perfect!

I just love this poster. I completely think it is perfect for Primigenio. Lauryl stepping on the toes of Eamon.
I've been giving my characters a lot of thought this week. I had a crummy week and my characters are like really cool friends for me. their hijinks and adventures give me a break. I can close my eyes and hear them. or I can imagine scenes from the book. I'm also mapping out chapters for the sequel. although, I think I will have a bunch of cutting because my ideas are getting away from me. auuggg. I hate cutting things from a manuscript. it's like taking part of their life away. my people need their lives. if I can't have an exciting life they can, right?

TA DA!!!!

so the really big winner of the first five pages critique is Laura B Diamond! I did that stupid fruit slot machine best 3 out of 4 because she kept winning. anyway, she's the winner of the crit by Super Editor Dorrie O'Brien. Laura, I'll get with you on how to send it it to Dorrie. she has formatting requirements that make things easier for her.
anyway, this caps off my 4 weeks of epic wins!thanks to all my new followers. I'll try to get back into my usual blogging this weekend. probably one of the first things I'm gonna talk about is waiting and oh how I HATE it. anyway, congrats! this was fun and I'll probably do it again soon!!

win a bit of Super Editor this week!

some days I swear Nelson Muntz is following me around doing his famous ha ha!. did you ever see the episode of the simpsons where he ha has the really tall guy in the tiny car and everyone in town follows him around ha ha ing him? good stuff. anyway.
I wanted to post more about the prize this week... your first five pages critiqued by super editor Dorrie O'Brien. she also goes by super editor. this is a magnificent prize because she gives awesome constructive criticism! She has many many years in publishing and is truly gifted! She can talk a crazed or hopeless writer down from any height! Anyway... pass the word on about this prize!! A professional critique is a swell and valuable prize for you guys!! I wanna share a bit of super editor with you!!

there are so many people I'd like to thank

 

thanks so much to Laura B Diamond for giving me this awesome blog award!I love it! I have to post 10 truths about myself and pass it on to 5 fellow bloggers so without further ado...

1. I will give you my last dime if you need it
2. I try to blend with whatever age group I'm with
3. I wish I understood physics
4. I dream about my novel's characters
5. I was late to work even when I slept in a room on the unit
6. My pants fell down while I was giving medical aid to a plane passenger
7. I think I can sing and I do so loudly in my car
8. I embarrassed a 'friend' in Switzerland when I tripped and fell into the hotel lobby with all of our luggage
9. I still love that 'friend' but not in that way
10. I think crying in a movie or while reading a book is one of the greatest experiences evcr.

Now to pass this honor on...

Kim Harbourt  http://kimandrossharbourt.blogspot.com/
Corie Gilkey    http://corilivingacharmedlife.blogspot.com/
Portia Sisco     http://portiasisco.blogspot.com/
Kittie Howard http://kittiehoward.blogspot.com/
T.K Richardson http://eveningfades.blogspot.com/

and now for the winners of the COOKIES (forgive the pottymouth pic)

I know this is like in really poor taste but I the cookies I am fixing to give away will wash away all the bad words.

okay, so using my super scientific method that I found on the internet of the interactive fruit machine(it's a virtual slot machine) I have this week's winners. yes, WINNERS!! The winner of the dozen Big flower sugar cookies is Laura Diamond!  the associate winners who will get a bag of 4 dozen tiny either flower or heart shaped cookies are Portia Sisco and Cipherqueen. Congrats everyone!!!
I know it was a surprise that I gave away more cookies than I anticipated but since I was gone this week I thought I would sweeten the pot. Ladies email me at maddy56@ufl.edu

yeah, everything's great until you gotta go get tutored

I've been outta the loop this week with a whirl wind of poo. I had my tests on my hips(ouch) and last night in the wee hours we had to call ems for my dad. sigh. on the upside...cuz there's always an upside. I got nominated for the Honest Scrap Award by lovely author, super person and MD Laura Diamond. I'll take care of the responsibilities of that fab honor in a following post and pass on the honor. just wanted to check back in after being gone.

hope springs eternal

for someone who never wins anything, I am forever entering contests. the most recent contest I am entering is the Dear Lucky Agent contest over on the Guide to Literary Agents Blog. this is a super helpful blog btw. it is chock full of valuable info for authors trying to become agented. the info is not only useful but it's entertaining too! anyway, this uber fab contest has a prize of a critique of the first 20 pages of your urban fantasy or paranormal romance manuscript so jet on over and check it out! look under the blogs I dig and click on it!!!

