Meander 1 - Poem - The Barker
The Barker shouts
Come in, come in.
What will you have
Some love
Perhaps some sympathy
I'll try to find it for you
In the sideshow tent
And empathy comes in streams.
Barker keeps on screaming
What do you want>
I feel your pain.
And frenzied hands
Keep reaching
Taking little bits.
The barker gives until I die
And never, never gets.
Meander 2 _ Hurricanes - There is a hurricane coming, That was a few days ago. I have children in both of the areas where the storm is predicted to arrive. One child and her family decides to stick things out. Fortunately the hurricane missed them. Oh, there was rain and some winds but nothing like other places have. The other child left and found a safe place to stay. So all the worry I had was nothing. But worrying is what a mother does.
Meander 3 - Writing - Am really working on the Cancer Capricorn Connection. This draft always takes longer than any other. Rough drafts take maybe a day or a little longer for each chapter. Now it's the plot draft and holes need to be plugged, radical changes made since things changed when I went from the beginning to the end. The other drafts will be easier - I hope. That's what a writer does besides putting the words on paper, they also hope this story will be better than the last.
Monday, October 10, 2016
Sunday, October 9, 2016
Sunday's Book - Gemstones by Janet Lane Walters #MFRWauthor #historical #romance
When Nicola Gordon and her younger sisters travel from India to England, she goes to a marriage she doesn’t want.
Drew Barlow has no desire for marriage, but his distant cousin and Nicola’s grandfather, ran the estates into debt. Drew agrees to the marriage for the money and to please the Dowager, Nicola’s grandmother, but he has no trust for women or for love.
When the two meet they clash and come together, igniting a blazing attraction they cannot resist.
Janet Lane Walter's latest book Gemstones is a stunning tale of the differences between two cultures, English and Indian, and what occurs when two different cultures clash. After the death of her father, eldest daughter Nicola Gordon must take charge of her family, fifteen-year-old Elizabeth, a budding flirt, and ten year old Margaret, a hoyden of the worst degree.
Reviews :
By M. Fullington on January 7, 2014
Format: Kindle Edition
Gemstones
by Janet Lane Walters
Nicola has been raised in India but when her father passes, she must seek out marriage to protect her sisters and herself. Drew has his own demons. His childhood shaped the man he’s become. Forced to marry for money, he is pleased with a match with Nicola. Unfortunately, their pasts get in the way of their happiness and future.
The dramatic storytelling of British society against the backdrop of a young lady who is experiencing it new, draws the reader deeply into the tale. Nicola is intelligent, witty, and a take charge person. Yet, she’s insecure, unsure of her decisions and impulsive. All things that make her “real”. Readers will want to shake the characters at times for not finding time to talk or share their feelings but when they’ve had such upbringing, it’s understandable and lends more passion to the story.
Ms. Walters shows a deep knowledge for the culture of India and gemstones in this story as she weaves a masterful tale of two people who need to be loved. I wasn’t able to put the story down.
by Janet Lane Walters
Nicola has been raised in India but when her father passes, she must seek out marriage to protect her sisters and herself. Drew has his own demons. His childhood shaped the man he’s become. Forced to marry for money, he is pleased with a match with Nicola. Unfortunately, their pasts get in the way of their happiness and future.
The dramatic storytelling of British society against the backdrop of a young lady who is experiencing it new, draws the reader deeply into the tale. Nicola is intelligent, witty, and a take charge person. Yet, she’s insecure, unsure of her decisions and impulsive. All things that make her “real”. Readers will want to shake the characters at times for not finding time to talk or share their feelings but when they’ve had such upbringing, it’s understandable and lends more passion to the story.
Ms. Walters shows a deep knowledge for the culture of India and gemstones in this story as she weaves a masterful tale of two people who need to be loved. I wasn’t able to put the story down.
Saturday, October 8, 2016
Saturday's Blurbs - features Books by CJ Matthew #MFRWauthor #paranormal #contemporary #suspense
BLOOD TIDE
Dolphin Shore Shifters Book 1
The
Santa Barbara Channel holds a closely guarded secret…
She
had more than just her mission…
Sy’s rotation on land as a dolphin shifter couldn’t have
come at a better time. With her best friend missing and no answers forthcoming,
it was time to take matters into her own hands. And with the resources at the
Save Blue Water organization, finding her friend would be a whole lot easier.
Except …something sinister is going on inside SBW, something deadly, and Sy
finds herself at the center of danger.
