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J.L. Odom

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J.L. Odom hails from Oklahoma. After a five year stint in the Marine Corps as an Arabic linguist, she graduated from George Washington University with a degree in International Affairs, focusing on Conflict and Security. She lives with her husband and five children wherever it is that the U.S. Army happens to send them. Her hobbies include running, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, and cooking meals for a crowd.

Her inspirations are C.S. Lewis and Robin McKinley, war history (and history in general), middle eastern languages, and desert landscapes.

She can be found on instagram with the handle @jlodom.author

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J.L. Odom I'm a bit dizzy with intensity of it all, there may have been some light mist in the eyes, I may have immediately called my parents...I also had a gre…moreI'm a bit dizzy with intensity of it all, there may have been some light mist in the eyes, I may have immediately called my parents...I also had a great chat with my tied winner Adrian, who reached out to me once we knew we were tied and they had to use a tie-breaker.

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J.L. Odom I am so, so glad you loved the books! My current projection for the publication of book 3 (which is the final book) is the fall of this year, but the …moreI am so, so glad you loved the books! My current projection for the publication of book 3 (which is the final book) is the fall of this year, but the precise date depends heavily on how many revisions I have to go through. I am nearing the end of the draft, which I hope to complete in the next month or two. As soon as I am ready for copyedits and proofread, I will lock in a final publication date, and I can post about it here on goodreads to keep readers apprised!(less)
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Andor and The Power of Patience

I could make a list as long as my arm of all the things the show Andor does right. Gosh, it does so, so many things right. It simply oozes with thought and care and precision. But as I settled contentedly (or, often as not, with tension) into each next episode, one word kept coming to mind.

Patience.

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