M.J. Fredrick's Blog, page 89
May 13, 2010
The Days Are Dragging
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The days always drag now, when I'm not desperate to cram 5 courses in a day, and still make it to computer lab. We're at centers a good chunk of the morning, which is more time efficient, but makes for a long morning. Not to mention Problem Child is in a mood this week. Remember the paperwork I filled out to get him on medication? I won't see any results before the year is out, I'm sure.
Today is a field trip and I'm not taking him, so his grandfather said...
May 11, 2010
Diet Foods
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I'm not on a diet, exactly, but the boy is, so I've been trying out new diet snacks so not to tempt him with the usual cookies and brownies I make. I've discovered that diet foods aren't so bad right now. I've been taking the Oroweat sandwich thins for lunch, as well as the Pringles and 100-calorie Nabisco sweets. I will say I'm hungry by 4 PM, though.
So when I come home, I have one of these treats. The mousse is sooooooo good, but then, so are the Skinny...
May 10, 2010
Top Ten Reasons You Should Be Watching Friday Night Lights
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Friday Night Lights is FINALLY back on NBC (though the DVDs are coming out later this month) and I'm falling in love with it all over. Why? Let me tell you.
10) The Taylors' marriage, a true partnership with real problems, but real respect. Love!
9) "Clear eyes, full hearts can't lose."
8) Landry—a teenaged actor playing a teenager, a geek who tried out for the football team to get the girl. Best friend to reason #1.
7) Real Texas. Filmed near...
May 9, 2010
Goals for the Week of Mother's Day
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Happy Mother's Day to all the mothers out there! I hope it's a wonderful day, and not like the one Frankie had on The Middle!
This week is busier.
1) celebrate Mother's Day
2) field trip
3) send out progress reports (almost done with grading…)
4) revisions on Sunrise
5) blog at SPN Sisters
6) Continue working on promo. I have back-to-back releases—July, August and September!
7) maybe work on Queen (I think I have ...
May 8, 2010
The Appeal of Glee
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I love Glee. I heard a lot about it last year, when Fox showed the pilot, so when it reaired in the fall, I recorded it and fell in love. It's like a drug, seriously. It makes me ridiculously happy. I love the music, especially, and the dances. I love Mr. Schuster and the romance with Emma. I. Love. Sue Sylvester.
My cousin Greg posted to my Facebook page that he doesn't get it, that it must be a teacher thing. I think maybe, because a number of teachers at...
May 7, 2010
SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!
After a long time and lots of concern I'd lost it, I got The Call today from Angela James! Sunrise Over Texas, my very first historical, is going to be out in August from Carina Press. You cannot know how happy this makes me. I've been watching Carina on Facebook and Twitter and longing to be part of them, and now...YES!
The call: About 15 minutes before lunch, my phone rang. The kids were in centers and I was doing grades. I saw the area code and stood up even as I answered. I knew. When...
The call: About 15 minutes before lunch, my phone rang. The kids were in centers and I was doing grades. I saw the area code and stood up even as I answered. I knew. When...
Days Off
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We get 10 days to take off during the year, and usually, I use most of them. In fact, when I was at the school-from-hell, I went into my emergency days, which cost me $50 a day and required a doctor's note. Considering I'd used most of my days in October, it was worth it to me.
I debated taking off today. I could have had a retired teacher as my sub and she doesn't even like teachers to leave lesson plans. That would have been cool. But I weighed my need for...
May 6, 2010
Rooting for Success
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And it ain't over. I thought about taking a mental health day tomorrow, but it's still Teacher Appreciation Week and the admins are doing fun stuff, so next Friday might be a better choice. I have to survive a field trip first, though. I called 2 parents yesterday and one of the students got so mad he called me a "h-o-e," (my girls spelled it out for me.) Yes, it's Problem Child. Thing was, he was GOOD last week. He behaved 4 days in a row. BUT his...
May 4, 2010
Roadblocks
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I'm not feeling particularly motivated to write these days. I know I should, so I've been trying to figure out what's wrong.
In Queen, I don't know what choice my heroine will ultimately make, and what effect eitherchoice will have on her relationship with the hero. I think this is the first book I've ever written where they could end the book apart.
In the short story, I'm having motivation problems.
In the romantic suspense, my heroine is flat. Flat, flat, flat.
I'm...
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I'm not feeling particularly motivated to write these days. I know I should, so I've been trying to figure out what's wrong.
In Queen, I don't know what choice my heroine will ultimately make, and what effect eitherchoice will have on her relationship with the hero. I think this is the first book I've ever written where they could end the book apart.
In the short story, I'm having motivation problems.
In the romantic suspense, my heroine is flat. Flat, flat, flat.
I'm...
May 3, 2010
The Art Show
I'm promoting Beneath the Surface at Coffee Time this week. Go read an excerpt and comment for a chance to win a gift certificate!
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Mom, BB and I went to an arts and crafts show this weekend. There were dozens of artists (much smaller than it's been in the past, but it was later than usual and in a different location) and we wandered about. The thing was, we were there pretty early, and it wasn't crowded and so a lot of the artists and artisans started...
