ????
Devouring by name,devouring by nature hehe
I love it!
That sounds like fun! I bet you made the day of all those folks.
I know I’d be amused to have my photography skills taken to a HoyseAndrews level.
Thanks for sharing. ♡