M.J. Fredrick's Blog, page 114

Happy Fourth!

Already 80 degrees at 6 AM. My electric bill is not to be envied.

I hit all my writing goals yesterday, bought more fabric (need to stop now), and made cupcakes. Let me share the recipe:

Mix large brownie mix. Place foil cupcake liners on a baking sheet and fill 2/3 of the way. Top with Reese's Peanut Butter Cup. Bake at 400 for 18-20 minutes.

YUM.

Also, Rachael Ray's Vacation show on the Food Network was set in San Antonio last night. I emailed Trish that I've only been to 4 of the places she menti

Progress

I'm in the Mood for Love....

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Alas, I don't have permission to put my cover up until it's on the website, which should be next week. Wahh!

I'm on a wedding kick right now, which is weird because I don't write weddings, as a rule. But ever since we went to that wedding in the Hill Country back in March, I've been drawn to wedding stories. In fact, the novella I'm writing now is a wedding story, just not the wedding of my hero and heroine.

Apparently I'm not alone in this. I've already read thi

My Cover Is Here!

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Okay, first of all, I have my cover for Surface, and it's STUNNING. I asked for permission to post, and will as soon as Anne gets back to me. It's reminiscent of a Linda Winfree cover, with the couple on top and a tropical ocean scene below. The hero is touching the heroine's face, and they kinda look like Pacey and Joey from Dawson's Creek. Can't wait to show you. The covers are incredible.

Second, I barely got 1000 words written last night. I'm meeting with my

Book in a Month

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Finished the paranormal at 11:45 last night. So finished two novellas in less than a week. Now, revisions.

I signed up for Book in a Month, JuNoWriMo, at the eHarlequin site. I plan to write 2000 words a day, while working on revisions on both novellas, one at a time.

Last night I went for my walk, since I'd run errands in the morning. And…a dog followed me home. I was ready to put signs up in the neighborhood—dog found—but the dh wouldn't hear of it. Worse, Sk

Authors I Wish I Had Time to Read

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I'm ALMOST finished with the paranormal. Just the big emotional reunion scene, and that's it. Then, revisions. So, last Jensen pic for awhile.

I heard today that Mary Jo Putney has a new book out. I used to LOVE her books. Now, I never have time to read them. Same with Betina Krahn, who has a new Blaze Historical out now. I have a pile of Theresa Medeiros, and Pamela Morsi and JD Robbs. I don't even remember where I left off on the JD Robbs. I would love to read

Something Missing

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I finished a short story Saturday night. I'm very happy with it, except the ending, natch. I need more emotion, I think.

My goal for today is to finish my paranormal. I have maybe 4 more scenes, including the climax. I'm already over 30,000 words, though, and need to snip in revisions.

I'm getting ready to set aside my revisions on Vampire Hunters. I think the plot is okay, but there's something missing. I can't put my finger on it. Also, it's very short, only 52

Goals for Week of Fourth of July (Already!!)

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This past week, I didn't leave my house after Tuesday afternoon, except for my walks. This week seems a bit busier.

1) Celebrate Fourth with family
2) Finish and revise paranormal
3) Finish and revise short story
4) write new short story
5) Target with son
6) Get gift for Cindi's oldest, deliver
7) Go to JoAnn's, get new pattern because I don't like the one I used last week
8) Blog at SPN Sisters
9) breakfast with Mom
10) lunch with writer bud
11) sew 1 t-shirt dress and

Friday

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I did great yesterday AM. I edited my daily goal before I went for my walk, got 6 pages before my break at 11, completed a skirt:



While I was watching the news after All My Children, I saw where Farrah died. I was sad, because I LOVED Charlie's Angels, and let's face it, I've always been into pop culture. I knew a lot more about her than I thought.



I napped while the boy went to work, got up when he came home. I was working on my pages when he said, "Hey, I thin

Rant

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I know that as soon as I say this, I'm going to have typos here. I know, no matter how carefully I read over it, there's going to be a mistake.

Because I'm ranting today about typos in blog posts, emails, book excerpts, and especially in the latest muddle over at ESPAN. I saw editors--editors! Who I know and trust!-- misuse it's and its. Many of the writers misspelled and misused words, which did not help the cause, you know? I understand a lot of the responses