Heh

Funny as hell. I know, I'm sick.

Love this song...and Dracula

Haunted


He can bite me anytime.

Swimming with the Gators, writing with a full house, and a snip of my WIP

I have a new post on the Examiner about the upcoming RWA conference. I feature Golden Heart finalist Rita O. Henuber.

Meanwhile, I spent yesterday at Wakulla Springs. We took the kids, my mom and visiting brother to the springs for the day. I don't think my brother expected to see alligators so close to a swimming area. I swear, there was at least one sitting right off the swim area watching...waiting... On the left is an ACTUAL sign at Wakulla Springs. I kid you not.

So yes, I did go in the spring (LOL! I'm serious, I did go in. I must be crazy.) and it was sooooooooo cooooooooold! The water up from underground through the spring is pretty much freezing. A splash of water is like little icicles pelting your skin. I didn't stay in long...

I did get out today to Weight Watchers. I lost 2.6 pounds this week. I hope I don't gain over the holiday. So far I've lost almost 25 pounds this year and keeping it off. I am still losing, so that's cool. I also went and got my hair cut. I have it short and I love it. I got the bad perm from before my surgery all cut out--thank goodness. It looked horrid before. It is much nicer now. I guess I need to do a quick pic of it.

Today I had every intention to get back to work on my book. I am telling you, easier said than done. My kids are home, brother is here, and hubby took off work. There is no quiet time. I can't even put on my earphones to drown out the noise as the kids keep coming over to me to tell me something. I am about to have an episode if I don't get this book's conflicts under control. I have a hero and heroine that are into each other, so what is keeping them apart? Damn it, it is harder than it sounds.

In addition I am going over what I've written already to make sure there is conflict in there and to get certain facts straight. (I have help from a friend who works in the field I'm writing about, and I have to go and make corrections so my story was more realistic and not a complete fantasyworld of Marianne LaCroix.) I can't go into what my book is about at this point (as I've had ideas stolen before, one of which I saw go to be a huge seller and major success), but it is different from anything I've written before. I'm enjoying it too.

But before I can hope to sell the book I love, I need to get people to leave me alone so I can work on it! Grrrr.

Okay, I will give you all a small snip (unedited) of my current WIP:

Her defenses immediately dropped away. At his touch, she melted, wanting to get closer to this man who made her heart race with the sound of his voice and her thighs quake when he walked into the room.

The first contact of his mouth upon hers sent her reeling and she instinctively wrapped her arms about his shoulders, holding on for dear life as his tender, gentle kiss stole her sensibilities.

“Daniel,” she breathed against his lips as his kisses became more urgent, more ravenous.

He moaned and shifted his hands down her back to her rear, pulling her against his erection.

Her hands moved against him, mapping his body through touch. If this was a dream, she didn’t want to wake up.