The
last thing he needed was bullets and bombs…
Noah Nelson spent every minute trying to forget the war
while fighting his PTSD, but jumping in front of a bullet was second nature. It
had nothing to do with the fact the target was the most beautiful woman he’d
ever seen. Or that she was naked. But suddenly he’s caught up in her world,
protecting her from unforeseen threats, and falling in love … but Sy’s got a
secret that may rip them apart. Forever.
Amazon: http://amzn.to/1S5zWyF
DEADLY
REBOOT
Paladin
Group Book 1
Still
risking their lives…The Paladin Group.
Ginger
Odom has sworn to become self-reliant…
Until she is arrested in a small town and framed for the
murder of a police officer. Seems everyone in the community wants her behind
bars, regardless of the truth, so her aunt enlists the help of the Paladin
Group. A team of wounded former military men and woman, now civilian lawyers
and investigators, they rescue people in serious trouble.
Hale
Peters is determined to ignore his knee injury…
The former Air Force Pararescueman, wounded during a
rocket attack on Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, accepts his first reboot for
Paladin. His mission—keep Ginger safe until he can prove her innocence—becomes
a bigger challenge than expected when he and Ginger clash over who’s in charge.
The Devil Dogs just want to help…
The Devil Dogs just want to help…
The
group of older veterans steps up to assist, but when Ginger’s life is
threatened by the real killer, Hale and Ginger need to work together if they
hope to stay alive.
Amazon
Kindle: http://amzn.to/1Pko75r
Nook: http://bit.ly/1TKkU0k
iBooks:
coming soon
A Major Seduction
The Colonel’s Daughters book 1
Kari
Phillips has sworn off alpha men, thanks to a childhood spent raising four
sisters while her dad served in the air force and her mom was unable to cope
with his deployments. Vowing never to follow in her mom’s footsteps, Kari has
become a driven, successful attorney. On her way to Tokyo to rescue her best
friend’s wedding, she meets a cocky F-15 pilot headed to the same ceremony.
When he finagles a seat next to her on the flight, she vows if he gives her any
grief, she’ll shove him out of the emergency exit without a parachute.
Major
Steve Shorner, a patriotic warrior fulfilling his lifelong dream as a fighter
pilot, is finding it tough to live down a couple of practical jokes. Before he
heads to Tokyo to be his buddy’s best man, Steve’s commander assigns him to a
no-win project in Japan, and links the outcome to Steve’s tryout for the
Thunderbirds, the AF’s elite demo team. But after a chance meeting with a
beautiful redhead at the airport, Steve acquires a new goal—convince the sexy,
workaholic lawyer to bend her rule against military men.
Amazon
Pre-order:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01KCX0EUK
Kobo
pre-order: http://bit.ly/2aZEHhv
Friday, October 7, 2016
Friday's Interview - Featuring C. J. Matthew #MFRWauthor #PARANORMAL #SUSPENSE #CONTEMPORARY
Do you write a single genre or do your fingers flow over the keys
creating tales in many forms?
I’m currently writing three romance series
and each one is in a different sub-genre. My Paranormal series is the Dolphin
Shore Shifters: a pod of dolphin shifters from the Santa Barbara Channel posing
as regular humans and doing whatever it takes to protect their oceans. My
Suspense series, the Paladin Group, is set in Georgia: a team of wounded Air
Force pararescue veterans turned lawyers and PIs now rescuing civilians in
serious trouble. And my Contemporary romance quintet, the Colonel’s Daughters:
each book features one of five sisters born in different countries and raised
in an Air Force family.
Does your reading choice reflect your writing choices?
Absolutely. I love reading contemporary
romances, either stand-alones or in a series. I gobble up all different forms
of paranormal romance: shifters, vampires, ghosts, magic, and so on. I love reading
romantic suspense with any form of law enforcement heroines and heroines, and especially
stories with current or ex-military heroes and heroines.
Are there genres you wouldn’t attempt?
I don’t feel qualified to write historical,
inspirational, thrillers, erotica, or mysteries.
Heroes, Heroines, Villains.
Which are your favorite to write?
As I said earlier, military
heroes and heroines are my favorites. In general, I love writing villains and
like to portray them as multi-layered, with solid goals and motivations for the
bad things they do. Not all evil, but
bad enough to be a real challenge for my good guys.
Heroes and Heroines: How do you find them? Do pictures, real life
or plain imagination create the man and woman you want every reader to love? Do
they come before the plot or after you have the idea for the story?
