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Okay, this is what happens when your fabulous agent challenges you by calling your previous trailer "predictable" (and of course, he was right!!).
Okay, so I got jealous *grin* of seeing everyone's blurb for their books. LOL And granted, mine's not even contracted yet. But I just couldn't resist designing this. Waddya think???
Well, not literally, but the other day, I was chatting witha friend on IM. And I changed my avatar to a diver with a shark swimming by. I told her the scene reminded me of Dead Reckoning. And she said, "and Midnight Zone." Immediately, I was like--Oh, remember when Declan was diving and he got nudged by the shark that sliced his rebreather, which is how Declan got that scar." I was nearly giddy reliving that moment. How he fought for his life and ended up being saved when Joselyn had to crack his dive helmet off with an oxygen bottle...
Sigh.
That part isn't in the book. It's the backstory. And Declan isn't real, although I retold the event as if I'd just shared a day in the life of the Kendig family--like when my son lost his tooth eating a sandwich.
Blurring the lines of fiction and real life comes easy to me. LOL Only because my characters are "real" people with depth and replete with events that have colored their world to the mural they're living now.
So--have you done this lately? Been so involved in your characters, that you suddenly find them coming to life in YOUR life?? Seen your hero in the grocery store? Have you ever had a character stalk you through your house as you're trying to do laundry with him demanding you fix this situation the heroine has caused?
Sigh.
Me too.
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Well, it's been a while--moving to a new city, adjusting to the SLOOOOW pace here, battling with the special education dept at my twins' new school, experiencing gravely disappointing news, and just plain living has kept me from being regular...er, with posting on the blog. :-D
Anyway, I thought I'd post some pictures. First, you get to see my new office. I have one more Audrey Hepburn poster to get framed and hung, but you can see two of them there. Also, notice the picture on my laptop? LOL And what about that white cup next to the laptop and under my picture-board for Dead Reckoning? :-D Anyone else have a Starbucks addition, too??
Okay, the next photo is kind of a blast from the past. LOL It's taken at the 2004 ACW Conference in Dallas. 
Really, it's not the best picture, but I found it ironic. This conference was my first-ever conference, and who did I pitch my futuristic story, Liberty's Son, to? None other than the man who is now my fabulous agent--three years later--Steve Laube. Don't I look like a dork?? LOL
I will never forget meeting him and how very kind he was. Being new, I was too scared to be the first appt he took, but I'm pretty sure I signed up for second. After the meeting, I *flew* to tell my writer friends about our meeting, and how Steve thought my premise was intriguing. Can you tell how very green and naive I was at this conference? Had no clue!!! But Steve put me at ease, even if my word count was 165k. LOL That's one thing that I greatly admire about Steve--he's a very compassionate man. Brutally clever in the field. LOL My three previous rejections and the plethora of others from people I know attest to his discerning eye for fiction.
The group photo is the very first writer's group I ever joined--Seed Sowers, started by Frank Ball (yellow shirt). Seed Sowers is now a part of the North Texas Christian Writers. It's through this group that I made wonderful friends, and even though I'm no longer in the Metroplex, I begged Frank to leave me on their list. :-D They're just that kewl!!
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Oh--and that reminds me--is anyone out there an Amazon friend? Let me know and we can share profiles!
Blessings, y'all!
I'm done with my contemporary romance, Rhyme & Reason. Oh, what's with the Spanish word, acabé, you might be asking? It means "I finished!" Darn thing gave me fits at the end, but I think I got it down satisfactorily. the first ending I wrote made me cry--cuz it was bad, not a tear-jerker. :-D But then I rewrote it. And rewrote it. Till finally--the ending felt right. I really love this story, and already it is affecting families. I've sent it off to Camy Tang for her to wield her wasabi genius at it. Here's praying I recognize my manuscript when it comes back.
It's a new year. Already my family is faced with HUGE uncertainties...my hubby is without a job. I'm not working in a fashion that brings in income...YET. When God told me this would be a year of transition, I should've been warned. But I'm okay. Really. I have a strong awareness of His activity in my life, and I'm confident that God is busy preparing, arranging, and maneuvering me for what's to come. I really look forward to this coming year. Neen told me it would be a painful year. I had a very painful time last yaer. I'm hoping this year is more about beauty of His promises.
So, now that my contemporary is written, I plan to get back into research for my next spy novel. For Christmas, my in-laws bought me this WAY KEWL book called The Spycraft Manual. It's amazing. I can't wait to read--no, STUDY--the rest of it. There's a ton of information in here and history on the craft of spying. Also, while all those startling revelations over the Russian spy who was poisoned came out in the news, I printed out every article I could find on his story, the story of the former spy-turned reporter who was assassinated, and many other fascinating articles in relation to Litvinenko. Why did I do this? Well, because my heroine is a former Russian spy. It makes sense, right, to know what's happening currently to make the story that much more relevant.
I think, for a while, I'm going to concentrate on spy stuff. I hope this will peak your interest, not only in the world around you, but in my books! *GRINS!*
