Mother’s Day!

We are in the middle of bathroom renovations, more fun than I can express in words! Since I am not handy, I’m on the clean up crew! Again, more fun than I can express.

It will be nice when done.

I am currently tracking two submissions. One has a June 1st accptance or rejection date, the other is totally unknown. June first isn’t a long wait!

I had a health issue a week ago ( well, a recurring health issue we thought was covered by meds). What a mess, trip to the ER etc. I’m on new devil medicine, but it seems to be working for me, and no one has noticed huge, violent, personality changes. In fact, I don’t notice it any more than I noticed Claritin, so that’s good. My breathing is much better. Sigh. I guess I will never be able to get rid of all these meds.

I need to post a new pic–I got a cute new haircut!

My Vampire Novella

I have a new contract–more news to come as I get a release date etc.

This is a vampire hero story with a twist–the heroine is a single mom. I have one other vampire hero story that has a single mother heroine.

I wanted a story where a hardworking, loving mom gets the hot guy!

Hodgepodge

I have nothing earthshaking to share today.

I do start a new shift at the Day Job soon–6 am to 2:30. No weekends! I like this shift, I think I will be able to work writing time into it well, plus the family time on the weekend is great.

I’m working on a shifter story–a white tiger shifter hero

( think Jon Bon Jovi with lighter ash blond hair.) 

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I know most heros are dark, but what can I say, I’ve always been partial to blonds.

This shifter story is a new thing for me. Today I hope to get a couple thousand words down–it is flowing really well, but alas, I must do some cleaning of the cottage, also.

I’ve been thinking about a pen name. My current name is (somewhat) real, and I think I want some distance between real life and writing life. I don’t have a huge body of published works, and right now the only thing I have for sale is a Christmas short…so I think I could move on rather painlessly at this point. I have a name picked out and have a myspace and (free) website in the new name, but am not ready to unveil.

Family news:

Hubby and I are going to see EmmyLou Harris and John Prine in Denver for our anniversary!

And my darling emo child( my oldest daughter) won first place in her school’s Political Discourse Debate! She’s the Master Debater!

 

 

It’s been awhile!

I work on Sundays, and it is so slow! I always make sure I have something to read or I would go bonkers.

Today I was thinking about a story I’m writing, a shifter story. The plot wasn’t as original as I wanted–I needed some action, some excitement. And it came to me !!! Out of the quietness that is Sunday at work! So I now have the perfect ending to this story.

So great when the muse comes through.

What I did on Spring Vacation

I went to Fairmont Hot Springs–Gregson, MT!

with my daughters, their friend, my sis, my nephew
–and my brother!!

I rarely get to see him because he travels as a filmer and lives in Missoula, MT.

During the drive we visited the RimRocks in my hometown, Billings, MT

We toured Butte, MT

and talked about my Catholic upbringing, so different from theirs.

I read :

Then I drove home many many miles!

Past my favorite mountain, Crazy Mountain:

Past The Little Bighorn:

Along the Big Horn Mountains:

Back Home!

While driving I plotted a Nocturne Bites set in Montana.

Current Reads

Since I am saving $$$ for spring break–a trip to Fairmont Hotsprings with the kids and my sister, I have to delve into my stacks and heaps of books, actual paper books, for most of my reading.

This I do have in ebook, I’ve been wanting to read more Cerridwen Press, thinking I might want to sub there someday.

I will be reading this for the first time.

A classic! And one not carried in my local library–how lucky was I to spy it out???

I know this was on here before, but I misplaced it in my immaculate house. Yummy older couple.

A NEW EARTH– I get spiritual with Oprah!

Free Futuristic Romance Story

I have decided to expand a short story, Surviving Summer, briefly published, into a novel. Since that leaves the short story languishing in my files, I decided to put it as a free read at my yahoo group.

This short is part of a series, built around the heros, who are brothers. I have tentatively titled the series The Sons of the Protectorate. Surviving Summer is the first story, and I have a second in the series called, Droid Awakened, with more planned.

You can find it at Becca Furrow’s News

Out of Control!

<—– ME!!!

Yes, indeedy, my life has been hectic lately. I had a schedule change at work that I’m still adjusting to, made some decisions on my writing that won’t bear fruit for some time, plus teen drama has kept me busy. Not my teens–all their friend teens! I may be adding a teen to my household, a very long, sad story.

I do have a couple of submissions out there, and have been trying to expand my reading to add publishers I’m looking at subbing to.

I had a short story, very briefly published last summer,a futuristic, that I’m expanding to novel length. I loved the couple, so am enjoying the work.

What I’ve Been Reading

My newest purchase. Loved the cover! Haven’t started it yet but will this weekend.

I’m collecting Sheri Whitefeather’s backlist, slow but steady! Love her NA heros!

Rereading!

Happy Valentine’s Day

I blogged today at a new blog I’m sharing with my pal, Karen Mandeville. Check it out!

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