I am a steadfast plotter.
Before I started writing the
Dolphin Shore Shifters, I first created their world, including a detailed
history for my pod of dolphins, all the details of their non-profit
corporation, and all the rules. I developed a shifting schedule, and then focused
on the field ops team. Beginning with a core of 8 to 10 alpha males, I created
a hero-group to draw from. After
naming everybody, I searched Dreamstime and Shutterstock for photos to match
their faces in my head.
I avoid using real-life movie
stars or TV actors. Instead, for each book, I create a story board and use
photo models. Especially for the dolphin books, many of the characters came
before the plots.
Also I love introducing a future
heroes and heroines in earlier books, then later, they can star in their own
book. I have to plan ahead to make that work for me!
For the Colonel’s Daughters I
created the family, the history of the five sisters, where and when they were
born, made brief outlines and plotted each of the five books. Then I went back
and filled in the heroes’ and heroines’ appearances and character traits for
book 1, A Major Seduction.
For the Paladin Group, I
developed and outlined the plots the just the first three Reboot books, then I created my characters to fit. Finally, I
searched for photos and started three boards.
What is your latest release? Who is the hero, heroine and or the
villain?
Toxic Tide, Dolphin Shore Shifters book 5
released July 20, 2016. The hero, Grus is a shifter working with the SBW field
ops team and struggling with the idea of females joining the group. The first
woman in field ops was murdered on assignment and Grus keeps returning to New
Jersey to investigate. He has appeared in several previous books and after
bugging me, he finally got his story. Grus meets Heather, a human and
world-class competitive swimmer, when they both stake-out a mob-connected waste
management company in New Jersey.
Heather is one of my strongest,
most self-assured heroines and isn’t about to take any crap from Grus. Her
sister was killed while working at the waste company, and after the police fail
to turn up any suspects, Heather moves to New Jersey to try to collect clues on
her own.
The villains: Nick, the mobster
who owns the waste dumping company and Pete Sorenson, his hit man, are also
returnees from previous books.
What are you working on now?
I recently finished editing A
Major Seduction, book 1 of the Colonel’s Daughters and it is scheduled
to release later this month, on October 14, 2016.
I’m back to writing Survival
Reboot, the Paladin Group book 2.
How can people find you?
Thursday, October 6, 2016
Thursday's Opening Scene - Lines of Fire #MFRWauthor #fantasy #romance #action
Chapter 1
The challenge match had lasted longer than Alric
thought possible. His opponent, one of the desert riders, had been chosen by
his clan for the duel. Only one man could win. If Alric bested the other
fighter, the local farmers would be spared raids on their crops and herds by
the nomad band comprised of rebels against the laws of Investia. If he lost the
raids would continue until another patrol arrived. Alric concentrated on the
lines of fire flowing over the other man’s skin.
The younger man was agile and talented with the sword
and knife. His hair, bleached by the sun, shone red-gold in the morning light.
The lines flowed in changing scarlet patterns over his arms and bare chest.
Alric’s opponent’s quick responses to each move made
him believe the young man read the lines, too. Someone had to make a mistake
before they collapsed.
Sweat coated Alric’s skin. An occasional droplet
stung his eyes and blurred his vision. The desert rider showed the same
physical reactions. Exhaustion threatened Alric’s control. Then he found an
opening. The lines of fire on the younger man’s sword hand faltered.
Alric lunged and caught the other sword sending the
blade sailing through the air. He followed with a sweep of his leg. The desert
rider sprawled on the ground. Alric pressed his knife against the man’s pulsing
neck vein.
“Yield,” he demanded.
“Yielded.” The young man grinned. “Good fight. I’m
Jens.”
“Alric.”
Jens turned to the gathered clansmen and the crowd of
cheering farmers. “Trade it is unless you try to cheat. We have wool, silver,
gold, some gemstones, herbs and spices. We need grain, produce, honey and
beer.”
“Do you have salt among the spices?” a man asked.
“We do.”
Moments later someone tapped a keg or beer. Alric
opted for a mug of water. Once the formalities ended he searched the crowd for
his current bondmate. Before he found her, Jens beckoned. They drew apart from
the celebrating clam and villagers.
“I gather you see the lines of fire,” Jens said.
Alric glanced around to make sure no one stood close
enough to hear. “It is said only those who are heart bound can see them. Among
the Defenders I do not speak of my ability to anyone other than those I trust.”
