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August 30, 2010
Day One: No Good Deed Goes Unpunished.
[image error]Sorry guys, this is long…
That's me, walking away from the camera, and not because I'm worried about how bad I look in photos. I'm nursing my anger. It's my anger that will keep me alive for the next four days.
Day One – Lost in the Boundary Waters with Mr. and Mrs. Bob OCD I Know These Waters Like The Back Of My Hand.
We are dropped off at 6 a.m. The drop off is thirty minutes by motor boat from the cabin. We off-load the canoes and stow the gear. As we pull away, the couple who shuttles us ...
August 29, 2010
Preamble – Red Flags
[image error]It's beautiful in Northern Minnesota.
The arboreal forest is so thick you cannot walk through it unless you come across a short game trail. Once in the forest, mere yards from the shore, the water disappears, all sound is absorbed by the trees and the heavy undergrowth. There are no landmarks to guide you, and there is not a single hint of civilization. Without a compass and/or a very good sense of direction, you are lost. There are black bears, moose, deer, wolves, bobcats, cougars...
Life and death in the Boundary Waters!
[image error]Stay tuned!
Once I manage to think clearly and stop giggling, I will tell you the gripping tale of our life and death struggle in the Boundary Waters of Northern Minnesota.
Lost, no phone, no food, no hope of rescue…with Mr. and Mrs. I know these waters like the back of my hand as our guides.
It's circumstances like these that show you what kind of stuff you are made of…and you learn that you can control yourself and not kill the people who got you into these circumstances in the first place...
August 21, 2010
What happens in Minnesota…
[image error]stays in Minnesota.
Mostly that means crashing after weeks of extreme sleep-deprivation with a little sumthin' sumthin' thrown in!
The weather isn't bad, the lakes are beautiful, no mosquito bites so far, went boating on the St. Croix today. Heading north to the Boundary Waters on Monday morning.
Wolfgang Puck is a god. I swear it. Wolfgang Puck is a God. Ate at his restaurant, 20.21 Minneapolis, in the Walker Arts Center last night. OMFG! I could live on his udon noodles with yellow...
August 19, 2010
Anytime Darlin' is available for pre-sale!
[image error]This is so exciting!
Anytime Darlin', my cowboy romance, just became available for pre-sale! Oh! I am in love with this book! It's my firstborn!
http://www.bookstrand.com/anytime-darlin
What a nice present just before I leave for my canoe trip. Thank you Siren!
Oh, also, Daughters of Persephone is on the What's Hot List all All Romance Ebooks. I have absolutely no idea what this means.
http://www.allromanceebooks.com/index.html#whatsHot
Related posts:Anytime Darlin'! Edits...
August 18, 2010
It ain't so funny.
[image error]This picture is labeled 'funny cat fight'. Fighting ain't so funny.
Just before we leave, life gets crazy to the point of insane. I think I will be happy to be without a cell phone and the internet for a week.
I doubt I'll have time to post Friday – we leave at 4 a.m., so ya'll be good, read lots of books and I'll see you when I see you.
Drop by Rhobin's Rambles: http://rhobinsrambles.blogspot.com/
She's posted one of the best blogs I've read on why some of us love to write science fiction...
August 17, 2010
Anytime Darlin'!
[image error]Edits!
Edits!
Edits!
I have to finish these up today. The edits for books three and four of Daughters of Persephone were due on Monday, but my editor's computer crashed so I'm SOL.
We're leaving Friday and I will not be able to do much of anything internet related for ten days.
Remember lovely ladies, Anytime Darlin' will be released on August 26th. I won't be here until the 30th. Take care of my baby! I'll miss my puppy too. Jake had his first visit to the vet today. It did not go well. I ...
August 16, 2010
I broke my own rule, but I'm in the midst of edits so it's okay.
I do not read romance when I'm writing. This is my hard and fast rule.
I was writing, now I'm working frantically on edits because I'm leaving town Friday and I will be sans internet and [image error]indoor plumbing for a week. (God help me.)
Two days ago, hubby 'o' mine issued a challenge, who could finish Katalina Leon's BDSM masterpiece, Noblesword, first – him on his Kindle or me with my pdf version. Because I was writing, he had a full day's head start. But taaa daaa! I finished first since I...
August 15, 2010
Okay, a few more head shots.
I think if you hold your cursor over these, you get a number. Which do you like best? Or do you prefer yesterday's photo? I have no idea what to choose. Besides, I'm too stressed to think about it right now. You know that saying…you are only as happy as your least happy child? Well, in that mode, unfortunately. Just when you think things are smoothing out, BAM! Sigh.
Related posts:My Head Shots and a Sunday Note: Remember to drop by Michelle's Book Blog and give...
August 14, 2010
My Head Shots and a Sunday Note:
Remember to drop by Michelle's Book Blog and give yourself a chance to win a signed print copy of Captured – you can read my interview too and see one of my new head shots! http://michellesramblins.blogspot.com/
She's posted both an interview with me and a lovely review of Captured, one of my favorite books to write.
[image error]This is head shot number one. I climbed a tree for this shot. I look happy and it seems as if I have cleavage. I don't. It's the push-up bra and the tree branch I'm leaning...
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