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Beware of spilling ink!
Skate is a thief, trained and owned by the local crime syndicate, the Ink. When she tries to burgle a shut-in’s home, she gets caught by the owner—a powerful undead wizard. He makes a deal with her: “borrow” books from other wizards in return for a place to stay.

Caught between her growing fondness for the wizard and her past with the crime syndicate, Skate doesn’t know where her loyalties lie. But she’d better figure it out, because there’s a new player in town, one whose magical hypnotism puts them all at risk.
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On the run!
Her mentor is dead, but he doesn’t have to stay that way. He’s left Skate a clue to bringing him back, and she and her friends are determined to follow it.

No sooner do they set out for unknown lands, however, than things get dangerous. Hot on their tail is the wizard Ossertine, furious over Skate’s part in her friend’s death and thirsty for revenge. Worse still are the attacks that come at night: dark, mysterious, and palpably evil.
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In this race against time, magic, and implacable foes, Skate must rely on her wits and her friends to save not just her mentor’s life, but also her own.
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Fantasy books for them what don't know if they like fantasy books

12/10/2024

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I wrote up a list for Shepherd, a website about books by people who love them. If you're interested in seeing what authors have to say about stories and writing, you should go check it out.

​Here's my list!

​-Jeff
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Pies and Witches

12/1/2024

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Skate 3
I hesitate to announce anything for fear of being misconstrued, but here it goes: I have a first draft done of the third Rag & Bone book. This is a VERY rough draft, and I do not expect to have anything worth sending to the publisher for months from this point, but I do have something done. Current projection from me is that I should have a draft ready to give Thinklings by the end of May. Here’s hoping!

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Saw both Moana 2  and Wicked at the movie theater during Thanksgiving break. Each deserves a whole entry to discuss, but each will have to settle for a dinky little paragraph instead.
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​Moana’s sequel was very fun – I was happy to see familiar faces, and I greatly enjoyed meeting new people. The music was fine, though it did feel lacking something that Lin-Manuel Miranda’s presence brought to the first installment. No complaints, but his absence was felt. My biggest complaint with the movie is the hook (lol) for an 
obvious sequel to the movie at the end. I feel like it wasn’t necessary, and it does color my memory of the whole project as a result.

Wicked… listen, I knew for years that this was huge in the stage musical world, and having seen it on the big screen, I can finally say I understand why. The music, the story, the performances – I feel like I’ve been missing out for decades for not knowing anything about this sooner. I went in totally ignorant of everything but the basic premise (what if the wicked witch from that movie in the forties wasn’t really bad?) and the fact that Idina Menzel was involved somehow in the original. Having seen the movie exactly one time, I cannot recommend it highly enough. If I had the money and time, I’d go see it again.

Miscellany
I got to play a card game I haven’t played in over a decade with friends, some of whom I haven’t seen in just as much time. Pies and ham were enjoyed in amounts that could conservatively be called copious. Minecraft calls again. I, like the children, do indeed yearn for the mines.
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That’s all from me, for now.

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– J. E. Ayers

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