I am just giving a heads up that there is voting going on for the YOu Want Blood New Blood awards. Go over and vote for your favorite new author.
Right now, I am trying to wake up. Bad, BAD storm this morning and it finally stopped raining. When I was asked to get up and lock the doggie door, there was water in the yard standing enough to cover the paws and a ways up the dogs. Connor was soaked. The floor before the doggie door was standing puddles. Our yard was flooded, which we don’t unless it is bad. The neighbors across the street, well they are still under inches maybe a foot of water.
So glad I live in a raised beam house. For those that don’t know, that means my house sits on what looks like cinder blocks a couple feet off the ground. It is not a mobile home, but a house. The front part of my house was built after the 1912 storm in Galveston. It is also thought to keep the house cooler during the warm months with the air moving underneath. Most of the times, it is a pain in the ass, but when it floods, it is a blessing. And since it has survived many a hurricane, we are fine with it.
And then we have the fun of weather in Texas. Yesterday, with AC running all day it was 80 in the house. Today the AC is off right now, and I have turned off a fan in the office. And people wonder why I want to go back to AZ. Weather there is so much nicer!!!
So all this is to tell you, I have a try at a photoshop that someone requested, then I am going to work on Heavenly chapters. Yes, you heard it, I wrote one last night. Then I spent the rest of the time thinking of what else I need to hit up to finish this book. There will be a total of 6 books in this one, and as time goes by, the original HP series will be departed from. I already had a bunch of stuff I could cross off the list for CoS. I am hoping to get it finished or at least close to this weekend. Then Monday I will be back to work on editing.
Right now, I am going to make my cups of tea, then I am getting to work. I have laundry, then Stormy will be with me today while I work.
As I mentioned to 4Padfoot earlier, I love Geico Commercials. *snicker*
So, this week has been interesting. From the 3 hour sleep I had yesterday due to this mischievous little adorable creature:
She decided that she wanted to see what happens when she sinks all the claws in her front paws into my thigh 3 hours after I fell asleep. Needless to say, I was awake. She got put into the office by herself for that stunt. By the way, you want to punish a cat? Put them in a room by themself. Even the SPCA suggests to do that if nothing else works. Yes, this one is pushing my limits, and I am reading to see what I can do to make it easier on all of us. Some works, some doesn’t and others I know better than them.
Again.. Fur Babies are just as bad as real babies. They just grow faster out of that stage, but to make up for it, they have teeth and/or claws. I am shocked I am not leaking blood like a pin cushion. I have been punctured enough for it.
So working is about impossible. Ask MamaKitty. She came in to work some on a program, and ended up leaving since Stormy decided that she was fresh blood.
What have I been doing? I am moving stories over to Better in Texas. The site is a little odd to get used to using, but let me tell you. The freaking support from the members is nothing to laugh at! They all jumped in to explain things when it took a bit to sink in. I will advise you to look into GeezerWench’s tutorials. They lead you step by step into working it.
Then the reviews and my stats! They pour out from that site to boost you up on your own sites. They bounce from site to site to read it, wheverever you post it. My Site, Fanfiction, TWCS, A03, and BetterInTexas.ning.com. They haven’t moved to Fanfiction Affliction, but then I haven’t linked to there yet either.
The guy who made the site, BetterInTexas, his family runs the site, and let me tell you, they are very helpful! They have limited amount of Categories, but they added True Blood. I am going to suggest they make it True Blood/SVM since they do have that limited thing going on. There is no need to spend a category when they can lump them in. And even though the author is a Twilight writer (and it is a he!) I am already getting hits on my fic.
And for those that know how to link with buttons or words? OMG. They love you. I have had more comments when they realized it. GeezerWEnch figured out how to do when I was sleeping, and she is going back to add them to her stories and so forth. If you need a tip on how to do it, I will be happy to let anyone know! It is simple once you realize what is going on. It was catching on in my mind that took a bit.
For those that are banner makers? They have a section just for that, as well as Video makers. They do a monthly newsletter, and also keep up with everything going on in the sites that they know of. They promote the heck out of their authors, so if you are a member, they will let their members know that you are nominated for an award. They had one person nominated for the Energizer awards, and they keep track of it and let the members know if you placed.
Amazing!
I am off to move more stories over, and I highly recommend the site to you guys. It may be a little difficult to understand, but the support you will receive is amazing and well worth it!
I am also editing the last of Dying to Start Again, and will be working on what I can. THe muse is being a pain not wanting to work on the novel until the other stuff is done. For those that jumped right in and am helping in the database, thank you so much! It is one thing I can let go of, and I am off to work the last of the edits. Then maybe I can work on the novel…
Yes, I am still alive and working. You will have a Harry Potter chapter this week on Friday. Then will come the hard part. Trying to decide if I can leave Sacred to work on more chapters of Harry so you guys can have more…
Ok.. I have been missing online since Friday. That is because we have a new addition to the Kittyinaz family.
It is way too small to determine if it is male or female for sure. M made the executive motion to her it a she, since that is his guess what it is. I was going to name her Smokey, but Stormy has been coming off my tongue after spending a couple days with her.
