Introducing Arthur’s new Library Cat: Lancelot.
Guinevere got him the newest kitten after the loss of his beloved Merlin.
Arthur has had a Manx cat or ‘tail-less’ cat of some kind since they moved into St. Michael’s Mount.
It’s always in his library.
Everyone knows that Sylum Manor is based off Oak Alley Plantation. To give you an idea of how big Sylum Manor really is – the above image is Oak Alley … this would be the front entrance of Sylum Manor.
But not many of you know that in the early days, Sylum Manor was also based on Monmouth Plantation. Their grounds and gardens are the visual inspiration for many of the outside grounds for Sylum.
Got those last questions you want to ask your favorite Sylum Characters?
Want to know something about them? This is your moment to ask them a question!!
Last Day to send Questions in is February 5th!!
Okay guys – we’ve got some good questions! But not many!
*pokes*
This is your opportunity to ask any Character in Sylum a question you want answered. Want to know more about them? Their job? What’s it like to be in their Clan?
Examples:
Jack Bauer: What’s the most adorable thing Angela has done?
Jack Ryan: How does it fill to live in Russia?
Marco Polo: Does the Clan torment you with the pool game?
The list is endless!!
Deadline: February 5th! So get those questions in! And we’ll post their answers over a few weeks!
Want to ask your favorite character a question? Want to know more about them?
Now you can!!
We’re taking question for any and all Characters in the Sylum Universe. Fill out the form below or reply to this post and send us your question, just make sure to tell us which character it’s for!!
We’ve been introducing you to many aspects of the Sylum Universe, including the animals that live at the Manor.
This is Razi, he’ll be seen more in upcoming stories. He’s a Black Arab, and a pain the ass. He’s called Razi, because Nico had found the first one in Rome, during the 16th Century, about the time Ezio found Ironhide. He was a wild, high strung Black Arab, that he stole from the Borgias. The Stallion reminded him so much of his Razi from Rome: stubborn, fiesty, and always giving him grief, hence the name.
The Razi in the barn is a few generations past the original, but he’s still stubborn, fiesty, and only lets Nico ride him. Warrick usually has some comments about Nico’s ‘Stallions’, but he saves that for private company.
Not those Wizards…
Or this one…
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So who are those Damn Fucking Wizards – we’ve mentioned a few times?
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And….
Well we don’t want to give away all our secrets!
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This is one of those posts that has a bit of everything!
Make sure to scroll through the whole thing!
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For those participating make sure final draft of your story and the banner created is in my inbox by end of the weekend.
I’m spending a portion of my Thanksgiving break scheduling Advent and would like to get a large chunk of it set before the 1st.
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Thank You to those who Volunteered for the Book Project
I’ve got a list of Timestamps to work on after Advent.
If you’re still interested in helping Promote the book – Click Here.
The more volunteers the more Timestamps – win/win!
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If you’re looking for that book to read while traveling to visit family this Thanksgiving.
Or need a distraction from the family
You can get Conversation in Real Time for the bargain price of .99 Cents
Note: For those who have Kindle – you can find Mobi Format at Smashwords.
You can also find PDF format if need a standard format.
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So this will be the Blog’s 1000th Post! I’m not sure yet if I should be horrified or not!!
1000 Posts.
1000!!
(EDIT: It’s now officially the 1001st … but hey the sentiment is there!)
Advent is likely the biggest contributor to the Blog Posts 🙂
And now for some interesting facts:
Subscribers: 702
First Post: July 29, 2012
Most Posts in a Month: 38 (December 2015)
Most Visitors in a Day: 741 (December 5th 2015)
Total Comments Made: 3525
Home Page has been viewed: 86,628
Top Page: Sylum Events & Sylum Adoption Center – 1325 Views
Top Posts: Coffee House Friday – 1122 Views
Most used search term to bring guest to the blog: coffee
Most interesting term search to bring guest to the blog: what+goes+on+inside+of+sylum+manor+new+orleans
Google Searches led to Sylum Blog: 6258
Most links referred from Sylum Blog (basically links people on the blog clicked):
4215 – sylumclan.com (Variations of links w/in the main website)
665 – Security Yahoo Group
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I have to admit finding some of this information has been fascinating, there’s something about stats and figures that make things fun and interesting.
So basically it’s been 5 Years since the blog started.
1000 Posts later.
I still have no idea what Bob is up to half the time!!
So today is my Birthday!
*tosses confetti*
I’m not going to mention years, though if you subtract 2016 from 432 …. you’ll get an estimate!
