Happy Gwensday! Today we're chatting about our latest writing projects. But First . . . MHW
Okay, so the project I'm working on is the bane of my existence. I have been writing on this book forever. I started it, abandoned it and came back to it. I have rewritten the beginning of it like . . . 4 times, which is what I did with Dark Promise. Thankfully, I love these people and am not tired of them. I'm 60k into it with maybe another 15-20k to go. I've been working on it so long it already has a cover. Created by the incredible cover goddess, Kris Norris.
I know. It's gorgeous!! I just need to finish the book so it can get the cover. So, the main characters are Rowan Haggerty, Vladimir Rodzianko, and Sergei Bukolov. She is a forcibly retired government agent and the two men are Vitala. That's a fancy name for vampires, though these guys aren't dead. They're another species that live a long time and drink human blood. Vlad is the head of the Russian Enclave and Sergei is his second. At the beginning of the book, Rowan discovers humans holding Vitala captive - two adult males and a child. She ends up rescuing the child, which kicks the book into gear. Chases, assassination attempts, and hot hot sex follow. There will be a happy ending, though I'm not there yet. Hey I'm only on page 141 so it has a bit to go. I can't wait for you all to read it, since I've been working on it for so so long. Now, run out and check what the rest of the bloggers have going on. Oh, and give a warm welcome to the newest member of the blogger family Torrance Sene!! Bronwyn Jessica Kris Jessica D Paige Kayleigh Torrance
My amazingly, awesome friend Bronwyn Green was given a blogging award by Tumbling Words. Wooo hooo!!! She was then asked to nominate 11 other bloggers for this same award and here I am. Thank you, Bron!
What do you feel is the most criminally underrated movie or TV show?
This one is tough since I don't watch a lot of TV and rarely go to the movies anymore. But, I think the new GhostBusters was so utterly amazing and it just didn't do that well. I was bummed about it since I loved it. How do you feel about clowns? I can't stand them!!! They scare the crap right out of me. What’s your favorite book? Of all time, my fav book is The Secret Garden by Frances H. Burnett. So much awesome. I have like 6 or 7 different copies of it, one being the very first one my grandmother gave me. Where is your happy place? In my own head. I love crafting stories and coming up with characters. Now, if I had to chose someplace to go it would be Disney World. That place just makes me smile. I've been 3 times and would love to go again. Growing up, what was your favorite toy? Paper dolls. My Sis and I had a ton of them and we'd set them up as if they were living in this huge apartment building. We had long running story lines for every character. What was the worst job you ever had? I worked at a mortgage place for like three days. I found out that I was hired over someone else who had way more experience. One of my co-workers told me about it as if it was somehow my fault. It was not a good situation. What fact about you surprises people the most? I'm an introvert. The people I work with are stunned since I'm all sparkling and chatty, but it's an act. I learned to put it on when I taught school and now that's what works at the bookstore. What’s the one thing you wish you’d known as a freshman in college? I was an adult when I started college. I didn't go right out of high school so my freshman year happened when I was working full-time and was 25. What are two of your bucket list items? I want to go to Scotland and tough Hadrian's Wall. And, I want to go to Glastonbury to visit the Tor and Chalice Well. Do you play any instruments? If so, which one(s)? If not, are there any you wish you could play? If so, which ones? No, but I really wish I'd learned to play guitar. What’s the most thoughtful gift you’ve ever been given? I didn't think so at the time, but the most wonderful, amazing gift I've ever gotten is my younger sister. She is my best friend and I can't imagine my life without her.
I love movies. Always have. When I was a kid we rarely went since the drive-in was the cheapest, but I'm sure Mom and Dad didn't want to be trapped in the car with me and Sis all night long. The first movie I remember going to see, tragically for the parents, was Dirty Harry. LOL
It was I think part of a double feature and Sis and I fell asleep on the first movie, which is what the parents wanted. Yeah, I didn't stay asleep. I woke up for the second movie and sat quietly so they wouldn't know I was awake. I was 5 or 6 and still remember, "Do you feel lucky, punk?" The first time we went to the fantastic inside cinemas was a huge deal. It was expensive and seemed very far away from home, which it wasn't. Mom and Dad took us to see Disney's Robin Hood.
We had so much fun and Sis found her first crush. Yep, a cartoon fox. She still loves foxes to this day. They built a two screen cinema right near us (Yay!!) so now movies were more affordable. I remember my entire extended family going to see Star Wars. I was 11 and utterly loved it.
At the time, the special effects were like nothing we'd ever seen before. I was transfixed and probably went back to see the movie, at least, 4 or 5 times. We went back to the big expensive theater when Star Trek The Motion Picture came out. Dad was a HUGE Star Trek fan.
Unfortunately, I didn't make it past the million year beginning of the movie when they did the fly around the Enterprise. I fell asleep and missed most of the movie. When I finally did see it, I realized I didn't miss much. Whoops. A movie I can't stand, but can't forget, is the one a cousin took a bunch of the kids in the family to see. She packed us in a car one spring night and we went to the drive-in to see the child scarring movie Old Yeller. To this day, I have no idea what she was thinking. Did she set out to see if she could traumatize a huge group of children? You know, as an experiment? Whatever it was, it wasn't good.
Yep, a car full of crying kids is not the way I'd want to send an evening. You? My dad was an alcoholic, so was emotionally absent, but for some reason he took me and my sister to see the Jungle Book.
I don't remember why, but it doesn't matter since it was just him and us. Of course, nothing can compare to my go-to, watch-a-million-times-move, GhostBusters!
I saw it opening night, I was on a horrible date. The movie was amazing though and it's the movie I can watch over and over and never get tired of it. It always makes me laugh, no matter what. And these are the movies from my childhood. Now run out and see what movies the other bloggers talk about. I'm going to bet at least one of mine, is on someone else's list. Bronwyn Jessica Kris Jessica D Paige
Okay, before we jump into the Randomness of Wednesday, let me share with you the male hotness of the day.
Wow, he's pretty daggone athletic. Huh? Anyway, rewriting a book. The book I'd chose to rewrite is one of my own and it's called Blood Bond. I really loved the characters in the book - Keller, Khalid, and, of course, the ever fabulous Jaz. The book was too short and didn't have enough detail to flesh anyone out. Yes, it was written to be included in an anthology, but the characters need more. The story needs more. I read it now and cringe since the plot has enough holes you can drive a freight train through them. Thankfully, the book belongs to me now and I AM going to rewrite. It's no longer the first in a series and it won't be called Blood Bond. Right now I'm working on the first called Entanged and the rewritten book will probably be called Bound and it will be second. I can't wait to reshape the story into what I know it can be. Now run over and check out what the other bloggers have to say. Bronwyn Jessica D Paige
