Mindi Scott's Blog, page 15

'Splosions of Cuteness

I've received more photos FREEFALL bookmarks being used for exciting, fun, and always useful purposes!

Today, I present you with an orgy of kitties courtesy of my friend Amy and Melanie at The Reclusive Bibliophile:

           

     
Can you even handle all the cuteness???  Thanks, ladies, for sharing these photos with me!  ♥

As always, if anyone out there has FREEFALL bookmarks and would like to share a picture of how you use them, please email me your pics at mindirochelle AT Gmail DOT com.  A...

Goodreads... again!

I like to post the Goodreads happenings.  So here's another one:

Today I noticed that someone had added another rating for FREEFALL by Mindi Scott.  

I clicked.

I saw. . . ONE STAR!

I gasped (literally) and exclaimed, "One star?!"

I mean, not that one star is unimaginable to me. Some people are going to like my book; some people aren't.  I know that and I'm totally okay with that.  (I really am!)  But I will admit that seeing the first one-star rating after receiving a couple of great reviews and...

Busy summer!

I have family visiting from Florida for a couple of weeks AND I'm leaving for the weekend for a wedding in Canada tomorrow.  Busy busy busy!

But before I go, I want to leave you with photos of how my friend msktonic   uses her FREEFALL bookmarks!

Freefall sponsors Major League Soccer:




AWESOME, right?   I especially like how he's holding a few so he can pass them out to all of his friends!  :-D

Have a great week/weekend, everyone!

Friday Five: The Car Accident Edition

My friend Annika recently made a post about various car accidents she's been in.  Which reminded me of my first car.  It looked a lot like this:



I was 16 going on 17 when I got  my 1990 Chevrolet Corsica LT.  It was an automatic, 4-door with A/C.  In other words, everything I could have wanted in a car, minus the power windows and locks.  (I know what you're thinking:  Was I 16 or 36?)

I loved my car.  I used New Car Scent air fresheners exclusively and drove it all over the place with abandon....

Writing analysis thingy.

This looked like fun, so I tried it!  When I pasted a sample from FREEFALL, I got this result:

I write like
Stephen King

I Write Like by Mémoires, Mac journal software. Analyze your writing!

When I pasted a sample from this here blog, I got this:

I write like
Kurt Vonnegut

I Write Like by Mémoires, Mac journal software. Analyze your writing!

Yup.  [nods:]

TV Dub: ROMEO MUST DIE

Mac:  That's some cold shiznit.

Friday 5 - Random stuff.

1.  I'm going to a  cousin's bachelorette party tomorrow night, which is something I've never done.  I've heard that we are going to have to wear, um, certain things all over our clothes when we go out.  This should be interesting.

2.  I live near Seattle, which is a place where most people don't have or need air conditioning in their homes.  We are, however, experiencing summer-ish weather, and my upstairs office is poorly insulated, so I have three fans going in here.  So far so good. 

3....

No, I'm NOT stressing out over one word. Why do you ask?

Recently, I was flipping through my FREEFALL ARC.  I don't remember why, but it's kind of a thing I do.  I tell myself that there is always an excellent reason for it.  Like, say, if someone with an ARC emails me or says on Twitter that they are up to page 100 and are enjoying it so far, I will, OF COURSE, turn to page 100 to see what's going on.  Then I'll maybe read forward a little bit.  You know, just to predict what their reading experience will be in the coming minutes. 

What can I say?...

Three months from today...

My book is coming out in exactly three months.  I feel just like I was told I would feel:  like it's taking forever, like the time is going by too quickly, like I'm ready, like I'm so not ready.

I've had a emails from readers who have been able to check out Advance Reviewer Copies, and the feedback has been really positive.  So that's good news so far! 

There are days when I am overwhelmed--most days, in fact.  I'm scheduling/responding to blog interviews, chats, and the like.  I'm working wi...

Friday 5: My Nemeses Edition

From Merriam-Webster's online dictionary:   Main Entry: nem·e·sis
Pronunciation: \ˈne-mə-səs\Function: noun Etymology: Latin, from GreekDate: 1561

1 capitalized : the Greek goddess of retributive justice
2 plural nem·e·ses \-ˌsēz\ a : one that inflicts retribution or vengeance b : a formidable and usually victorious rival or opponent
3 plural nem·eses a : an act or effect of retribution b : bane 2

When I use the word nemesis, most of the time I'm exaggerating.  What I'm meaning is:...