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About This Author
I am a 40 year old married mother of two teenage boys. I live for writing, especially romance. Love the happily ever after scenerio. The best thing about writing for me is the ability to lose yourself in your work, and feel as if you've accomplished something great. At the end of the day, that's all that really matters.
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Poisoned Purple Pen
 
She sat down at her old wooden desk, pen at the ready. Her thoughts raced. What shall I write today? Tilting her head to the side, a small smile tugged at the corner of her mouth before enveloping her delicate face. The purple ink began to fill the once blank sheet, each stroke a labor of pure joy as the words flowed from her mind, her heart, her very soul.
My Dreams...
to write of romance and endless love
to love without boundaries
to learn from past mistakes
to laugh with all my heart
to be the woman I am meant to be
TODAY...
I will reach for the stars
Will not give up
Will give all that I have
Dare to dream the impossible dream
For anything in this life is possible
 <---I am blown away by this
August 31, 2016 at 4:03pm August 31, 2016 at 4:03pm
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Ah Wednesday. Hump day. That middle of the week blah freakin blah kinda work day. That is, until....
*cue dramatic music here*
That crazy ass witch who annoyed the shit out of me back in May when I was running the shop blew in like a hurricane. I know I can talk. A lot. Just ask anyone. But this woman, and yes I am using that damn term loosely, blew into the office and once her mouth opened, it didn't stop for the next 20 minutes. It didn't matter that I was on the phone. That my husband [R] was trying to tell me about parts I needed to order, which suppliers to call, etc. She just kept right on going. I couldn't even look at her for if I did, I just knew my mouth would get me into trouble.
Do you know what she reminded me of? The effin energizer bunny. Keeps going, and going, and going. Oh how I wished she actually had a battery pack I could rip right off of her skinny self absorbed ass and make it stop!
But wait, that's not all! Oh no. So I'm sitting at my desk, on the phone, writing up estimates in the computer when I suddenly realize I smell Sweet and Sour Chicken. You know the smell. It's sweet. And sour!  It is my favorite Chinese food. Err, it was until today. I swear this person must have bathed in it. It's the only way she would reek like it so bad that the odor permeated the entire office and was making its way to the garage.  All I know is, I'll never eat that food again, and any time I smell it, I will probably want to vomit. Thank a lot lady. It's bad enough she ruined my day, but taking away my Chinese take out is just a shitty thing to do!
I made R break out the air freshener the second she walked out the damn door. And of course, we didn't have any. But we did have a bottle of perfume lying around. Where that came from who knows. So now the door is open, the screen door is open, and R is spraying some expensive cologne all over the office!
Did I mention it's apparently allergy season? No! Well last night I noticed I had a sore throat, so the cologne just did wonders on my sinuses damn it. A sneeze. Then another. And of course these fuckers must come in 3s.
I'd emailed myself the story I was working on that I need to post tonight for the end of the August round and for I Write Romantic. But since stinky bitch was there first thing this morning, she ruined all my warm fuzzy, romantic feelings. I did try to pull up the copy I emailed myself. Of course that wasn't there. Not even in the freakin spam folder. Typical bullshit.
I was just so damn happy to leave work, late, but I headed home. And then I discovered that the dishwasher was still full, and dirty dishes were all over the counter.  Couldn't even sit down and relax for a minute until that was taken care of.
God help anyone who gets in my way the rest of today because I need to get that story written and submitted.
Ah bloody hell. I've been interrupted by my youngest who's complaining. Guess I need to play sympathetic mom now. I'm out
Prompt: Rant about something that fucked you off
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August 29, 2016 at 1:25pm August 29, 2016 at 1:25pm
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Where to begin? Probably the negatives so I can work my way to the positives. First off there's the left ankle injury. It comes and goes, but is hanging around a lot longer than I anticipated. Made an appointment for next Tuesday. My regular doctor must be stoned out of his mind since he thinks it's linked to my sacroiliac. Two words: AS IF!
If you've noticed around here foot injuries seem to be coming in rapid succession. I feel your pain. Believe me.
The wedding plans are coming together well. That's progress. And a little stressful doing this from two different countries. But it's what we have to do.
I decided to kick off WdCs 16th Birthday Bash a little early. "Tales of Seduction ~ Oct. Round OPEN" by Purple Holiday Givings  . Bonus Round. Extra goodies in store for all that enter. GPs ~Awardicons~Merit Badges. Come check it out.
Need to review these next couple days. I'm behind in Novel Workshops dang it! |
August 20, 2016 at 10:12am August 20, 2016 at 10:12am
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I have no inspiration this week it seems. I still have a romantic entry to write for I Write Romantic, but I'm stalling. It's due tomorrow! Though I do have a tendency to write better when the pressure of deadlines are looming over my head. No idea why that is.
With wedding plans moving forward things are crazy busy. And of course just as we were booking our flight for the wedding, the travel agent calls and says the price has been raised. I swear to God this happens to us every single time we fly. The dates we pick is always one after high season, so they move us up a day which is a total inconvenience. It's totally ridiculous.
My mom heard that booking a flight on August 23rd is the best time to book because it's the cheapest fair day of the year. Now we are about to find out. I'll keep checking rates online until then, but I'll be damned if I'm paying $1700 a ticket and having multiple stops to boot.
My soon-to-be daughter-in-law picked her wedding gown, and it's beautiful. I do like that they rent dresses there, not purchase like we do here. It's something you only ever wear once. And I understand the nostalgia of having something to hand down in the family, but most people really see that dress as used and do not want it anyway. They all must have new to them. So renting is an ideal option and a huge money saver in my opinion.