“Why? I have no bondmate and my friends know of my
ability. That’s why I’m chosen for these duels. You’re my first loss.”
Alric moved further from the celebration. “Seeing the
lines is one of the reasons our forefathers used the mists to come to this
land. Sorcerers sought to use their talents for evil.”
“An old wives’ tale I’ve often heard from the elderly
riders.”
“Perhaps. I’m a Defender as I promised my father I
would become. I believe what he told me when I was growing up.”
Jens frowned. “How fortunate to have known your
father. As a small child I lived in the Defender’s Hall. My mother died so I
was fostered to a shepherd’s family when I was three. Soon as I could I ran. I
penned life isn’t for me.”
Alric swallowed. “Did you have a sister?”
Jens shrugged. “My memories of the Defenders Hall are
poor. What I remember is a tall man dragging me away and riding with him for
days.”
Alric wished the younger man had more memories but he
feared he would never know if this young man was his lost brother. “You might
consider coming with our patrol. Though you’re older than most of the trainees,
your skill would let you advance rapidly.”
Jens laughed. “You could leave the Defenders behind
and join this clan of riders. We would welcome a man with your skills. You and
I could be invincible as a team at the games.”
Alric studied the ground. There were times when he
dreamed of leaving the Defenders. Some of the twelve years hadn’t been
pleasant, especially when the leader placed obstacles in his way. He’d leaped
over those stumbling blocks and succeeded. The promise he’d made to his father
ruled his life.
Alric turned away and saw his bondmate waving. “I
must go. Good riding and successful dueling.”
“Same.”
When Alric strode away from the younger man he
scowled. The connection to Jens had been deeper than usual. Though the younger
man had no memories of the past, he could be one of the missing sibs. In an
instant Alric decided when he returned to the Hall he would search the Archives
to see if the records held any information about his family.
His bondmate led him away from the crowd. “Where is
the rest of the patrol?” he asked.
“I told them to head out and you would catch up.”
She wore no bracelet. A groan rumbled from his gut.
Twice rejected. Once more and he would be banished from the Defenders. He
opened the clasp on the brass one he wore.
“Seeks you won’t be returning with me.”
She stared at the ground. “I never wanted to be a
Defender. I wanted to exchange bracelets with my childhood sweetheart. He’s
here and wears no bracelet.”
With his thumbs, Alric tilted her head to see her
expression. Though her decision was right for her, sadness shrouded his
thoughts. “I wish you happiness.” He dropped the bracelet she had clasped on
his wrist during the bonding ceremony into her hand. “Here’s your price.”
She shook her head. “I don’t want the fine. I never
tried to see if our bond could last.”
“Neither did I.”
“You could have forced me to unite with you.”
Alric grimaced. “I wasn’t raised to grab what I
wasn’t offered.”
“What will you do?” she asked.
“The patrol has finished the rounds of the southern
sector of Investia. The Day of Ingathering for the returning patrols is just
weeks away. I’ll ride to the Defender’s Hall and choose another mate.”
“I wish you luck.”
Alric walked away. He touched the bracelet hidden
beneath his shirt. His father had given him the unique piece just before his
death. Perhaps this time he would find his heart bound mate.
Wednesday, October 5, 2016
Wednesday's Writer's Tip - Writing ABC - A is for Action and many more #MFRWauthor #writing
Not sure this will succeed but I'm going to try and see if I can find one thing for each letter of the alphabet that applies to writing fiction. With a little help from my friends and fellow writers,
A is for Action - Action is essential to a story. We've all read stories when we're pushing for the writer to give us some action. Now my take on action doesn't mean there has to be a car chase or some equally physical bout of fighting. Action can be softer but there has to be some kind of movement. A good argument can be action so can thinking about what has or will happen. The action cam be how one character responds to another and what steps they are about to take. Showing these steps toward reaching a goal can be action even though there are nothing high speed.
Action can also cause problems and to make the reader weary. Some stories seem to be all action. The characters are never allowed to take a breath. Nor does the reader have this respite. They may finish the book totally exhausted mentally and wonder why they chose this author.
Writing love scenes are definitely a place where action enters the equation. I read a book where the active love scenes continued and continued and continued. I found myself skipping pages. to get past the love scenes happening in two chapters out of three. This also applies to other kinds of action. I've read books where the characters argue or discuss heatedly a certain problem. But they do this again and again in chapter after chapter.
