I'm sick!!!

⇨I have another bloody cold. I hope like hell it doesn't turn into bronchitis again... that would be all I'd need. I also have a headache that just won't quit, but I think that's because I'm so stuffed up.

⇨Yesterday I received back my fully signed contract from MLRPress for The Lines of Marsden 4: The Trail of Red Roses.

⇨Jay. H Jay was able to tell me the name of the author and the book title I've been looking for, for the past few days. Bailey Bradford: Something Shattered I can finally stop looking.

⇨I was reading on the NaNoWriMo site that when it renovates it's site and switches over our profiles go over, but not our buddies list━Does that me we have to re-friend everyone again? 

⇨I still can't find the missing pieces to my printer, so it looks like I'll have to get a new one. I hope I can get the same kind so I can use the same ink cartridges as I have spares. I'd hate to have to waste them.

Just Signed A Contract

The Lines of Marsden 4

The Trail of Red Roses

Also

Just completed 

linen edits on

Admetus Gaea 1

 The Gaean Prophecy

Still waiting for covers, but will show you as soon as I can. I'm getting excited to see what they'll look like.

Been Sick.

I have been ill since Friday night, as has my little granddaughter. I think we both might have had a touch of food poisoning. If I still feel like crap tomorrow I'll go to the doctors.

Today I have my little helper Robson keeping me company. Actually, he and Oliver have hardly left my side since I've been ill.

I've been watching Northern Exposure. I'm up to season three, and so far. I've come to the conclusion all Joel does is whine.  He's probably the most annoying character in the whole damn show.

My granddaughter has been to the hospital and they are taking her back to the hospital today. I think she may need a drip to get some fluids back into her. I'll let you all know how we are getting along in the next couple of days. I can tell you I have a massive bloody headache from vomiting so much, and boy does my stomach hurt.

Update Time...

Okay, of late I have been a bit slack. I have no excuses, well none that really count, just the odd headache, cold, Dr app, JAG Marathon, Murdoch Mysteries Marathon...

In between those I have been doing edits on Admetus Gaea 1: The Gaean Prophecy... I've also filled in the BIF and sent back to Christie N at MLRPress.

I've also been working on The Connelly Chronicles 3: Because of You. I scrapped what I had and started again. a bit drastic I know, but I decided to go another way with the storyline. I think it will now fit with the series back story better.

I also had to update my windows as my computer stopped letting me do some things, and now that I've updated, I can once again get back into everything,

I have also been getting some of my reviews done and sent back in for the Rainbow Awards... there are some talented people out there.

Just Signed A Contract...

 Admetus Gaea 1

The Gaean Prophecy

I'll keep you all updated on how I'm doing with it all. Hopefully, everything will run smoothly.  I haven't heard back about The Lines of Marsden 4: The Trail of Red Roses yet, but will let you know when I do.

I'm still plugging away at The Connelly Chronicles 3: Because of You. I've actually written a heap and then gone through and did a rewrite because it just wasn't right. or heading in the direction that I had originally planned for it. I hate it when a story I'm writing goes off the rails so completely that even I'm left scratching my head and going WTF just happened. Anyway, I'll try and keep you more informed on what's happening.

Have you ever had a dream that you just can't seem to forget? for the past week or so I've been having the same dream over and over and over... it's driving me nuts. I figure it must be an omen of some kind.

So I've been scrambling to get as much of what I can remember down on paper as I can. I must be dreaming this for a reason. As far as I can tell what I'm seeing is MF. But you never know if that will change or not as dreams always have a way of going wherever they want. The road is never clear.

In between the dreams, I've been doing research on the clothing and the weaponry I've seen. So if I end up using it all in a story at some stage I'll be well prepared. If you see me mention the initials DF you know I'm referring to the dream storyline.

Other than that I have been doing a re-read of the Sherrilyn Kenyon's> Black Dagger Brotherhood... just because it is an awesome series. at the moment I think I'm up to book 8: John Mathew & Xhex. If you've never read them they are so worth the read.

Oh Wow!

