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Sunday Speeds – December 11, 2016

It’s been a long time since I’ve done one of these catch up and evaluate posts.

The 2016 Nascar season came and went and I barely said a word about it.

The 2016 College Football Season came and went and I didn’t say anything about it, either. There are still bowl games and playoffs and the championship to go, so who knows, I might give a rundown of the games.

The point is, I’ve been relatively quiet about things I love, about passion, about writing, about anything and everything.

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10K Weekends For Writers: December 8-11, 2016

Are you ready to write?

I am. I have the timer set and I’m ready for the words to pour out from my fingers to the pages in Word.

I’ll be working on finishing up a holiday release called Just A Kiss…At Christmas. It will get finished this weekend. It will be published before Christmas. It might kill me, but it’s going to happen. I need between 7K and 10K words on it.

So, let’s get to it, shall we?

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Music Monday – Michael Buble: Santa Baby

This is one of those songs that’s cute and all about the material things one wants for him or herself for Christmas. The song itself is harmless, but it fits completely with the thoughts of one of my characters in my upcoming book Christmas Wishes. In the story, Santa’s son and lead reindeer (shifter) Rand, believes that humanity is nothing less than spoiled and greedy and he wonders what it’s all for…

The book will be out next week.

What’s on your Christmas list for Santa to bring?

~lissa

10K Weekends For Writers – December 1-4, 2016

It’s been a couple of weeks since I’ve posted this challenge and well, that’s my bad. I try to do it every week, but I get busy and with Thanksgiving 7 days ago, I was a little busy.

But I’m back at it and that means you have a chance to be back at it, too.

I am working on finishing up Christmas Wishes for release, then I’ll be working on finishing up the writing for Just A Kiss…At Christmas, and the revisions for The Swing.

What are you working on? Do you need word count? Well… If you didn’...

Music Monday – Baby, It’s Cold Outside

I love this version of the song. I love Joseph Gordon-Levitt. And I have incredible respect for Lady Gaga and the voice she’s got, the talent she possesses.

It’s the Monday after Thanksgiving and here in Charlotte, it’s gloomy and chilly and it’s feeling a little different today. I haven’t been in the holiday spirit and I don’t know that I will at all this season, but it never hurts to try with a little music…

~lissa

Where There Is Gratitude…

For the past 3 months, I have been keeping a gratitude log. In it, I add a quote for the month, and each day I write down 3 or more things I am grateful for… It could be anything from coffee to a text from one of my kids to the ability to cook to polar bear adoption to writing to getting a good night’s sleep. But 3 things, at least.

I started the log because I wanted to learn how to be more grateful, to be more consciously thankful for every day things. I can get so stressed out about money o...

Music Monday – Halestorm: I Am The Fire

It’s no secret, or shouldn’t be that I love hard rock and heavy metal. I grew up in the 80’s when glam rock was all the rage. I will be honest and say that I thought I would grow out of it. I’m 45 years old. Shouldn’t I be listening to something milder? Not still wanting to bang my head? Maybe. I don’t know. But so far, I still love it. I still love the rawness, the screams, the hard beats that you can’t find in any other sort of music… It makes all your insides jump until your blood is pumpi...

Music Monday – Hallelujah

The last weeks, months, year have been especially awful in one regard or another. I don’t get political on my blog or on social media. I’ve pulled away from social media for the most part and don’t have plans to return to the drama and negativity anytime soon.

Given the state of things around this country I call home, yet fail to understand most of the time, and the state of the world we all live in, the only world we have, the following performance from the 2010 Winter Olympics Opening Cerem...

10K Weekends for Writers – November 3-6, 2016

Last weekend was a huge bust for me. I didn’t even get half the word count I was aiming for. Strep hit it’s high point with me on Saturday afternoon and didn’t let up for me until Sunday evening. I’m still recovering. I haven’t slept more than 3 hours at a time in a week and a half. This is getting old, people!

I know some people are doing NaNoWriMo this month and if you are one of them, I wish you the very best of luck. I haven’t participated in NaNoWriMo in several years because I never ha...

10K Weekends For Writers – October 27 – 30, 2016

I have a book to finish. Down to the wire. A ton of words to write. And strep throat to go along with it. How fun will this be?

You should come join me. Either to lend support or suffer right along side. I’ll be happy with either!

This is for anyone who has words to write and likes to challenge themselves when kids and spouses and family and friends and housework and football and social obligations come calling, yet you still need words on the page! It’s a good way to get ready for NaNoWriMo...