So one has to remember Action is important to a story but there are other elements that also unite with the story. One thing I have when I've gotten that rotten rough draft down is to start rewriting and when a segment of the story seems boring, and if it bores the writer, think of the poor reader. Then I know it's time to throw in a little action to make the slow scene work.
What do you think about Action and do you have other things concerning writing starting with A is for...
A is for Adventure and Anticipation - Roberta Grieve Adventure - it's always an adventure starting a new novel. You may have an idea of what's going to happen to your hero and heroine but as the story develops things start to happen hat you hadn't anticipated. Anticipation - that's another A.
Never thought of these two. Not only is adventure the start of a new project but some stories are filled with Action and Adventure, What do you think?
A is for Art
A is for art. The art of writing. I was pleased when the board for our local Art Hop recognized writing as an art when they included local authors in the festival. Writers don't paint on canvas, but they do create scenes and characters for readers to "see" on the pages of the story. When viewing a sculpture or painting, emotions flood through me--delight, dislike, wonder, calm. Don't we as authors create emotions for readers--love, hatred, wonder, fright, peace? Art is creating and writers do create scenes and emotions, if not in sculpture or wall hangings, but definitely within the reader's mind. J.Q. Rose at http://www.JQRose.com
A is for Anti-Hero Via Kathy Fischer Brown
A is for Action - Action is essential to a story. We've all read stories when we're pushing for the writer to give us some action. Now my take on action doesn't mean there has to be a car chase or some equally physical bout of fighting. Action can be softer but there has to be some kind of movement. A good argument can be action so can thinking about what has or will happen. The action cam be how one character responds to another and what steps they are about to take. Showing these steps toward reaching a goal can be action even though there are nothing high speed.
Action can also cause problems and to make the reader weary. Some stories seem to be all action. The characters are never allowed to take a breath. Nor does the reader have this respite. They may finish the book totally exhausted mentally and wonder why they chose this author.
Writing love scenes are definitely a place where action enters the equation. I read a book where the active love scenes continued and continued and continued. I found myself skipping pages. to get past the love scenes happening in two chapters out of three. This also applies to other kinds of action. I've read books where the characters argue or discuss heatedly a certain problem. But they do this again and again in chapter after chapter.
So one has to remember Action is important to a story but there are other elements that also unite with the story. One thing I have when I've gotten that rotten rough draft down is to start rewriting and when a segment of the story seems boring, and if it bores the writer, think of the poor reader. Then I know it's time to throw in a little action to make the slow scene work.
What do you think about Action and do you have other things concerning writing starting with A is for...
A is for Adventure and Anticipation - Roberta Grieve Adventure - it's always an adventure starting a new novel. You may have an idea of what's going to happen to your hero and heroine but as the story develops things start to happen hat you hadn't anticipated. Anticipation - that's another A.
Never thought of these two. Not only is adventure the start of a new project but some stories are filled with Action and Adventure, What do you think?
A is for Art
A is for art. The art of writing. I was pleased when the board for our local Art Hop recognized writing as an art when they included local authors in the festival. Writers don't paint on canvas, but they do create scenes and characters for readers to "see" on the pages of the story. When viewing a sculpture or painting, emotions flood through me--delight, dislike, wonder, calm. Don't we as authors create emotions for readers--love, hatred, wonder, fright, peace? Art is creating and writers do create scenes and emotions, if not in sculpture or wall hangings, but definitely within the reader's mind. J.Q. Rose at http://www.JQRose.com
A is for Antagonist: a person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something; an adversary.
As writers, we know a good antagonist – call him/her or it villain, nasty character or what you will – are necessary to put in the way of our leading characters getting what they want. An antagonist need not be thoroughly evil. In fact, the more sympathetically they are written, the more real they become rather than just a cookie-cutter villain.
An antagonist need not necessarily be a person, but a character’s alter-ego: good versus bad as in Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Or it could be the environment, think movies such as Reese Witherspoon’s Wild or George Clooney and Sandra Bullock’s Gravity. In a fantasy the antagonist could be any type of ‘he who must not be named’ – what fun to create your own version of J.K. Rowling’s Voldemort.
The stronger you make this character, the more blocks he/she puts in our leading characters’ way, makes for a much more interesting and unforgettable read.
Victoria Chatham
http://bookswelove.net/authors/chatham-victoria/
www.facebook.com/AuthorVictoriaChatham
http://victoriachatham.blogspot.ca.
