Archive for July, 2007

July 27, 2007

1:50 am • Filed under: Writing

So I was sitting around eating a chocolate eclair and (OMG please don’t ask - I have no idea what’s wrong with me) thinking about choices. Choices I have made so far in my writing career, the right ones, the wrong ones, the ones that went nowhere…

It was the summer of ‘05 when I finally realized that if I actually wanted to write, I’d better start doing it. I was one of those who wrote in notebooks during school (gawd-awful stories that involved me, my friends and the members of Duran Duran), did a lot of stop and start writing through the years after high school. I got semi-serious in ‘01 but then became overwhelmed with college (went back and got my degree - why?? LOL), getting married, building a house.

How I wished I would’ve stayed with it back in ‘01! Who knows where I’d be at now? Maybe at the same place, maybe waaay farther, maybe worse. I dunno. I can’t beat myself up over it or I’d be black and blue and people might look at me oddly.

So yeah in ‘05 my youngest was about to turn one, I was surfing the ‘net a lot reading about writing and I decided to get serious. I joined RWA and trekked my butt to Reno for the national conference. What fun it was and so freaking overwhelming! I absorbed every bit that I could, I went to so many workshops, I met a lot of people. I went home and tried my hand at a Blaze for a contest HQ was sponsoring and I SUCKED. I read those pages now and think how awful they are. I’ve come a long way.

After finishing a category-length novel that will probably never see the light of day I wrote Release Me cos I wanted to do something different and…I sold it to Cobblestone Press. My writing life has been a whirlwind after that fab moment, writing short story after short story, novellas, etc. I’ve gathered up a few more epublishers (too many some would say. They’re probably right), I’ve sub’d to some power houses (and been rejected - damn it!) but I’ve never written a full length since. Too busy doing other stuff I guess.

Well that’s going to stop. I have a few more commitments to my publishers, including two more novellas that will be a part of a three novella series at Samhain (yay!) about three friends who win the lottery and the men who enter their lives (the Fortune Series). A few other projects and then I’m clearing the path. Clearing the path for SERIOUS projects.

Like big-time stuff that I can sub to agents. Full length stuff that hopefully will be good. Good enough to find an agent or an editor or something. School starts in a month - ALL my little kidlets will be going to school at least part-time which excites me. More time to write! I need it. I’ve already warned my husband (who is the most wonderful, supportive man. Really. He believes in me, doesn’t try to discourage me or hold me back. Though he does have high hopes of me making millions so he can quit his job. Ha.) that I’m going to be working hard for the rest of the year. Hard, baby. Like wear the letters off the keyboard hard.

I’ve re-evaluated my life over a chocolate eclair and this is where I stand. How about you? What are your goals for the rest of the year? Are you happy with the way 07 has gone for you so far? If so, share. If not, also share. Please.

July 25, 2007

11:08 am • Filed under: Writing

Over at Naughty and Spice today!

Click on the graphic above to take you there!!! I’m talking about reining it in…

July 20, 2007

2:26 pm • Filed under: Writing

So I’ve been a TERRIBLE blogger but let me tell you, I’ve felt under the gun since July 1st. What with family stuff, RWA National and numerous deadlines I’ve been busy busy busy.  So I apologize in advance for being such a blogging jerk.

 But I have pictures to share from Dallas!!  I know you’ve been dying to see them.  Right?  Right??

My roomie Crystal Jordan and EC author Anna J Evans at the Divas Dinner!

The wonderful EC author Robin L Rotham and the great and mighty Shelli Stevens at the Divas Dinner. 

Getting a hug from the beautiful and sweet Eden Bradley.  Doesn’t it look like Jax’s about to lick me?

Shelli and I before the RITAS.  Isn’t she so sparkly??

Shelli’s seat at the RITAS - isn’t it sparkly like her?

Eden and Feisty looking hot at the RITAS.

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Julie S, me and Jenna Bayley Burke.  We are SMOKIN’.

July 4, 2007

1:13 am • Filed under: Writing

Hope it’s a good one!