Overwhelmed

I just listened to a phone call that I received through an email and listening to this little boy, will touch anyone who listens to it. I hope it moves you as much as it moved me.




Thank you God for providing us with your Son!

Progress

For the last couple of months, I haven't been able to write. The words wouldn't come and if they did then they were incoherent and jumbled. I finally figured out what the problem was...

I was stressed! I was focusing completely on work and not giving myself the time for my family or my writing, so I am working on refocusing my attention on my family and my writing. I still do the work I need to do, but it stays in its time slot and then rest is devoted to other pursuits.

The best part is that I can write again. My book is coming along and I have written more in the past week than I have in the past three months. I know that I will be able to finish my book now, which I wasn't too sure of before.

So I hope you will stay around for updates on Keegan and his sisters and find out the latest things that are going on.

Thanks for sticking with me during this writing block.

Poem: The elevator

The car goes up
The car goes down
We ride for sup
We ride in town
Push the numbers
Watch it go
Some riders are hummers
Others just say make it so
A thrilling ride
Or a sedate coast
Elevators are the pride
Of buildings from coast to coast!

More Info than you Ever wanted to know about ME!

Okay, here's the deal: you've been hand picked by someone who likes you to fill out this survey. It's a great boredom buster and at the end you get to pick your own 5 people to fill it out. If you don't fill it out, the person that sent this to you will hunt you down and kill you -- not really, but it's fun so keep it going! Once you post your answers, pick 5 people of your own to do it. Have fun!

1. What is your middle name: Jo

2. Color pants are you wearing? Blue jeans

3. What are you listening to now? The birds

4. What was the last thing you had to drink? milk

5. Do you wish on stars? Yes, and I taught my kids too

6. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? Teal

7. How is the weather right now? clear skies, 75 degrees

8. Last person you spoke to on the phone? My mother

9. Do you like the person who sent this to you? Yep

10. Favorite drink? Mudslide Shots

11. Favorite sport? Football (Detroit Lions) or Hockey (Detroit Redwings)

12. Hair color? Brown

13. Siblings? 3 sisters, 4 brothers (I am the baby girl)

14. Favorite month: May, everything is blooming

15. Favorite food? Pad Thai from Thai Spice in Vegas

16. What was the last movie you saw? Theatre-Transformers Home-The Mod Squad

17. Favorite day of the year: Christmas

18. What do you do to vent anger? Write

19. What was your favorite toy as a child? Miss Beasley

20. Summer or winter? Winter in Vegas, Summer in Michigan

21. Hugs or kisses? Hugs, nothing like snuggling with your special someone

22. Car or motorcycle? Car (Ford Mustang, old one or any year of the Corvette)

23. Chocolate or vanilla? Vanilla

24. Do you want your friends to do this? Sure

25. Who is most likely to do this self-survey? Jadey

26. Who is least likely to respond? Hera...Don't know

27. When was the last time you cried? Last time I watched a sad movie

28. What is under your bed? Nothing unless my kids stuffed stuff under there

29. Who is the friend you have had the longest? Sue Wulf

30. What did you do last night? Drove home from Missouri and vegged in front of the TV with pizza with the fam

31. What are you afraid of? heights, don't even like roller coasters

32. Plain or buttered or salted popcorn? buttered and salted

33. Favorite car? 1965 Ford Mustang convertable, Candy apple red with white top

34. Favorite flower? baby pink roses

35. How many keys on your key ring? 5

36. How many years at your current job? 11 months

37. What did you do on your last birthday? went out to dinner with the family even though I was sick

38. How many states have you lived in? 5 - Michigan, Virginia, Texas, Mississippi, Nevada

39. Did you have fun with this? Yeppers

40. Who are you going to send this to? Jadey, CD, Jayne, Morgy and Deidre (sorry all, but you have to pick somone :)

What to do?

What do you do when you have so many works going on that you can't figure out which one to work on first? Let me give you a couple of examples:

Mirror of Remembrance series (Time travel romance series that I am working on with a friend, first book published)

A series of novels about Atlantis

A new dungeon and dragon type of novel

Revised Fairy Tales

and a children's series about dragons

I have all of these books pushing at me to be finished or at least worked on but my question is how to do you decide which one to work on first. It is a tough decision. I have found that for me I have to force myself to finish one work before I move onto another or I have a problem finishing any of them. If I do this then I get pulled back into the story and I want to work on it and find out how the characters are going to react to certain situations or problems.

What do you do in this situation, or does anyone else have this problem? I actually start an outline of the new work and put it away until I can get to it. The hard part is when you finish one work and have to move onto another one, which one do you work on next....

Well, I hope everyone has a plethora of writing ideas saved up and is able to write for years to come. Enjoy

I've been tagged by KrazyBlonde and Darlin Jo

Okay since I have been tagged by KrazyBlonde and Darlin Jo I guess I had better give you the 8 random facts about me...hmmmm, could be interesting.

First here are the rules:

1. I have to post these rules before I give you the facts.
2. Each player starts with eight random facts/habits aboutthemselves.
3. People who are tagged need to write their own blog about their eightthings and post these rules.
4. At the end of your blog, you need to choose eight people to get tagged and list their names.
5. Don’t forget to leave them a comment telling them they’re tagged, and to read your blog.

Facts about me:

1. I am the youngest of 8 children. (Thankfully most of them moved out before I knew who they were)

2. I used to work with special needs kids. (The best and worst job I ever did)

3. I met my husband in the military. We were in Tech school together, surprisingly enough I studied electronics. (and you wonder why I have voices)

4. I separated my elbow when I tried to do a cartwheel (remember for the people in your thirties, leave it for the younger ones)

5. I lived in Las Vegas for 11 years and the most I ever won was $750 (Its important to remember these people build billion, yes I said billion dollar hotels without debt)

6. I love football and hockey. My favorite teams are the Detroit Lions (Yes I know they suck) and the Detroit Red Wings (I at least have one good team)

7. I have been married for almost 19 years (I think I will have the hubby take me on a cruise for our 20th anniversary)

8. I know more about cars than my husband does. (I have two brothers that are mechanics and they made sure I could take care of my own car)

Okay there are the facts about little ole me and the 8 people I am going to tag are: No, One. It seems like everyone has already been tagged :) I know I was late getting out the door.

The Voices are getting Louder

I haven't been writing much lately, but I figured it was time to start again. The voices are getting louder and clambering to come out. Does this happen to anyone else? When you are working on a book, how does the book form for you?

When I am starting on a book, I normally start with an idea and then work on an outline With the outline, I am able to flesh out the book and as I do this, it starts to come alive in my head. The characters take on a life of their own and they argue and sulk when the writing isn't going the way they expect it to go. As I picture the different books I am writing, the scenes for the books look like I visited the area as it seems so real. You can picture yourself walking down the boardwalk toward the ocean and feel the sea water mist your face. You can hear the voices blending together at the cafe across the street and feel the wind move through your hair.

I think the writing experience is different for everyone. But for me its like creating a whole new world, that is mine to explore and try and present to the people reading the book. It is my responsibility as an author to help them to see the world you create through your settings and your characters, because the characters are an integral part of any world.

So I think it is time to get back to the writing process. Keegan needs to work through his differences with Gwyn, Bryce and Delwyn need to straighten things out and Delysia and Delyth need to find their mates. I also need to work on my fairy tales as I am getting requests for them plus I have other ideas floating in my head...ah the voices!

Happy Writing