While putting together Yazi’s character bio this afternoon, I stumbled upon this scene from Artifacts, Dragons, and Other Lethal Magic (Dowser 6) where newly-discovered father/daughter finally get to exchange more than a few words, only to discover that they fight – frustratingly – exactly alike. We strolled out of Notte’s Bon Ton, laughing and laden […]
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Adept Universe Bible: Yazi
Yazi: guardian dragon. Aka one of the nine. Aka the Warrior of the Guardians. Territory: Australia. Jade’s father. Romantically involved with Scarlett. Loves to laugh. Big, blond. Tan. Light brown eyes. Looks around thirty-five years old (though begins allowing himself to age slightly when he finds out he has a twenty-something daughter). Favors jeans and T-shirts […]
After being delayed for months thanks to two engineers who were giving Michael the run around (literally not answering emails and dodging phone calls), we finally passed structural this week after a simple ten-minute walkthrough and not a single note/extra/change (because the place is already overbuilt and Michael knows what he’s doing). Anyways! Passing structural […]
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Archivist 1: early reviews
I’ve been struggling with a crazy, insanely ramped-up headache that might be from my Covid19 (Moderna) shot?? Or might be from the HRT (Estradot) that I was taking to try to alleviate the perimenopause hell that has engulfed my life for almost two years now. I removed the patch just under a week ago to […]
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The day after a release, part 26
Twenty-six – 26! – twenty-six full-length books – written, rewritten (3-5x), story edited, line/content edited, proofed, and beta read …that is crazy! [Am I going to say that every time? Probably, yes.] Invoking Infinity (Archivist 1) had an exceedingly successful release day yesterday, ranking just ever so slightly below my two most successful releases (both […]
I came upon this scene while putting together Bixi’s biography and it made me laugh. Flashback to Shadows, Maps, and Other Ancient Magic (Dowser 4)!! Click here for the reading order of the Adept Universe. Bixi most recently appears in Awakening Infinity (Archivist 0). “Earthly delights.” *side eyes Warner* LOL!!! A jet-black cat sauntered through […]
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Adept Universe Bible: Bixi
Bixi – guardian dragon. Aka one of the Nine. Territory: North Africa. Great-great-great-grandmother of Dusk. Looks like Cleopatra. Wears a lot of gold chains. Dark hair. Olive skin. Dark eyes. Maintains the appearance of a twenty-something but has been a guardian for approx. 700 years (over 800 years old in Archivist 0). The third oldest guardian. Accepted the […]
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Archivist 1: Chapter One, Part One
Balancing the four lattes I’d bought from the coffee shop around the corner on a Tupperware container filled with freshly baked blueberry cinnamon buns, I crossed through the darkened offices of the magical antiquities section of the National Museum of Ireland. The nonmagical museum collections were actually distributed throughout Dublin, but the two main buildings […]
The second of the illustrations I’ve commissioned from Nicole Deal for the Archivist series is a bit of a spoiler, so I thought I might as well include an excerpt from the first time Dusk lays eyes on Kellan as well (see below). Working with Nicole has been amazing. I love, love her take on characters that […]
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Chocolate and Fruit Oatmeal Cookies
Apparently, it’s going to be a week of revelations. I baked my go-to Chocolate and Fruit Oatmeal Cookies yesterday, using cranberries, split the batch, added white chocolate (Zephyr 34% Cacao Barry) to one half for Michael and dark chocolate (Tanzanie 75% Cacao Barry) to the other half for me, then posted a photo on my […]