Okay, this is it! Last blog until April 9. I will be incognito (offline) until then. :cool1_tb:
I finished The Perfect Score: Widow’s Weeds – my first F/F erotic romance and passed it off to my editor (it was due April 3). I’ve got one more in that series (Marlene’s Man) that I’ve got about 2K written of. I think that’s about 10%. But hey I’ve got a month to finish it. :smile1_tb:
Book 5 of the Malloy family series, The Gift, recently contracted by Samhain now has an official release date. November 21. Now, of course, I need to write it. :laugh_tb: No worries. The Malloys have never been a problem for me to write. I’ve got three months until my deadline.
In other news, St. Martin’s rejected me again. Ah, well, with my CP Sasha’s help, I am going to conquer NY somehow. I’ve got a great new series called Devils on Horseback and I WILL sell it to NY. :grin2_ee: My game face says so.
And last but not least, I’ve lost eight pounds! :clap_tb: I’m so excited! My goal is 30 and it’s in sight! I have to be careful the next week not to overindulge too much or I’ll undo the eight pounds. However I do plan on having fun while I’m basking in the Caribbean sun. :smile2_ee:
Catch y’all next month!

I’m pooped. Trying to get ready to go on holiday and write and just survive daily life.
So today it’s gonna be eye candy for y’all.

Enjoy!

One of the things that freaked me out the first year I lived in North Carolina was the yellow dust in March. What is that yellow stuff? It’s pine pollen. See, pine trees are the state tree of NC (betcha didn’t know that). There are millions of them. And each spring they get these balls (that’s the only thing I can think of) of yellow pollen. Every time a gnat flies by the tree releases a burst of pollen. It’s crazy to watch. Like a yellow cloud popping off the tree. :dry_tb:
Why is it a pain in the ass? Because that damn yellow pollen gets EVERYWHERE. On your car, on your shoes, on your driveway, on your porch, on everything outside. Blue cars look green. Red cars look orange. You track that shit into the house and your carpet takes on a yellowy glow. :annoyed_tb:
You can’t even bother washing your car during that three week (at least) pollen period because two seconds after you drive away from the car wash, the pollen jumps on your car with a maniacal cackle.
This whining moment was brought to you by the Pollen Haters Association (of which I’m a charter *sneeze* member). :tongue2_tb:

Okay, Janice tagged me with this… here goes!

Four jobs you have had in your life:
1. Newspaper Reporter
2. Library assistant
3. Snack bar girl
4. Legal Assistant

Four movies you would watch over and over:
1. Steel Magnolias
2. The Princess Bride
3. O Brother, Where Art Thou?
4. Chocolat

Four places you have lived:
1. New York
2. North Carolina
3. California
4. Connecticut

Four TV shows you love to watch:
1. Survivor
2. CSI Vegas
3. Bones
4. American Idol

Four places you have been on vacation:
1. Orlando, Florida
2. Emerald Isle, North Carolina
3. Madrid, Spain
4. Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Four of my favorite foods: ( in no particular order)
1. Ice cream
2. Reese’s Peanut Butter cups
3. Homemade macaroni and cheese (extra sharp white cheddar only!)
4. Baked Ziti and garlic bread

Four places I would rather be right now:
1. Emerald Isle, North Carolina
2. Hawaii (any island!)
3. Corpus Christi, Texas
4. Australia

Four friends I am tagging that I think will respond…..

1. Sasha
2. Christy
3. Cece
4. Annalee

All that I am
All that I’ll be
Means nothing
at all if you
can’t be with me.

Delete my answers, replace with your own and tag someone else!

So I went bra shopping yesterday and it reminded me of this funny e-mail my Mom sent me…

What Religion is Your Bra?

A man walked into the ladies department of a Macy’s and shyly walked up to the woman behind the counter and said, “I’d like to buy a bra for my wife.”
”What type of bra?” asked the clerk.
”Type?” inquires the man, “There’s more than one type?
”Look around,” said the saleslady, as she showed a sea of bras in every shape, size, color and
material imaginable. “Actually, even with all of this variety, there are really only four types of bras to choose from.”
Relieved, the man asked about the types.
The saleslady replied:
”There are the Catholic, the Salvation Army, the Presbyterian, and the Baptist types. Which one would you prefer?”
Now totally befuddled, the man asked about the differences between them.
The Saleslady responded, “It is all really quite simple…

The Catholic type supports the masses.
The Salvation Army type lifts the fallen,
The Presbyterian type keeps them staunch and upright, and
The Baptist makes mountains out of mole hills.

