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Goals for Last Week of July

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This last week was hell with all the computer problems. I've finally got a word processor on my laptop, but not sure I like it.

Gabe is up for Best Hero at The Romance Studio. If he wins I get free advertising or something.

finish edits on BD
start revisions on paranormal
10000 words on RS (providing I work out my issues) If not, I'm setting it aside to write the road trip story.
paint bedroom
send out newsletter
send stuff to LASR
Samhellion blog/Romance Studio blog/

Building Suspense

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I have discovered the problem with my RS. See, it's a bodyguard story, and I'm thinking, if these guys are so big and bad and trying to get to my heroine, how is a bodyguard really going to stop them? I mean, shoot him in the head and take her, right?

That would make for a very short story.

Also, if the bad guys come after her in the capitol building in the first scene, how do I up the stakes from that, you know? Am very frustrated.

I hate setting it aside after m

Random Thoughts

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We got our iPhones yesterday. I have everything I want on there, almost. Am trying to figure out how to move my TWRP ebooks onto it and actually be able to read it. I did get free books from Harlequin, though.

Still no WORD on my laptop. DH loaded the wrong version, then played with his iPhone all night.

Went to the Gristmill for lunch. Mom, BB and I all got the same thing, then went shopping (after we'd already gone to Wal-Mart.) Came home and slept until 5:30.

W

Back

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My laptop is up and running again! Whee! Problem--dh hasn't reinstalled Word, so I can't write on it yet. Not a problem when the dh is at work, I just write on his. But last night...my head was about to explode because I couldn't work. I felt like yesterday was less than productive, though I updated my website, wrote a newsletter (but I have the header wrong and don't know how to fix it), made a skirt, cleaned the rooms I wanted to clean and met my revision goa

SQUEEEEE!!!!

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Yesterday morning I was on the phone with Trish (a miracle in itself). We talked about RWA as she was driving home across Tennessee. She was just about to hang up when an email popped up ----a contract offer from The Wild Rose Press for Don't Look Back!!!! So now all my GH finalists have been contracted. Not sure when this one is coming out, but I'm so relieved they decided to take it. It's been through 3 editors now at TWRP and finally settled in their Crimson Ros

Research Trip

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I did my research trip to Austin yesterday. We left here around 11 so got up there around noon. We parked and went up the main walk and into the building, which is the only capitol building larger than the national capitol.



I've been before, a couple of times, once with the dh and once in 8th grade or something. A tour was going on, but it sounded like Texas history instead of what I needed, so I moved around it to go down another hall, where I found the office

Goals for Another Busy Week

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1) 10000 words on RS
2) 100 pages revised on BD
3) update website
4) make a few newsletters
5) research trip to Austin
6) submit stuff for a promo at WC and LASR
7) blog at Nobody Writes It Better and SPN Sisters
8) make a blog for I Read Romance to promote Surface
9) shopping trip with Mom/BB
10) sew 2 skirts
11) go see HP and The Ugly Truth
12) Buy paint for bedroom
13) Take Cindi's kid his present
14) Finish reading Black Hills and start Burn, by Linda Howard.
15) Librar

Issues, Shopping, and Post 1600

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This picture cracked me up.

It rained all over San Antonio yesterday, except here. Okay, it rained for less than 5 minutes and the patio was dry in 30 minutes. Hopefully we'll get some today.

I found my groove yesterday. Should be able to keep going for a bit today, but I do have a stumbling block I need help with. See, my heroine is a state congresswoman, and she's looking for support for this bill. Initially I had it as a health care type bill, then I thought a

Right Book, Right Time

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I'm wondering if I should be writing this story now. It's soooo slow going, though I have it plotted. I think it might be the chemistry between the characters. I think this because today was a dance and the first kiss and it was just---flat. I'm going to try something else, but if I don't make some good progress next week, I'm going to put it aside and write a straight romance.

I have a month left until school starts and was hoping to have a novel done so I co

Pictures

I didn't get started writing last night until almost 8. Did NOTHING at all productive until then.

Did get this from Vista Print:



That's postcards, magnets, a mouse pad, a tote bag and a notepad. Also got return address labels.

Got this framed. The ds's gf drew it of him.



And bought this fabric. Because I need more. Should have time to sew today.