New Year New Resolutions?

Ok, so it's the new year. What does that mean to me? To be honest. Not a whole lot. I made my resolution a few months ago. I am going to sit down and write. I have decided that writing should not be a reward for accomplishing the day to day things I have to. I used to say to myself, "If I get the laundry done now, I can devote a few hours to writing." Not anymore. Now it is I'll do an hour of writing and then do the laundry. It is amazing how much I get done, both writing and around the house. So my advice to all you writers or artists or anyone who has a passion is to make time to do what you love and let the rest be for everything else.

I am in the process of writing another book. I finished Beauty and the Beast. It is sitting aside right now. I am giving it some time to settle. I'll go back and edit it and then get my confidence in it built up and go back to the agent search yet again. So wish me luck, though I am pretty proud of it. At least right now.

My reading obsession

Ok, so I can hear my mother now..."Put that book down and do your chores." That was just last week actually. She always is on my case about how much I read...I admit I can finish two novels in a day if the kids would let me. (and those aren't little novellas either - talking full fledged 300 page novels) So today, I was good. In the morning, I paid bills, cleared out the family email box (1200 messages) and even did a bit of cleaning. So when I sat down after lunch to read an entire novel, I thought nothing of it. I did my chores.

The family gives me a hard time because I insist the reading is research...Now I admit that I love my novels and I read to relax, but seriously, it has become a form of research...Once you become a serious writer, no book is ever the same. I notice descriptions and how they are created, if they create a realistic image in my mind. I look at sentence structure and plot progression...Reading is not what it used to be for me. It is not bad though, I find it much richer now. I do have a confession - please don't hold it against me - I sometimes pick up novels by no name authors that I am sure will not be the best written just so I can say - "Mine is way better than this...If they can be published, so can I." I then read one of my favorite authors - my inspirations and think "Someday, I will be like this."

So I have read two novels today by one of my favs and I am now off to read one of the others...if Karen (won't use a last name) can do it, so can I.

Have a great night.

Don't Touch

Pricella Watson has been given a gift, but to her it is a curse. With just a touch, she can see the past. Pain, joy, fear and lust, the extreme emotions. At the age of 32, she has managed to avoid physical contact with anyone for 11 years, ever since the first and last traumatic incident, when she came in contact with a rapist. Detective Jameson, who has known her since high school comes to her for help to catch a murderer/rapist by touching a girl in a coma. Scared to death she touches Jameson after touching the girl and finds a calming reaction to his touch, but no vision. As time goes on, the murderer discovers she knows about him threatens her life. Jameson must protect her and still solve the case. Can he do it without falling in love?

My First Grand Novel

OK, so as I promised, here is On Loan:

In a dead end job, overworked and underpaid, all Pru wants is a little excitement, but she didn’t bargain for this. Derrick shouldn’t be intriguing and dangerous. After all, he is just a computer geek, right? Alright, he’s a hot computer geek, but still. Improving a computer program puts the two of them in close contact, where the heat begins to rise. They are forced to face a conspiracy that is close to home and solve a mystery to save his reputation. Pru quickly finds herself falling hard for Derrick, but she has to wonder if she is merely giving her heart out on loan during the hot steamy nights. Being with him means she will leave her boring life, but is it worth the risks?

or at least that is what I am trying to tell the agents...Want to learn more go check out my WeBook page - linked on the previous post.