Yes, that’s me. Distracted when the going gets rough. I’m so scared of ending the book wrong and making everyone mad that I’ve avoided working on it the last two days and have instead been making up cross stitch patterns. Sorry. I’ll get back to work on the book today!
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I have substantially altered the story from chapters 23-28. I’ve got 4 beta readers on it right now to give me ideas and advice on what to add, remove to make the story better. And of course ideas on how to improve that horrible ending that 98% of readers thought was far too short. I have never, in all the 9 novels I’ve published, ever had a problem with a story. And this one has…
Nothing like running down the street at 6:30 in the morning at 21 F to chase down the escaped corgi.
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So I’ve been battling awful acne for awhile. It turns out that I was doing the worst thing imaginable for my dry skin, using an astringent on it. UGH. Don’t you wish they taught you this stuff in high school or college? Anyway, I got to thinking about those poor girls in the Regency era in England. You know some had clear skin, some had pimples and some had acne so bad they wanted to…
I am truly thankful for all the reviews, with helpful feedback and ones just to tell me they can’t wait for the next chapter. You will be amazed at how much they help on tough days. Yesterday was a tough day. I was an hour into my drive to my parent’s house when my mother called. She told me to turn around and go home. My daughter was there, and did not want me around…
LOL. In other news I believe my sinuses are better but today is another day of my being absolutely exhausted. I woke up exhausted. It feels like I don’t even have the energy to walk across the room. I don’t know what is wrong but it is really affecting my work. I didn’t write the last two days. I edited only one chapter yesterday. I wish I could figure this out.
Sinuses are still killing me. My throat is killing me. I normally write by dictation but have not wrote all week thanks to sore throat. 🙁
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Ready for a fall wassail recipe? I got this from a friend. It’s been in her family for generations. 64 oz apple juice 1.5c cranberry juice cinnamon sticks 1 sliced orange speared with cloves 2 tsp cinnamon 1/4 nutmeg 1/2 tsp ginger 1/4 all spice
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I had to change the name as there is another JAFF already published with Forced to Wed. So the book is now Forced to Marry. And the cover is done. Finally.
I need 4 more ARC readers for my ARC Team. You’ll get a free Advanced Reader Copy of Forced to Wed. You will need to read it and review the book on Amazon when it is published next week. Let me know if you would like to volunteer.
Babou has been rolling around on my keyboard tray, laying on the keyboard, attacking the mouse so that chunks of text have disappeared. Thank goodness for CTRL Z which undoes the last action. That damn cat. I don’t want to kick him off because he only wants head scratches about once a day. But it’s impossible to get anything done when he rolls, then shoves his head under your hand thereby screwing up what you…
Somehow, someway I managed to do my back in on Saturday. Went to a Halloween party Saturday night and all I could do was sit in a recliner in the corner and not move. Very festive! 🙁 So no writing was done yesterday or today. Hopefully the chiropractor can jump on my back or whatever and put it back in place tomorrow.
So I managed to knock out 8,701 words today on Forced to Wed! Those poor kids Darcy and Elizabeth. I really feel for them. They keep bungling around accidentally making things worse. Of course it’s funny at how they keep stepping in it. But still.
I just banged out over 7,000 words on Compromised! I did a search on Amazon and found that there are two already published JAFF books called Compromised. I’m obviously going to have to rename it before I publish. Suggest some names! Compromised and Crabby? Forced to Marry? Darcy’s D’oh? Ball and Chain? Caught and Compromised? Making the Best of It? Horrid Beginnings? Fell Into Your Heart? Tripped Into Your Heart? Sorry I Exposed Myself Accidentally…
I made a vision board and put it up. My cat knocked it down. I put it up in a new spot. My cat knocked it down on my head. Apparently I am not to have any goals other than his needs and wants.
I just finished writing the epilogue of Pride and Prejudice and Secrets. Whew! I need to edit it, then get these new chapters edited. ARC team get ready as the book may be going out to you on Friday.
I ran across these photos online. It’s of the Regency dress parade that opens the Jane Austen festival in Bath. That would be so much fun to be part of! I love the photo of the police with the tiny umbrella.
According to my dictation software, “Darcy” is actually “Darth C”. A new villain in the Star Wars empire? Darth Vader better watch out! LOL
I’m sorry readers. I have the worst headache today. There probably will not be a chapter posted today. I may try to edit through it, or give up and lie down with ice on my head and a washcloth on my eyes.
He’s teasing Elizabeth about cows again in Chapter 23. I’m so excited because I can see the end from here!
The Sequel to Pride and Prejudice and Poison now has a real title! And book cover! Hooray! Pride and Prejudice and Secrets
I don’t know about you, but I love me some pirate stories! There has to be romance, of course, and the story has not be too realistic i.e. absolutely no rape. Which means no pirate romance I read is realistic. But The Windflower is the most realistic one I’ve read. SPOILERS BELOW – BEWARE ME HEARTIES (sorry, I couldn’t help it) The pirate had indifference as to whether she lived or died. She was held…
I was having a hard time scrolling through Amazon, searching for certain Pride and Prejudice variations and I got tired of it. Fed up with it. So I created a site with categories for the many P&P variations. Pride and Prejudice Variation.com I have a contact form so you can tell me what categories need to be added. I’m still adding books to the site so it is nowhere near complete. But there are many…
I rely on the reviews for each posted chapter of Pride and Prejudice and Poison at fanfiction.net, for feedback regarding how the story is going, what readers think will happen next and what I’ve gotten wrong about Regency England. Every review is read though I don’t comment on them as I don’t have the time. I enjoy the positive the reviews as they help to battle the constant self doubt that afflicts an author “is…