And apparently they are US Marines (WOOT)
How fitting as this is Memorial Day weekend that I find something about our military AND werewolves.
They are the Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 122.
You can find out more about their history here.
Have a fantastic weekend!
I love Snoopy and author Snoopy always makes me smile.
I’m still riding a high off my new release and the print release of my books. Thanks again to everyone who has purchased them in this last week, I really appreciate it and I hope you enjoyed them!
Memorial Day weekend is upon us here in the US, it’s the unofficial start to the summer season and everyone is gearing up for the beach and barbecues this long weekend. Me, I’m going CAMPING – with about 15 – 20 of my family members – we’re a close lot and I think the age range is something from 83 to 17 months LOL. I love camping, although we’re not exactly roughing it. It should be fun.
I plan on taking the next few days to relax and let the muse go free as I finalize what I want to do for book 3 in the Dark Wolf Series. I’m hoping being around the woods and nature will inspire me. I can’t wait to start writing regularly again. I’ve made a promise to not take a year between books and I plan on keeping it.
I’m also neck deep – well maybe not neck deep since I’m still fairly early into it, maybe knee deep - in editing my contemporary. I hope to have that ready for submission by mid-summer.
So just a few of the things I’m working on. Hope you all in the US have a FANTASTIC holiday weekend and for those outside the US, I hope you have a fantastic few days as well!
Until Next Time,
You would think this being my second new novel and my third release day (if you count the print version of DMR coming out as a release day) that I wouldn’t be as nervous and excited as the first time – excited maybe, but nervous?
Well nerves and excitement are both here full force. I love writing and being able to share my stories with everyone, it’s a real pleasure. I wish I could say I was doing something really exotic or relaxing, but the truth is, I’m at my day job and though it’s a fantastic place to be, the beach or poolside it’s not LOL.
But the truth is, if I have to spend the day working, this is one of the best places I could be. The only place better would be back home with my best friends.
In honor of release day I made cupcakes for my office …
Werewolf cupcakes! The ears came out slightly wonky making them look more like bears but I say they’re wolves LOL.
I’m still thinking on what to do to celebrate release day, but be sure to watch my facebook page and twitter to see what I come up with.
Enjoy everyone!
Get down tonight …
Yeah I’m in a good mood ….
Continue reading
Okay so I know I promised a rundown of RT, but I’ve been neck-deep in final line edits for BTBM so I haven’t had a chance. However, I promise to get that done ASAP (probably tonight for posting tomorrow).
Sooooo good news is, I think I’m really done with edits. It’s funny but no matter how many times you go through your MS you still manage to find tiny mistakes. Thank goodness for good great editors! Next on tap is getting my trailer all set (woot once again with the FANTABULOUS Circle of Seven Productions) then just waiting the 2 weeks until the book is released (GAH)
Just wanted to post a little update saying I was back home and will be blogging about the convention within the next day or so 
When I write I like to keep a file or two on who I imagine my characters would look similar to. I would keep them on a file on my harddrive, in a binder AND on dropbox LOL – yes I like to save various places because I’ve lost lots of things due to falty equipment.
Now with Pinterest, I am able to share my vision with anyone who cares to see it. It’s a fun way to give a little insight into my head.
If you’re interested, you can see the casts for DARK MOON RISING here and the cast for BENEATH THE BLOOD MOON here. I’ll be adding to them as I think of things or go back to my notes. My Pinterest site also houses, copies of my covers and things I come across that I think are funny as well as random inspiration and eventually inspiration to things I’m working on.
I hope if you don’t follow me yet, you’ll check in once in a while and leave me a comment
Enjoy!
The writing/editing cave that is.
I’ve finished my first round of edits with my editor. I cannot begin to explain how daunting it is to edit a book that’s been corrected and read by someone with the expertise to point out ALL your mistakes. You go through a whole set of emotions from embarrassment to self-doubt to resignation to confidently going through your baby. It’s a fantastic tool though because I think as a writer you never really see your writing the way others do and you finally see how often you use words and phrases (or lack of punctuation SMH LOL). Each time you go through it you learn more about your writing and you learn to look out for certain things. In DARK MOON RISING my favorite word was nod – lordie lordie did I use that a lot … in BENEATH THE BLOOD MOON my word du jour was smile LOL. What can I say? They were a much happier clan LOL!
Thanks to my editor Chrissie, I’ve toned it all down and it is a much tighter, better flowing book that I hope you’ll all like.
So just a quick update, I’ve recieved first edits from my wonderful editor so I’m working on those feverishly. Making tweaks here and there and just tightening the story a bit – I say THANK GOD for editors who make you sound better than you thought you could
Last night after going through a few chapters … okay it was one chapter – I get so distracted easily LOL – I checked my email on my phone before heading up to bed and what should I see, but an email from April Martinez, cover artist extroidinaire! She had draft 1 of my cover ready for me to see.
I held my breath and waited for the picture to show and ….. immediately fell in love. I ADORE my cover!!
Soooooo you want to see it? Well check out the page for BENEATH THE BLOOD MOON by clicking here. I hope you like it as much as I do!
Until Next Time,
