Woohoo! Now, it’s not totally official–contracts still have to be signed–but Angela James made an offer today for “Tempting The Enemy”, AKA Pale, the werewolf paranormal story! I am SO excited!

I also just took a look at my schedule and gulped. Gonna be a busy year, methinks!

SO excited!!!
Dee

Good thing: I got 1300 words done yesterday on my OTDF! project. I’ve finished the synop and need 3k by Friday to send it off. It WILL be done.

Bad thing: Babies got into some ill placed Tylenol and about gave me a heart attack. They had a blood test and didn’t have to do the ipicac thing or the charcoal thing. Apparently, I was fast enough to stop them, but until you know for sure, let me assure you, it’s scary as hell.

Eyes are a bit dry from not blinking while I watch them, but it’s the only way to stay on top of these two.

Back to work!
Dee

Shatner is a Momma’s girl, which isn’t always a bad thing. Like when she needs to sleep in my arms to sleep well. I get beautiful pictures like this:

Trouble, though, is a bit more adventurous, so don’t you dare tell her where she can or cannot sleep. At least I think that’s what happened.

Otherwise, this is just inexplicable:

Just goes to show, some babies are just nuts.

And nope, I don’t mean the break in blogging. I’m sure everyone but me saw that coming. What I mean is the new idea. I’ve been working on it all weekend and it’s amazing! Deep emotion, deep sensuality, really solid characters. Working on the synopsis and the first few chapters really sucks a few hours from the weekend, but that’s okay. It feels good to get some roadwork done on my brain.

I have plans for some new updates for you, too. Like an excerpt page for my April release, “All Of You”! I know, you’re excited. :)

Great thing is, so am I!
Dee

So, last night didn’t go so well for my guys. My amazing kicker–most accurate in NFL history–couldn’t make a field goal to save his life and began the long, painful slide to the end of our post-season dreams. Our famous running back turned into a sullen kid on the bench. Our offensive line didn’t seem capable of handling a play without turning it into a 5 yard false-start penalty. Our receivers didn’t seem to know that half the plays required them to catch the ball. And I don’t know what the hell happened to our Special Teams.

It’s official. My Chargers are now in the rarified choking air of the Cowboys. Sob.

See you next year, Football Season

So far, it’s not good. Granted I got totally sideswiped with a situation with my publisher–no worries, it’s mostly settled now and I have fingers crossed that all will be resolved shortly–but then I hit the real wall….

Crap, I have no idea where to go next!

So, I’m working on plotting. Something unlocked once I figured out that heroine will be kicking her enemy in the face. Think I have that scene figured, lol.

Big plan is to organize three proposal plans over the weekend. The writing WILL get done.

So, writing has not been coming easily to me of late. Editing, sure. For some reason, that’s working out just fine. But creating?

I’ve been on a block. An emotional one, I know. For the last 11 months, I’ve been running away from what I feel because feeling one thing can lead to feeling something I’m not ready to deal with just yet.

This isn’t to say I haven’t cried or mourned or loved or even hated anything. I have. I’ve also had mood swings like a damn freight train, to be honest, lol. But writing requires some huge access to all those emotions and I guess to date, nothing has felt safe.

But, it’s time to face it. I want to write. My mind and my heart want to write. And so I’ve made a commitment–along with my friend, Heather Rae Scott–not to have a specific word count. But to write. At least once every day, for at least ten minutes. We need to get our discipline on. It’s not a nano, we’re not trying to tear up the pages. Hell, we’re so in need it’s a task just to open the damn file.

So that’s what we’re doing. I’m putting my accountability here on my blog for the next 30 days. So, I’ll be back later today to account for my minimum of ten minutes and my word count for the day.

Wish me luck & feel free to join in!
Dee

Nope, not a platform game, not even a video game. Remember an old episode of Friends, where they got to pick five celebrities they have permission from their significant others to sleep with? (The One With Isabella Rosalini)

Anyhoo, out of a discussion about that, hubby says–quite lovely of him, I might add–that he doesn’t really want to sleep with celebrities. But he’d love to do “something” with them, if ever given a chance.

So here’s the game, pick a celebrity and ask yourself what might be a great thing that you’d love to do with them.

Like, I’d LOVE to play poker with George Clooney. I understand he’s a good player, but I’d more be in it for the conversation.

Hubby thinks it’d be fun to jump a fence with Johnny Depp. I’m kind of with him on that one.

Share your celeb time dream!

So, I need to do some writing this week and next, but I’m in need of some inspiration. I love movies and a great book rec would be fabulous.

Sadly, the only thing that has sparked my interest is “Paranormal Disturbances” (I think that’s what it’s called) and sadly, that ain’t romantic, lol.

Dee

I didn’t want to say it and jinx myself–on the off chance that a Groundhog Day-effect might happen and I’d be trapped in 2009–but I am SO glad that damn year is over. It will go down in history as the worst year of my life (and please God, let it stay that way)

But it’s 2010 now, a fresh new year with a world of possibilities and exciting new developments. :) I have a big one to share in another week or so, when I get all my ducks in a row. Or should that be…spots? :)

At any rate, have some revisions for my summer release, “All Or Nothing” and I’m crossing my fingers to hear on my paranormal book. (I’ll let you know when I do)

Much to look forward to.
How about you? What does this year have in store for you?

Dee