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Greeting, my lovelies!
As some of you may remember, I have been on vacation since school let out and since it’s wrapping up, I thought I should tell you guys how it went.
These past few weeks have been full of fun conversations with my grandparents and I’ve heard lots of stories that are new to me. Learning to cook traditional Japanese and new Kanji from Mema has been fantastic. Meanwhile, war stories from Grandpa have made an interesting chapter all their own. There was a Viking Fest (where I went to claim the head of a Norseman, but settled for t-shirts), gardening (which taught me how goddamn evil blackberry vines are), cooking of steaks (which is nothing new), and one week-long bronchial infection (which made me think I was dying).
One of the most notable things to happen is I have FINALLY obtained A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas. I have been lusting after this since hearing it would be released and am now saving it for the flight home. This precious was acquired during a lovely weekend in Victoria, Canada about two weeks ago. There, a clerk saw me cradling ACOTAR like my firstborn child and struck up a conversation. It turns out Canadian bookstore employees have wonderful tastes.
Stateside, I have loitered on multiple occasions in Liberty Bay Bookstore in my grandparents’ hometown—where dwells another clerk with excellent tastes. (After talking to me, she actually went and wrote a shopping list of fairytale retellings that I’ve “got to” check out. I love this place, though it might make me poor.)
I have also finished drafting the Daindreth’s Assassin series. Yes, you read that right. I now have the manuscripts for all five anticipated books in the series, for a total of just over 1,005,000 words. I honestly don’t know how I feel about that, but this means lots of editing and also a return to work on the Argetallam Saga. I’m psyched to be returning to Janir and the Argetallams and will hopefully be working on books 6 and 7 in that series over the rest of the summer.
Now I’m just catching up with my Kindle before I head home tomorrow. Lots of books to read before then!
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Whoa! You’ve been having a grand time. I love that the book store employees were so excited to share with you. At my local book store, they all know me and even call me when a book they know I’d love is in. LOL I’m excited to hear about your new Assassins Series, Elisabeth. let me know if you need anything!
You are a writing machine!
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I would expect you’d be a regular at the book shop, LOL. 😉
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Awwwww, no norsemen slaying? Sounds like a great time none the less!
I don’t know if you would be interested in a blog award, but if so I have nominated your blog for one – https://ramblingsfromthedarkness.wordpress.com/2015/06/08/the-starlight-blogger-award/ if not, no worries, just wanted to showcase it 🙂
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No Norsemen, but yay, an award! 😀 I’ll get to this just as soon as I can.
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I know what you mean about the blackberry vines, only mine are raspberries and they are invading my entire yard. Impossible to get rid of them! Glad you had a great time with family.
sherry @ fundinmental
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Yes. Who cares about rose thorns? Berry vines are like fishhooks!
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