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My husband has made a lot of progress on the Tiny Great Hall this last week. Put in the last few pieces of molding and wood finishing.
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So Saturday, a friend who’s a general contractor came over and scooped up all the old wood we had laying around.
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We’ve been saving wood from projects since 2015, when the main house was built. Have used it up over the years.
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What our friend didn’t take, we burned.
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OMG did that feel good. Almost all the wood leaning up against the side of TH2 is now GONE. What little remains is being taken to a recycling place today or tomorrow—it’s good, reclaimed, mahogany wood-flooring. Hopefully they’ll have a use for it.
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I went too close to the fire a few times—ended up with first degree burns on my face, neck, and hand. The fire burned hot and long, and this morning, is just a pile of ashes.
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Here’s a picture of it toward the end. It was much bigger, earlier.
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I do keep poking at second of the Portal Keepers novels (decided to go ahead and publish book one, more on that later).
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Last night, I was trying to think of the questions that the three books in the trilogy are asking. Finally came up with the following:
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Who am I? Which is book one, the origin story
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Where do I belong? Because this is portal fantasy, and belonging is key.
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What is my purpose? And whose butt do I need to go kick? Because that’s part of the fun.
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Framing it that way really helped me hammer out more of the plot and subplot elements for book two. As well as given me a few ideas for book three.
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Will I finish book two this year? Yeah, probably. I still want to write the second hell hound book next, after I finish Ice & Fire. (Which I won’t finish next week, but will finish the week after that, before I leave for Portland for a week.) I’ll write at least one short story between novels.
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Today, we’re cleaning up the back study. We’ve saved all the pairs of jeans that we’ve worn through. Some of that material is still good. I’m going to cut those apart and piece them back together as a strip-style quilt. Stay tuned, I’m sure there will be pictures.
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What are you working on this January? What’s different? What’s remained the same?
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Surprise Book! Surprise Sale!
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I decided to just go ahead and publish this book, book one in The Portal Keepers series. It doesn't end on a cliffhanger. My goal is to make all three of these books kind of stand alone.
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AND because you're on my newsletter, you can pick up this novel from the Knotted Road Press store now, for $2.00 off! So instead of $4.99, it's now only $2.99 if you use the coupon code:
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New magic. Check. New life. Check. New Friends? Maybe. But more than anything else, Sam needs new family.
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Sam's dyslexia prevented her from being trained as a witch. So she does manual labor as a carpenter instead, and enjoys her status as the black sheep of her rich, powerful family.
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However, everything changes when she abruptly inherits her grandmother's magical power.
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It begins with being able to see that one of her coworkers in the shop is a creature from the netherworlds—a creature who now wants to kill her for her power.
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And this beast is only the first...
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In Too Deep is the first novel in "The Portal Keeper's Trilogy," a new action-packed urban fantasy from master craftsman Leah R. Cutter. Delve into the lives and trials of the portal keepers, and follow Sam as she discovers family beyond her blood relations.
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And remember use the coupon code PortalKeepers to get $2.00 off the book! Good until the end of February.
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Chocolates and Truffles and Bon Bons, O My!
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Shar Opalbender hates her life.
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Okay, maybe that’s a bit strong. Emo, even.
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Despite her Dwarven heritage, and her family’s expectations, Shar finds no joy in faceting, setting, or polishing gemstones.
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What better way to prove herself to her family (and herself) than to enter, and win, the Realms’ renowned contest, Chocolates Galore!
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And maybe, just maybe, with some magic, luck, and a little help from her friends, Shar also can discover the true meaning of life.
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If there is one beyond chocolate.
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Come enjoy this lovely cozy fantasy with low stakes, delicious chocolates, lots of breaking of the fourth wall, and utter silliness.
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AJ's latest vision starts with a dozen people being yanked out of sight by a noose around their neck. It ends with just a single body, hanging from a beam in an open loft.
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What the heck? Did she just witness the work of a serial killer? Or a cult?
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The victim turns out to be more nefarious: a Catfisher, that is, someone who impersonates other people on the internet for attention and possibly money.
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The reality TV show that exposes catfish turns their attention to AJ. As a successful psychic, she must be a fraud. Right?
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Between being pushed for information by one of the show’s host, the machinations of her mother on the Milltown chamber of commerce, and trying to keep her relationship with Roland moving along, AJ has her hands full.
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Particularly when a second, only somewhat reformed catfish comes to her for help after being threatened...
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Witch Mirror?— a cozy paranormal woman’s mystery—continues the adventures of AJ, the quirky characters of the charming Pacific Northwest burg of Milltown, and leaves AJ with questions about magical powers and her path forward, with her family, friends, and lover.
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Let the water—and the magic—flow.
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A tough man in a tough town. He likes Ike, but not many other folks.
Los Angeles in the 1950s hides some weird and menacing things in her shadows. If you have the need, and can pay his daily rate plus expenses, maybe you can hire the man, for whatever strange things need handling, from hunters of forgotten gods to aliens that walk the streets in disguise.
The first six Gunderson stories, collected together and on sale for the month of January.
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