Archive for November, 2006
November 14, 2006
11:11 am • Filed under: Uncategorized
This Thursday at The Story Board (The_Story_Board_-subscribe@yahoogroups.com to subscribe). It’s an all day event featuring various authors from ebook publishers.
It’s all about giving to the readers who support epublishing! Lots of excerpts, contests and prizes! Authors will answer any questions readers have. This is a MUST if you love epublished books.
I know I’m going to be giving away a free copy of both Release Me and Haunted Dreams on Thursday.
On a side note, I finished the novella yesterday. Yay! I feel so good. 
November 13, 2006
11:33 am • Filed under: Uncategorized
I’m almost finished with the novella. Well, at least with the first draft. And since I went back so many times to reread the dang thing in the beginning, the first half of the first draft is pretty clean. So editing shouldn’t be too much of a problem.
That means I haven’t written on the NaNo project in…four days? Five? I don’t know, but I’m not sure if I’m going to go back to it right now. I have another idea that came on strong a few days ago. It’s chomping at the bit to come out after the novella is submitted. So we’ll see.
I think I put a lot of pressure on myself to do NaNo again cos I did it last year and accomplished my goal. And then I got caught up in the NaNo frenzy. I’m thrilled that other writers are doing so well at it - congrats to them! I might get back into it, but I don’t know…
In other news my house is clean (gasp!) but I still need to do laundry. It’s amazing to me how I can do all the laundry and then two days later it looks like I didn’t do any. This is what happens in a house of two adults and three children.
Here’s some Monday inspiration for you…
November 11, 2006
12:03 pm • Filed under: Uncategorized
I haven’t written on my NaNo project for…TWO DAYS!! And I DON’T CARE!!
What kind of attitude is that, you ask? Well, I’ve been working extra hard on the novella - the other project I’ve been working on. The one that has an ACTUAL deadline. Yeah, that one.
Sheesh, why did I decide to do NaNo? Maybe because I’m a glutton for punishment? That has to be it!
Anywho, I’m banning any NaNo work this weekend and I SWEAR I’m going to finish the novella.
Can I get a hell to the yes?
Here’s a pic to enjoy for the weekend. Too funny!
p.s. - Yes Robin, the Bean pic is the one in his underwear. Photobucket banned it! Mr. Bean in his tighty whiteys? Come on!!
November 10, 2006
11:44 am • Filed under: Uncategorized
Watch me lose my mind over at the Word Flirts today.
P.S. ~ My naughty pic for inspiration from a few days ago? Violated Photobucket’s term of service and they yanked it. Second time I’ve done that (remember Mr. Bean?).
I think that is SO AWESOME!
November 9, 2006
11:50 am • Filed under: Uncategorized
I have nothing to say! Because nothing exciting has happened to me in the past couple of days…sigh.
Keeping up on word for my crazy NaNo project, yep. Did I write that blush-worthy scene? Yes indeedy. Plowed right through it thinking the whole time, “My mother CANNOT read this!” She’d probably think I’ve done something like this. Which I haven’t!! I swear!
The temperature has finally plunged and it’s downright cold this morning. I’m sorry but I’m sick of the 80 degree days. Bring on the cold weather Mother Nature! Give us some rain! We need it!
Went to lunch at Chili’s yesterday with my nutty children and my loving husband. My children are nuts - they feed off each other which only makes them nuttier. Thankfully, Chili’s is very loud so all their carrying on went pretty much unnoticed. I think.
OH! My son fell in the pool last night! My husband was cleaning up around it, watering trees and our son was w/ him. One minute he’s standing close to the pool and the next my hubby hears a splash. He’d fallen right in! And my husband dived right in to save his little life.
So I had two soaked cold men on my back porch. Glad I missed the whole thing - I probably would’ve freaked out.
I guess I’m a liar cos that last bit is kind of exciting…
How’s YOUR week been? NaNo’ing coming along, hmmmmm?
November 7, 2006
2:05 pm • Filed under: Uncategorized
My NaNo project is crazy. C.R.A.Z.Y. This couple should not be getting together - her boyfriend is his best friend (but her boyfriend is a cheatin’ jerk so that makes it all ok. Right? RIGHT??? Crap I don’t know…
, and they kind of can’t stand each other.
In that, Oh God I can’t stand you but let’s do it now kind of way.
And where I ended it last night makes me think I’m going to have them do something that is just so damn naughty I can’t even write about it on this blog cos I’ll blush and get all flustered and tongue tied.
Who the hell would buy this thing? It’s just a tale of smut! Pure crazy smut!
But I’m having fun writing it. The heroine is just so damn feisty, and the hero is tres sexy - rawr rawr.
P.S. - Word count so far: 10,333
November 6, 2006
11:15 am • Filed under: Uncategorized
It wasn’t a stellar writing weekend but that’s okay. I received my first round edits for Fairies & Wishes and finished those up Saturday. Went to the mall with the kids and actually bought a couple of Christmas presents! Can you believe it? I’m going to try and get the shopping done early this year. I say this every year. Sometimes I succeed, sometimes I don’t…
NaNo wise, I’m right on track. I have no idea what the counter is saying in the previous post but it’s wrong, I know that. I’m at 8,517 words. Would’ve been more but my son woke up with a runny nose and it was irritating him. Yes, I believe we’re getting sick in this house again. Oh joy.
In exciting news I’m a featured author at The Romance Studio Blue this month. They interviewed me and everything! I feel special. Click here to read it.
Want some sexy inspiration for the day? I found this pic on someone’s myspace page, but I can’t remember exactly who…
November 4, 2006
12:09 pm • Filed under: Uncategorized
Okay so the NaNo counter a couple of posts down is now officially off. I wrote like a fiend yesterday morning - as of right now I’m 6,846 words in. Whoo hoo! Glad I wrote in the morning too cos I received my edits for Fairies & Wishes so I worked on that yesterday evening.
I also went to a holiday open house where I ate good food and spent money on candles. Holiday candles - yum yum. It was fun. Chatted with friends and got away from my lovely children. I love my children but sometimes, you just need a break.
All right, I haven’t posted a hot dude on here in a long time. My bad.
Antonio Sabato Jr. when he did the Calvin Klein campaign! Sigh…posters of this man in his underwear in a dept store in Laguna Beach stopped me and my friend in our tracks when we were there one weekend many years ago. We wanted to steal one but figured it would’ve been too obvious…
Enjoy!
November 3, 2006
11:00 am • Filed under: Uncategorized
So NaNo is going swimmingly, which surprises me. I was so stressed out just thinking about NaNo a couple of days ago I thought I would be overwhelmed. Hell, I didn’t even know what I was going to write!
So I took a cue from Shelli and looked back at some old stuff collecting dust on the hard drive. Most of it awful writing-wise but with some decent premises. So I dusted off one attempt, kept the characters, kept the basic premise. Also kept the first scene but completely rewrote it and just went from there.
And I like it! I like it so much I’m 4300 words in! Not bad for two days’ work. Especially ‘cos I’m finishing up my novella on the side. I’ll be glad when that puppy is done and submitted.
Here’s the weird thing. The NaNo counter I have a couple of posts down updates All By Itself. How does that happen? It’s not 100% accurate but it’s close. And the NaNo project is not the only thing I’m working on. Is it going to account for my novella writing as well? Freaky stuff.
If you’re NaNo’ing, how’s it going?
November 2, 2006
4:10 am • Filed under: Uncategorized
Lily the Christmas fairy must teach a lonely doctor how to love again, so she makes him fall in love with her. Big mistake since she always leaves earth the day after Christmas. But how can she leave the sweet, sexy doctor when she’s fallen in love with him, too?
