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Hollow's Trouble

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SUBBED YESTERDAY to Fireborn Publishing & received contracts today with tentative release dates.

Hidden Hearts 1: Harder & Harder To Breathe (20/11/2015)

Hidden Hearts 2: One Last Kiss Goodbye (01/01/2016)

MY EDITS:

Just did QA edits on Hollow's Trouble [DRitC story] Not sure where it goes from here.

MY BOOBS:

I went and had my extra tests done and have gotten the all clear... which is a load off everyone's mind in  my family.

MY FAMILY:

Emily has started her second semester of her business degree in her first year of a business degree. she goes four days a week... Ethan is still in year nine of high school, plus he's building himself some trike thing...The Hubs goes back to New Zealand this Sunday so I will settle back into my writing schedule... Mum is doing okay as am I.

MY WRITING:

I'm working on The Freedomer's 1: Zephania's Chance... once the hubs is back in NZ I'll get back onto The Connelly Chronicles 2: Beautiful Goodbyes.

More Updates...

Today I received, did, and sent back my first round of edits on my DRitC story: Hollow’s Trouble… to my editor Jennifer M over at MMRomance on Goodreads. I’m not sure if I’ll get second edits or if it will go straight to formatting—I’ll keep you all informed. 

Now I’m back to working on Hidden Hearts 1: Harder & Harder To Breathe. As soon this is done I’ll send it and HH2: One Last Kiss Goodbye off to Fireborn Publishing. I'll make sure to keep letting you know what's going on.

What's Up...

Okay, I know I've been slack in the whole updating my blogs... I don't really have an excuse. I could blame it on my family, but really it's because I got sucked into watching the X-files... I'm just about to start on season 4... the kids and I love it.

Updates on my writing... 

1) I have just done and sent back my first round of edits to MLRPress for The Lines of Marsden 3: You Make Me Die In Pieces. 

2) I'm still waiting on edits for my DRitC Story Hollow's Trouble... I hear the MMRomance Group are really backed up though so I don't mind waiting. I think mine was one of the last ones to be submitted.

3) I'm half way through Hidden Hearts 1: Harder & Harder to Breathe. As soon as it's done I'll send it along with HH2: One last Kiss Goodbye to Fireborn Publishing.

4) I'm about a third of the way through The Connelly Chronicles 2: Beautiful Goodbyes for Pride Publishing.

5) Found my missing notes for one of my stories Quaide's Crossing 1: Meghan's Way... seriously I had gathered them and put them all together in a folder labeled with their series name... do you think I could find it? Nope. Turns out it was beside my computer the whole time. I had just forgotten that I had moved it all to the folder and it was fricken fluoro orange so how I missed that is beyond me.

PS: The picture of the bat is here for no other reason than because I love bats... 

Formatting & Edits

I was reading a styling guide for one of my publishers and realised that for some reason I've been formatting my work for them wrongly. I always try and set my formatting correctly for each publisher. I think if I start my manuscript with the correct formatting then I won't forget to do it before submission—believe me I have done it before and had the manuscript sent back because of that reason. When I submit the next two stories -  Hidden Hearts 1: Harder & Harder To Breathe, and HH2: One Last Kiss Goodbye.

I also heard from the MMRomance Group that I'll be getting edits for DRitC story: Hollow's Trouble. sometime soon and it may take a month to get everything done before my story will be ready for release.

Subbed & Onto...

Hollow's Trouble has been beta edited and sent to the Goodreads MMRomance group... I will heave back from them in a couple of weeks about any additional edits I may have to do.

I can tell you I was glad to get this story finally finished. I just hope I've done the prompt justice. But, I suppose in the end I can only give you my interpretation of the prompt I claimed.

Next year if I participate I will be better bloody prepared. I felt so rushed this time with everything going on in my life. I know that's no excuse, but when the shit hits the fan - it well and truly has blow-back.

Now I'm back onto one story I really do love writing for you all. The characters in The Lines of Marsden have wormed their way into my heart.

I've just finished the re read to catch up with where I was at and have now started back into the story. I am positive I'll get this one done by May 31st and to the lovely Christie N at MLR for edits.

DONE!

Finally finished... Once again I would like to thank the wonderful people at MMRomance at Goodreads for allowing me an extension on my DRitC 2015 story: Hollow's Trouble. It's getting a few edits done on it now and then it will be sent in.

Today I'm back to working on The Lines Of Marsden 3: You Make Me die In Pieces. I have the last couple of chapters to write before I can finally send it in  to my wonderful editor Christie N at MLRPress.

