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at the Liquid Silver Books Silver Expressions blog. I’ve attached a short little survey about body hair. You know, stuff a romance author sits and ponders when it’s raining outside.
Please stop by! I’ll share the results once I get a good number of responses. Go Now!
Thanks a lot Gem Sivad! Are you saying I’m a liar? Well okay, I guess it comes with the territory. I call it “creative license”. This should be easy for any of you who follow me on various social networking sites. It’s not like I have a problem talking about myself. There are seven statements about me below. Only TWO are true.
The rest are bald faced lies er…fiction.
1) I’ve played the violin, viola, alto saxophone and flute since age 6
2) Where I live, it has been known to snow every month of the year.
3) I wrote my first novel Wyoming Solace in two weeks.
4) I have five cats, two birds, a dog and two turtles.
5) I must have complete silence when I work.
6) I am fluent in three languages.
7) I am an only child.
Leave a comment, and tell me which two statements you think are true, and which five are “creative writing”. When you’re done, you can visit the following bloggers who I’ve tagged as Bald Faced Liars:
Serena Shay * Christa Paige * Paige Tyler
Today is the last day of 2009. What a year! Although I should lament about the state of the economy, or the fact that I’m not getting any younger, I have to say that I’ll always remember 2009 as being a great year for me.
My first book Wyoming Solace came out two weeks before 2008 ended. Since then, I’ve written and sold another six books. I’ve learned a lot, grown a lot, met some great authors, editors, publishers, cover artists, and twitter friends (you know who you are). I’ve learned more than I ever thought I wanted to know about the internet, blogging, website upkeep, (I now know what CSS stands for, but HTML is still a mystery), and social networking, and I’ve learned a fraction of what I want to know about writing and publishing.
There’s always next decade, right?
I hope that all of you had a great 2009, and will have an even better 2010.
So what’s on tap? I’ve got several stories in the works, a few for me, a few for Olivia. I’m sure that my recent slump of writing angst is over (right?!) and I’ll be kicking out at least another six novels this year. I also have a trip coming up in April to the RT Convention in Columbus OH. I hope I get to meet a plethora of romance geniuses, and if I rub up on them, their greatness will soak in by osmosis.
I admit it. I love Christmas music. You’d think that 20 years in retail would have milked all of that out of me, but usually around Halloween, I get the itch. To get you all in the mood for the Holidays, I’m going to share with you some of my favorites. First up is Jingle Bells. Not the everyday version that your kindergardener sings, but this version is by Canadian band The Barenaked Ladies. Their Holiday album is filled with humor. You gotta love a band that makes you smile, right? This starts out slow, but stick with it…you’ll love it.
Another favorite, I could listen to this one all year. (I’ve been known to pop this CD in mid July) I couldn’t find a video, but you can listen to it here. It starts out quiet, so if it sounds like it isn’t playing, just give it a few seconds.
And then there’s Josh Groban. His entire Christmas album Noel is beautiful, but this particular song won’t be found on Noel, it’s on his live album. *sigh* Love his voice.
Last but not least, Mannheim Steamroller, a Christmas favorite since 1980 (ish). I love all of their Christmas albums, and it would be very hard to pick a favorite, so I just plucked the first one that I found on YouTube. Enjoy:
Now, to decorate my tree, and plug in all my lights. Enjoy the season!
When I first looked into the publishing process, most of the advice revolved around the word “wait”.
Submit your query, then wait. An answer could be months in coming. Submit your manuscript, then wait. Sell your book? Yay! Now wait for editing to start. Editing done? Yay! Now wait for a release date.
This is even more difficult for people like me who are so impatient. By the time I get to the editing process, I have to reread the thing to remember which book it is I’m editing!
So what do I do while I wait? I write. Wait, write, wait, write, wait. (Say that five times fast.) Okay, I guess that’s all I have to say. I’ve got some waiting to do, so I’d better hurry up.
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