Lord Adam Calthorpe had been rash in his promise to look out for a fellow soldier's sister who was killed at waterloo. Miss Katherine Payne was a golden eyed shrew who took genuine delight in flouting Adam's authority at every turn. One of my favorite books of all time is PRIDE AND PREJUDICE by… Continue reading Book Twenty-One of 2012: LORD CALTHORPE’S PROMISE by Sylvia Andrew
I hate deadlines. Seriously, who doesn't? I mean, when you separate the word DEADLINE into two words you get DEAD and LINE. It literally means that you are at the end of the line. Can't move forward. You are going straight to Jail and not passing Go. The real issue about deadlines? I have yet… Continue reading Deadlines are called that for a reason
I am a big list maker and I love making a list at the beginning of every year. Instead of one resolution, I can have up to many. Last January 1st, I wrote down two things: 1. Be a good mommy. 2. Finish a first draft. I can happily say that I've done both. A… Continue reading Next Year’s Going to Be Great
I hear that having an eight month old can be a hassle. From what I understand from my mother in law and my own mom, my husband and I were quite the stereotypical colic children. I was extremely needy and my husband just as whiny. The funny thing is, these two worrisome adults made the… Continue reading My child… model?
It will be 55 days until January 1st 2013. It will also be 55 days until my Second Draft deadline. I had to give myself one or else I would never finish it. The real sad thing is, I'm still stuck in chapter one blues. It should be considered a real disorder, it feels that… Continue reading 55 Days and Counting
At the core of New Orleans lie the otherworldly vampires and shape-shifters that hide in plain sight among mankind. As one of the Keepers, an elite group possessing superior skill and strength, Fiona MacDonald's duty is to maintain peace in a place where one vampire's bite could ignite war. When Detective Jagger DeFarge, a vampire,… Continue reading Book Twenty of 2012: THE KEEPERS by Heather Graham
Set in Victorian England, Arthur Kipps, a junior solicitor in London, is summoned to Crythin Gifford to attend the funeral of Mrs. Alice Drablow, and to sort through her papers before returning to London. It is here that Kipps first sees the woman in black and begins to gain an impression of the mystery surrounding… Continue reading Book Nineteen of 2012: THE WOMAN IN BLACK by Susan Hill
As you know, I have finished my first ever first draft and decided to sit down and away from it. Finally, I have found a solution to my terrible draft. I am now rewriting it in the second draft. This is helpful, because, to be honest, I didn't know the characters well enough until I… Continue reading Planning, Playing, Praying
As you may have heard, I have finished my very first draft ever. However, I am not going to mess with it until I get feedback. I'm sure not many writers work this way, but I decided to try something out. Especially since I have never had a finished first draft before. This is all… Continue reading Going Crazy
"Deception, illusion, and wits. Who can out-maneuver the other?" When a false murder charge sends Jim Taylor and his family fleeing from an enraged mob, they find themselves entrenched in a new world. Areane is a land of myth, infused with magic and creatures of legend, but it quickly proves to be as dangerous as… Continue reading Book Eighteen of 2012: THE KING’S FIRST JOURNEY by Launa Sorensen
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