I've recently received an email from my editor that she has both my submitted novels in her hands, but as yet I haven't been offered contracts for either of the stories:

The Lines of Marsden 4

The Trail of Red Roses

&

Admetus Gaea 1

The Gaean Prophecy

I guess I'll have to keep you in the loop. so as soon as I find out for sure what's going on, then I'll let you all know what's going on. Until then I'll just keep working on my to-do list on the left side of my blog.

Working On...

Okay, So until I hear back about the two books I've recently submitted I'm keeping myself busy by writing a mixture of books. I've decided that I need to write a variety so I don't get mired down in one story for the whole time and it lets my brain tick over and keep on going.

You can see the list on the side of my blog what I'll be working on and we all know purple is MLRPress, and green is Pride Publishing, and pink is needs to find a publisher. Most of these stories I hope to have finished by the end of May.

Now Writing List

Destiny House 1

Saving Shane

(Spin-off from The Connelly Chronicles)
~*~

Experimentals 3

Messages from the Dead

~*~

Lancasters Way 3

Pre-loved

~*~

Sons of Evenmore 3

Fear the Scarlet Moon

~*~

The Connelly Chronicles 3

Because of You

~*~
Toowoomba Boys 4
Securing the Heart
~*~

Wardens of the Guild 3

Heart Strings

Wish Me Luck...

You will be happy to know I have just subbed two books. 

The Lines of Marsden 4: 

The Trail of Red Roses

&

Admetus Gaea 1: 

The Gaean Prophecies

Now I just have wait to see if they've been accepted or not. Did I mention I'm not good at waiting? Luckily for me, I have something to keep me busy.

The Connelly Chronicles 3: Because of You

The End...

I finally reached the end of book 4: The Trail of Red Roses... and I can say for once I stuck mostly to my plot plan... that is until I got right to the last 4 chapters and then it all derailed on me and went in a different direction entirely. 

I guess I have the whole of the next book (5) which is only an offshoot 50K Christmas novella (On the 12th Day) to get it back on track. I'm pretty sure I can do it.

So for right now, I'm typing up the synopsis and getting it ready to submit to MLRPress. this story has been a long time coming.

The next body of works on my agenda is The Connelly Chronicles: Because of You, I'm hoping to get it finished by the end of May.

Just A Quickie...

I finally see the light at the end of the tunnel. Why is it when you have something that has to be done life decides to fuck you over?

The Lines of Marsden 4: The Trail of Red Roses... it was supposed to be done by now, and then I got bronchial asthma that lasted for months... and then I got visitors... and now it's supposed to be finished by tomorrow... and I've put my back out. I just can't win for losing. I still have 20K to write, which will take me 4 to 5 days... a week at most before I can even think about submitting. so I'm not happy.

On the other hand, I do have three of my other books ready for rehousing so I can submit them when I get the chance:

• Admetus Gaea 1: The Gaean Prophecy
• Moon Runners 1: Heart-mate, Mine! (though this is set at Christmas)
• Moon Runners 2: I Won't Let You Go

Em's Turn

4 song 

worth listening to

Enjoy!

Update Time...

Okay, so a lot has happened since last time I was on here. I finally got my rights back from Fireborn for Moon Runners series, but not just Moon Runners, I got them back for all the books I had with Fireborn Publishing. so now I have been getting them ready to try and rehouse them.

Mainly writing up a synopsis for each story to send in so Publishers have a gist of what they're about. I hate writing Synopsis. I never had to do them at Fireborn, but lesson learned now I'll just do them for all books for just in case scenarios.

My rehousing list is as follows:

• Admetus Gaea 1: The Gaean Prophecy
• Hidden Hearts 1: Harder & Harder to Breathe
• Hidden Hearts 2: One Last Kiss Goodbye
• Moon Runners 1: Heart-mate, Mine!
• Moon Runners 2: I Won't Let You Go
• The Diamond Rose 1: Gateway to Kalethia
• The Freedomers 1: Zephania's Chance

I'm still working on The Lines of Marsden 4: The Trail of Red Roses, but have to do a bit of a back read as I have mixed up a couple of my chapters and need to figure out my storyline again to finish. To get done by the end of the month I have to write 4,400 words per day... Wish me luck.

