I know… I know… oldie but I still love it.
My favorite line “you can tell by the state of my room that they let me out too soon”. Muuwwhhhaa! I want that on a t-shirt.
What’s everyone up to today? I swear that I am working. I am. Yep. Hey, stop looking at me like that. I am.
I’m still unsure how I feel about my newest addition to the computer family here in my home office. Its a 17 inch, 7.7 lbs laptop (HP Pavilion Entertainment PC– 250 gig hard drive, 3 gig mem, all that good stuff). Problem is, for all its wonderfulness, its heavy to lug around AND I HATE HATE HATE the right shift key. Its not a full sized shift key. Ifs half the size of normal, sharing the spot with the UP arrow key. I can’t even begin to tell you the number of times I’ve hit the up key when trying to shift. Let me be the first to tell you this will delete your work if you’re not watching the screen like a madman and you keep typing. Oh, lookie, totally typed over what you had. Yep. Joy.
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Ah, because I’m feeling like rejuvenating my creativity, I thought I’d share a pic from my neck of the woods.
Anyone ever see the movie Practical Magic? The bit about the one sister having calling tree envy because she’s never called or asked to do anything with her children’s school/classroom? I’ve totally had that same envy for years now.
I always offer, I’m rarely, if ever, taken up on it. Finally, last month, I get a call asking if I’d help with an invention convention they’re having (elementary school thing). I’m beside myself with joy. Not only have I wanted to help for years, I love science. I put it in my calendar, made a huge deal about it with the son who is having it in his grade, the works. Yesterday, I wake up and things with my stomach are “oh, so not right”. I thought it would get better, that it would improve overnight.
I was wrong.
Now, I’m sitting here knowing I can’t really show up there with a stomach bug. I understand I have to call up and cancel. Its rather ironic the one time I’m asked to lend a hand, I’m sick and can’t show.
I’m starting to think the Fates would really rather I not be around school functions.
REMINDER: There is still time to sign up for either workshop!! Please
spread the word, as well. Thanks!
The Northeast Ohio Chapter of RWA is pleased to announce our April
and May Online Workshops:
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APRIL: THE CONFLICT OF CHARACTER
INSTRUCTOR: Jamie Denton
WHEN: April 21 to May 2, 2008 (6 lessons posted over 2 weeks)
WORKSHOP
This online workshop is designed to explore the relationship between
conflict and characterization, and why both elements are paramount to
giving your story depth, dimension and breathing real life into your
characters.
COURSE SYLLABUS:
WEEK 1
Monday ˆ Introduction; The Importance of Conflict and Character;
Conflict is a Necessity of Strong Characterization
Wednesday ˆ Discussion/Definition of External Conflict;
Discussion/Definition of Internal Conflict
Friday ˆ The Two Way Street; Internal Conflict Arises from Character;
External Conflict Defines Character
WEEK 2
Monday ˆ Character is Developed Through Internal and External
Conflicts
Wednesday - Conflict is Resolved Through Character
Friday ˆ Building Stronger Characters; Conclusion
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Jamie Denton surrendered a long time career as a legal assistant to
pursue her passion for writing when she sold her first attempt at a
contemporary romance to Harlequin Books four days before Christmas in
1994. Since then, she has gone on to see over one and a half million
copies of her books in print world wide. Not only have her books
appeared on bestseller lists, but she is also the recipient of
several notable reader and reviewer’s choice awards, including
nominations for Best Harlequin Temptation and Best Harlequin Blaze
from Romantic Times, back-to-back RITA nominations and a National
Readers’ Choice Award nomination for Best Erotic Romance.
