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May 13, 2015
Writer’s Quote Wednesday
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“You have to remain faithful to what you’re working on.”~ Stephen King
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How many times have you been tempted to scrap the writing you began because you thought it wasn’t working out, but you stuck with it and it blossomed into a fascinating story? It’s happened to me several times. I almost gave up on my book, The Fall of Lilith on several occasions. At times I felt I was in over my head, but giving up would have been a mistake. Now, I consider The Fall of Lilith to be one of my best work to date. If you give up on a story every time things start to get complicated you’ll never finish a single one. If you get stuck, stop writing and go for a walk, eat something, bake, exercise, read . . . take a break from your writing for a while, and when you return to it you’ll see things from a different perspective.
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Tagged: Silver Threading, Stephen King, stephen king quotes, Vashti Quiroz-Vega's Blog, Writers Quote Wednesday
May 8, 2015
Haiku Friday – Source & Thought
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Hello everyone! Welcome to Haiku Friday! Today’s prompt words are Source and Thought, provided by RonovanWrites Weekly Poetry Prompt Challenge.
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Heartache
by Vashti Quiroz-Vega
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The source of my pain
No medicine man could find
I thought you loved me
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Cupid’s arrow stung
He completely missed the source
I thought I would die
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Do you ever think about the one that got away? Have you ever experienced unrequited love? Have you ever been stalked by someone (or stalked someone)?
Tagged: cupid, haiku, haiku challenge, haiku friday, poems, poetry, RonovanWrites, Vashti Q, Vashti Quiroz-Vega's Blog
May 6, 2015
Writer’s Quote Wednesday
Hello! Welcome to my blog. I’m participating today in Colleen’s��Writer’s Quote Wednesday. Visit Colleen’s blog, Silver Threading and read her quote. Check out the links to other writer’s quotes as well. You can also participate by posting a quote from one of your favorite writers.
“Imagination is like a muscle. I found out that the more I wrote, the bigger it got.”
~Philip Jos�� Farmer
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Philip Jos�� Farmer was an American author and poet, principally known for his award-winning science fiction and fantasy novels and short stories. He is noted for the pioneering use of sexual and religious themes in his work, his fascination for, and reworking of, the lore of celebrated pulp heroes, and occasional tongue-in-cheek pseudonymous works written as if by fictional characters. If you’re interested, you may read more about him here.
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Do you have a big imagination? Do you feel that the more you write the better you get at it? Do you believe in ‘writer’s block’?
Tagged: author quotes, Fantasy, Imagination, Philip Jos�� Farmer, quotes, science fiction, Silver Threading, Writers Quote Wednesday
April 30, 2015
Haiku Friday – Love & Last
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Hello! Welcome to my blog! I have to admit that when I read the prompt words for this week’s Haiku Friday I was in a weird sort of mood. Once in a while, I get in a goofy, laugh at everything, I want to play and joke around mood, and that’s the kind of mood I was in when I wrote this week’s haiku. I was also starving after hours of writing and I wanted to celebrate because the writing went well. So I celebrated with������you guessed it������food.
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Ebullient Eating
by Vashti Quiroz-Vega
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I love leftovers
Sometimes the last morsel is . . .
the most succulent
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After I satisfied my belly my mood changed . . .
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YOU���
by Vashti Quiroz-Vega
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A million stars
Twinkle above in the night sky
One shines the brightest
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Do you believe in true love? Are you in love?
Do you enjoy leftovers? What are your favorite leftover foods?��
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Tagged: foodie, haiku challenge, haiku friday, Haiku poem, Love, poems, poetry, RonovanWrites, Vashti Quiroz-Vega's Blog
April 27, 2015
Brilliant Words You Didn’t Know You Needed
I love this post by Nicholas C. Rossis. You have to check out these words––they’re hilarious!
Originally posted on Nicholas C. Rossis:
Photo: Daniel Dalton / BuzzFeed / unsplash.com / Via urbandictionary.com
Continuing on the subject of words, you may have heard me say now and again how I marvel at the beauty and flexibility of the English language.
