You Know Life Sucks When...

When you break your favourite coffee cup and can't buy a new one for 3 fricken days...

When you can't find the storyline notes because the renovations are taking too long, and you have no clue where you stacked the pile of spiral notebooks that you need.

When you can find every other CD that you own except the one you are damn looking for, (seriously if anyone out there knows what the hell I've done with my Placebo CD: Without You I Am Nothing... let me know).

When you step in a puddle and realise you must have a split in the sole because you socks get all wet.

& finally (now this will make you all laugh): When you go to feed the birds and a fricken galah shits on your head... not once, but three times...

So How's It Going?

I have had a very busy last couple of days. Friday: Took em to a doctor appointment in Toowoomba and met up with my niece for lunch. Saturday: Went back to Toowoomba and got some supplies to do more in the renovations on my office/library (Paint -I am painting it a light grey colour called "Mouse".) Then I went to the hardware and picked up external corners and stuff to do the plastering. Sunday: I actually had a break and the hubs did whatever he needed to do in the office and Monday: (Today) Em had to go to the dentist for her 6 month check-up and has to have two of her teeth removed.

Though yesterday, I did write about 8k in long-hand on The Lines of Marsden: Living in Shadows. So the day wasn't a total loss for me. I have completely lost my fricken mind because instead of following the original plot line I have made some massive changes that I hope will make the story a better read... Now I have to work out which airport is closest to the Harlingford Hotel in England and how far it is from Central London... any help would be greatly appreciated.

 Cinder's O... I will be asking for you to do some reading for me if you have time... same as you did on Windblown Kisses: My Knight In Tarnished Armour.

Em's Turn

Just thought you would like to hear a few songs,

that I'm listening to at the moment

Enjoy!

By the Way...

The Shoes

Shawn Masters

Corey James

Need I Say More!

Inspirational Pictures.

Someone posted this on Facebook and I thought it was worthy of a share. Doesn't this picture scream out to you all - I have a story to tell? Or is that just me? At the moment I'm not sure who I will use him as... but this guy whoever he is, is simply stunning.

I might have to use him for inspiration in something Kate Saddo (my YA persona) would write because he seems a little young to me.

This is another picture I borrowed from face book because I thought he would make great character inspiration for my YA writing. Again I have no clue who he is or even how old he is. I just thought he was kind of beautiful and looked young enough to be in a YA story.

Again not sure which story I would put him in but I know there is a character out there for me who has his looks. I may even use him as one of the main characters in my Preternatural High story line.

This Picture of Andy Sixx is inspirational for my character Jesse MacArthur who is a feline shifter, who is very protective of the boy he thinks may possible be his life mate.

In this series I actually have the first two stories started but recently they have been put on the back burner for a bit... until I can work out where the story is heading.

I'm pretty sure this guy is Roger Garth (model) he is the inspiration for  Skyler Tate... the would-be mate of Jesse. For some reason both looks just seem to mesh for me.

Skyler is so much preternatural as he is magical. mind you he thinks he is human so it is a bit of a shock for him when he learns the truth about his heritage and what Jesse could mean to him. I'm taking a little bit longer on these stories just to make sure I get it right and don't make it too Adult in nature.

Just A Quickie...

<= This is just a nice bit of eye candy courtesy of Cinders O She is helping me locate inspirational pictures for some of my characters. - This guy right here is for Dominic (no last name as yet) and he is not all that he seems.

Lunch yesterday was totally awesome and it was great to put faces to names. It's a good feeling I will actually know people before October rolls around. Found out we all have so much in common, even though we come from different backgrounds.

Cinders O is at this moment reading through Windblown Kisses: My Knight in Tarnished Armour... and has already pointed out some interesting things to me so when I get it back I will have a little bit of tweaking to do... but I don't mind because she is doing exactly what I asked her to do. I think as the author I don't see what the reader does and I know this will be a great insight for me. I am hoping that by the end you as the readers won't get left with any unanswered questions.

Today I am working on Walk This Way which is a short 10K story and will be somehow involved with the OZmmMeet in October... I will keep you informed on what is happening.

Two Days Is Too Long.

After driving for the last two days (went to Chinchilla two days in a row - just over a five hour round trip) then I have been backward and forward to Laidley and Brisbane - all in the name of dropping stuff off or picking stuff up for the boys who work for us. And to top it all off it rained for part of the time. 

Okay, time to stop bitching and getting on with my ramble... I got Windblown Kisses: My Knight in Tarnished Armour back from my beta reader  Jim A and I've now sent it off to Cinders O to get her take on it to see if everything makes sense. and as soon as I get it back I will see where I'm going to try and sub it.

I also got an email from Steve L my MLRPress editor... we are about to start edits on Experimentals: Blessed With A Curse. I can't wait. Is it weird that I have missed doing edits?

Tomorrow Em and I are heading off to Loganholme to have lunch with A.B. Gayle, A.B.'s sister: Catherine, Megan Bamford, Denise Rossetti, and E.E. Montgomery... this should be fun. This way we get to meet A.B. Gayle before we head off to Sydney in October.