Happy Monday. We were out of town this weekend. ::looks at a previous post featuring a Friday bonus scene:: 994 comments? 994? 28,513 views. ::rubs face:: Okay. Message received. Horde has spoken. I have a bunch of boring updates for you. Vellum. I am so sorry, we are
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A Little Something
Because, as Ilona eloquently put it, our last few weeks seriously sucked. We get a treat, with the caveat (listen closely, Horde!) that it is not the beginning of a new serial, confirmation of the next project or any other secret message for us to divine in the tea leaves. It's a Friday short
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Our Deepest Condolences to Dolly Parton’s Family
Dolly Parton passed away today at the age of 80, peacefully, in her home in Nashville. She was a remarkable person, generous to a fault and very kind. Most people celebrate Dolly Parton for her music, which is timeless. But we celebrate her for her efforts to promote reading. In 1995 Dolly
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Magic Tides GA and Keelan After Dark Samples
Magic Tides, the first of the Kate Daniels: Wilmington Years novellas, is getting released in dramatized adaptation by Graphic Audio on August 31st, and boy, do I have GOODIES. Graphic Audio have released three official samples of Magic Tides. I have four, plus outtakes. It's good to be Mod R
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Favorite Species
Dizzy Hill Studios asked us to clarify some things. Ilona Andrews App - this is a book-journaling style app that's being beta tested right now. It lists our series, presents blog posts, has quotes, progress rewards, etc. Wanderer Chronicles: Out Of Orbit - this is a farming sim video game set
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Coworker Conversations
Me, reading editorial notes out loud: ... doesn’t currently feel like a strong enough reason for Maggie to go through this whole ordeal. Could we get a more emotional moment... Gordon: Really? I thought it was strong enough. Me: It's not. Gordon: Why? Me, trying to rub away fatigue with
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Falling Prices and Other Adventures
First things first. This Kingdom Lowers The Price The ebook of This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me is $6.99 across most retailers. We are not sure if it's a permanent or temporary reduction. It is very possible that someone at some point told us, but we have been writing and editing, and we are not
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Medieval Breads and Time Sink
This post includes recipe videos, so if you are reading through email, it might help to read online instead. People often ask about research: how does it happen, what does it look like, and so on. Authors do research some very strange things, so I thought I would share a small snippet of this
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Friday Rabbit Holes
Happy Friday, Horde! I come bearing procrastination. It is currently 32C (apparently 90 in freedom units) in my corner of England, which may not seem like a particular lot until you realise that British homes were designed to capture all of the heat and carefully preserve it for future
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Vellum Update
We have gotten several emails worrying about the vellum orders, so to catch everyone up. 06/08 Preorder opened. 07/08 Preorder closed. 07/08 -07/18 Adjustment period: we checked addresses, fixed issues, and merged the addon packs with the original orders. 07/20 Fulfillment started,
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Eclipse Loopholes and Other Updates
Ilona and Gordon are currently deep in the Maggie 2 rewrite cave - which, for everyone who asked for ferret directions, lies somewhere beyond the Merch Mountains, through the Vellum Vale. All those air vents are sensor-trapped, don't even try it. I'll soon be off to watch the partial solar
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Maggie’s Midnight Whispers Box
Remember how there was one more mysterious This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me Special Edition Ilona mentioned a little while ago? Of course you do, because the Horde has asked about it every day since. Guess what's just been revealed on the Midnight Whispers website? Our girl! And she is a
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