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Spam Sucks…But it can be funny!

I really hate emptying my SPAM folder, and it is one of the reasons why I never say buy my ebook all the time. I am back from vacation, and I have decided to poke fun at all the annoying emails I get from my junk folder.






Yes, she will since I don’t have one…Isn’t that what serial killers say too?

I don’t think I want to since I am engaged…


Sorry I don’t have one of those…
Nice! Thanks for assuming I want rich women…
Again thanks for assuming I am a man, and no I don’t need testosterone!
So do I! Oh wait you’re not talking about food or fun things are you…
Nope nice try!
I wish especially if it allows me to write full time.
Sorry, I prefer brunettes, and men!
See what I mean? These emails are not targeted towards me. They think I am a man that loves blondes, a senior in pain, and that I have a testosterone issue. I don’t have unclaimed money, I don’t want to have an affair, and I am not a guy. Moral: Don’t target someone who is not tailored to your stuff. If they would stop sending me emails, and look up who this account really belongs to they would know I am a woman, not in pain, and certainly young, and that I am not interested in having a cougar. Target people in your genre, and for the love of god don’t spam random emails! Do your research first.
Until next time,
Wolfdreamer25

Updates...

It has been a month since I wrote a blog post.  I have been busy since school started back up, and it is more work than last semester. No big deal since I am used to the work load by now. As for the novella news I am getting the last of my edits in, and then I will be ready in a few weeks to publish again. This time I can tell it will turn out better since I have a good team with me, and I hope you all enjoy it. I do have the outline for the next two Scarlet books. They will take place in college instead of high school. I am happy to say I only have two more stories to edit before I can publish a paperback! Yay! I will have more time to work on everything during the summer, so I am definitely looking forward to it.Until next time,Wolfdreamer25

Bye 2013 Hello 2014 Goals:

As the year 2013 comes to a close I find myself excited, and sad at the same time.  Excited because I finished John Tyler in May 2013, and transferred to VCU in fall 2013. It was a challenge going from a community college to a university. I can handle it more now than when I started since I did not know what to expect. It made me sad since I did not get my paperback out liked I had hoped. And I am free of the negative influences in my life, and I have found people to get to know that I consider good friends. This year I also went to my first anime convention, and I should have enjoyed it more than I did. It was also the year I got engaged to my boyfriend of four years, and that is an accomplishment. I did so much it is not even funny, and I am looking forward to the future since one of my goals is to do better in VCU to get all A’s and B’s. I also had my second ebook published too, and that is a good accomplishment too.
I plan on making 2014 a better writing year. I plan on getting The Killer Contract Agency republished. Revenge against the Ex rewritten and published. I plan on writing Retribution is mine, and Redemption is mine this year. I plan on making them both into paperbacks as well as Tales of the Luxor and Crystal Crest realm out. Two paperbacks, and five ebooks will make this year rock. I plan on writing posts for my blogs Reviews for Writers, and Survey of Pop Culture to do more reviews on writing books, movies, and television shows. Also I have finished the novella Being a Vampire in Retail Sucks, and I am waiting for the okay from my proofreader, cover artist, and beta readers. As soon as I get the cover I am hitting publish it will be $2.99 because of how long it is, and the effort I put into it.
2014 is going to be an awesome year since I am going to become a more prolific writer, and I cannot wait. Bring it on 2014!

Until next time,

Wolfdreamer25

Life is good!

It has been a long month, and I was not able to finish NaNoWriMo this year because of the other projects I have to finish first. I am through with college for the semester, and I don’t go back till January. I took the last of my finals Tuesday, and it taught me a 5 things about going to a university. 1.   Take detailed notes because remembering the important details will help you succeed.2.   Study ahead of time like don’t wait till the very last minute to cram it all in it doesn’t work. Follow the syllabus, and study an hour each day.3.   Read the textbooks, and write down vocab words that are going to be on the test.4.    Use your time wisely and don’t procrastinate on a project you will do better if you work on it ahead of time.5.  Caffeine is your best friend, and so is the library.

The course load is way higher in a University versus a community college expect to have no life and few times for friends. It also teaches you who your real friends are, and the people who will leave you in a heartbeat just because you have time to study and that is it. I lost someone because of it, but that person was never my friend to begin with since I was used. I left this semester with good friends who are worth my time, and now that I have free time my new goal is to work and get my retail novella done.
Until next time,

Wolfdreamer25

It is finally here! #NaNoWriMo 2013

#NaNoWriMo is finally upon us, and I could not be
happier since the novel I have been trying to get out is finally going to be
finished by December 1st when it ends. I was going to do it last
year, but things got in the way and I forgot why I did not do it. Now however I
am going to participate in it no excuses, and so far I am at 1,403 words. Many
more to come before I go to bed, and I have school and I work part time so the
biggest challenge will be finding the time to pound out on the keyboard with tv
shows in the background since I cannot do it in silence. 