A is for Atmosphere
Renee Simons Just think about that classic cliché, "It Was a Dark and Stormy Night." Sets up the atmosphere for a mystery or an adventure story and puts the reader in the middle of the scene.
Renee Simons
Books We Love Ltd.
https://www.amazon.com/author/bookswelove.netsimons.php
http://bookswelove.net/authors/chatham-victoria/
www.facebook.com/AuthorVictoriaChatham
http://victoriachatham.blogspot.ca.
A is for Atmosphere
Renee Simons Just think about that classic cliché, "It Was a Dark and Stormy Night." Sets up the atmosphere for a mystery or an adventure story and puts the reader in the middle of the scene.
Renee Simons
Books We Love Ltd.
https://www.amazon.com/author/bookswelove.netsimons.php
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A is for Anti-Hero Via Kathy Fischer Brown
Anti-hero
An archetype that can be traced back to Greeks and Roman literature and theater, but took off in the 19th century as the Byronic hero. These guys are not always morally correct; they usually serve their own interests, and often act as a foil for the hero. In movies, Clint Eastwood's early spaghetti western characters and his later portrayals in movies such as "The Outlaw Josey Wales" and "Unforgiven" show a man who is a loner with a past who ends up doing good out of circumstance rather than intention. In modern literature, he is Salinger's Holden Caulfield or Kerouac's Dean Moriarty...or those lovable rakes and bad boys across numerous Romance genres, who are reformed in the end through the love of a good woman.
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Tuesday, October 4, 2016
Tuesday's Inspiration - The effect of cooler weather #Inspiration #autumn
For me the end of the summer heat is an inspiration, not only for my writing but for other parts of my life. I now can leave the house without blasts of heated air to sap my strength. Sure in summer there is air conditioning but that air is artificial.
Cooler weather inspires my writing. No longer are those times when I would rather sleep. Some people are called to hibernate during the cool seasons of the year. Not me. I feel charged with energy and that energy often takes the place of putting words on paper.
Does one of the seasons spark you into writing more than usual. Over the summer I was lucky to write one page a day. Now It's advancing to five or six. What about you? Is there a single season or a kind of weather that inspires you. I would love to hear about them.
Cooler weather inspires my writing. No longer are those times when I would rather sleep. Some people are called to hibernate during the cool seasons of the year. Not me. I feel charged with energy and that energy often takes the place of putting words on paper.
Does one of the seasons spark you into writing more than usual. Over the summer I was lucky to write one page a day. Now It's advancing to five or six. What about you? Is there a single season or a kind of weather that inspires you. I would love to hear about them.
Monday, October 3, 2016
Meandering on Monday with Janet Lane Walters #MFRWauthor #Poem #writing
Meander 1 - Poem - Hermit Dreams
Somewhere there is a house,
Away from people's voices.
A cabin on a mountaintop,
A lighthouse by the sea,
A place for me where no one comes
Where I can be alone
And listen to myself.
Either a crashing waterfall
Or the surging of the sea
Will sing to me as I dream.
I thought to run to madness,
But never in that state.
Would I be left alone.
They would hound me with black inkspots.
Word association and therapy
I couldn't escape -- from people
And be alone in insanity.
Meander 2 - Friends - I've finished a book a friend started and was unable to complete before she died. This was for me a labor of love. Though I was offered a chance to share the proceeds of the books, I said no. If anything put a little bit in there in acknowledgements or the dedication. I know people think I'm crazy when I say I channeled when I wrote the book but I also heard her say no when members of the critique group made suggestions she wouldn't have liked. Hopefully the book will see the light of day soon and the cover will be completed. So I've sent the book off and said farewell to my friend.
Meander 3 - Writing - Going great guns on the new story and am on the plot draft filling in all those holes. Hundreds of them but they're being plugged by new words and scenes are no longer single lines. This is good. Also typing of the massive mss is continuing and reformatting of another one is coming along. Soon these will bed dome, too,
Somewhere there is a house,
Away from people's voices.
A cabin on a mountaintop,
A lighthouse by the sea,
A place for me where no one comes
Where I can be alone
And listen to myself.
Either a crashing waterfall
Or the surging of the sea
Will sing to me as I dream.
I thought to run to madness,
But never in that state.
Would I be left alone.
They would hound me with black inkspots.
Word association and therapy
I couldn't escape -- from people
And be alone in insanity.