Visit her on the web at http://www.jamiedenton.net
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MAY: FUNDAMENTAL WORLDBUILDING
INSTRUCTOR: Jaci Burton and Mandy M Roth
WHEN: May 5 to May 16, 2008 (6 lessons posted over 2 weeks)
WORKSHOP
So you want to write a paranormal romance. Where do you start? With
World Building, of course. No easy task, but we hope to help. World
Building is an all encompassing part of the paranormal. From
characters to geography to weapons to social dynamics, to the
creatures or magic contained within your world, everything in a
paranormal must be created by you, the writer. And once you create
your world, you and your characters must abide by those rules. We’ll
show you where to start, the step by step process for creating your
world, and how you and your characters can easily learn to live
within the boundaries you’ve set.
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTORS
Jaci Burton is a National Bestselling author of contemporary erotic
romance and paranormal romance. She writes for four publishers, so
her life is spent juggling deadlines and trying to keep the
characters straight in all her books. Jaci is an award winning
author, and has won the Romantic Times Bookclub Magazine’s Reviewer’s
Choice Award. Jaci makes her home in northeast Oklahoma with her
husband and more dogs than she can wrangle. To date she has
published over thirty-five books. http://www.jaciburton.com
Mandy M. Roth grew up fascinated by creatures that go bump in the
night. From the very beginning, she showed signs of creativity. At
age five, she had her first piece of artwork published. Writing came
into play early in her life as well. Over the years, the two mediums
merged and led her to work in marketing. Combining her creativity
with her passion for horror has left her banging on the keyboard into
the wee hours of the night. Mandy lives with her husband and three
children on the shores of Lake Erie, where she is currently starting
work on her Master’s Degree. She was nominated for Romantic Times
Bookclub Magazine’s Reviewer’s Choice Award for Best Paranormal
Erotic. http://www.mandyroth.com
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Cost for each workshop is $15 for NEORWA members, $20 for all others.
You do not have to be an RWA member to take our workshops!
Please email rhonda.stapleton@sbcglobal.net
rhonda@rhondastapleton.net
workshop in the subject line.
Visit http://www.neorwa.com/workshops.htm for more information.
I’m one of those people who are guilty of working too much. Of throwing myself into something fully and then having something completely off the wall pull me from that state of mind, making me smile or in this case bit my lower lip and focus really hard on getting alone time with my hubby.
Shane, gods love him, needs a medal for living with me. Seriously folks. Do I strike you as a normal wife? Yeah, see what I mean. There are days I’m not sure he even sees me because I’m in my writing cave that all Roth family members know better than to disturb.
Getting to the point, my sons are all very musically inclined. Gee… wonder where they got that from. LMAO. Anyway, the big one talked his dad into singing for his band for a few songs. Now I’m fully aware my husband can sing. Does he do it often? Hell no. The only reason I know he can is because I came home early once and he was having a one man rock out session in the bar room at our old house. I figured it out by accident. Much to my delight, the hubby agreed to do a few songs with the boys. As he’s singing, I found myself grinning like a love struck fool… okay fine… a groupie. My guess is now that Shane’s figured out I like it, he might actually walk around rockin’ out more.
*snort*
Seriously though. Its funny how him taking time out to do something with the mini-hims caught my attention like that. I just wanted to share because I found it amusing and though you all might too.
Here are a couple of the songs he sang.
One I came home early to hear him rockin out to many years back
Okay, I’m a huge music lover, as you all know. Pulling out some ode to the 80s.
First stop…
Martika
I finally got around to getting a cell phone that was made sometime in this decade. Just kidding. I’m not that bad but I was close. Considering how cheap I am, it was a hard thing for me to do. After some thought, I ended up going with a Treo Palm smartphone. Unfortunately for me, I’m clearly not smart enough to work it. It took me most of the day to figure out I couldn’t hear someone talking because the bluetooth was on and I wasn’t wearing it.
Uh, yes, people… I am that cell phone challenged.
I’m all ears if anyone has one and has pointers for me.
Let the record state I wore rented shoes on this day to make you happy. If that’s not love, I don’t know what is.
Hitting the playlist again.
Muuwwhhhaaaa… I love this song and this video!
She gonna get hers before I get…
I miss this Young MC…
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