ILONA ANDREWS

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The Book Goblin

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So I’ve been living under a holiday rock. The tree is still up. Yes, I know, but it’s pretty. I will take it down, leave me alone. Anyway, I just now saw this. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Elisabeth Wheatley (@elisabethwheatley) I think Elizabeth Wheatley is in Austin and I so
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Thanksgiving Menu

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First things first, happy belated birthday to Mod R. Lo, it is the traditional Thanksgiving Menu post. I planned to skip it, but Mod R tactfully asked when it would be coming. Thanksgiving is a big holiday for our family, because life is short and we must celebrate whenever we can. It is also one
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The Struggle

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I am stuck. I’m stuck, I’m stuck, I’m stuck. There is a problem that we need to fix in Maggie. I know where I’m going and I have no clue how to get there. I know I’m in trouble because I can’t even clearly articulate what the problem is. I just know that there is
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Maple Mustard Chicken Recipe

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The edits on Maggie came in and they will be extensive, so I’ve turned to my go-the-distance recipes which can be done once and eaten for two days. This is a fun take on honey mustard. Recipe Put the chicken into a dish, dump the balsamic vinaigrette dressing on it, coat well, refrigerate. I did
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Existential Helplessness and Hats

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It’s time for that post again. It is no secret that the news cycle feeds us endless bad news. I haven’t checked mine this morning but I know what I will find: war, natural disaster, climate calamity, unemployment, retirees in poverty, a story about someone who had symptoms for a while ignored by doctors and
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Back to Work, Back to Reality

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Effective communication was vital to competent leadership.  It avoided confusion, inspired trust, and clearly detailed the leader’s goal, the path to achieve it, and the consequences of failure. “Drop the crossbows and step away from the baby direbear or I will gut you like a fish.” The two poachers jerked.  I had come up through
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New Nightingale by Inflexion Games

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A few months ago someone in the comments on this blog recommended Nightingale, a new survival fantasy game that had just hit Early Access on Steam. In the game, humans encountered the Fae during the Victorian Age and learned to access the Realms, pocket worlds that could be travelled to via portals. Some worlds were
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Many Thousands of Words

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It is 85 degrees Fahrenheit in Texas this morning. Y’all, it’s chilly. Hehe. Why are your books around the 300-400 page range when they are so good and literally could be double the size and still be awesome and other books from other authors are 400-700 pages. You mention a word count limit. Why is
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The Time Between

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We all have a routine that keeps our lives running. Get up, brush teeth, make coffee, drink a cup, get dressed, head out the door. Don’t forget phone-keys-wallet. We run our dishwashers, we sweep our kitchens, we vacuum our floors, and feed our pets. Being writers, we work from home, and our cycle of routines
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