I will get more time
when the tests are done my last one is November 7th. And I have
gotten through the first chapter editing my novella Being a Vampire in Retail
Sucks. It is about a vampire going undercover in a supernatural store to solve
the mystery of the disappearances of three women who are a part of the Moon
Wolf clan, and Scarlet owes them since they are one of the two packs that
rescued her from an evil necromancer. I hope to have it done in a month or two
hopefully. See I have been busy, and my birthday was last month too. Day 1 of
NaNo got off to a rough start since I had some car issues, and I had to get a
new car. But today it is better since I am catching up on the day I fell
behind. I wanted to start writing daily which is why I am doing it in the first
place. I want to be a full time writer eventually, and writing daily needs to
be a part of my daily life.




What about you? Are you participating in
NaNoWriMo? Why?




Until next time,






Wolfdreamer25

National Novel Writing Month: #NaNoWriMo

This November I plan on participating in National
Novel Writing Month. It is a challenge to see if I can write a rough draft of
50,000 words by the end of the month. I will have more time to write on
holidays, and Mondays with one test at the beginning, and most of them are in
December after November 7th. I will use a schedule to keep track of
the words, and outline beforehand to know where I will be going. It is time for
me to finish the novel Retribution is mine, and since I am rewriting the first
8 chapters I will have to start over again. I had 8 chapters finished, but with
this new twist I want to rewrite it all from scratch keeping the outline, and
changing it. I am not going to have two different points of view, and I might
just put it on my blog for free. It would be better to go with just Scarlet’s
point of view because I don’t have a clue on how to balance both. It will be in
first person, and there will be a few twists thrown in, and it will be hard
since this hits closer to home then I want.




I hope I can help people who have been burned by
first loves, and show them that through the pain of losing their first love
they will find someone cuter, more compatible, and in my case someone who will
treat them good. It will touch on the subject of breaking away from an abusive
relationship, and even show bad guys always get what is coming to them. It will
show what real love is versus the love we experience when we are younger. I had
no idea what true love was like until I met my fiancée. It was better than I
imagined, and I know this guy will stay with me no matter what, and he won’t
give up on me when times are tough which is what I am going to show in the
novel. I have procrastinated long enough, and now it is time to finish it once
and for all. Plus, writing is my therapy, and if I don’t write this out I will
never be able to get over it.




I will be keeping track of my progress, and
blogging more frequently to show people how it is going, and for people to
check in too.




Anyone doing National Novel Writing month too?
Have you started an outline yet? Know what you are going to work on?




Until next time,






Wolfdreamer25

Old Notebooks=Reflecting on the Past

I keep all my old
notebooks, and I used to have a diary with several pages in them. I threw them
out because of the bad memories, and in a way I wish I still had them. Keeping
the old notebooks around remind me of how far I have gone, and I graduated John
Tyler. When I was in John Tyler I wanted it to be over with, and go to VCU. I
really did not like going to John Tyler in a way I loved the friends I made
though, and I don’t regret that but I hated not being able to get into my dream
school. I had horrible grades in high school because I let other things get in
the way. Seeing the old notebooks remind me of my goals too. I have the
electronics like a good PC finally, and an IPad I use every day. I have the
keyboard and stylus too. I use them for writing down, and I have been using my
smartphone to take notes since I dropped my IPod on the ground. All the entries
remind me that I have a vivid story world, and a ton of characters that could
get their chance. I have more stories to tell, and I come up with stories
without meaning to. It reminds me why I am writing the stories, and why I
should never stop. I will never stop, and it reminds me why I should still redo
the novel I put away, and let the world see it. I am going to be participating in
NanoWriMo using the Scarlet story. I have to rewrite it from scratch since I
have a better way of telling the story which is why I am axing the plot from
Soul Snatcher, and putting it in the Scarlet novel instead. I know I can write
it in a month, and that is why I am tackling it this time. In the mean time I
will write character sheets for the charcters, and write an extensive outline
for it.




What about you do
you keep your old entries?




