Epicon-Day 1

Texas Bluebonnets

As most of yall know, I live in Texas.  I was raised in Dallas but now live with my family in East Texas.  The picture of the bluebonnets was actually taken in the Texas Hill Country.  Aren't they stunning?  The point of the picture is that I'm in San Antonio, TX at my first conference.  Its the Epicon conference.  Epicon stands for Electronic Publishing Industry Coalition.  I highly encourage anyone to go to their website and take a look around.  Here's the link:
www.epicorg.com .

Well, we made it...finally.  It was late by the time we got into San Antonio last night but we did manage to make new friends right away and yes, cocktails were served.  It was a beautiful night but I was beat.  Heck, I'm up at 5:15 am every morning and by the time my roommate and I managed to get to the room it was almost midnight.  I swear I passed out once my head hit the pillow.  This morning's workshops don't interest me at all but this afternoon, I will be at the workshop called Virtual Blog Tours-Pitfalls, Problems & Solutions.  As a reviewer and blog hop participant, I look forward to hearing what the authors have to say about blog tours.  Hopefully, I will come away with some new ideas of my own and learning what authors like and don't like about blog tours.

The view outside our window is the Alamo.  Yes, the Alamo.  Its absolutely crazy in San Antonio.  Its Spring Break, the streets are crowded and the Riverwalk is insane.  So far this morning I have been to Starbucks *sigh* and I have enjoyed walking part of the Riverwalk before all the crazies wake up.  Tonight we are taking a River Boat Cruise and I can't wait for that.

So far some of the crazies that I have met are Desiree Holt, Debbie Sullivan, Cynthia Rhoades and of course my roommate and travel buddy, Casea Major.  At lunch, I'm sure I will meet more and tomorrow with the eFiesta bookstore in the afternoon. 

More later but for now, I need to get more caffeine. 

Just because...

He is here just because....

Okay, I just thought of something else.  Please, I'm begging sign up for email alerts.  That way you can get them in a timely manner and keep up with the shenanigans of the conference. 

Also, I'd appreciate it if you are going to be in San Antonio, don't be shy...look me up.  I'm not a big drinker anymore but I do like to hang out.

Now, you can go back and stare at the picture. 

And your welcome for the picture.

News, sorry its been too long

Couldn't resist the picture since its late and I'm about ready to turn in myself.  *fans self*  Any woos...


Just wanted to let y'all know that I'm now a Sweet and Sexy Diva.  My first post is April 7th.  My day will always be on the 7th.  I'm very excited about this.  I'm their first reviewer/aspiring writer.  Honestly, I didn't think that they would want someone like me but Tina was excited and thrilled that I wanted to be a Diva. 

In other news, I'm going to my first conference on Thursday.  Super excited about this.  I plan on blogging about my experiences starting on Friday.  Can. Not. Wait.

If you don't follow thru email, you might want to start.  :) 

Six Sentence Sunday

 This is my first entry so don't be too harsh.  Its from my rejection...



He stood at over six foot tall, with coal black hair and the greenest eyes that would hypnotize even the most jaded person.  With wide shoulders, trim hips and thighs that will look spectular naked.  His Wrangler jeans hugged every inch, and those jeans were older, softer looking and would feel oh so good against my own legs.  They’d look even better crumpled around his ankles.  He wore the tightest black t-shirt, it was close to bursting on his biceps and barely containing his six pack abs.  Straightening his Stetson on his head, he turns around and walks up to me, my stomach began to flutter and my palms sweat a bit. 

Pitch Contest



Now that I have you attention...

Okay, so I entered a pitch contest over this past weekend via Twitter.  I had 140 characters to pitch.  Whew...all I could think about was tag line.  What's a good tag line for my story?  Well...my tagline was good enough that they publisher asked me for a full submission.  I know, I know...

Well, now I have to write a synopsis and put the final touches on my story.  So don't be surprised if I hit up my crit group (and you know who you are) for help with the final revision and synopsis.  I'm actually not nervous because this is my story that was rejected back in October so even if they don't want it, I can say that I have done a synopsis and at least was asked for a submission.

Okay, I'm done...talk amongst yourself or give me some advice.

:)

Update

Now that I have your attention...this way, turn this way.  You can drool later...

Just a quick update.  I'm almost ready to re-submit my rejected short story.  Fingers crossed.  I have figured out the tag line/log line pitch and that was a blast to figure out.  I know, I'm weird. 

I've also gotten some really good crits back on Waiting on Sunday.  Seems that I need to lose the Prologue and butch up my hero.  He was too Beta, not Alpha enough.  Changes made...I love getting crits back.  I like to read what other people think and see where I need to make changes.  As a newbie writer, I appreciate the feedback and I feel it makes me a better writer, if not a better reader.

I still plan on entering Waiting on Sunday for a contest but I need to work on it alot within the next couple of months.  Its due in March.

Until next time, keep on writing...

New Year's Day

The sexiest man on the planet

I know, I know.  Its been awhile.  As most of you know, I subbed and entered contests this year.  Didn't win anything and the first sub that I had was rejected and it devastated me.  I didn't write or even read a book for almost a month.  I realize that's part of the process but the rejection stung for alot of reasons that I won't go into on this blog.

Here are a few of my goals for the upcoming year:

1.  Write more.  Sounds easy, right?  For me, its not.  I don't see how some people write with a EDJ, marriage, kids and just life in general.  But I will do it this year.

2.  I am entering a contest for Decadent publishing.  Story is half finished and I need to finish it so I can turn it in by March.  

3.  Update this blog more often.  I don't want to bore everyone to death with my ramblings, so I'll try to keep it brief when I do.

4.  As most of you know, I joined RWA.  I did also join Passionate Ink through RWA.  I highly encourage any writer to check them out.  Great stuff over there.  Regardless of how you feel about RWA, Passionate Ink is a great chapter for support and encouragement.

5.  Lastly...isn't Jon lovely.  ***sigh***  I've been in love with him since 1980 and that's a long time.  :)