No Water & Kitty Cats

Woke up this morning and everything was normal. then went downtown and came home and we have no water. With no clue of when the supply is going to be restored. All they can tell us is there's an emergency somewhere in our city. Thanks for the no info guys. They did tell us to go look at the website, but I'm afraid as of yet it hasn't been updated.

Why is it, you really don't miss something until you can't have it anymore? Water is such an everyday thing to most of us. we use it for drinking, bathing, cleaning, flushing the toilet, and now that I can't do any of those things I feel like I'm missing out. Even though I know I'm clean I feel as though I'm filthy. I feel as so thirsty even though I've just had a nice cool drink. Hopefully, the water will come on again soon.

Today I've also been out helping Emily pick out some stuff for her new little kitten she gets to adopt on Thursday. He's such a little cutie. Totally forgot the pooper scooper, must find it and put it with her things for when she next comes over.  I think she is going to change his name to Jaffa, after a character out of The Lines of Marsden (Wolf Alpha) though really the character she wants is Maffa (Twin brother and beta to wolf pack)━who was based on her. I'll have to double check with her on that one before she renames the poor thing the wrong name. She had named Gypsy her dog after another character I'd based on traits of Emily.

Speaking of cats my two are going well. I have to buy them a new scratching pole this Thursday. They've all but killed the one we have. Robson has grown so much since I first got him━its almost been a year now. He still loves cuddling up to me, pretending that butter wouldn't melt in his mouth when we all know he's really dreaming up what mischief he can get into next. His favourite thing at the moment is bringing in bits of hay from out of the garden and giving them to us as presents. or pulling leaves off the plants and bringing them inside. He seems so proud of himself when he does it too. Like look at me, ain't I a good boy?

Oliver, on the other hand, is still my gentle soul. He not long turned six. Mind you, he can be as rough and tumble as Robby, and he loves his cuddles just as much. The heat of summer gets to him, so he loves it on the days we have the aircon going, or I'm watering the gardens and Olli and Robby can run through the hose water until I'm done.

They love playing chase in and around the pot plants and the garden beds. No wonder it always looks like world war three is only moments from breaking out. I swear they hate seeing the garden nice and neat. My poor Liriope plants take a beating because Olli and Robby think they make perfectly acceptable beds to roll around on so six of mine have been flattened out. I've also had to replace a fair few plants that Robby had decided are good to eat.

Shopping Day

Today I went to Bunnings and bought a battery pack whipper-snipper. I have a tiny yard for my inside garden and I always seem to forget to unlock it to get the mower in so I thought a whipper-snipper would do the trick nicely... and battery operated that way I don't have to deal with petrol or cords. I was going to buy some more plants than decided against it as I can always take cuttings off the ones I have and save myself a few bucks. Makes sense to me at least.

Then I can home and with the help from my sister-in-law Delmae we ordered another storage cupboard for my front veranda. That way it'll match the one on the back veranda so everything will once again be neat and tidy. In 2019 I'm trying to de-clutter my motto→ Less is more. I started out by culling a lot of my books. I stressed about it for ages but now that it's done I feel a hell of a lot better. Mind you, I still have a lot of MM books to donate to a good home somewhere close to me. It's just finding one.

All the while I'm determined to keep on top of my writing. It will start getting better in February for me, as by then I'll have found my rhythm. Two years away has left me scrambling to get back into the flow of things. But get there I will.

Yesterday I...

I finally found where I had tucked Admetus Gaea1: The Gaean Prophecy away. So I reformatted it to get it ready to resubmit it elsewhere to breathe new life into it. First though, I'm going through and changing a shit load so that the story makes more sense to me. I'm keeping the basic storyline, but adding the missing bits that make the whole thing make sense. sad to say that even as the original finished on kind of a cliff hanger so will this one. Though, I'm trying to figure out how to soften it a little if that makes any sense.

I also went and reformatted both Moon Runners 1: Heart-mate Mine, and Moon Runners 2: I Won't Let You Go, in readiness for if and when I get my rights back and I can resubmit them.  I will keep you all updated on what's happening as I find out more. This has been something that has been slow going and might finally be coming to an end. Fingers crossed I get my rights back quickly and find a new home for the Moon Runner guys.