So why aren’t these beauties found on BuzzFeed part of our everyday conversations already?
Errorist
(n) Someone who repeatedly makes mistakes, or is always wrong
Carcolepsy
(n) A condition where a passenger falls asleep as soon as the car starts moving
Textpectation
(n) The anticipation felt when waiting for a response to a text
Bedgasm
(n) The feeling of euphoria experienced when climbing into bed at the end of a very long day
Nonversation
(n) A completely worthless conversation
Destinasia
(n) When by the time you have reached your destination, you have forgotten why you were going there in the first place
Cellfish
(n) An individual so caught up on their cell phone that…
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Brilliant Words You Didn���t Know You Needed
I love this post by Nicholas C. Rossis. You have to check out these words������they’re hilarious!
Originally posted on Nicholas C. Rossis:
Photo: Daniel Dalton / BuzzFeed / unsplash.com / Via urbandictionary.com
Continuing on the subject of words, you may have heard me say now and again how I marvel at the beauty and flexibility of the English language.
So why aren���t��these beauties found on BuzzFeed��part of our everyday conversations already?
Errorist
(n) Someone who repeatedly makes mistakes, or is always wrong
Carcolepsy
(n) A condition where a passenger falls asleep as soon as the car starts moving
Textpectation
(n) The anticipation felt when waiting for a response to a text
Bedgasm
(n) The feeling of euphoria experienced when climbing into bed at the end of a very long day
Nonversation
(n) A completely worthless conversation
Destinasia
(n) When by the time you have reached your destination, you have forgotten why you were going there in the first place
Cellfish
(n) An individual so caught up on their cell phone that���
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April 24, 2015
Haiku Friday – Want & Tatters
Hi everyone! Welcome to Haiku Friday! I hope everyone is having a great day so far. If not . . . don’t worry about it������the weekend is around the corner. ;)
Today’s prompt words are provided by RonovanWrites Haiku Poetry Prompt Challenge and they are Want and Tatters. My haiku today was inspired by my WIP and 2nd installment of my ��Fantasy Angels Series, Dracul.
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Haiku and illustration by Ronovan
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Eve’s Temptation
by Vashti Quiroz-Vega
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Innocent knows not
She desires what she should fear
A tattered being
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Wendy Ng Art
Heavenly Embrace by Lauri Blank
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What was your last big temptation?
Tagged: Angels Fantasy Series, Dracul, Eve, Eve's Temptation, haiku, haiku friday, haiku poetry, poetry, RonovanWrites, temptation, Vashti Quiroz-Vega's Blog, Wendy Ng Art
April 22, 2015
Dead Words
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Dead Words
by barrira
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So much of what we want
Goes unsaid between empty
Spaces making the distance
Longer than it needs to be
All the ���I love yous������ swallowed
Too scared of rejection we let
The aching hollowness to grow
Inside our chest locking the words
We shut off the inner voice harshly
Our hearts burdened under weight
We choke and stumble around
Never an ���I���m sorry��� letting our
Pride win over relationships we
Keep losing people slowly till one
Day the road mirrors a graveyard
���Thank yous��� squashed under feet
We drive people away without
Realizing we are digging our holes
Only to wake up one day and be
Alone and numb from the inside
With regrets and what-ifs that tear
Us up by the burdens we carry
Till we pick a pen and bleed our
Hearts away letting the dead words
Out filling the voids and aches never
Heard before to let the world glimpse
The burdens of the silenced words
Hoping someone out there will act
Differently and live fully unlike us
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Random News
Today April 22nd, 2015 is EARTH DAY! It is also International Mother Earth Day and National Jelly Bean Day.��So hug a tree, talk to your plants, and eat a handful of jelly beans! :P
Tagged: barrira, dead words, heartbreak, Love, poems, poetry, talented poet, Vashti Quiroz-Vega, words
April 17, 2015
Haiku Friday – New & Time
I’m running a bit late today. Sorry, life got in the way. The prompt words from RonovanWrites Weekly Haiku Poetry Prompt Challenge��this week are New and Time.
Check out Ron’s beautiful haiku above.
