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Happy New Year

2015 has been filled with such a whirlwind of events. Many times I had to pinch myself to believe it was all true, and that I wouldn’t be waking to find they were still dreams, for which I still have to strive for. I have an incredible support system in my family and friends, but most of all my husband and my children. My husband even bought me a new computer when the old one was no longer up to snuff. I had sat on The Beast Within for three years, and finally when it came time to put it to

Happy New Year

2015 has been filled with such a whirlwind of events. Many times I had to pinch myself to believe it was all true, and that I wouldn’t be waking to find they were still dreams, for which I still have to strive for.

I have an incredible support system in my family and friends, but most of all my husband and my children. My husband even bought me a new computer when the old one was no longer up to snuff.

I had sat on The Beast Within for three years, and finally when it came time to put it to paper, my husband was there to encourage me to get it done.

After a friend of mine (my imaginary friend) invited me into a spectacular group of writers, TDR, I gained even more friends who were there to push me along.

I may have only self published this year, and only 2 of the 3 books I have completed, but I have also found a home with a publisher, thanks to TDR and the amazing support there.

I submitted my manuscript on a whim, and to my surprise am now looking forward to the release of book one. Thank you Burning Willow Press, for taking a chance on me and my stories…I hope you don’t regret it in the long run…lol

2016 is going to bring many more titles from me, I promise. I am currently working on a new series, which has yet to be named. So far it’s gained a lot of interest of the few people who have seen it as I’ve been writing it. I will share more about it in the next few weeks (with any luck it will have a name soon). Maybe BWP will pick that one up too *fingers crossed*

Until next year my friendly readers. Enjoy your night, be safe and as always…

~Happy Reading

There’s a prize hidden here…

Today I’m gonna share a funny story, cause I just thought of this.

In the original final draft of The Beast Within, which was self published on Amazon in June of this year… Sheree had long blonde hair.

When I was doing the 1st edit on The Curse of Ormshire I noticed I wrote her having long brown hair. Well as many of you now know, The Curse of Ormshire is a prequel, so of course I went back to TBW and changed it, and resubmitted the files to Create Space, and never said a word! HAHA jokes on you.

Question…. Correct answer gets a prize.

Who is Sheree?

‘Is it just me…’ ME

The first time in history when I have nothing new to report. There isn’t a single gripe to be gripped about today. Maybe it was the holiday…lol

I enjoyed the last week, getting things finished up for Christmas and such. I had a very nice time at my Parent’s house last weekend for dinner with as many siblings as I expected to see.

IE: one does not celebrate holidays or birthdays, and another who is still sore at my father, elected not to go…Both of them and their families were very much missed. (note to self, plan coffee date)

Then had a nice time with my munchkins yesterday, and went to see my mother, 2 brothers and sister-in-law. It was an enjoyable evening. Especially since my brother and his wife announced they will be moving back to NY in February…they moved to Virginia a short while after there wedding last July.

I thought about it after we left my mothers house, I barely saw them when they did live here…wonder if I’ll be expendable enough to spend more time with them when they move back. I do enjoy spending time with them.

My father, today is on a road trip to Florida, with my uncle. My cousin’s wife has been fighting cancer for months now, and it doesn’t look great. I have no idea how to talk to people in those situations, even though I feel really bad, I don’t say much. I always feel like I have foot-in-mouth disease on a regular basis…it gets worse in those situations.

Yes, I’m that person…I think we’ve established this once before. I tend to think the world is mad at me because I may or may not have said something that offended someone.

I was trying to be optimistic for a sibling one day and the spouse made a comment that had me feeling like I killed their cat, even thought I wasn’t the only one to comment. Be proud of me…I didn’t sneak in and remove my comment. I just let it go.

I’m Elsa!! LMAO

Okay…so on another note, I feel like I’m cheating on my unfinished series, The Beast Within. Since signing with a publisher I haven’t done anything with it. Book Three is complete, but signing means we’re going back to one. So why should I do anything further, if there are going to be major changes made. I just need to see how the Re-do on one is going to go before I hop into book four. So, three down, three to go…but really six to go…lol

Today I started on another project. I’ve only run a bit of the opening chapter by two or three people, but so far so good. I like the way it’s coming along. Stay tuned for more info in the coming weeks – no doubt.