Also working back on The lines of Marsden 4: The Trail of Red Roses. I have the 1st half at beta readers and I'm crazily working on the last half. Actually, I have less than half and only 3 weeks to finish it all in, not that I'm counting... Who am I kidding when I wrote before I thrived under pressure. I just hope it all makes sense. I'll know better once I hear back from James A. The only problem for me is my real life keeps getting in the way, but isn't that true for all authors. I'm thinking I'll just have to schedule my time better.

Back at the Type Writer...

Or━computer, as the case may be...

For the last few months, I've had bronchitis that has kicked off my asthma, which I must admit I haven't suffered from since my early twenties. Apparently, my doctor was worried I was going to develop pneumonia. thankfully I never, and I'm well and truly on the mend. Though, some nights I still have trouble breathing... but that's okay, because I know I'm getting better every day.

The sad thing is, that after coming back online after so long I realised I missed the passing of a very dear person, who is going to be missed by so many people. He was one of the reasons I actually submitted in the first place. 

On a writing note→ seeing as Moon Runner's 2: I Won't Let You Go wasn't released by January 1st of this year I'm now in the process of getting my rights back from Fireborn Publishing so that I can try and house them elsewhere. It sucks big time, but what else can I do.

I've also been in contact with Laura B at MLRPress and let her know what all I have been working on all the synopsis I have long-handed up and have to complete the writing part as most have at least some wordage in them. Plus I want to have The Lines of Marsden 4: The Trail of Red Roses submitted by February 7th.

Plus I have been finishing up some in-depth synopsis for the following titles so that when the time comes up for writing them I know exactly where each chapter needs to be at. The wordage count is the minimum needed for each book.

Synopsis wrote For MLR:

The Lines of Marsden 5: On the 12th Day (50K) Christmas Novella.

The Lines of Marsden 6: And Then You Die (100K) End 1st line.

Experimentals 3: Messages From The Dead (40K)

Lancaster's Way 3: Pre-loved (40K)

Lancaster's Way 4: Riding Fences (40K)

Lancaster's Way 5: A Stuart Family Christmas (40K) Ends Series.

Sons of Evenmore 3: Fear the Scarlet Moon (40K)

Sons of Evenmore 4: Pieces of You (40K)

Sons of Evenmore 5: Always Been Yours (40K)

Sons of Evenmore 6: Touching Shadows (40K) Ends series.

Intended Mates 2: Dancing to the Sounds of Madness (40K)

Toowoomba Boys 4: Securing the Heart (40K)

Synopsis wrote for Pride:

Connelly Chronicles 3: Because of You (100K)

Connelly Chronicles 4: Just good Friends (100K)

Connelly Chronicles 5: Jamie's Bear (100K)

Connelly Chronicles 6: Millies Gift (100K)

Destiny House 1: Saving Shane (40K)

Destiny House 2: Needing Norman (40K)

Wardens of the Guild 3: Heart Strings (40K)

Wardens of the Guild 4: Gilded Cages (40K)

Other synopsis wrote:

Admetus Gaea 1: The Gaean Prophecy (40K) Re-write 

Brandon's Briar (40K)

Cotter's Girls 1: Tash (40K) M/F

Cotter's Girls 2: Raine (40K) M/F

Mountain Made 1: Mumford (40K)

Mountain Made 2: Jethro (40K)

Mountain Made 3: Fornell (40K)

Skyler's Voice (40K)

When Things Go Right (40K)

Where Still Waters Flow Deep (40K)

(Yet to be named sci-fi) (40K)

It's My Life

Been away a lot at the moment because my 86-year-old mother is week 2 into a 5-week cream based chemo plan. She has a few sun cancers just under the skin on her nose. The only bad thing it's truly like chemo so she is sick as a dog and lost all her appetite. I feel because I'm the one who has to apply the cream each day so I feel like I'm making her sick. then even worse because I have to make her eat as the doctor still wants her to try and eat 3 times a day.

