Happy Birthday, Max.

Leigh 'Max' Walker

Happy birthday you old fart.

I hope the kids spoil you rotten.

I can't believe it━where did it go?

I can't believe how fast this year has flown by in the blink of an eye. It seems like only yesterday we were all telling each other Merry Christmas/ Happy Hanukkah/ Seasons Greetings (however you want to say it) & Happy New Year, and here it rolling around again... 

Q> Where the hell did the year go, and how did I miss so much of it?

It's like I only woke up and it was already November. I'm not happy about it. I know it's my own damn fault. I know I was sick at the beginning of the year.

Q> But what the hell was my excuse for somehow missing the whole middle of the year?

I can't even seem to recall what was so damn interesting that it kept me so preoccupied and away from my computer. Hence the reason I need to sort out the schedule for next year.

Wish me luck━I'm going to need it.

Beautiful according to me

Again I haven't got a clue who these people are, but to me, they just have something about them that makes me sit up and take notice... Enjoy!

I liked his beard.

I thought she'd make a great wolf or a vampire.

I thought they would make great characters.

I thought she'd make a great demon or wolf.

I think this would make a great scene━Who are they?

I just love her hair.

Who doesn't want to hear his story?

I've always loved this one.

Today I am...

Today, even though I'd much rather be staying at home. I'm braving the shopping malls to pay some of my Christmas layby's━ all stuff for my granddaughter... but she's worth it. Thank the be-all and end-all there is only one or it would have cost me a small fortune. Next year I'll be better prepared I think. I'm going to try and buy my presents throughout the year so it's not all a rush at the end. Aside from baby dolls, my granddaughter is tomboy through and through. 

I have a freaking major headache today━but what else is new with me. I always seem to have a damn headache lately. The best thing I can say is, at least it isn' a damn migraine. I'm feeling much better than I was, but I'm not 100% yet.  I still can't seem to shake my cough, and It's driving me nuts. My throat and ears are so irritated from coughing. Mum is in the same boat, but at least she is also on the mend.

Today I am also doing my grocery shop for the fortnight. Picking up all the things we've run out of. I have my trusty shopping list on hand so I only buy what we need. Or else I'd buy a ton of stuff that would end up getting thrown out before it got used. Though I do need to stock up on cookie making stuff to make Grace and Elliot's Christmas biscuits. And this year I'm making my brother some herbed butter (not for Christmas) he grew the herbs. It's just something I saw on a cooking show and thought I'd give it a try.

I've got questions...

Okay, this is what's been playing on my mind.

1> I had a book published once already━The Freedomers 1: Zephania's Chance━and before I find a new home for it. I'm wondering a couple of things.

Q> Is it okay to change the sex of some of the key players (at least 3). I would like to change the three female siblings to male.

2> In The Connelly Chronicles 3: Because of You, I've hit a roadblock. This is my problem.

Q> How badly would you freak out if you found out you were kidnapped as a baby?

3> In Wardens of the Guild 3: Heartstrings I actually have two questions I need answered.

Q1> Is Heartstrings meant to be one word or two (Heart Strings)?

Q2> Daven is old and set in his ways━I mean he really likes things done his way because Eric used to pander to his needs when Eric was his day warden. now Gabe has the job. Gabe has just spent a couple of centuries trying to kill his first two charges. he and Dav clash often because in Dav's eyes Gabe is nothing like Eric. What one good thing Gabe could do (not sexual━even though he and DAV end up as mates) to change Dav's mind?

Example Character Profile

Series Title: The Lines of Marsden.

Books: Fist line.

Name: Michael Alexander Marsden.

Age: 22 (at time of turning).

Species: Vampire (King).

Realm: SE Queensland, Australia.

Hair Colour/Type/Length: Dark brown almost black (in book one it is just past his shoulders in book 2 onward it is cropped short like in this picture except the fringe is a lot shorter like he has it shorn close to his scalp).

Eye Colour/Shape: Purple (shade varies depending on his moods).

Skin colour Type Pale, never was prone to tanning.

Scars/Blemishes: Facial scars - small one between the nose and the top lip and one that runs the length of his jaw on his left side, (due to his cousin Geoffrey tripping him into a barbwire fence when in high School – they hate each other).

Height: 5 feet 9.

Weight: 90 Kg.

Clothing preferred: Jeans, dress shirts. Though after meeting pack and the English vampires he does start wearing t-shirts.  He does have a lot of clothing with Dragons on (bought by Gypsy mostly black).

Mannerisms: At first Michael’s kind of shy and unsure of himself. But that couldn’t be further from the truth. Michael once comfortable, with who he is, makes the best damn leader (He’s destined to be king). Michael’s a jump in there all or nothing type of person. Not really an over-thinker, and gets frustrated when the others need to talk and think through everything. Probably why he ends up in trouble so much of the time. Once he sets his mind to something there’s no way he’ll give up until he has completed/mastered what he has set out to do. He’s compassionate up to a point. Hurt him, or who he claims as his, and your life isn’t worth living.

Favourite Colour: All shades of blue.

Favourite Food: Chicken Kiev and Salad

Favourite Drink: Coke/ Bourbon (even though Booze really has no effect on them—he just likes the taste)/ and Christian gets him hooked on green tea.

Favourite Band: He likes it all he’s pretty eclectic in his tastes

Favourite Book: David Eddings the Elenium series

Favourite Movie: Chronicles of Riddick.

NOTES: Siblings are Gypsy his twin sister in this lifetime and Benj from their original lifetime. He has three children with Doyle who was originally known by another name (Carleah)—children are Raphael who has been kidnapped by Venetia, and still missing, or rather hidden away are Michaela and Vladimir who will be introduced in future books. Michael always only ever wanted to live his life. But soon realised that words said in haste to piss someone off often have a way of coming back to bite him in the arse, and turning him into the king of a whole legion of beings, all looking to him for the answers.

Character Inspiration

Wardens of the Guild 3: Heartstrings

Gabriel Gillis━Human/Day Warden

Daven Banks━Vampire/Guild Member

Artemis Kohen━Fey 

The Connelly Chronicles 3: Because of You

Nathan 'Nate' Burkhart━Girly's brother

Daniel Marshal━Viv's brother

Sons of Evenmore 3: Fear the Scarlet Moon

Phoenix Lunos━Vampire/Challus Coven Leader

Linkin━Arctic Wolf/Ollun

Cooper Norton━Human