Meander 2 - Friends - I've finished a book a friend started and was unable to complete before she died. This was for me a labor of love. Though I was offered a chance to share the proceeds of the books, I said no. If anything put a little bit in there in acknowledgements or the dedication. I know people think I'm crazy when I say I channeled when I wrote the book but I also heard her say no when members of the critique group made suggestions she wouldn't have liked. Hopefully the book will see the light of day soon and the cover will be completed. So I've sent the book off and said farewell to my friend.
Meander 3 - Writing - Going great guns on the new story and am on the plot draft filling in all those holes. Hundreds of them but they're being plugged by new words and scenes are no longer single lines. This is good. Also typing of the massive mss is continuing and reformatting of another one is coming along. Soon these will bed dome, too,
Sunday, October 2, 2016
Sunday's Book - Lines of Fire #MFRWauthor #Fantasy #romance #adventure
To honor a promise made to his dying father, Alric trains as a Defender. For some reason the Swordmaster wishes him gone and his first two bondings end in failure. A failed third one will see Alric banished. His meeting with the older daughter of the Swordmaster reveals a double heart bond, but she has been promised to Petan, the Swordmaster’s favorite. A duel is fought and though Alric can read Petan’s lines of fire, the other dueler cheats and nearly kills Alric. Petan is banished but he knows secret ways into Defenders Hall. Kalia, his now bondmate’s lines are tarnished. Not only do Alric and Kalia need to find Petan, they must learn how to cleanse her lines.
Saturday, October 1, 2016
Saturday's Blurbs featuring Books by Claire Gem #MFRWauthor Contemporary #romance #paranormal
Hearts Unloched –
A psychic interior designer reluctantly
agrees to renovate a sexy investor’s abandoned hotel on a lake rumored to have
once been the mob’s body dumping ground.
Interior
designer Kate Bardach loves her
single girl’s lifestyle—living in Manhattan and spending weekends at her lake
house. She’s passionate about her career: reinventing old buildings. But there
are some projects she can’t take on because of the spirits trapped there. Kate
is psychic—she sees dead people.
Marco Lareci is one
of Wall Street’s most successful investment brokers who’s achieved all of his
life’s goals—except for finding his soulmate. His latest project, an abandoned
resort on Loch Sheldrake, needs a savvy designer to transform the crumbling
complex into a boutique hotel. When Marco meets Kate, he can’t believe his
luck. She’s the perfect match for his business and his heart.
Marco’s
body excites Kate even more than does his renovation project. But the haunting
there, a bonafide poltergeist, affects her on an intensely personal level.
Kate’s aunt disappeared from the place fifty years ago.
Will
the spirit doom Kate and Marco’s love, or drive them closer together?
A Taming Season: A Love at Lake George
Novel –
Manhattan domestic
violence counselor Zoe Anderson is
going on the most important vacation of her life.
Before she can move
on, help other women, Zoe needs to heal herself. She sets out for picturesque
Lake George to claim the treasured family cottage she recently inherited. The
place where she found happiness—before.
What she finds is a
rundown shack.
The neighboring
resort mogul, Jason Rolland, whisks
in to her rescue, insisting Zoe stay at his upscale Lakeview Lodge. The wealthy,
handsome playboy figures he’ll seduce her, then convince the her to give up the
crumbling eye-sore next door. He’s been trying to buy the cabin—and demolish
it—for years: the last reminder of his own tragic childhood.
What
Jason doesn’t figure on is Zoe melting his emotional armor. But with his
reputation, can he ever win her heart? Or will their pasts come back to bite
them both?
The Phoenix
Syndrome –
Turning
forty, for research technician Lannie
Marvin, is rough. It’s the day she discovers her husband is leaving her. At
work, a crazed mouse brutally bites her. Lannie snaps. She heads off to chase
the object of her newest crush, drummer of a heavy metal band—and an old dream
of composing music.
Tristan Allard, said drummer, holds a breast cancer benefit every year in
memory of his wife. The musician is beginning to doubt his ability to write
music without her inspiration. Plus, he’s damn lonely. So when a sexually
charged, though slightly older woman literally plows into him at the backstage
reception, Tristan is ready to learn more about her—and her long-buried
interest in musical composition.
This
new chance at life and love has them both euphoric, but reality bites. Tristan
is headed back to the UK to audition his latest album. And Lannie soon learns
an elevated libido isn’t the only side-effect of that experimental drug.
It’s
a musician’s worst nightmare—the drug Lannie was exposed to have rendered the
mice deaf.
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