Let me tell you━so not fun for either of us.

But at least I know that at the end of this once it's all out of her system she'll start to get better again. That's the only thing we all want anyway. I guess I'll talk to you all again soon.

The Lines Of Marsden...

# 4: The Trail of Red Roses

This is what I'm working on today.

Holy Moley ~ It's Been A Month...

Honestly, the only thing I can say is... besides being slack... I've just been caught up with family. 

1) I've had Mum at the doctors a bit over the last couple of weeks. 

2) I've looked after Grace while Emily has sat for her uni exams for her law classes.

3) I've been busy in the yard and garden.

4) I've been busy writing up a ton of new story ideas. I had to get them down on paper so I didn't forget them.

5) I've had a really sore jaw... no clue what I've done to it. I can't remember hitting it at all. but I hope it gets better soon.

I'll try not to be as slack in the future. Hopefully, most of the everyday mundane stuff is done... but next month I still have a fair few doctor visits with Mum. so I'll be out for most of those days. We have a definite chill in the air here today. I can finally say Winter has come... but in a couple of hours, it'll probably be stinking hot again. Though one-day last week, we woke up to -1°... But in all honesty, I love the cooler months.

Grandma Duty... & Other Stuff

Yesterday, I was on Grandma duty. I'm not saying that Oliver and Robson were Jealous of having to share me with Grace... but they stuck glued to us all day. Mind you, I think Oliver believes Grace is one of his kittens (like he thinks Robson is). Thank God she's not allergic like her mum.

I didn't get any writing done yesterday, but I am still working on The Lines of Marsden 4: The Trail of Red Roses. All I'll say is that I hope I can get it back to where it needs to be by the end of the damns tory for the next book to start.

Though Grace and I did watch the last season of Haven... I'd forgotten some of what had happened. I love that show... Duke Crocker is still my favourite character... followed closely by Dwight Hendrickson. Though after reading Stephen King's: The Colorado Kid... I never worked out how they based the show off that book except for the murder of James Cogan... because the rest of the TV series was so different... 

Other than that all is well in my world... a few headaches here and there, more so when I forget to take my medication. I have a ripsnorter of one today.

Still waiting to hear about a publication date and cover on Moon Runners 2: I Won't Let You Go.

I've also been working on retweaking TASH into a series of 6 books instead of 1... now I just have to come up with a series title... and find the time to write it.

What's The Hap?

I had to spend the morning in the garden again because the cats knocked down all of my mother-in-law's tongues (snake plants), so I had to transplant them to a safer area of the garden. Hopefully, this time they'll stay safe. I still have a little bit of rearranging to do down there but I'll get it all done eventually. I also have to mow at some stage today.

I spent yesterday writing out plot notes on a new story idea... but then thought I might intermingle it with what I already have for THE HUNTED... to see if I can get that story out of my back burner pile.

I'm still waiting to hear back about cover art on MOON RUNNERS 2: I Won't Let You Go. I have sent an email asking for an update on the cover and a release date. I will let you all know as soon as I hear something.

Also working on THE LINES OF MARSDEN 4: The Trail of Red Roses I'm trying to get a bit more done. I don't want to start slacking off now.

Mother's Day has come and gone and I got a beautiful collage of pictures of my granddaughter, Grace... I just have to find a spot to hang it up in the house. She is such a little cutie.

For The Love Of A Grandchild

My granddaughter Grace might only be just under 2 months old, but I have never seen a movie calm her down like this one does. It's good that it does, but bad for us that listen to it over and over and get the damn songs stuck in our heads.

The minute she hears the music she starts flinging her arms and legs around and gurgling as if she's singing along. Thank God she is with her Mum & Dad most of the time and I only get it sporadically. but every day Emily sends me a new video of her dancing to one of the songs.

I think she likes Hugh Jackman and Zac Efron and the Bearded Lady the best out of all of them. though I think the song she goes craziest for is [This is me]. Unlike her mother who lets the whole movie play. I just skip through to the songs, but that will only last until she's old enough to work out what the hell I'm doing.

If I have to have it stuck in my head then so do you...