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Let Me Go
by Vashti Quiroz-Vega
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Frozen time in hell
Demons dance to make me mad
I need a new home
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Have you ever felt trapped somewhere you didn’t want to be?
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Tagged: haiku, haiku challenge, poetry, RonovanWrites, Vashti Quiroz-Vega's Blog
April 13, 2015
BLOG TOUR: Author P.S. Bartlett
Hello everyone! I am participating in a Blog Tour for the launch of author P.S. Bartlett’s new book ‘Demons & Pearls’.
It’s always exciting when a talented writer releases a new book for the world to enjoy. A ‘Blog Tour’ will spread the word about the launch of the new book so that bookworms, like me, can check it out. Please take the time to read about Peggy aka P.S. Bartlett and the blurb from ‘Demons & Pearls‘.
Of course no one is obligated to buy anything but authors pour their��heart and soul into every��book so the least we can do is read about it. Who knows you may enjoy it. ;)
Author P.S. Bartlett
Get to know a little about the lovely Peggy in her own words . . .
I was born on Valentine���s Day a long, long time ago in South Baltimore, Maryland, less than a mile from Fort McHenry and Federal Hill. I���m a very simple person. I love my life and am always striving to make it better for myself and my family.
I write, I draw and I still work full-time. I���ve been married for 20 years and together we have two sons, a daughter, three beautiful granddaughters and a ten year old Maine Coon cat named Columbus.
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Title: DEMONS & PEARLS
Author: P.S. Bartlett
Release Day: April 14th, 2015
Genre: Historical Fiction/Adventure/Romance
BLURB
Had I known the repercussions of murdering the captain of a pirate ship, I may have taken the time necessary to rethink the act. As if I���ve ever had a choice that didn���t involve a fight or at the very least, defending myself against some man, hell bent on destroying me or my kin.
All we wanted was our freedom. All we found were demons disguised as men.
A woman pirate needs friends, big strong male friends, to survive in this unforgiving land of thieves and murderers���at least until she gets on her feet. Of course, trying to find one person you can trust is like finding an oyster with a perfect pearl in it���you have to break a few shells and get your hands dirty. We were lucky. I found the biggest, baddest and most honorable man in the Caribbean and he just happened to be in the pearl business.
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Q & A
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1) What inspired you to write this book.
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When I wrote my previous book, The Blue Diamond-The Razor’s Edge, I had planned to write a sequel to the book right away. However, as I’ve done previously, I began wondering how and why my characters ended up in the situations they were in. I began to think about how they became pirates in the first place and once I opened that door, everything came spilling out at me like an overstuffed closet.
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2) How did you come up with the title of the book.
Well, if I tell you that, it may give away too much about the story. However, if you check out the blurb for the book, it may answer your question somewhat.
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3) What part or section of the book was the most difficult to write and why?
There’s a kidnapping scene. It’s extremely disturbing and very violent. I’d have to say it was the single most difficult scene I’ve ever written.
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4) Which character in your book resembles you the most?
Although Cassandra is based on a dear friend of mine, I’d have to say her. I do like to believe though that there’s a little bit of me in each of the girls.
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5) If you had to compare this book with any other book, past or present, which book would come closest to your book’s style, storyline . . .
That’s a very good question but I’m afraid I don’t have a very good answer. I honestly cannot think of another book I’ve read that is anything like Demons & Pearls. I did take a writing style test once and the answer came out to be that my style was like Anne Rice. I chuckled when I saw that. Hey, we can all dream can’t we?
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LINKS:
Web Site: http://psbartlett.me/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/PSBartlett
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PSBartlett
Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7012732.P_S_Bartlett
Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/P.S.-Bartlett/e/B00CP4PF4U/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_pop_1
Instagram: Author_P.S.Bartlett
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Do you enjoy reading about pirates? Do you like romance novels? Are you a bookworm like me?
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Tagged: amazon, Author Interview, blog tour, Book, book launch, Demons & Pearls, Goodreads, P.S. Bartlet, P.S. Bartlett, read, Vashti Quiroz-Vega's Blog