So I guess today’s…Is is just me…is well all about just me. I’m so involved with myself right now. :) I’m in a good mood, and have had some very good news given to me, as well as shed light on a sticky situation, but I’ll make another post about that later on. I know that shouldn’t make me in a good mood, but my muse has come back, and what kind of mood should that put me in?!

Anyways, Have a great week all. I gotta go write some more.

~Happy Reading

‘Is it just me…’ the little things

Today’s activities include, but are not limited to:

Screaming at the neighbors upstairs, through the floor, for screaming at his children loud enough that the entire building can hear him…again!

Getting my children to bath for the annual family Christmas dinner at the house of my father and bonus mom.

Having a short visit with…now pay attention here, this is a ‘Real’ reality TV series (not really but they should make one this interesting).

…my ex-husband’s, ex-girlfriend and their daughter, who of course is the sibling of my four children. She’s cute and adorable, and just because her parents are not speaking, doesn’t mean that the group of related children should not spend time together.

 

Yeah, that’s a mouthful.

My hope is that they are all able to spend time together, to know each other as they grow up, so they can be close as adults.

I have 9 siblings… no, not all of them from the same parents. Not all of them share blood with me, but they are my siblings nonetheless. I lived first, with my mother, and moved out of her house to live with my father when I was 12. My two brothers were very young, maybe 4 and 2. I visited on the weekends, and saw them a bit more when I had children of my own, but we were never really close. I couldn’t even tell you what their hobbies were, or who their best friends were.

In my fathers home I had two brothers and a sister. We lived together in the same house from the time I was 12 till I was 17, I think. We were close, for the most part, but when I moved out again we drifted apart. Later on my father remarried again, and then I was given another brother and two more sisters. Of course they are the ages of my kids, so I wasn’t living with either of them, and never really got super close with any of them either.

So yes, that is 5 brothers and 4 sisters, and now I realize I do not share another sibling with both of my parents, but my siblings do. This has made them close with each other, which of course I get jealous about, even if I’ve never admitted it. I love each and every one of my siblings, and wish things could have been different, and try to be more open to spending time with them. However, life as it is, has all of us busy and some of us moved farther away. I sometimes feel like I’m not apart of any particular family, but that is mostly my own fault for never trying to stay in contact with everyone. I’m just absent minded. Ever heard the saying, ‘out of sight, out of mind?’

Don’t get me wrong, I’m not putting it all on myself. I don’t get a whole lot of communication from them either. A few maybe, but not all. Also, the point of this was not to point out that I’m lacking in sibling love, just this…

Is it just me…or do we spend a whole lot of time as adults, wishing we had done things differently as children. Whether it’s killing our credit score before we really knew what it was for, or making lasting relationships with people we now miss. It may have even been something as little as wishing you were more outgoing in high school, and stayed in touch with your best friends. For some it’s figuring out what you wanted to do with your life, just a bit earlier on.

Whatever the case may be, we should pay more attention to those little things for our little people…that way they can learn from the mistakes we made and learned from, but maybe never did anything about.

Food for thoughts.

~Happy Reading

It’s been 3 years…

As I sit here and contemplate what to make for dinner along with the ridiculously large pork loin in my oven, I am surprised that my brain has realized that 3 yrs ago today I finished my very first, final draft of my very first book.

I subsequently sent it to a publisher, who was all too eager to take thousands of dollars to publish said book. However, not having that large of a bank account forced me to make alternate arrangements.

Even though I reread it a year later and noticed it could have used another edit…or two, I am happy with my first self published book. Open at Sunrise was my attempt to start a writing career. I’m lucky enough to have family and friends who have pushed me since then to get on with my next project, and am still finding it hard to believe that it will be released next year by a publisher that’s not asking to take me to the cleaners. Lol.

 

Okay, ok… You got me, Facebook reminded me.

“Is it just me” better late than never

I am a day or so late with my weekly post, but I promise there is a good reason for it.