cookies and karma

today I got a lesson in karma I think. it involved money, cookies and welfare. I was at the grocery store check out line and ended up delivering a spontaneous tirade on people on welfare who probably didn't need it. then, I was interrupted by a lady behind me. I told her to mind her own business basically and told her that in my job I saw PLENTY of welfare abuse and I felt I had the right to my opinion. so as I trotted off in a sanctimonious huff, I stopped at the girl scout table where they were peddling their yummy wares. I pulled out my money, paid, thought I replaced it in my pocket(bad move I know) and left. when I discovered the money was gone, I wondered if it was karma reaching out to me over my less that charitable attitude. it seems probable. taking away money from me to make me more needy so I can better understand their POV. sigh. it was a painful experience but I guess most beneficial ones are. and I didn't even buy the kind of cookies I like best. I bought my mom's faves. dang.

and the big winner this week is...

this week's big winner of the 25 dollar i Tunes gift card is... Kim Offiler! Yay Kim! And because I'm such a softee, the runner up winner is EJ Stevens. She wins a 15 dollar iTunes gift card. Thanks ladies! email me your addresses and I will get these out to you both.
This weeks prize is a dozen yummy cookies from uber bakery Sugar & Flour. she creates the most divine sugar cookies. Maddy and I are addicted to the mini cookies. you can check out Karen's yummy creations at sugarandflour.etsy.com . same rules as before but PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE spread the word!!!I love you guys but I'd like to see some new names in the drawings!!

madeline and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day and me too

we love this book at our house. I like the title. today, it fit. so I'm getting ready to go to my weekly craft and gab lunch and the school nurse calls(this is never good) to tell me Maddy got hit in the face with a door and had a cut on her face that may need a stitch. I'll be right there, I say. okay, it's NEVER good in nurse talk when there is hesitation in the words may or cut. that's actually code we use to tell other nurses, dude you better look at this. all in all, the cut would have needed 2 stitches and or skin glue and a plastic surgeon because it's her face. I elected to skip it because it would have involved shots and painful manipulation of her skin. I just brought her home bandaged her up and medicated her with love. sigh. I hate seeing my baby in pain.

helllllooooooooo? don't forget this week's BIG prize

still no word from big winner Kittie Howard. Girl, where are you? let me know your address so I can get you your gift card.
also, don't forget this week's prize...a 25 dollar iTunes gift card. everyone who played last week is entered but if you send someone to the blog and they let me know it by following, you get 5 extra chances.  easy peasy!

and the gift card goes to...

 

sounds kind of oscar-like doesn't it? anyway, using the ultra scientific method that I found  of selecting a name that I found on classtools.net, I have the name of this week's winner. The lucky person is (cue drumroll) Kittie Howard!!!YAY!!! email me your address and I'll send it right out to you. thanks for entering. actually thanks to everyone and everyone who entered last week gets into the drawing for next week's goodie!

this week I am giving away a 25 dollar iTunes gift card!AWESOME! same rules! I'll select a name using the same superior scientific method and announce it next friday. hopefully earlier in the day. this week's announcement was delayed by illness. sorry. anyway, congrats Kittie and keep following for more fun and prizes!!

only a few hours left

 

just a little while before the first drawing in my 4 weeks of epic win shindig. this week I'm giving away a 25 dollar barnes and noble gift card. just leave me a comment here or see the post below. I'll be drawing tonight and announcing the winner and next week's prize tomorrow! it's a super easy way to score some swag!

don't forget! you can be a weiner!!!!

 

this post has nothing to do with the weinermobile but I like the weinermobile so there it is. just a reminder about my 4 weeks of epic win contest. I'll be drawing for the winner or weiner HAHAHAHAHA thursday latenight and posting it on friday and then announcing the next contest. tell a friend!

hey, look!

over at Elana Johnson's blog there is a contest that can only be described as epic. lots of great prizes for authors. tons of ways to enter. her blog should be called Elana Johnson,Super Genius. GO CHECK IT OUT!! actually, don't just check it out, follow her blog because she has tons of great info for authors and her ebook  From the Query to the Call it chock full of crucial info for authors at the querying stage. so not only is she a super genius, she's like a sage.
ElanaJohnson.blogspot.com