She is adorable, and you should see her with Connor. His head is bigger than her. And he is Papa Connor. He is watching over her, as well as being shocked when she comes up and bites him. He looks so shocked that you guys would fall over laughing. And he is keeping a healthy distance from her paws. Now, when I say that, remember the size difference, and you will laugh at how funny it is and keeping a safe distance is lifting his head out of her range. At least he thinks so, she can jump!
The first couple of days of owning any pet is very important to the bonds that they make. I am spending as much time as possible with her, and you can tell the difference. On the first night, she spent time with both M and I. Since that night, she has come to sleep by or on me each night. Since she is no bigger than my palm, well you get the idea.
Even though this is far from my first rodeo, she managed to get me all worried by not drinking. I slowly gave her 2% milk, then 1% then water. My mom laughed and said she would have been fine, but over 24 hrs without water worried me! And then was kitty litter training. I tried the professionals instructions, but when I did my version of them, it worked. Boo-ya! Follow my own instincts!
So it has been a very tired time. I swear. Anyone who tries to tell me pets are not children. Well you never get as involved with them as I do. Cause getting up in the middle of the night, check. Worrying about them? check. Trying to remember when you last got a full night of sleep? Check. Playing and attacking you when you are trying to read, check. And double check. Even a triple check. She likes the taste of the iPad I think.
Ok. For the stuff you came about, (BTW, thanks for letting me blabber on the kitten!). New review was:
And yes, someone who knows her, tell her the banner is hers. As I normally do if the banner they have is not working to use as a link to their story. I need to do a few reviews. You guys rock in letting me know it is appreciated. I have alot of catching up to do.
For stories. This week will start me editing the other stuff, after I work on the novel. I am hoping to get a few things done, but no promises. Remember, new Kitten. Right now she is crying pitifully in the bedroom, as I give Connor and Murphy some time with mommy in the office. They are taking turns on being at my feet. Luckily they are curious more than anything right now.
I have two more chapters of Dying to Start to do, then Clocks. and then Best, before I start editing Sacred. No sex, at all, and I am close to chapter 30. This is slow moving, but I am trying to move it faster!
Hope to see you guys later with updates on chapters. All my plans were blown out by getting the kitten this past weekend, (She is 6 weeks old, but outside, so I was glad to have her!) so where I planned to work all weekend to be ready for her next weekend, well. Yeah.
Just to let you guys know, the week of June 21-28 will be me on vacation. My Mother in Law is coming into Houston for training. She is taking the whole week off to spend time with us, so I am not sure how much I will be online during that time. And of course, when I am on vacation, I tell my beta’s they are too.
C-ya guys later, I need to try to get things done before noon my time, so I can get the kitten out of the room, and in here so I can have some peace from her meowing. (Of course then I will have a kitten climbing up my leg.. but one thing at a time!)
Time to go read some kick ass stories that were submitted for last month’s contest!!!!
I will admit, as I read them, I was all afire with the banners. The only bad thing, I couldn’t find the pics I imagined for Where it Began. But I did what I could with it and am pretty sure I did a pretty good job. The most complicated is Witch of the Woods. That cabin being added was many layers…. But I finally Got it to look like it belonged there. Eric’s eyes in A Brush with Death are amazing. I went through a couple of colors until I got one that looked awesome.
Just remember, I normally use my characters on the banners since I have tons of pictures for them. However, I used Anna because so many of you think of her as Sookie. Unless I have a banner where Elisha is better, I will try to use Sookie for you guys. Other than that. Nope. AS it is, because of In The End do I have so many pics of Anna.
There is 1st place on this one. Since there are three, they are all competing for the same place.
I have no idea how the voting is set up. See…I am trying to get back into writing. I wrote 674 on my novel yesterday and that is abysmal for me! So I fell back on Sacred to get me writing, and while it took 4 hours, I did finally manage to get close to 2k words. This is not normal for me when I am writing. So I am going to get back into writing. I picked Sacred because the muse is still preening under 4Padfoot and Royal Ember’s comments.
I’m telling you. She reminds me each day more and more of a cat.
Many huge thanks to those ladies who stepped up to take a weight off my shoulders: Lizaannek, MissAliceUnsub and tj6james6. They have volunteered to help me with the database so I can concentrate on what I do best, write. Truly, a weight off my shoulders. If anyone else wishes to be included, well I do bribe with chapters that are not published as a thank you…
Now back to what I was saying, I wrote last night, and sent the chapters to Royal Ember and 4Padfoot. 4Padfoot is refusing to talk to me, going through Rissa to tell me the contest poll was ready. So… to get back into the good graces of my web admin and friend, I am off to write.
Which reminds me, please give a huge welcome to my newest team member, Royal Ember. She is my pre-reader. I never had someone who only pre-reads my fanfiction, but the benefits of being able to bounce ideas, to rage at someone and so forth as I write, is helping me out. Though she has pouted and done everything she can to change my mind on this fic on a couple points…
Just to remind you, The writing contest for this month is based on Fairy Tales!!!
Now, before Murphy comes back and loves on me, I am going off to update the other sites then I am going to work on that chapter.
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