Yeah for you, Shirley! It’s so nice that you aren’t at loose ends and are enjoying retirement.
Thanks, Colleen!
Yeah, Fresh Fiction, I agree.
Tabitha, I’m so glad you followed your heart. It’s funny how family can be. They have something in mind for you and feel you *have* to follow their dreams. Same with career choice. It’s wonderful that it worked out.
Debbie, good luck!
Alyson, so true. It’s kind of like the people who pop into our lives. They can surprise us, too, and alter our course.
Thanks, Pam! Yes, Bitten by Cupid. It was fun to participate in an anthology. I'll be doing a couple more novellas, but they will be released in e-format.
Thanks, Vickie! Hope you enjoy them.
Linda, how wonderful for you! I’m so proud of you. You have your priorities straight while you watch those around you trying to fill holes with clothes and gambling. What a fantastic example you have set for your children.
Deborah, wow, that will be a change, but I have a feeling you’ll master it. What wonderful opportunities wait for you!
Rich, you sound open to new opportunities, even if they don’t pay or fit exactly what you want. I know you’ll find the perfect job because you’re not rigid in what you will take.
Ashley, cool! I think you’ll like Cheveyo. I don’t write the typical shifter, but he’s still yummy.
Patti, what a great story! I love that you took a chance and have now seen so much of the world. My books definitely are not typical, and I like mixing up things so each book is different from the last. The only thing that’s certain is that love will triumph in the end. As you well know from your own life.
I really love all of these great stories! And thanks for your comments about the book and series, too. I applaud all of you for your attitudes.
Diane B, ((HUGS)) on your father's stroke. We lost 3 family members last year, and it's great when you can take something from those kinds of trials and losses. Family and friends are so important.
Mary, thanks!
Diane S, Yes, take it for a good thing! I was writing my Christmas letter and realized nothing major happened this year. Yea! You are blessed, and 32 years is awesome!
Marjorie, isn't it wonderful when Life/God/Whatever you believe says, "You're in the wrong place--time to find what fills your soul."? Getting fired from a job I'd had for 6 years was also the best thing that happened to me.
Kathleen, uh oh! But can you look at the changes and see that you learned a lesson? The challenges in our lives are what makes us stronger and changes us for the better, if we can see through the chaos and pain. I know that can be hard.
Peggy, wow, you've definitely been through the ringer, but your story is a fabulous example of how losing it all can make you focus on what's really important. Not the "stuff" but family, your health, and yourself. I love your post because you see the things you've gained. Maybe it will help someone else gain that perspective.
Dawn, so true! That's so awesome for you and I wish you all the best in your new life!
Ilona, thanks!
Diane P, thanks!
((HUGS)) to those of you who are facing challenges, but I know you can rise above them. I really believe we come here to learn something. What we face in life, and *those* people who challenge/aggravate us the most, are here to help us grow. I too have had challenges but my beliefs put a "bigger" perspective on my life. I am eternal...whatever's going on, this too shall pass.
Kelly, you have a great attitude! Life is an adventure.
Ashley, you've had quite the cross to bear but you've learned such an incredible lesson: take a break. And taking a conscious breath throughout the day is great for taking a mini-break. Be good to yourself. You deserve it.
Na, you've got that great adventure attitude, too!
Cheri, new beginnings are great, aren't they? Love your attitude, too!
Alyson, funny that you mention the MC dying right away. I did 3 books as Tina Wainscott where the heroine dies in the beginning, but comes back in someone else's body. :)
Think Lolita. Did we like the main guy in that book? Anything that smacks of inappropriate behavior around children is ick for fiction. Worse than ick for real life. Seems I remember a short time ago some heated discussions over a book that had a strange relationship between man and child. Not inappropriate, but still, the ick factor.
Thanks, everyone, for coming! To end the post on a happy note, I wish that everyone's lives be touched only by good and loving people. I know, that's why I write fiction :)
Yes, some good ones here! I've heard of romances where the hero rapes the heroine (or anyone) and I couldn't continue reading after that. I'd be jaded after reading a scene where he severely disrespected her, too.
Melisa, I'm glad my book and others gave you an escape. That's one of the reasons I write! I too love to be swept up in a story and out of my day-to-day life. :)
Thanks, Annetta! :)So glad you're enjoying the Offspring!
I love these! And thanks to those who commented on my books!
I MADE IT! For some reason, I kept checking the site all day yesterday and didn't see my blog. =:O I tried everything, even getting in on my husband's pc. Strange! But thanks to everyone who stopped by and posted, and best of luck winning the book! Note to the winner: contact me thru my website to request a signed bookplate, sent free of charge.
Kelli and Teresa, I hear you! I feel that from the writer's point of view, that I get to keep hanging out with the characters I love. And they keep surprising me, too, as they grow and change. Lucas and Amy's relationship keeps coming in to the books as a background thread.
Sheila, one other tip I learned, and I do this with stand-alone books, too: keep track of a) what the reader knows and b) what the characters know. This has proven invaluable to me in not having a character discover something they already figured out in the first book. Yikes!
G. Bisjerb, I was curious about what the substance was, too, which was kind of funny because I'm a planner. But I liked not figuring out everything, and what it became really surprised me and opened up a whole new angle to the series! Pope was another enigma. He appeared in the first book, but I wasn't sure who he was or how he played in. Now he's¡Kwell, I can't say, but it ties into the substance and is really cool.
Kara, kewl, thanks! ::SMILE:: And thanks for getting your friends to read, too.
Sherry, thanks!
Mariska, kewl! Yes, I've been blessed by the cover gods ļ
Mary Lynn, LOL on Red Bull!
Patricia, very true. These books have a somewhat different feel, especially from my last Tina Wainscott books, which were psychological suspense.
Thanks, Gigi!
I'll pop back in again, but wanted to thank everyone for posting and giving me lots of interesting fodder. This has been fun!
Hi, Dawn! Cool, that's what's fun about throwing out a question like that. I love seeing creativity in action!
Thanks, Lisa! You're entered!
Sheila, glad you liked book one! Hm, I like your explanation of the substance, too. And you're very close with the antidote (comes into play in book 3). You must be psychic! Aren't those covers great?!
Ann, buying and reading books is a good vice. You support authors, the economy, and you get hours of entertainment. :)
Diane, Kewl!
Tracey, I think these days you have to have a really sharp video and the distribution to get it out there. Even then, how much they help sales...who knows?
Sheila, I have a big chart my husband printed out on blueprint paper that I can look at in a glance. I also have a 3-ring binder with pictures and each character's profile. I use a calendar for timelines, jotting down all significant events. It's a lot, but hopefully it keeps me straight!
So just for fun, as I mentioned in my blog, the Offsprings' parents were given a mysterious substance to boost their psychic ability. If you were writing the series, what would you have that substance be?
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