What do I want for my birthday? Besides World Peace, Sylum Manor, and a really really good Flat White?
I would like to hit 100 sales from my book, right now I’m at 58. That means I need 42 more sales.
There are 701 of you on this blog.
You’re here because you found Sylum at some point and went oohh I like that, lets see what happens next. Some of you are new and have wandered in via POI Afternoon Fic and probably wondering what you stumbled into!
Help a General out on their Birthday!
Buy my book. It’s a novella and it’s only 99 cents. I would love to hit 100 sales by the end of the year.
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Conversations in Real Time by Nicholas J. Finch
Beginning with a series of emails sent back and forth between the UK and the USA, this novella is the story of how two men, one a Los Angeles detective and the other an Oxford research student, find themselves drawn to each other despite leading very different lives on opposite sides of the world.
Their relationship starts with a professional offer of assistance and through instant messaging, texting and phone calls they invade each others’ lonely and yet busy days, learning about themselves and slowly falling in love as they discover they both need something from the other until they finally get a meeting face to face and can get up close and personal.
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Format: Epub, Mobi, PDF, Ibook … etc
Price: .99 cents
Where:
Smashwords (If you have Kindle and need Mobi Format, you can get it at Smashwords)
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For those who’ve bought the book. Thank You! So what can you get the General for their birthday?? Leave a Review at the following places, even if it’s just giving it a star rating. I’m trying to generate interest, and the more reviews the better.
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And for my gift to you … a small snippet of a Timestamp I’m working on for Advent!
As dawn approached, siblings Jacob and Evy Frye made their way across the last of the rooftops, towards their home. They were tired, worn out, drained, and exhausted. They had been chasing down a small group of Rogues, who had decided it would be bloody fun to Feed on teenagers and leave their bodies in back allies.
After the third body, the press whipped the locals into a frenzy declaring the death’s to be ‘Ripper’ style murders, which instantly got Abberline’s attention. Once it was realized that the victim’s blood had been drained from their bodies, with no visible mark, the press went overdrive and started calling the potential killer ‘Dracula’.
Neither situation was good, and no one wanted Ripper in London.
With the MacManus’s occupied at Saint Michael’s Mount, Abberline approached the other set of twins. If there was anyone, who knew London, it was them. He gave them the information, and figured it was best that they dealt with the situation, instead of the local bobbies getting in over their head.
Jake really didn’t have much faith in the local police. It didn’t matter what time period, most were corrupt bastards, especially in the East End. If they weren’t corrupt, they were too few of them to make a difference.
They hunted the bastards down for three days.
Relentlessly.
Until every single one of them was a pile of dust, swept away by the dustman as they picked up the garbage.
By the time they headed back to their home, the adrenaline was dropping, the aches were settling in, and neither were fully awake.
Jake’s landing onto the street blow, may have been a bit off. Actually he landed perfectly, an trained Assassin, especially one who had their assed kicked by Nicolaus and Altair at one point in time, could land perfectly with one knee down, hand on ground in their sleep. Jake just kinda tilted slightly.
Evy landed behind him, a bit more graceful. She kicked his ass, sending him into the gutter, chuckling as she stepped over him, barely avoiding tripping herself and entered the building.
“Fuck you, woman.” Jake pushed himself off the ground, and followed her inside. They dragged themselves up the stairs, and into their loft.
Gear. Clothes. Weapons.
All landed on the floor, a direct path to their individual bedrooms. Jake’s top hat landed on the lamp, on the nightstand just as he face-planted into his bed. A small part of his brain thought he should take shower, but he had no energy left to even contemplate it.
Just as his eyes shut, and he was on the verge of blessed sleep …
A high pierced alarm shot through his head, waking him up.
There are four garages at the Sylum Manor. Filled with vehicles that are used by the Manor, individual cars for various Clan Members, and historical ones that have been restored over the years.
The above picture is Nico with his GTO.
Below is Tony’s Stingray and Speed’s Shelby.
The Sylum Manor Stables has room for twenty horses.
Though over the years horses have come and gone, there is always a certain set of horses that will always have a home in the stables
This is Honey.
She’s a Palomino Quarter Horse, and belongs to James Hickok.
Jimmy always has a Palomino, always and usually a Quarter, and they are always named blonde, honey, sugar, brandy … something sweet and lightly colored.
You get to choose one scene from the Sylum Universe to be filmed.
Which scene would you choose?
If you see this bunny or his counterpart.
Shoot first, ask questions later.
For crimes against sleep!!!
Kneecapping optional.
And take the damn cat with you!
