Why yes… there really is such a thing. You don’t believe me go to the Zombie Research Society and check it out. That is right ladies and gents! I speak the truth. And to show my support… I am posting a video advertising the Zombie Haiku! Yes, everyone must indulge in haiku, especially when the living dead are involved. This book look hilarious and I plan on checking it out very very soon. Might even make a good gift idea for a fellow zombie lover. 
Those very lovely words were recently typed as I reached the end of book one in my wolf/fae trilogy (or as some people like to call it… the No Furry Faeries Trilogy). This book has been two years in the making and even though I am now working with my internal editor and preparing myself for some feedback from various sources, I am feeling very pleased with myself.
I think each book is an accomplishment, but I’ll let you in on a little secret. I am very hard on myself when it comes to most things. Paranormal stuff… forget it, I am like a damn lunatic. I have very high standards for myself when I write in this genre because I read it myself in my limited spare time. Since it is my favorite to read, I am obsessively critical of my paranormal stuff.
This is probably true of all of us. Surely we each have little areas where we are more critical of our work or performance in than others. Care to share so I can stop looking over my shoulder for the men in white lab coats?
While I anxiously await your answers, here is a sampling from the unedited version of my book, whose title is remaining under tight wraps for now. It is one among many moments I have a fondness for. This moment takes place after my heroine, Kiara, has a wee bit of a rough day. ~
A drink and the normalcy of humans should have been enough to calm my nerves, or so I tried to convince myself when I pulled the H3 into the parking spot and entered the dimly lit Irish pub. I should have stayed home, but instead I perched myself on a stool at the bar. So much for my date with Ben and Jerry.
Sláinte!
With that deviant behavior! One of the best lines from the movie Empire Records.
Okay, really there is reason behind why I even mention that line. As in most cities, you can drive around and see a multitude of fashion statements out there. Piercings decorating the teens at the bus stop or the people at work. (I kid you not) See the bump on girls courtesy of Snookie from Jersey Shore fame, some people can rock it, some can’t. Not everyone is meant to be a Guidette, sorry. Emo fashion in full swing with the dark clothes and skinny jeans (which I don’t get as a fashion statement for guys). It makes me think back to the days when I loved Skater Boys. Oh I was a sucker for almost any guy who hung out at the local skate shop. Oh the point? Right.
So really, I was just thinking about how such behavior and fashion statements make their mark on the books we read and write. I mean, I have a picture of a Emo girl that is destined to star in my first young adult book. So lay it on me people! What deviant types did you lust after? Or do you imagine yourself writing about?Give me all the dirty details.
Thanks Molly for making this song stick in my head. So now I will share with the world!
Chris Isaak – Baby Did A Bad Bad Thing
The man did have some good songs. All I’m sayin’. May the video inspire all you romance writers to go forth and write and the rest of you to do bad bad things 
Ok, yes I am hopping on the hot men bandwagon. I tried to resist… but the pull was too great. (Blame it on Sophia Parkwood and her Monday Motivation posts) So… to kick off my renewed interest in being a frequent blogger, I figured Wednesdays needed another reason to be loved.
We will go with my love all things (nearly all) Scottish and celebrate Humpday Hottie kickoff with none other than the scrumptious Gerard Butler. Drool if you must ladies, but remember that computers are delicate things and licking the screen is only a momentary reprieve from reality.
Not really. LOL though I do confess to falling victim to some of the 80′s fashion trends. Let’s think back to that decade and see what we all remember…..
Shall we start with big hair? Really, the higher the better. Teased out and lacquered with Aqua Net or White Rain, come on we are talking art form here people!
We have Jane Fonda and Olivia Newton-John for the leg warmer trend. Let’s get physical…physical! Then we had the fingerless gloves, Member’s Only jackets, stirrup pants, parachute pants, jelly shoes, swatch watches, acid wash jeans… I could go on, but I won’t.
Oh wait! Z Cavaricci pants … enough said. And last but not least, I think I rocked a pair of these towards the end of the 80′s.
Mine were red and black and low top, if I remember correctly. Thank god I was just entering my teens when the nineties rolled around. Please share some of your favorite 80′s moments. I know a friend/reader who says she has a love for 80′s music…Flock of Seagulls anyone?
Thank you to the gentleman at work who sported the Member’s Only jacket with a Three’s Company Tee for making me laugh and inspiring this post.
Sláinte!
Sorry, my mother shared this video with me and I found it quite entertaining. I needed a piece of mind moment and this kind of gave me just what I was looking for… a smile. This is a great animated short by Lucas Martell, a man who will undoubtedly have more in store for us in the future! Just click on his name to go to his site!
The gauntlet was thrown. Oh yes, ladies and gentlemen, it was. You all know I have a huge amount of respect and admiration for my fellow author Teresa D’Amario. HUGE. Well I had mentioned that I needed to find my motivation. Being the wonderful person she is, she found it for me. She challenged me to a duel. A fight to the death. The woman with the most words wins (and not this blog post does not count). She threw off the gloves and let me tell you, it was not a pretty battle. There was hair pulling, bitch slapping….
This was me about two hours in—–>
Okay so it wasn’t all THAT, but it was fairly intense. The challenge she gave me was that we would both write. Whoever had the most words written at the end of the night prevails. Becomes Queen of all that is Writing (sparkling crown not included) and will rule for all of five minutes. Well actually, the winner would get fifty pages of their work critiqued by the other. Pretty sweet deal right? Inspiring and motivational? Most definitely.
How did I make out? I have to start by telling you it was a nail biting experience. I had lots of distractions. My loverly sister was visiting and staying the night, there were midnight margaritas, Practical Magic, and did I happen to mention a video of a grown man replicating the baby dancing to Beyonce’s All the Single Ladies (which had me in tears)?
Who won, right? That’s all you want to really know, isn’t it? Don’t know yet. My word count started at 62,096 and it finished at…. well I will update you on that later. I am an author still hard at work, just taking a mental pause and writing this. Check back and update the number before I turn in for the night.
Update – Ending word count for the night 64,101. Not too shabby.
Hey everyone! I just wanted to drop a quick line to let you all know that I am guest blogging over at Coffee Time Romance today. I will be blogging about one of the things that inspire me as well as talking about Buckling Down. So please stop on over and show a little love, it would be most appreciated. While your there, visit their contest page and enter for your chance to win a copy of Buckling Down! In the mean time, I know I owe you all an update. Hang in there and I will get one to you shortly (like the next day or so.) Now off with you…Coffee Time Romance….go…now.
That’s right! If you hop on over to Coffee Time Romance and visit their contest page… scroll down until you come across my oh so fabulous cover and enter to win. (Of course I am expecting that you all rushed to purchase your copy already, but just in case…)
While you are there… check out my good friend, Teresa D”Amario, on the contest page for a chance to win a little paranormal love.
That’s all for now folks, because we are keeping it short and sweet today.