Other than that the hubs got off to New Zealand okay. So hopefully it will be stress free here until he comes back and we start the next bit in setting up our new construction company.

Updates: It's My Life

Okay, I asked and have been given an extension until May 25th to get my DRitC story: Hollow's Trouble done, beta read, edited, and in. I would just like to thank everyone for being so patient with me.

Also The Lines Of Marsden 3: You Make Me Die In Pieces will be finished by the end of the month. By then I should be back on track to get into the rest of my writing. for 2105. I hate it when I can't write and I have so many ideas in my head.

Hollow's Trouble Update

I've rewritten the first two chapters on Hollow's Trouble and of course they are completely different to what I originally had, but at least they are done.

I'm hoping to still get this done and in on time. If I find problems I'll email and let the people at MMRomance know that I'm running behind on my DRitC.

I promise to keep you all updated on my progress because I know doing that will make me write faster.

I'm So Pissed Off...

I have lost the first two chapters (4K) of Hollow's Trouble... Cut & Paste is not my friend. I swear something I've done a million times and the one time I've needed it to work it fails me big time. What pisses me off the most was it was so fricken good and so different from what I usually write.

I'm just hoping that when I attempt to re write it... that it doesn't change drastically and ruin what I had going, or turns out utter crap. 

I suppose that I better quit complaining and get to it or it will never get done. Thank you to everyone who has tried to help me retrieve the lost wordage... Next time--Let's pray there isn't a next time.

Being Sick, Family, & Updates

I have a Summer cold... actually, I have an Autumn cold, (still not fun however you look at it).

Why is it when you're so damn crook you can hardly see straight, the family decides they need all of you attention right now?

All I want to do is go at my own pace, and not be rushed into crap, or have to get up and do stuff for other people because their arms and legs are obviously broken and they can't possibly do shit for themselves. (Oh, is my sarcasm coming out? Sorry... Not!) Family... can't live with them and can't hurt them, or you end up in jail for life.

Okay now for the updates:

1- The Lines Of Marsden 3: You Make Me Die In Pieces... I have 6 chapters to write. Chapters 11-14 are with my beta reader James A. So soon I'll find out how he likes the story twist... and more importantly if it makes sense.

2- Hollow's Trouble... My DRitC is next in line for me, as is, The Connelly Chronicles 2: Beautiful Goodbyes.

3- Eternally Bound... Will probably be put on the back burner until NaNoWriMo 2015.

Cover Reveal - Hollow's Trouble

DRitC 2015

Love is an Open Road

Insomnia ~ It's Back

Why oh why does insomnia remain transfixed on me? I just wish that I could get a decent nights sleep... My muse—Vladimir tells me that it's not likely for this year. Between my writing and my real life I'm going to be run off my feet.

Today I planned on sitting down to write, but yet I find myself having to run out and take care of errands. I'm tried, but at least Em has come home to drive me around. It also doesn't help that my hubs gets up for work at 4am, so if by the grace of God I do fall asleep he wakes me the hell back up.

Decided after I get my cover for DRitC 2015: Hollow's Trouble I will write my synopsis up and send it to DareDevil with whom I got the prompt from... just to get their imput.

ARe BSL & My Weekly Ramble

 ARe Best Seller List

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So now that that is out of the way I can start rambling. I have so much to do that I have no clue where I should start to get it all done... It's driving me fricken nuts.

Another thing driving me nuts is my family... Why do they never listen? This weekend I've had them all up to my eyeballs... Next week I will love them again but this week I want to kick all their arses.

Other than that I've been organising cover art on DRitC 2015: Hollow's Trouble with the amazingly talented Tracey Soxie Weston.

What's Up

Well yesterday saw me send Hidden Hearts 2: One Last Kiss Goodbye (decided to keep original name) to my patient beta reader: James A. Who will not go mad at me for all the punctuation mistakes... I'm getting better I swear. Actually as weird as this sounds this book has been really fun to write the second time around. James will tell me if it is too confusing. as some parts I was like what the fuck did you write that for, and how the hell did it ever get published.

Now that I've found my synopsis notes on The Lines of Marsden, #3: You Make Me Die In Pieces. To be honest I'll be glad when this one is done. It's probably the hardest TLOM book to write to date as it's kind of changing the story line a tad, but I'll be bale to finish not, if that makes sense? In the end we'll end up where we were always meant to be, we're now just taking the scenic route to get there. But I hope you enjoy the ride anyway. I know I have enjoyed writing it, even if at times it has driven me nuts with no possibility of returning to normal. I'm more world/realm building in this book.

