Today... Yep, That's All I Got.

This is what the inside of my head feels like today. Usually I would be okay with that because I love bats and all... but today I need to focus.

Yesterday I finished the re-write of Chapters 9 & 10 in The Lines of Marsden: Living in Shadows and sent it off to my beta reader Yoda. Hopefully he will get them back to me soon. I have to type up chapters 11 & 12.

I am waiting for the electrician to arrive as he is going to put a new light in my office extensions... he should be here in about 15 minutes if he doesn't hit road works.

Also my car went in today to have the gears checked... weirdly for some reason they feel like they are out of sync and it's so hard o get them into gear... bet it costs me a fricken fortune. My luck I would need a whole new gearbox.

Lastly and this one just topped off my day (By the way for me it is only 8:20am)... The Hubs, wonderful man that he is missed his fricken flight to New Zealand... He forgot to set his alarm. so he frantically had to change everything for a flight tonight that I know he won't dare be late for boarding.

What's On The Agenda For: The Lines Of Marsden.

Today I'm typing up more of my long-hand written parts on The Lines of Marsden: Living in Shadows. though I may have to go back through and change parts of the story - mainly just the setting locations where my characters are while they are visiting England.

I need some help - I have some maps of England and London and on them I see this symbol ( O ) can anyone tell me what it means... I have worked out the ones for places to sleep, eat, and trains, but the crossed through circle stumps me.

I have asked my beautiful Ginger Ninja (Gabrial Rantisi) if he can help me out with a location, so now I'm asking all the English readers out there: If you were a vampire; where would you live in England, and why? 

These are the must haves for me:

1. An airport close by.
2. A church close by (any denomination - but one most English people would attend).
3. The building Benj lives in needs to be made out of stone/brick.
4. Somewhere not to far away there needs to be a place a rather large estate would be and not look out of place (also surrounded by trees and no close neighbours).
5. Any pubs and hotel/motels in the area around Benj's neighbourhood.

I am hoping to get a few suggestions so I can pick and choose between them... I will probably use them all because I seriously have more than one coven in England.

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.