What's Up!!!

Okay not much has been happening of late. I have just been taking it easy since I finished both Father's Day stories.

Though yesterday I went and had another tattooing session and had all the outline put in for the final part to my Halloween sleeve - one of the guys that works in the tattoo shop picked it out it is called the pumpkin princess - I think - at least it will match all the other stuff I have going on with lots more bats. I will post a picture as soon as Rodney emails me the photograph so you can all see what I have going on. I didn't even realise I was getting tattooed until I saw it on my calendar but all is good.

What's next on my agenda  in the writing world - well Emily has put in the request that I write The Diamond Rose and the sequel to my freebie Shadows on the Heart - so I have pulled out On The Flipside of Reverse - to work on Tucker & Kylfa's story. I was going to extend SOTH - but than thought no I will leave it as the freebie short story. I don't really want to mess with it and screw it up. - though for Emily I am extending it... LOL.

The Diamond Rose is actually a story where Emily helped me come up with the characters and plot ... she even came up with the title - so if you ask her the whole story is hers and I am just the writer. I have been told that I have to dedicate the whole thing to her.

Out of Time...

Okay I have run out of time to do my blog story today - Real life has a way of taking over when I think I have enough hours - then poof! They are gone.

I have been a busy little person trying to catch up on everything but something had to give and today it is the Blog Story Wind Walkers I will have to get it done for tomorrow.

We have had a full on day of doing yard work and washing so I am completely bloody knackered. Not as much as the poor Hubs and Emily though - as they got most of the outside chores.

I am off now to fold up the mountain of washing and watch a DVD while I do it not sure what yet - Em says I have to watch Part 1 of Breaking Dawn... if she is helping me than I guess that is what it will be.

It's Done...

I have finally finished the MLR Father's Day story and have sent it off to the Beta Readers. Hopefully it will get back sooner rather than later. so to celebrate I am gonna play you a song... and tomorrow I will get around to doing my blog story... I may even change blog story day to Sundays - not sure yet. When Souls Collide ended at 23,470 word count but that could change in editing.

Seriously I prefer the other guy singing for the Goo Goo Dolls, but I do love this song.

Just because Jacob Dylan is fricken HOT!!!

Loved this guys voice - he died too young.

This one is because I lost my Tonic CD and can't find it.

I suspect somebody borrowed it with the intent of keeping it.

For Nancy

When Souls Collide.

Here is a teaser: About Riley Stuart.

Question - What is the stupidest thing an openly gay Australian man can do?

Answer - Move to America (Texas to be exact), and marry a woman.

Stats:

Name: Noah Johnson

Age: 25

Occupation: Rancher

Ranch: The Triple H (Near Seguin, Texas)

Nationality: American.

Name: Riley Stuart

Age: 22

Occupation: Ranch hand

Ranch: The Golden Spur & The Triple H

Nationality: Australian. (Nambour, Queensland)

Updates...

Today I have just passed the 16 K mark on my MLR Father's Day story - When Souls Collide. I am trying something different with this story as I am writing about cowboys on a ranch in Texas. Seriously finding it hard to think in American for the spelling.

In this story we meet Noah Johnson - owner of the Triple H ranch. 25 years old. who takes in an Australian man -Riley Stuart  22 years old and Kai -  his two month old son .

I have really been enjoying writing this one, though, I think my poor editor might have a heart attack as it is half in Aussie way of spelling and half in American. I will have to swap the computer to American spell check at the end and just go through it before I send it to Kimberly.

when I finish it I will post the blurb here for you all to have a gander at.

Jo Ramsey - The Dark Lines...

Once again I am showing you some excellent works from the wonderful YA writer Jo Ramsey. I think YA books are a must in this world and most of them are bloody good. I am not going to ramble on a lot as I think Jo can say it better herself with giving us all the pertinent info:

Jet Black is the third novel in Jo Ramsey's young adult urban fantasy series The Dark Lines, and is the first Dark Lines novel from Featherweight Press. (Books 1 and 2 are available from Jupiter Gardens Press, www.jupitergardens.com.) The series, about a group of teenagers with psychic abilities who become drawn into the universal war between the forces of light and forces of darkness, started off as one book, The Black Bridge. Then the characters took over, and the series is now 30 books long, with ten of those forming a separate but related series that takes place nearly twenty years earlier than the rest of the books.  Book 2 is When Darkness Falls.

Book 3

Blurb:

With the help of their new friend Misty, Topher James and his friends must fight a force of darkness. But is Misty really on their side?

When Topher James and Blake Walker receive an email from a girl named Misty saying that "something dark" has taken her sister, they know they will have to once again fight the force of darkness they've fought before. The nightmares Topher's girlfriend Callie Monroe is having confirm that, and also warn against becoming involved with Misty. But something about Misty sucks Topher in, and he's unable to resist her.

Alienated from Callie and his friends because of Misty, Topher still intends to fight the darkness. But it---and Misty---have other plans, and only Faith Carlisle can make Topher see the light before it's too late.

A Day Off - Well Kind Of...

Today I have done absolutely Jack shit in the writing department... Got my Flu shot so I am taking a break well kind of... I have been working on promotional idea's for The Lines of Marsden... With the help of my  new friend D.W. Skinner I am obtaining some wonderful character pictures... I already have:

Michael Marsden

Christian Risely

Doyle Kerwin

We are working on others as we speak... I just have to decide which characters I want to be represented on the Trading Cards. So I am waiting for Emily to come home from work so she can help me nut it out. Though sadly while I was thinking things through some of the future story lines have shifted so I see some series re tweaking coming my way. Hopefully it won't take forever - LOL.

I even remembered to update my widgets on this blog as well man I am so slack at that. here check out some of  D.W. Skinner's work on Deviant Art and you will see why I am getting this wonderful person to help me. (Unless you are my family then you may not want to see what I have been looking at for days on end - though Bren, if you do go look make sure Joe is there and freak him out for me - LOL).

Hopefully by tomorrow I will be back to writing as I want to finish the MLR Father's Day Story - When Souls Collide. The early I get it to the editor the easier it will be on both of us. I am about halfway done so I hope to finish by Wednesday... That will give Beta Reader Sue time to do her betaring for the Good Reads: Love Is Always Write  Free Reads Event  (You will need to be a member of the GoodReads MMRomance group to be able to access the link - so now would be a good time to join if you haven't already - you will also have to be a member of GoodReads  - so you may need to join there as well.)

On that note I will say that I subbed the Father's Day Novella - One Last Kiss Goodbye to Silver so I have an 8 week wait ahead of me. I figure I have a 50/50 chance of getting picked up... I will keep you all informed on whether we will be celebrating or commiserating - either way we can do it together - LOL.