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The Cave…is dark

Published on March 31, 2009 in Life, TV and Writing. 2 Comments

To those few of you who actually ready my blog (I think there is 5 LOL), sorry I haven’t been around much the past little bit. Between not feeling great, my day job, family and trying to get edits done, well…the blog has suffered.

I do try to pop on to Twitter a few times a day though, so you can see my random musings there. Most of them are coffee induced ramblings, so be warned.

I’m finding it interesting going through the edits of my current manuscript. Once I got past the “OMG this is terrible” freakout phase I normally go through, I was able to focus with the pointed direction of a few reviewers. I have to say, the end result is much stronger than I thought it would be. This makes me happy. :D

Editing at Starbucks is also working. Sunday mornings after swimming lessons is mentally a good space for me. Now, I just need to pick one or two nights though the week that I can go as well. If I do, I might be able to finish these edits up and send it off to the two requests I’ve had for it.

On the TV front, I’m finally starting to get into Dollhouse. The last two weeks were very strong on the plot, and the acting was great. I’m actually starting to like Echo a bit more than I had. Supernatural is still AWESOME! Man, I adore that show. The stories really push the actors to show a wide range of skills, and keep me wanting a whole lot more. I haven’t looked forward to Thursdays this much ever.

I hope all your lives are going well these days.

How Do You Make A Fangirl Squee?!?

Published on February 6, 2009 in TV. 5 Comments

You give her a trailer for the next season of her favourite show!

They are killing me by not letting us know when this is going to air. *sigh* I need more Torchwood!

At least I’ll have Supernatural and Dollhouse to keep me busy until this is shown. :D

Musings

Published on January 20, 2009 in Life, TV, The Bond That Saves Us and Writing. 2 Comments

My mind is scattered today. Nothing abnormal in a way, and I’m not sure why. I’m starting to notice the oddest things about myself recently.

I woke up this morning and realized all of my beauty/health products are Dove brand. Soap, shampoo, face cream (day and night), and deodorant. I honestly didn’t plan that.

I’m cold all the time. Not only in the winter (when I’m freezing), but in the summer too. It’s one of the reasons I like to take scalding baths. They get so hot, my husband thinks I’m cooking.

I’m getting very particular in my older age about the TV shows I watch. It has to have interesting character, and a good story arc. I’m at the point now where I need to be hooked to come back the following week to see what’s happening. I also have to have a sarcastic main character somewhere in there to keep me amused.

I like snoopy. Seriously, I don’t know when this happened.

When I set my mind on something, I tend to jump in and do it with both feet. Case in point, I just bought Power 90X from BeachBody.com. I did the original Power 90 a few years ago and lost an obscene amount of weight. In the six years since I stopped the program, I’ve gained back only 10 lbs, but I’ve lost my muscle tone. Hubby and I are going to do an intensive workout with the X program. I’m determined there will be less of me by the time I go to RT in April.

I’m in the home stretch of writing The Bond That Saves Us. This is huge for me on a number of fronts. It’s the last book in that series. When I started, I had no idea that there would be another book, let alone a series. The fact that I’m wrapping up the lives of characters who I’ve known for three years, is a bit sad. This also has been important to me because of the major writer’s block I’d been going through. I finally feel like I’m past it, and I have to thank Sean and Amy for that.

Anyway, that’s it for me today. As you can see, my mind is bouncing all over. I hope that just means my creative muses are jazzed and are looking for an outlet. I better get writing! :D

Supernatural!

Published on January 15, 2009 in TV. 3 Comments

Supernatural is back on TV tonight! *does a snoopy dance*

I’m so excited that I’m all caught up on this show, and will now be able to watch it as it airs. Mind you, that will probably also drive me insane because I’ll actually have to WAIT to see what happens next. On second thought…AWWWWW!!! Still, I’m in love with this show and am excited. :D

To make me even happier, BSG will be starting up again this weekend. It’s the last 13 episodes, which sucks, but I’m glad they will be going out on a high note.

Now if we could only get the air date for series three of Torchwood…

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Brrr….

Published on January 14, 2009 in Life, TV and The Bond That Saves Us. 3 Comments

Why do I live in Canada? No, really. It’s freaking cold! *sigh* I’m such a wimp when it comes to these things, I wonder how I survive most of the time.

The only good side, is that I’m more likely to stay inside and write. Can I do that tonight, though? No. I have to take my youngest out to her Brownie meeting, and then get groceries. The cat is mad and starting to chew at my toes. So are my kids, for that matter. A clear sign that we need food.

I am pleased that I’ve managed to write for the past three days in a row. I’m not up to my normal word output, but it’s better than he nothing that has been happening recently. I’m getting back into the swing of things, and with any luck, I’ll be finished the first draft of The Bond That Saves Us very soon.

On another (more embarrassing) note, I just updated my author picture on the About page of my website. The one that was up there, quite frankly, sucked. I hate getting my picture taken. HATE! But last night my hubby managed to get a decent one, so up it goes.

How is everyone else making out this hump day? I’m excited that Supernatural starts back up tomorrow. And so far, 24 has been good. Is there any TV that you are excited about?

