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WIP Updates

WIP Update 02

WIPUThinking too much can hurt your head. I don’t care what people say; it applies to everyone not just the dimwitted. I’ve been working so hard just to produce a few words and this weekly post is driving me crazy already, but…I’ve made some progress this week, even if it’s very small.

I’m still working out the details of the love triangle in It’s Like the Full Moon, but at least I was able to put down a thousand more words in the process.

I’ve added and removed some content from my Eternal Curse sequel, but I’m not altering the story. I’m just trying to clean up some of the redundancy and apply a few more details where needed.

As for the outline of my adventure story, that’s still coming along. At least I’ve started to toy with a few titles. Here’s what I have so far:

Solomon’s Sword

The Redeeming Blade

The Land of Curses and Covenants

Do you have a WIP update to share?

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Full Moon Sample Sundays

6 Sentence Sunday 02: Full Moon

This is a weekly meme hosted and originated by 6 Sentence Sunday.
It’s Like the Full Moon -6 sentences from chapter 1 (a work in progress).

It was a perfectly elegant early summer night. The night was full and bright with flickering starlight, high up in the New England country sky. All of her closest friends and family had gathered together, about twenty or so perfectly posh people, to celebrate her thirtieth birthday with cheerful glee and calamity.  After the rain had washed out the party at the lakeside gazebo, the caterer had delivered doubled the hors d’oeuvres and no entrées, and TiTi Lucy’s dog had devoured the cake; everyone simply congregated into the main dining hall of the extravagant summer cottage, which had been purchased by her, once again, absent father.

There Rebecca stood straight and tall, as tall as she possible could being only five feet and five inches. She wore her simplistically long and plainly elegant black dress as usual, with her hair pulled back perfectly, into a single straight ponytail.

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Author Insights

Author Insights 01

authorinsightSo it’s a new year and I am determined to make this year better than the last. Aside from a day job, I used to like and now can’t stand, I didn’t have much to complain about in 2012. I have a wonderful husband who lets me be me and an amazing family that drives me crazy in all the right ways. They love me so much and I love them.

I’ve had decent health, up until recently, but I’m even getting over that spell now. I haven’t been writing as much as I’d like, but I have been writing pretty steadily. I’m slowly building up a blog following and maybe one day that will spill over into a fan following for my books.

So here’s the point of this article—It’s a chance for me to declare what I will accomplish this year. I will release Eternal Curse: Battleground this year and I will release It’s Like the Full Moon this year. I will finish development of my adventure tale and continue to work on my skills and catalog of short stories. I will continue to enjoy readying, when I can, and not make a chore of it. I even plan to find some kind of way or cause to support with my writing so that I’m not just taking, but am also giving back.

Most importantly, I am going to keep calm and focused and not let myself get overwhelmed. When I got sick, it was a wakeup call for me. I was doing so much, that my body just didn’t have the time or the strength to fight my illness. I had to end up on complete quarantined bed rest for two weeks, just to clearly understand that I can’t do it all.

I’ve had to pick and choose and let some things go, but I’m hoping there will be a change in my future that lets me do all the things I want to do, when the time is right…And just for good measure and tradition, I’m going to lose some weight too.