I wish I knew less...

Okay the big emotional snafu was for naught, I had a moment of name mistake and thought this critique was from someone I had met earlier and looked up to as a published author. Silly me. But I realized that I do live literally next door to a high school so I am going to see if an English teacher will help my “issues” in grammar and punct. I will get it figured out.

Any ways on to my topic. She brought up something that did make me think. She said I needed to give her more reason to like the characters. I didn’t panic about this but thought deeply…

Do I know Noble too well to write him effectively?

Think about it he has been in my head for almost 20 years in one form or another. I will blog about his evolution from David to Noble sometime.

The question still stands.
Do I know nobles favorite breakfast cereal? Yes Frosted flakes.
Favorite color? Green.
Favorite band? at the moment it is Fall Out Boy.
Favorite attire? Jeans black pointy toe cowboy boots and old rock band t shirts. But he wears white shirts and plaid over shirts for Lyris.
Favorite car? His prowler still but he likes his yellow 1932 Ford roadster too.

Case in point… I know too much about Noble to write him effectively for readers. I assume that you know him as well as I do. With my other main characters I write more internal dialogue and description and other things to give the reader an idea of who they are dealing with.

Not that I mind having him in my head. In fact… I love it. But for my reader, I wish I knew less.

Oh and By The Way... His favorite pajamas? Pink flannel with red hearts a gift from his best friend…

Update on my MS

I recieved a e-mail from my bilogical mother. She says the publisher is reading it and likes it. This is good news as I have recieved a crit that said my punctuation needs work. Sigh. The STUPID gramar rules are what I strugle with the most. I know I attended english classes in High School I even got almost all A's my junior year. I just dont remember what I learned. I want to go back to school so badly. There is a USU extension right here in town and I need grammar classes.

So... to off set the depression of the bad Crit, with the good news that the publisher likes my MS.

Never send a man to do a woman's job

My Dh stopped at the grocery store on the way home from taking the kids to a museum saturday. I had told him the fridge looked bare that morning. So he goes to the store and comes back with day old doughnuts, 2 pkgs of steaks, a turkey, a ham, ice cream, 2 pkgs of bacon, 3 dips, 2 bags of chips, cake mixes, bananas, carrots and cabbage, toy guns for the kids, and NO milk! AND he rented a 2 tape war movie SIGH!

This is why I go shopping, or go with him.

I love my DH!

Writing School...

My brain is whirling at the moment. I have set goals to continue writing through out the year. Yet I am the mother of six and a home. My free time is scattered and writing time is rare.

I discussed this with Shanna one of my writing friends back in November. I wish there was just a writing school. Where my day was structured and I had to do my assignments because I was recieving a grade of sorts. (I guess publishing is the final grade right?) You see I work very well with structure just not deadlines. :)

My ideal would be 3-4 hrs writing, 1 hr editing, 1 hr research if needed, 1 hr publishing persual, and a cosy lunch with my writer friends for support. (of course blogs and web surfing would be my homework.)

It could work. I could go to writers school half time on days I needed to, and call in sick too.

Soooo.... How about it? Any one up to going to school with me? What is your ideal of a Writers School?

Happy New Year...

It IS the begining of a new year. I suppose that I should have some resolutions to motivate me. However, if I call them resolutions I am bound by fate, to blow them out of the water by the end of January. So a goal sounds more appropriate, and I have a few.

One, I will continue to look for a home for my Dominion Day series, I believe the story needs to be told.
Two, I will finish the vampire story I have begun. Intercession deserves to be finished.
Three, I will try to be more organized time and home wise.
Four, I will continue to Write because I love writing not to publish or for money, although it would be nice.... :)
Five and most important, Be nice to myself all the time.

I'm back,

I've been gone a few days. First a surprise visit from my best friend had me busy for days. I love surprises. Then my kids got sick. So it has been a busy week.

I did change the side bar of this blog even if I didn't post. I am counting down till the final round of the Amazon/Penguin contest, added a submission post and updated my Book in a Month challenge. Hope you like the TINY changes. :)

Some of you may have noticed...

That I have switched DD2 Foxproof and DD3 Awaiting. In the process of plot revision I realized that Foxproof happened too soon, and Awaiting needed to happen before any reader knew much about Dalton T. Fox. So i changed the order of the books and then realized that Awaiting which centers around Lyris Standing needed to be from her POV, so not only did I change the order but the POV of DD2. I was a little surprised but pleased with the changes. It will be a good thing, I know it in my gut, and if living with Noble in my head for so long has taught me anything, it is to trust your gut.


I have also fleshed out the spiritual side of the yoga that Noble uses in his world and changed some of the names and created my own Center Points (chakras).