Playing Catch Up

Trying really hard to get to 50K today on The Lines of Marsden 4: The Trail of Red Roses. I've already marked it off on my blog so now I can't stop until I reach my goal.

Chris and the guys are out and about to kick some but where it comes to Venetia. They've found a way to deplete some of her power base without her knowing.

I'll spend the rest of the day on this and update you again on Monday to let you know how I'm going with it all.

Just Me & Updates.

I have a really bad headache today. nothing I can do has helped. I can't even concentrate enough to get past 2K in my wordage on The Lines of Marsden 4: The Trail of Red Roses... I can tell you the story has gone AWOL from my plot outline there is no hope of recovery.

Though on other news I had to redo the cover art sheet for Moon Runners 2: I Won't Let You Go and send it back in. So hopefully I'll have something to show you all soon.

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Five minutes to change it all.

All it took was the cruelty of one man and the actions of their clan to tear them apart.

Fated Mates; destined for each other. Forced into a solitary life until another enters their story.

Will his presence reunite them? Or will the past rear its ugly head and destroy them?

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Death. Solitude. Grief.

And one bright star in the darkness.

When he discovers his guiding light he is related to the person responsible for two of the deaths will Nate welcome her with open arms? Or turn her away from the stain now marring his family name?

What happens to Kirsty when the darkness bleeds over, forever tainting the life they could have shared?

Will Nate stick around or cut and run?

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Robert was kidnapped as a child and forced to live a life of slavery until one night he meets his mate. She frees him from the spell he’s under and escapes the clutches of the one who stole him.

They think they’re getting their HEA, only now Tiffany finds herself wielding incredible amounts of unmanageable magic, and there’s only one person who can help her.

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Updates...

Okay, I'm getting back into writing. I have someone cracking the whip on me to make sure that I keep on track. I even managed 5 K yesterday and that's with gasbagging to people on social media. and the funny thing is they don't even work for my publishing houses they work for another one... but they are taking the time every now and again to give me the kick in the arse I need.

I'm hoping to hit 60K on The lines of Marsden 4: The Trail of Red Roses by this Sunday  I know once I get past 50K I'll start to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Sad to say, I'm already deviating from the synopsis that I plotted out. Will I ever learn to follow the damn plan? now I have to try and work my way back around to the storyline so it ends up where it's supposed to. Life would be so much easier if I could just stick to the notes I'd meticulously written out... but no... not me... my characters had to go and get all gnarly and start ad-libbing the story to suit themselves. Honestly, I'll be damn glad when this story is done.

It also doesn't help that as soon as I get into a good writing rhythm I suddenly have new story ideas jump into my head... so I have to stop everything and write down notes so that I don't forget anything. It might only be a couple of hundred words, but the last one was 3 K... which would have been better spent being written into one of my current WIPS instead of story idea notes that will just wind up in my back burner books until I can get to it at a later date.

On that note, I will away as I have another 5K to write today.

New Story Idea

These guys are the Stenmark twins are the inspiration for the characters in my new idea. Grant & Warren Stanton (with tie) they are close yet very different people. Warren works for the father's company [not sure what the company is yet] while Grant is a high profile photographer. He refused to work for the father (Oliver Stanton) when they left school and instead decided to make his own way in the world without his father's money or backing. Warren toed the line. He dated a girl his father approved of worked in the department his father dictated and was damn good at his job. He might not always be happy, but he's an adult now and life wasn't always about being happy. Even though Grant went his own way his father never worried, it only seemed to be Warren he was hard on. I should add Warren is the MC in book one.

This is Milou Van Groesen (no clue who they are, I'm assuming they are a model. I'm not even sure if they are male or female, but for my story they are male). This is who I based Derek Miller on he is Grant's best friend, and works for Oliver Stanton. Oliver had his reasons for hiring Derek which you find out in the book. When a death happens Derek &Warren find themselves thrown together. 

What starts as a one-off soon turns into more as Warren's world gets turned upside down. He finds out the world he has lived since he was 18 may have been a lie and he doesn't know how to deal with it all. Through demands of some people and interfering of others, it's a wonder is Warren & Derek ever get together.