Archive for July, 2009

Always more to learn….

Last week, while the others were at the RWA conference, I was coordinating the Not Going To Conference Conference. And I learned some very important things.
I learned I still have a lot to learn.
I learned I’ve come a long way.
The best thing that happened for me was in the Deep POV workshop with Linnea [...]

my first time

I went to my first RWA National conference last week. It was insane.
I had a blast, met a lot of people, and learned a lot of things. Of course, most of them weren’t about the craft of writing, or about the business of writing. I learned about myself.
I learned that I like having an itinerary [...]

I’m in a Sci Fi/Action Adventure mood…

I’ve been writing Erotic Sci Fi lately and that means tough times when trying to find movies to inspire me. But I have a few favorites that get me in the right mood.
I’m not sure why, but “Pitch Black” and “The Chronicles of Riddick” do it for me. Also, “Tomb Raider” with Lara [...]

Movies to Get You in the Mood…

The last work in progress (turned it in last week. Woot!) is going to have a movie list that bleeds into the next one. Both are paranormal with shapeshifters, and the next one has vampire, witches, warlocks, etc. So, what movies get me in the mood to write? I often
First up, Underworld.

A little witch [...]

Our Fourth Of July Traditions

Our family loves holidays and this year is no exception. We packed up a cooler and the kids, drove an hour an a half to our secret place on the river and spent five hours swimming and chatting.
Then, we hauled our butts home, changed and went to Grandma’s house for steak and pasta salad [...]

Happy 4th of July!!!

For my family it is a typical American holiday. We sleep in…of course.
The hubby had to work today unfortunately, but it goes with the territory for his profession. There’s no such thing as a holiday. So, the kids and I had a hot breakfast of French toast and bacon…yum yum! Taught my [...]

Well, it’s July…

Our holiday here in Canuckyland doesn’t happen on the fourth. It happens on the first. Of course, it’s a lot like the fourth – barbeques and fireworks and a plethora of flags. Of course, we’re all about the Red and White, no blue, but we show our pride the same ways: Tshirts, hats, shorts, socks…even [...]