Until next time,






Wolfdreamer25

Updates…

I am not going to be able to make the October 31st
publishing date because of all the work ahead of me. I should not have nailed a
date at all until I know I am going to make it because I still have more
editing to do. I am going to print the novella out, write down the beta reader
feedback, and completely rewrite it. I am going to do it with Revenge against
the Ex, and the Killer Contract Agency too. Readers deserve to know more about
the Agency, and how the Luxor realm works. I have improved my writing more, and
way more if I have more of an idea on how to make it better. I am getting
slammed with midterms too, and it is part of the reason why I am not going to
make it. VCU is harder than I expected, but at least I will have more time to
work on my writing.




Until next time,






Wolfdreamer25 

Characters in books, movie, and Television shows that stay with you:

**I use Grammarly's plagiarism checker because saying my own words is better than
saying someone else’s. No one can say my words better then I can.****












Characters are essential for writing fiction in
making a story sing, and to bring a plot to life. Characters can make or break
a book, and the best ones stay with a reader long after you put down the book.
I have read a lot of books that stayed with me even long after I stopped
reading because I connected with them. How should I know about it? Simple I am
a reader and I was reading way before I started writing seriously. I devoured
books when I was in high school, and even in middle school. Television shows
help as well as reading books, and even movies can be essential in learning
character development.




When I was in the fifth grade I loved The Mummy and The Mummy Returns because it was about ancient Egypt, and I loved
the characters of Rick O’Connel who is portrayed by Brendan Fraser since he is
an adventurous, gun toting treasure seeker. I loved Evelyn Carnahan  (Rachel Weisz) character since she is a
librarian who wanted to go to Hamunaptra to discover a book. I loved the humor
in it too, and Rick is a funny guy. I loved the second one since it showed a
side of Rick I have never seen.




I loved the Halloween
Town movies all the way through the third one because Kimberly Brown played
Marnie Cromwell who discovers she is a witch, and then they save the
townspeople from Kalibar the evil mayor. I love her character and she develops
through the movies. I loved Halloweentown
High the most because it shows the creatures blending in with the normal
world, and it was a pretty good story especially with the added danger of the
Knights.




I loved Dark
Shadows because of the character of Barnabus Collins played by Johnny Depp.
Watching it brought tears to my eyes since he got turned into a vampire by an
evil witch who wanted him to love her. I loved the romance between Barnabus and
Victoria. It was a good movie, and it made me wonder what happened to
them.




The characters readers connect with will make you
wonder what happened to them even after you stopped reading, or watching the
movie. It makes readers see them as real people instead of fictional characters
because of their flaws, hopes, and dreams. I love movies, and books that make
me wonder what happened to them even after I stopped watching and reading.




Warm
Bodies is a good example of that, and I loved R (Nicholas
Hoult) and Julie(Teresa Palmer). I loved R’s inner dialogue, and the fact that
he thinks about more than just eating brains. I loved how Julie is sweet, and
that she can take care of herself. I loved the movie, and I do plan on reading
the book. I want to know what happens next to R and Julie after they changed
the zombies, and killed the Bonies. I loved their romance, and the fact that R
does not want to hurt people. He only eats brains to feel human.




Characters have quirks and a past that can take a
reader on a journey, and makes you think about them even after they stopped
telling their story. They are as essential as a plot too. That is what I hope
to achieve with my writing too, and craft characters to make people think about
them even when they put down the book, and stop watching the movie.




I hope you enjoyed the post.




Until next time,






Wolfdreamer25

Vacation…and a Proposal

I took a vacation this weekend since it was my
four year anniversary with Jason. And boy did I need it since school and work
stressed me out. I love North Carolina with the pretty ocean as a background
when I am eating. I love it there, and best of all no Jellyfish to sting me!



The first thing I notice once I get to North
Carolina is the advertisements, and the banners which are hilarious! I even got
a hoodie from Dirty Dicks:






I even ate there, and boy was it good it was on the first day there. I even took pictures of it.






 Fried Gator Tail



 New England Clam Chowder



White Chocolate Pound cake Daquiri



Triple Delight Platter




We even ate at The Rundown which is a favorite to go to when I am in North Carolina, and we stayed at The Outer Banks in. This is what I had at The Rundown. 






 Coconut Shrimp



 Outer Banks Sunrise



Softshell Crab

I had a fun time there, and I even went back to the Aquarium there. 







But the best part of my vacation came when I climbed up this lighthouse:



Because Jason asked me to marry him after climbing all the way up to the top.






I love my ring, and that is my vacation. 

In other news I have been going to classes at VCU, and it is more work then I imagined, but I do plan on getting the Retail novella done. I have all my feedback, and I don't have a set date yet since there is still more work to be done. I might start making Video blogs to document the process. 




Until next time,

Wolfdreamer25