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It's done!

I just finished the second draft of Recast #3.
That's right. It's now sitting at 50,592 words. Which means I added just over 10k to it during this week, and I'm a lot happier with it. Only one more draft to go. But first, I need to put it aside for a week or two.
Phew. Yeah, I think I deserve a coffee break. ;)
Have a great weekend!

I'm losing count of the days...

So I can't believe it's already Thursday. Yikes! For some reason, this whole week has been a little wonky. Productive, but wonky. Mostly rainy, and still wonky. ;)

It hasn't stopped us from getting on with our regular-scheduled routine. lol. I've still gone for a walk every morning after dropping my daughter off at school (yesterday, it was raining so I had the whole river path to myself!), we're doing our weights workouts at night, I do yoga the morning after the weights workout, watched...

Um... did I miss Monday over here?

LOL. Yes, I did. But it's okay because I posted a book review last night. :)
Anyway. How's everyone this week?

It's the last week of October. Already, huh? It sure has gone quick. But I guess that's what happens when you pack it full of stuff. I've done a lot during October, and hope to keep the productivity up into November and December.
BTW, if you missed my latest cover... you can check it out here. It's so awesome. I keep looking at it. And actually have it on the Desktop in the main...

WHERE SHE WENT by Gayle Forman

It's been three years since the devastating accident . . . three years since Mia walked out of Adam's life forever.
Now living on opposite coasts, Mia is Juilliard's rising star and Adam is LA tabloid fodder, thanks to his new rock star status and celebrity girlfriend. When Adam gets stuck in New York by himself, chance brings the couple together again, for one last night. As they explore the city that has become Mia's home, Adam and Mia revisit the past and open their hearts to the future ...

JUST AFTER SUNSET by Stephen King

Just After Sunset -- call it dusk, call it twilight, it's a time when human intercourse takes on an unnatural cast, when nothing is quite as it appears, when the imagination begins to reach for shadows as they dissipate to darkness and living daylight can be scared right out of you. It's the perfect time for Stephen King.
While going through my Stephen King bookshelf, I realised that I hadn't read this short story collection yet, so I had to remedy that problem by getting stuck into it...
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I have a new cover to share... and it's awesome:

Isn't it fantastic? I absolutely love it! It's so exciting to see Ace on the cover. :)
This awesome cover was made by the brilliant cover artist, Kanaxa. I love her work. I also feel very lucky to have had two covers designed by her. She rocks!
This is what they look like together:
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Pretty, huh?
CLASH, which happens to be the second book in my Recast series, will be available early 2012 from Samhain Publishing. Can't wait!

Nothing beats sunny days!

I love sunny days! And they're even better when it's spring and/or summer. :)
So, what's new?
I've been pretty busy the last few days. No surprise there, right? We made my daughter's birthday as much fun as we could, and she seemed to enjoy every minute of it. So that's cool!
Writing wise, I got stuck into the first round of edits for my RELENTLESS novella, and got it finished this morning. It's only 45 pages long, so it didn't take too long. I'm glad it's done, though.
Didn't end up taking the ...

Happy Birthday, Cassandra!

That's right! It's my daughter's birthday today. She's now 11. Yikes. The years are racing by, huh?
She wasn't too happy about having to go to school, but she did have Wed-Fri off because her grade was away on camp. So, it was back to school for her today, lol.
While she was home, I received the next round of edits for CLASH and got stuck into them. It took me a few days, but by Saturday morning I'd emailed them back to my lovely editor--hi Suz!--and am looking forward to the final stage...

WINTER'S PASSAGE by Julie Kagawa

Meghan Chase used to be an ordinary girl...until she discovered that she is really a faery princess. After escaping from the clutches of the deadly Iron fey, Meghan must follow through on her promise to return to the equally dangerous Winter Court with her forbidden love, Prince Ash. But first, Meghan has one request: that they visit Puck--Meghan's best friend and servant of her father, King Oberon--who was gravely injured defending Meghan from the Iron Fey.
Yet Meghan and Ash's detour does...

FORGOTTEN by Cat Patrick

Each night when 16 year-old London Lane goes to sleep, her whole world disappears. In the morning, all that's left is a note telling her about a day she can't remember. The whole scenario doesn't exactly make high school or dating that hot guy whose name she can't seem to recall any easier. But when London starts experiencing disturbing visions she can't make sense of, she realizes it's time to learn a little more about the past she keeps forgetting-before it destroys her future.
Part...