Have you ever wondered why A, B, C, D, DD, E, F, G, and H are the letters
used to define bra sizes?

If you have wondered why, but couldn’t figure out what the letters stood
for, it is about time you became informed!

{A} Almost Boobs…
{B} Barely there.
{C} Can’t Complain
{D} Dang!
{DD} Double dang!!
{E} Enormous!
{F} Fake.
{G} Get a Reduction.
{H} Help me, I’ve fallen and I can’t get up !
Send this to all that will appreciate it!

They forgot the German bra.

Holtzemfromfloppen
:laugh_tb:

I’m still having problems on and off with my web host. :guns_tb: If it continues, I may be switching in the next week so stay tuned.
Meanwhile, it’s Friday, thank GAWD!! It feels like this week lasted ten days already. I’m posting a quiz…

This is pretty funny… My results are so not a surprise. :laugh_tb:

What Type of Writer Should You Be?

You Should Be a Romance Novelist

You see the world as it should be, and this goes double for all matters of the heart. You can find the romance in any situation, and you would make a talented romance story writer… And while you may be a traditional romantic, you’re just as likely to be drawn to quirky or dark love stories. As long as it deals with infatuation, heartbreak, and soulmates – you could write it.

So, y’all know I wrote my first F/F story and that it was the hardest thing I’ve ever written. I work with a woman who is probably the smartest person I know, and she’s also a lesbian. I have an enormous amount of respect for her and her partner and consider her to be a good friend. I asked her to read my F/F story (The Perfect Score 2: Widow’s Weeds) as my beta reader. This is what she told me:
‘I *devoured* your book last night…I’m very impressed and flattered that you asked me to be your beta reader. I let S**** read some of the steamy bits too. She was even more impressed when I said, “And this woman is married with two kids!” ‘
I was busting my buttons with pride. :king_tb: I am definitely pushing my limits and am way out of my comfort zone. Anyhoo, she called me last night and gave me some critiques on things I need to change a bit, but she also said she loved the characters, they were very believable and three dimensional. She also wondered how I got so accurate on those steamy scenes. “What kind of research have you been doing?” LOL! And, she said she was impressed that I ventured forth to write an F/F romance and predicted I would have a following. _tb: She does not offer praise easily so I took that like a gold nugget.
So I have some edits to work on this weekend and then she’s going to read it for a second time before I deliver it to my editor at Loose Id. :grin2_ee:

Don’t know why it’s called hump day, it should be called “sleep in and nap” day. That’s what I feel like doing. Of course, I’ve been running around like a madwoman for the last few days between things for me and my kids. :confused_ee:
So I’ve started with 15K challenge with my cp, Sasha White. Um, she’s got to be beating me (it started yesterday) because I’ve written absolutely NOTHING! Gah! Last night was a Samhain author loop chat on Novelspotters and afterwards was American Idol… I confess I was tired and I wanted to watch it.
So now it’s Wednesday and I’m exhausted. And it’s only 8:45 in the morning. *big yawn* Coffee is next to me, but it isn’t making much of a dent in my sleepiness. :help_tb:
What do y’all do when you’re just exhausted? Taking the day off and sleeping is not a possibility. I need some pick-me-ups that don’t involved illegal drugs or regular Mountain Dew. :surrender_tb:

Join the Samhain authors today, Tuesday, March 21, for the first official Samhain Author Loop Day on the Novelspotters Yahoo loop starting at 1:30 pm EST and running through at least 10 pm EST. I’ll be the featured author between 7-7:30. I hope y’all stop by! :thumbup_tb:

Four weeks and counting until the re-release of The Bounty!

In other news, Sasha White has thrown down the gauntlet! :ohh_ee: *cue startling music* She’s challenged me to a 15K word race (we normally do 15 minutes!). No time limit, but the first one to reach 15,000 words wins all bragging rights. Do you think I can beat her? Or will I be eating second place helpings? I need to find my game face and keep it handy. :grin2_ee:

Someone hijacked my website yesterday, which meant they also hijacked my blog (they reside on the same server). Rat bastards (my pal Lena’s favorite curse). :furious_tb:
It wouldn’t access anything and when I entered the URL, it went to some wacky site that said “this is your placeholder page for your website”. Ack! I totally freaked out. I uploaded my main pages again and nothing, nada, until this morning. Thank Gawd!
Geez, I feel like my privacy was invaded or something equally as sinister. I mean, my blog is composed of my thoughts, feelings, etc. The fact that somebody thought it was a good idea to hijack them is very disconcerting. :sad_tb:
Anyhoo, everything seems to be back to normal. Hopefully it won’t happen again. :mad_tb: