Thursday 13:

Okay, really, I wanted to smack him. My palm ITCHED to smack the crap right out of him.
Who you ask?
A former co-worker. He is young, like super young, youngest the 911 center ever hired young. The fact that he is 6′7″ and legal to vote does not take away that he is a baby.
Like walking [...]

A Writer’s Rest

I’m enjoying a few days’ rest after last week’s mad scramble to complete my revision and get it to my editor.
What does a few days’ rest look like? Well, for me it’s been busy *LOL*
We’re preparing to change our living arrangement, so I’ve been sorting through belongings deciding what to keep and what to toss, [...]

Changing Thumbelina release day (and still revising)

My short story “Changing Thumbelina” is available today at Freya’s Bower. Ya’ll might remember this is the story that won Nathan Bransford’s Best First Paragraph blog contest an embarrasingly long time ago. It’s not literary. And it’s not work safe. But it is full of frog love.
I’m (still) revising Pearl2. Bad Idea: Reading a very [...]

What Makes Your Heroine NOT a Damsel in Distress?

I’ll post my answer in the comment section.

Thursday 13: romantic songs

Do you listen to music while you write? I do occasionally and agree it can help set the mood. When those romantic poignant moments come, what songs inspire you? Here are a list of 13 that I have found help me set my mind on the right path.
Breathe by Faith Hill
Wonderful Tonight by Eric Clapton
I [...]

Busy Week = Short Post

Acckkk! Why THIS week!
I’ve been job hunting for months. Not a single request for an interview. *sigh*
This week I have to finish the revision of my YA novel and get it in my agent’s hands by Friday. (There’s an editor waiting for it!) So what happens? This morning I get a call about a great [...]

News in Emily land

New website! My fantastic CP, Elise Logan, decided to share her presence with me on the Internet. Yay!
As an extension of the new website, I’m trying my hand at futuristic fiction. Hope you’ll take a peek at the serial fiction offering Elise and I have at ScorchedSheets.com.
I have a release next Tuesday. Yay!
Tomorrow I’ll be [...]

Okay Ladies

I have a friend who’s participating in the PASIC chat tonight with the new Harlequin Teen editor.  If you have any questions you’d like to ask her, post fast.  I’ll pass them on to my friend and I’ll let you know the answers next Saturday.
If you don’t have any specific questions I’ll pass on any [...]

What Makes Your Hero Heroic?

I posted my answer in the comment section.

Thursday 13: Black and white

Since I am not writing right now, I just look and enjoy the play of light and shadow *sigh*
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