It's new year's eve and I'm looking forward to just being at home with my closest friends and rining in a new year.  I never make resolutions for the new year because I feel like I'm just too random and always changing what I want and how I want to achieve things.  But if I had to make one it would be to write what I love and love what I write.  Success, I'm noticing, is seeing the acceptance of my work in the faces of friends and family.  That's important.  I want to remember that.  So happy new year to you

Christmas is one day gone and my daughter has now lost both her front teeth.  It may be a day too late to sing "All I Want for Christmas is My Two Front Teeth" but it's still cute none the less.  I've written more, edited more and survived Christmas all in one week's time.  Imagine what another week might bring.

Well...it has been brought to my attention (and I'm starting to be swayed) that publishing in e-book format, at least in the beginning, is not a bad idea.  I'm realizing that this whole thing is going to take a lot of self promotion and it will be easier to get my foot in the door of the writing world by allowing my book to be publishing in that manner.  With that said, I'm considering smashwords for publication.  Wish me luck!  On a personal note - with the holiday season right here, it's sad to say that you really start to find out who your true friends are and it's really surprising to realize you've been wrong about people you trusted.  Which only makes me think...I really need to write a thank you and acknowledgement page for my book to thank the real peop

Yes, I do!  Unmarked, the first book in The Sons of Kerry series.  One step closer, right?  Keep those fingers and eyes crossed for me!

I am learning that I am very very very much more very green at this whole writing thing than I thought.  Don't get me wrong.  I think I've made huge leaps and I'm so excited to be at a point where I'm proof reading and adding details to my very first full length story.  It's still not as long as it probably should be for publishing but I just don't want to over burden a story with words when it just doesn't need them.  I'm going to cross my fingers and hope that someone wants to publish a series of shorter stories.  And I really, really hope I find someone who wants to publish it in a hand-held, old school, real book version instead of an e-book.  Not that it wouldn't be wonderful that way, too.  I guess it's just a dream to hold my book in my hands.  Keep your fingers crossed.