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Heartless

Oh, arthritis… Thou art a heartless bitch…

Fingers that once touched the cheek of a precious newborn, held the reins of a majestic steed, played the flute, and typed corporate data are now twisted and swollen. To move out to ankles, knees, shoulders, and now hip is proof of your power… Yet I still will move, slowly, painfully, I will continue.

Frappucino Dilemma

A nice week here, more writing completed, another outline begun, short story submission to the anthology has been reviewed and accepted… The only worry was which Frappucino flavor to choose, Pumpkin Pie Spice, or Salted Caramel Mocha. I couldn’t decide, so I just got both LOLOL (hey, they fit perfectly in the door in my freezer, and an hour on the counter and they are ready to drink!)

I am beyond ready to get some cooler weather, we are still in heat index of 102 most days (heat and humidity combination here) and I dream of a time when we drop into the low 80’s (50’s would be perfect, but a frozen frappe helps :)  Have a great weekend everyone!

Moving on

So I now have 6 rejections but 3 were constructive and encouraging. Lots to think about… I understand that tastes and trends drive the market and I know my time will come. Good idea, good flow, no issues with writing style but the public market wants meaty and gritty right now.

Brainstorming- rewrite!

After now receiving 5 rejections, two of which gave a personal encouragement and a list of helpful notes, it’s time to buckle down and revise! I am so thankful for the help on these rejections as it can only make the book stronger! Off to lock myself away and get this done… Motivated! Have an awesome week everyone!

2am novel feedings

Beads of sweat on my upper lip, cool air rushes across my skin as the air conditioner cycles on… Brain begins to clunk and whir to life. It’s 2am. A door opens, filling the space with a golden, shimmering light. The aroma of cinnamon and spices wafts in as Shaney walks into the room….

The last few dimes clinked as they dropped into the metal slot on the front panel of the jukebox. Moist, cold buttons popped as I touched them. C315, D211, A18… I picked the last three songs that played on that night so long ago. With a sigh, I stepped up onto the wooden platform and took my seat.  My fingers slid softly across the bar. Scorpions, beetles, and other tiny creatures stare up at me, forever entombed in the thick, clear plastic below my fingers. My eyes watered.  Maybe from the smoky haze or maybe from the sting of regrets surfacing. “Well, well… I didn’t think I’d ever see you in here again,” the bartender said. His deep green eyes crinkled, and the former lazy stubble was now a full, braided beard. Those eyes used to take my breath away, and it took all my strength to not climb over the bar and relinquish myself to him. “Make me something deadly,” I said. Rafe grinned…

Yeah, thats what happened in my brain at 2am friday morning and replayed again this muggy morn. Ah, I suppose the YA Suspense can wait a little longer to be written lolol. Have a great weekend everyone!

So many agents, so little time…

Since most of the beta readers response forms are back with wonderful comments, I made a few tweeks to the book, (minor things, just because I’m picky) and I am in process of searching agents. Boy, that is an all day job! It takes hours to read through the wish lists, find an agent taking Commercial Fiction, and that are open to submissions, then studying the agency website, setting up materials to send EXACTLY what they are looking for because I don’t want to be that one that doesn’t read the instructions. LOLOL It is a slow process, but well worth it in the long run should it be picked up. Should it not find it’s niche agent, then I will continue with the self-pub route, been a great experience! I went on a ‘nerves frayed’ bake-a-thon (it helps with anxiety) and my little freezer is stocked full for the next couple of weeks. Now I have no excuse to not be writing on that YA Suspense! NO EXCUSE! Have a great week everyone!

Busy Monday

Feeling the heat today for sure. Hate it when it hovers on 100 for days on end, no rain in sight. My yard is brown, crisp, and threatening to crack any time now. My old bones despise this weather. I am a snow bunny at heart, and temperatures over 70 are so hard to deal with for me. I finished up revisions on a short story creation for the guild, and I’m loving it! It won’t be long before I will need to gather my thoughts and get ready for NaNoWriMo in November. A Sci-Fi beta reader for a friend over the next few days, I am amazed at the creativity Sci-Fi writers have, world building is so very hard for me I no longer attempt it! Wishing some cool weather and a spot of rain for those of us so thirsty. Have a wonderful week everyone!

Stop the madness!

Running on four hours of sleep in two days… My mind is out of control! While Stephani’s Light is out to betas, Lavender Fugue is taking over. I am struggling to find just the right “Aoife” photo on Pixabay for the protagonist, and while I search, the outline is changing in my mind. Maybe I will sleep tonight…

Melting, melting, melting!

Shew, dang hot here in Texas, and no relief in sight… Well, that’s how summer usually goes but it sure is hard to deal with sometimes! Independence Day has come and gone, and now we begin the brutal reality of 4 more months of summer. The novel is off to the beta readers to process and provide crucial feedback to me, and I am in the midst of the creation of a short story for the anthology for the writer’s guild. My brain is still going a million miles an hour, and story possibilities have overwhelmed me once again. There will be little sleep in my future I fear! Wishing everyone a wonderful weekend, and week to come. Time to pull out the summer jammies, re-stock my chocolate reserves, and maybe even grab a spot of rum. Enjoy the summer everyone!

Lock-in has ended!

My self-imposed writing lock-in is over! The novel is now completed, all 85,937 words of the contemporary fiction are set. Time to do a final read through and check, then off to the outstanding beta readers! It’s hard to come to the end of a work, I feel a sadness when I say goodbye to my characters. It is almost like leaving a friend. There are several more works that need my attention now though, so I must let go. Time for brain break. Have an awesome weekend everyone!