NaNo – Day 8

Published on November 9, 2008 in NaNoWriMo and TV. 4 Comments

I did well yesterday with my writing. Not as much as I’d hoped, but I had a lot of other things on my plate. By the time I turned my computer off, I made it to 15,109 for a word count. I’m going to try and hit things as hard as I can today. My husband comes back from his trip late tomorrow night, and I want to make sure I’m well on my to the halfway mark by then.

The story itself is going well. No roadblocks yet, and the characters seem to be gelling. I know I’m not going deep enough with their motivations, and there are a few inconsistencies, but I’ll be able to fix those up on the next round.

On another, completely unrelated note, I heard that the BBC and Dick Wolf are going to be producing Law & Order: London in 2009! The show is set to star Jamie Bamber (Battlestar Galactica, Horatio Hornblower) as DS Matt Devlin, and Freema Agyeman (Doctor Who) as Alesha Phillips. Seeing as I adore both of these actors, I’m really excited for this show. I just hope it makes its way quickly to BBC America.

And just because I can…

Six Degrees of Sexy – Bad Characters Gone Good

Published on October 21, 2008 in 6 Degrees of Sexy and TV. 1 Comment

Hello everyone! Well, my week started off with a bang, and I’ve been running ever since. Today is my oldest daughter’s birthday (I’m so not old enough to have a nine year old), and we’ll be celebrating tonight. :D

I’ve posted over at Six Degrees of Sexy today, talking about the trend of bad characters becoming good in books and TV shows. I’d love to hear what you think about it. :)

When good stories go bad

Published on October 16, 2008 in TV and Writing. 9 Comments

Okay, I’m the first to admit I’m pretty forgiving when it comes to the TV shows I watch. I’ll let them get away with just about anything as long as:

1. The characters are interesting and have a solid reason for acting a particular way, or doing a particular thing

or

2. The plots are well written and keep me guessing, despite flawed characters.

I think being a writer has ruined certain shows for me, or at the very least, has made me impatient when it comes to the absence of the above two points. Hence why I’ve officially given up on Heroes.

I mean…COME ON!! I loved this show first season. Adored it! Now, I’m so annoyed with it, the thought of spending an hour in front of the TV isn’t justifiable. They’ve changed the characters, INCONSISTENTLY! They have so many plot threads, and so many loose ones from last season, that nothing makes sense. I can’t care about a character that I won’t get to see for more than a few minutes each episode, and have them change radically.

/rant over

As a writer, this is something that I try really hard not to do. I love a good complex plot. I try to write them. I may not be the most brilliant author out there, but I try to at the very least be consistent.

So I’m taking a lesson from Heroes as I’m working on book two of my urban paranormal series. I’m keeping track of all the plot points I started in book one. I’ll make sure they are all resolved by the end of book six. This is my promise to you!

Now I just have to sell them…

Done!

Published on September 29, 2008 in All Bottled Up, TV and Writing. 6 Comments

*runs a victory lap*

First round of edits for All Bottled Up and done and sent off. I’m so pleased with the changes, and how they help clean up my character’s motivation. I’m glad I was able to finish this up, because I was hit with a pretty nasty migraine this weekend. Really has knocked the stuffing out of me the past few days.

On the TV front, tonight Heroes is on. I’m going to give this show about a month and then we’ll have to see if I’ll keep watching. House and NCIS on the other hand were excellent. I haven’t watched CSI yet, but I have it recorded, so I’ll get to it this week.

I need to get going again with my writing. I haven’t worked on a new project seriously in a while. NaNoWriMo is coming up, and I’ve always had really good luck doing that. I’m going to spend October getting back into the groove, then hit the pavement hard in November.

How is everyone else doing this week so far?

Fantastic Friday!

Published on July 25, 2008 in Life, Reading, TV and Writing. 2 Comments

There was something in the air last night people. Three separate individuals I know ended up having something FANTASTIC happen to them last night. One I can’t tell you about yet….a friend got engaged, and my husband got to attend the preview of the Stargate: Continuum movie at Comic Con. I’m so jealous of him right now it’s not freaking funny! *sigh*

Speaking of my husband, he is having a fantastic time at Comic Con. He got to attend the Doctor Who and Torchwood sessions (and apparently John Barrowman is even funnier in person than he appears in the interviews), he saw the Stargate movie, and that was only for day one! I can’t wait to see the pictures. :D

Me, I’ve been trying to get ready for Nationals and realized I’m not. I need to go shopping this weekend, so my poor girls are going to get dragged around. I need to my a little black dress. ;) I also need to work on a pitch for my book(s), and get all my OCD-I-have-to-check-everything-ten-thousand-times list out. Fun weekend ahead!

Oh! And I want to take a second to pimp a fantastic book I’m reading. It’s called Personal Demons by the fabulous Stacia Kane. Here’s the Amazon description:

Megan promises listeners to her new radio call-in show that she’ll “slay their personal demons,” and they believe her. So do the personal demons… although she doesn’t know it, Megan is the only human without a demon on her shoulder! Megan and her allies – a demon lover who both protects and seduces her with devilish intensity, a witch with poor social skills, and three cockney guard demons – have to deal not only with the personal demons, but a soul-sucker, ghosts of Megan’s past, and a reporter who threatens to destroy Megan’s career! 

I’m just over halfway through the story and LOVE it! The only reason I put it down is because I’m so tired after my days. I plan to finish it tonight though.

What are your plans for the weekend??