A Quickie Post

How cute is this guy? And that reminds me, I've announced this on my website and MurderSheWrites blog, but I forgot to do it here. I will be writing my paranormals (BLOOD MAGIC, release March 2009) under Jennifer Lyon.

Eventually I'll get a new website up on JenniferLyonBooks.com I'll probably start a new blog, something much more fun. Hot men, witch jokes, contests, etc. If I can free up enough brain cells to get all this planned and designed.

If you all have any ideas to make a new blog fun, speak up!

Me? Stressed?

I'm working on the revisions of BLOOD MAGIC spending long hours at the computer. It can, at times, be daunting. But I put Nora Robert's chat from last summer's Romance Writers of America Conference on my iPod and listened to her while walking. She said one thing that totally resonated with me:

"I. Will. Win."

She went on to explain that she will wrestle every book she writes until it works.

Nora Rocks! And that is my motto now. I am wandering around the house saying, "I'll win! You'll see, this book won't beat me!"

My husband smiles and nods, "Whatever you say, Jen."

Then my older son was home for Mother's Day and I was telling him that I couldn't sleep because I kept hearing my character's talking. He pipes up, "Dad do you know mom hears voices?"

My husband looks at me.

"Hey! I became a writer to give the voices something to do. Back off."

They all burst out laughing.

At me.

Whatever.

Then my youngest son, who is 19, got a book in the mail. The doorbell rang and I heard a package drop. I ran out and saw a Barnes and Noble box on the ground. AWESOME! I pick it up and it's addressed to my son.

Bummer.

So I give it to him and he shows me the book. A biography of some hip hop rapper dude. I know who it is, but I'm not going to say because of the following. The next day my son says, "Mom you can read the book when I'm done."

"Will I like it?"

My son takes a second and says, "It's no worse that all the stuff you write and read."

"Hey!"

He laughed, went into his room and closed the door. I could STILL hear him laughing. I walked right into that one.

So tell me what's going on with you all?

Revisions...A New Marathon!

The last three weeks was painting.

Now it's revisions and my buddy here, Frank, is keeping me company while I keep my butt in the chair working to revise BLOOD MAGIC.

I've never thought of myself as a Marathon Girl. The word marathon makes me think of running, and I don't run. Not unless something really big and ugly is chasing me, or something scaly and slithery--EWWW--I hate snakes. But back to the point--I'm starting to realize that I like the challenge of Marathons and I love the feeling of accomplishment when I finish it.

But I don't like it at the beginning of the book. For that first half, I am SLOWWW. It just takes me a while to create the world. But once I hit the middle to two thirds, then the pace picks up considerably.

I guess that makes me a Part Time Marathon Girl. Hmm, maybe I should take up part time running? NOT! So not running! I used to run on the treadmill many years ago but it never got me anywhere...LOL!

Okay so your turn, do you all like Marathon Work? Or are you more the slow and steady types?

Finished Painting!

It took us three long weekends, about 7 or 8 days! Here's a couple pics. The house is a mess of course!

This is hubby painting the living room walls--huge walls with cathedral ceilings:

And this one is of me when we finished! I was just touching up with the brush.


We had HOURS more of cleanup to do and putting back furniture, but we are all finished. Maybe I'll post a picture or two of finished walls later this week--if I get time. Now I have to concentrate on revisions for BLOOD MAGIC.