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SciFi Guy put up a nice review for Midnight Cravings at h...

SciFi Guy put up a nice review for Midnight Cravings at his blog.  Have you been there yet?  It's an awesome review sight.  He also keeps tabs on new and upcoming paranormal and sci/fi releases.  It's a must-add to your blog-crawl in the mornings.
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Toast highly recommends MIDNIGHT CRAVINGS. (I think he l...

Toast highly recommends MIDNIGHT CRAVINGS. (I think he likes the part in my story with the little white kitty cat.) ;-)

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Okay, funny line for today. I'm typing in edits on Moon ...

Okay, funny line for today. I'm typing in edits on Moon Kissed. Sometimes when you read single sentences on a page, out of context, they make you laugh. Here goes:

She was surprised only because it was so huge, not because he had one.

I don't know what you're thinking, but I'm talking about the hero's arsenal behind his garage. What did you think I was writing about? ;-)

I'm guest blogging over at Lori Devoti's blog today as she kicks off her cool Full Moon of Werewolves. Different bloggers e

angels and demon hunters

Okay, a few reactions about last night's episode of Supernatural. I didn't want to watch it because the story I hope to sell (soon!) is about angels and demons and I didn't want to influence my thinking while I'm still in the plotting stage. Well, I didn't have to worry after all. Although, at one point I did turn to my hubby and say 'they stole my twist!'. Not exactly. But close. But then, anyone researching angel lore will eventually come to some pretty similar conclusions anyway. So th

midnight ramblings

No word yet on the synopsis I sent in last week. I move forward though. I'm doing on-paper edits for my RA. And on Mon and Tues I got about 45 pages of the angel story written. A lot of that may eventually get cut because I just haven't tapped into the hero and heroine yet, but I like the opening action scene. And the prologue rocks. I like it when stories end where they start, and this one should do that just swell. Because today I'm going to write the end. It came to me last night, so

Just cruising iTunes today (every Tuesday; natch) and sta...

Just cruising iTunes today (every Tuesday; natch) and started downloading multiple copies of The Parting Glass, one of my fave Irish tunes. (I have a tendency to 'collect' some songs in all their variations.) Some of the best versions are by: The Waterboys, The Wailin' Jennies, and The High Kings.[image error]

Joining

I'm not a joiner.  I just don't do 'communities'.  Especially online.  I've avoided MySpace and FaceBook and the word 'twitter' makes me shudder.  But I was surfing yesterday and happened upon the Faeries and Vampires community and it just seemed like my kind of place, so I joined.  :-)  My badge is on the sidebar if you want to click it and check out my page.  And if you're on the community, be my friend.  [image error]

To continue...

If you've been following the last few posts, I've detailed my rushed efforts to concoct a new story idea and submit a proposal to my editor. But I should clarify, this is not a normal situation. The method for coming up with a new story is, but I usually don't do it all in two days. Though I don't spend too much longer on it usually. What all this results in is a very basic outline and beginning to the story.

I'm a pantser. There's the pantsers and the plotters. Plotters plan in advance and

Proposal: Sending it out

By the end of day two I've got a pretty snifty proposal in hand. It's four pages, and I think it sounds exciting. I really want to write this story now! I hope my editor likes it. So after incorporating the changes suggested by my friend, I polished one final time, then emailed it off to my editor. She'll take it home over the weekend and maybe I'll even hear from her about it next week. I'll keep everyone posted.

But in the mean time, now that these characters have invaded my brain I want

Proposal: Day Two

Yesterday I posted about coming up with a story proposal in two days. So start there if you have an interest in following me.

So I've got a desktop full of pictures that have sparked my imagination. I know what my main characters are going to be, and have matched them to a picture. Now I need names, so I tug out my trusty baby name book. And not just any baby name book. THE book. I love this book because it lists names by country. I picked it up at a library sale a decade ago for twenty