Yesterday I got to enjoy the day with my littlest one. We went shopping, had some lunch and saw a show… Matilda. We loved it.

Today was my usual, hurry up and go day. Did some errands, a visit to friends and picked up the littlest one from her friends house. I dropped her off last night for a sleep over.

I feel lately that much of my days ‘off’, tend to be more busy than the days I have to work. I spend so much time on the weekends running from here to there, that when I finally do get home I don’t want to do anything. However, tonight I managed a new recipe for dinner (note to self…bigger is better in a house of 6), and made 4 dozen lemon and apricot thumb print cookies.

Is it just me or have we forgot how to take a day off. I spend more time planning out my days by the minute than relaxing at home. My laundry hasn’t gotten done on a regular basis and I feel like I’m always calculating in my head how long it takes to go from one place to the next and what time I’ll be able to get home to do the ‘normal’ house stuff.

I think in the New Year I’ll start calculating some down time too.

The Beast Within Series News

I apologize to anyone who was interested in picking up a copy of The Best Within. As of tomorrow they should no longer be available for sale.

I signed my contract with Burning Willow Press this morning!!

For all that have received a copy and have been unable to post a review just yet, please hold onto it until the release, or feel free to post it in the comment section of Books by SL PERRINE, page here on my blog.

Look for news regarding the release of The Beast Within – Book One, on Facebook  & Twitter, as well as this blog.

Thank you

 

~Happy Reading!

‘Is it just me…’ Social Media

Is it just me…
I have a problem speaking my mind about anything. I sat here not twenty minutes ago and posted about random political crap, then after hitting publish on this page I unpublished it and this is the edited version.

I don’t know if the medication I’m taking for this sinus infection has anything to do with it, or the fact that I’m sick, but I didn’t even think about it as I typed… I just typed.

I decided not to post it as the anxiety washed over me about how people would perceive the post, and me for that matter. My heart started to pound in my chest and head, and I began feeling overly warm…again I am fighting a cold, but this happens a lot.

I have the hardest time acting like I want to, and am always worried what people would think of me, that I chicken out at that last possible second, and change myself to ‘fit-in.’ I hardly post on social media, because I’m afraid most of my posts sound too much like I compare my own situation to another, when I’m merely trying to offer empathy, help, or even advice (I only offer advice when it’s asked for).

I sent a ridiculous message to an Author about her book, because my brain didn’t make a connection in the text. I felt horrible afterwards, and that instance is something that will probably stop me from ever asking another question in the future.

I always say I don’t care what people think of me, and that’s true to an extent. I don’t care what random people walking down the street think of me, or someone I will more than likely never communicate with again.

Which leads me to this weeks question…

Is it just me…or is the idea of becoming a published author ok, as long as it never really happens for some of us? Right now, I’m scared to death. I think of that random person on the street, and say to myself, in a years time that person might know who I am. Everything I say and do will be scrutinized if I become famous, or at least known in my small community. What if people really don’t like me, and in extension refuse to even give future work a chance, because I post one wrong thing on a social media site, or even my blog. So how much does social media really work for us then?

It’s getting closer…just a reminder

A Goodreads.com Holiday Giveaway

I’m proud to be a part of this Holiday giveaway sponsored by Angela C. on Goodreads.com. There are 24+ books so far contributed for the winners of this giveaway including all 3 of my published titles:

The Beast within

The Curse of Ormshire – The Beast Within Book Two

Open at Sunrise

Take a look and enter to win!

Also on that day I will be doing a takeover at 6:00pm Eastern Time. Come by for a little game, or just ask me questions. 

~Happy Reading!

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It’s Holiday Time

Readers!

I am starting up a special giveaway for this holiday season!

What: Grand Book Giveaway. Multiple authors are contributing their books to this giveaway!

When: Now! Drawing will be held on 18 December 2015

Details are here: http://www.angelabchrysler.com/holiday-drawing/

Authors! I am accepting books right up until the giveaway ends. If you would like to enter a book for the giveaway, paperback or eBook please email me at angelabchrysler@yahoo.com. On the 18th there will be a Book Giveaway party with takeover events! Sign up here below! Slots will become available as needed :)