Then I can work on the following:

These stories are listed in no particular order... I just know I need to work on them all and have most of them done by the end of June if I want to keep up with my writing schedule for 2015. And I plan very much on reaching my 2015 goal.

1) Hidden Hearts 1: Harder & Harder to Breathe (name may change)

2) Quaide's Crossing 1: Meghan's Way (M/F)

3) Sons of Evenmore 3: Fear The Scarlet Moon (Plotted it out)

4) The Connelly Chronicles 2: Beautiful Goodbyes (started)

5) Hollow's Trouble (DRitC 2015: Love Is An Open Road)

My Books ~ My Thoughts

I've been up since 4 a.m. and this time I'm happy to say not from insomnia—I'm glad that little bugger isn't around to annoy the crap out of me. The truth is the voices in my head just wouldn't shut up. so I decided it would be best to get up and write my demons out—not that I'm actually writing demons. Rather I'm trying to finish Hidden Hearts 2: One Last Kiss Goodbye... Actually I have a question about this story on my WORDPRESS BLOG feel free to stop by there and leave me your thoughts in a comment. I'd really like to hear everyone's opinions as I personalyy can't decided on what would be best.

Other than that I've been:

1) Plotting out Hidden Hearts 1: Harder & Harder to Breathe.

2) Plotting out DRitC 2015: Hollow's Trouble.

3) Typing up and changing parts of The Lines of Marsden 3: You Make Me Die In Pieces.

4) I made myself a new header for this blog & one for my Facebook Author Page.

DRitC 2015: Love Is An Open Road

←This is my picture (MC 2)

This is my prompt ↓

Dear Author,

Get this, I’m no romantic. I don’t even believe in love. Hell, I don’t even have time to think about those sappy things. Love? Ha, not for me. But the thing is all of it went to hell because of him. Okay let me be clear, this is how it went down. Me and my gang was at this fancy party. Why? Well, me, I’m what you call a thief. We steal things. Precious pricey things. And we do it with such class you won’t even notice it.

Anyhow, we wanted to steal this diamond necklace. It was so damn pricey I thought it would be the job for ages. I knew if it went right we could be legends among thieves. What I didn’t know was, well, honestly it turned out that I knew almost nothing.

Like, first, there was a guy at this party who was insanely good looking and all that stuff. But strange thing was I was so attracted to him I couldn’t concentrate on the mission. I almost missed seeing the necklace his date was wearing.

Second, it felt like knew him from some where, like from another life, and somehow I knew he was a vampire too.

Third, there’s someone/something else out there trying to get the necklace from his date.

Fourth, suddenly girl with the necklace went missing, and he got wounded.

Fifth, him being hurt made me hurt too, that emotion felt so alien to me, but I knew it was love.

Sincerely,

DareDevil

Now for what I can share with you:

←This is my choice for (MC1)

Title: Hollow’s Trouble

MC 1: Creed Larsen (Human)

MC 2: Holland Vandiver (Vampire)

Genre: Paranormal

Time: The here & now

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I Was Nominated... Yay Me!

You don't even have to vote for me

I'm just excited to be nominated

amid so much wonderful talent.

Masters Of Time

This story started out as my first free read for the Don't Read In The Closet for the MMRomance group over on Goodreads. Where we got some pictures and a prompt and have to write a story that fits the scene we have been given.

Book 1: Shadows On The Heart - I fell in love with the characters in this story, and in the 15K we for this round were allotted I wrote my heart out. it was my first time and I was such a newbey that I'll now admit that I nervous wrote - so parts of it when I read it back make me cringe. hence the reason I've decided to re write the whole story and extend it by a good 25K, bringing it up to around 40K I have this scheduled in to finish as part of my NaNoWriMo challenge. Once I submit this book it'll end up with a whole new cover... which will be exciting.

I'm hoping in the extended version I'll try and answer all the unanswered questions concerning Rurik, Andreas, and Leif. So if you have any leave me a comment and let me know.

Book 2: On The Flipside Of Reverse... This is the story of Tucker McCrae (Drunken Witch), Kylfa (Viking), and Harpin (Other)... When I saw this picture I knew I'd found my inspiration for Tucker. Tucker has to decide whether or not he'll try and return to his own time or stay in the past with Kylfa and take the new life he's being offered. the viking village soon comes to learn Rurik's secret when strange things begin taking place in their village... people begin disappearing never to be seen again while others come back changed, and not always for the better.

Book 3: Following The Aftermath... yeah that's as far with the planning of that one I have done all I know is that there is a dragon shifter, a viking, and another time traveller.