It really would've saved me from seeing my own dress destroyed when I gave it to my niece for her wedding and she changed it so much I didn't even recognize it any more.  Yes I wanted to cry, and later that day I did cry. I couldn't help myself, but I sucked it up, and lied and told her what she wanted to hear. I think R was the only one who saw through that fake smile.
I'm going through Bride 2 Be again. Dang perfectionist in me. It's probably why I can't write at the moment, things are rumbling around in my head for my book instead. Must learn to quiet that muse for a few hours so I can get my entry written. Hopefully that will happen at some point today or tomorrow. One can hope, right? |
August 13, 2016 at 7:58am August 13, 2016 at 7:58am
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So I've been a little bit busy. All caught up with "Bride 2 Be" by Purple Holiday Givings and managed to get a little bit of writing done there. Always exciting. I have an idea for a short story in my head for the I Write romantic challenge. Still need to find another contest to enter for the regular challenge.
Speaking of contests. Yep, I saw some moping around on the newsfeed looking for romantic contests to enter, which of course got my brain whirling and so I did this last night.
I don't consider myself great with poetry, but I know what I love to read, and what speaks to me, so this should be a little fun. Besides, I had a co-conspirator too, who just had to go and point out how addicting WdC can be. Oh it's not like I didn't know this already. It's just so easy to get caught up in the excitement of things around here sometimes. I am addicted and adore all things related to love. It's the hopeful romantic in me.  If you've ever read my work, you'd probably notice that is the main theme, even in my erotica, it all comes from  .
Heck last night was a such a whirlwind of getting that contest up and running, adding new images to my port to use for said contest, commissioning an exclusive merit badge, that I forgot to charge my laptop for hours, and then poof! it shut down on me. My apologies NaNoKit  I didn't mean to bail on you.
Oh, and I took second in one of the writing challenges for GoT! Damn it was a good night! That did make me thrilled. And congrats to my House Greyjoy teammate Starling  who also placed in week four. Now there's just one writing challenge to post results, and then of course the unveiling of the winners. God willing it will be this weekend. Not sure I can take the stress of waiting any longer!
Need to head over to Novel workshops and get some reviews done today. Happy Saturday everyone! |
August 11, 2016 at 6:54am August 11, 2016 at 6:54am
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Can't wait to see how well we did in Game of Thrones! The speculation is torture .
I managed to get both my stories in for "I Write in August-September-October" by NaNoNette 
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"I Write Romantic in Winter" by NaNoNette . Nice accomplishment.
I am reading "Bride 2 Be" by Purple Holiday Givings so I can refresh my memory, tweak things as I get close to where I left off so I can finish writing this one. It's strange to me that each book in this series seems to be a little bit better/stronger than the last one. I still A Perfect Fit best. And I did pretty well with sales on Amazon so I cannot complain.
I heard from Smexy today!! So nice to see my old gang of crazy chatties making a return to wdc. Welcome back Sciwriter   .
My son is getting married! It's totally surreal at this point. His bride to be is in Lebanon, so wedding planning is strange. I mean I'm in the US, so we are spending all of our time on whatsapp, sending voice clips, and photos as things move forward for a December wedding overseas. There's so much to do. We've been looking forward to this for a few years, but now that's it's really happening, is HUGE. I have a check list of things I need to do before all of that happens. Getting my body in shape is one of those items. I still have good and bad days since surgery. I tire so easily. Makes me nuts most days when I have no energy to do much of anything.
Last week I decided I was cleaning out my truck. Spent all morning Tuesday cleaning the carpet, and getting out stains from work boots, winter, etc and cigarette ash. It gets so filthy. And then of course my thumb reacted in protest. It's still sore, so I don't think I'm going to make that 20 years post hand surgery where it's not supposed to be a problem. I knew I'd never get my strength back in my thumb, but damn can that digit hurt like a beast when I over use it.
It's a work day. Must rush off to get myself presentable. Need to figure out which contests I'll be writing for this week. Way too early in the "I Write" contests to be slacking off already.
Happy Crappy Monday all 
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Wow, it's been 5 1/2 years since I wrote in my blog. That is a very long time.
I just spent July battling it out for the Throne in "Game of Thrones" by Creeper Of The Realm  . That was quite an intense ride, but I had a lot of fun. Win or lose, it is worth it. I made some new friends, that is the ultimate bonus as far as I'm concerned.
Team Greyjoy did not disappoint, and I am so grateful for my team that stepped in and worked out to complete in review battles and did a really good job of placing in some of the writing competitions.
Thanks to all of you who joined me in this endeavor. I cannot thank you all enough. So here's a shout out to all who gave their time in the month of July to take on this challenge with me. No matter how big or small your contribution was, it do appreciate it.
Now I'm back to working on my Endurance Series. A Perfect Fit, and Megan's Man are now published! That makes me happy. Bride 2 Be is halfway to completion, and with any luck, I'll have it finished by the end of September. At least that's the reasonable goal I've set for myself.
This month I joined "I Write in August-September-October" by NaNoNette and "I Write Romantic in Winter" by NaNoNette . All day I've been searching for contests to write for. I'm kind of bummed I haven't had any luck just yet. But, I'm hoping by tomorrow some contests that I enjoy will update and post their August Prompts.
And I really need to jump back into the "Cross Timbers Groups" by Carol Saint Ann  . I always get great help when I'm working on one of my novels, and this will be good for me. I can use the interaction and reading other stories to help get my own creativity flowing.
Guess that's my little update for now.
~Sweet dreams of and all things romantic!
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So sorry for your family's loss, T. I've been through that sadness with the loss of a couple expected grandchildren. It's a terrible loss. 
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