Category Archives: 70 Days of Sweat Writing Challenge

Writing and Seeing and Bike Things

70 Days of Sweat Writing Challenge, General Stuff, Writing & Publishing

Finally I’m only working on one project! I can’t tell you how happy this makes me. Digging into RIDING TEMPTATION without distraction has really helped me crank out the pages the past couple days. Which is a damn good thing because I have exactly 66 days left to finish this book.

Ack. I wish I hadn’t done that calcuation. :chair:

In other news, I’m trying contact lenses again. I tried them before, unsuccessfully, for about six months, before giving up and going back to glasses. I really want them to work this time because when we ride the Harley I can’t wear my glasses, hence can’t see a damn thing. Yes, I could get prescription bike goggles, but we’ll try the contacts first.

Right now my eyes itch and hurt and everything is blurry. So it’s going very well. :loser:

Maybe I’ll end up doing like Carly Phillips suggested and just get several pairs of cool glasses so I can change them according to my mood. We’ll see.

This weekend we’re going to ride in Tulsa’s Boo Ha Ha parade. We bought scary biker masks, which are actually face covers to keep our faces warm. But truly, you should see Biker Dude’s skeleton mask. I must take pics. :giggle:

What’s up for your weekend?

Update

70 Days of Sweat Writing Challenge, Writing & Publishing

Finished revisions for THE DEMON’S TOUCH and shipped those off to my editor! :boobie:

Five minutes later, Fedex delivered galleys for RIDING WILD. 😥

I swear, the fates are conspiring against me on this 70 Days of Sweat writing challenge.

I’ve spent the past two days reviewing galleys. I’m going to finish them today, no matter what.

Then I’m going to write my book. Nothing is going to get in my way. N-O-T-H-I-N-G.

Jessie and Diaz are getting impatient. I don’t blame them. There’s loads of sexual tension in RIDING TEMPTATION and I can’t wait to get back to it. :bat:

In other news related to my Wild Riders series, my editor and I brainstormed titles for the third book, and the working title for it is RIDING ON INSTINCT, tentative release April 2009. So here’s the series so far:

RIDING WILD-FEB 2008
RIDING TEMPTATION-OCT 2008
RIDING ON INSTINCT-APR 2009

I’m so excited about my Harley riding bad boys! Can’t wait for y’all to meet them!

Back to galleys for me now. :whip:

Conference and Contest and Sven Stuff

70 Days of Sweat Writing Challenge, Events, Giveaways

There is a contest in this blog post. Keep reading.

The writing challenge is going well for me so far. I’m taking the new writing portion slow to start, since I also have revisions to do. About 750 words in the morning on the new book, then I slide into revisions on the other book for the rest of the day. As soon as revisions are done, I’ll be stepping up the new book in a major way. (deadlines, ya know).

So my local chapter’s conference last weekend was great! It’s a small conference, which I really like, because you have an opportunity to really mix with everyone. Unfortunately I had a hideous migraine on Saturday which put a crimp in one of the days, but I muddled through.

I got to meet Mary Theresa Hussey of Silhouette, which I was so excited about. She’s so sweet and so savvy about everything Harlequin/Silhouette. When I first started writing, they were my dream publisher. In many ways, they still are. They do so many things right. Maybe someday in the future I’ll get to write for one of their lines/imprints.

Elaine Spencer of The Knight Agency was also there. Though Deidre Knight is my agent, I work with Elaine on other things so it was great to spend a little time with her.

And Gena Showalter was there, funny and gorgeous as usual. She was also first in line at the bar, even though I’m sure she’ll deny it. I have proof though. Must upload and post the picture. :giggle:

My RWI chapter sisters are wonderful. Supportive, talented, friendly, sweet, and I couldn’t ask for a better chapter to belong to. They really are an incredible group and they put together a wonderful conference.

Our speakers were fabulous. Allison Brennan, Jenna Petersen, Barbara Dawson Smith and Jodi Thomas. All amazingly talented and oh so friendly. There’s nothing like hanging out with fellow writers for a weekend. Makes me feel like part of a sisterhood (and brotherhood, for the writer guys who were also there).

Oh, and the Marshall football team was at the hotel too, playing Tulsa over the weekend. So we got to ogle some mighty fine looking college football players. Bonus! :hips:

Now for the contest part. I came back with books! Lots and lots of books! And these great book bags that all conference attendees received. So here’s your chance to win a bookbag stuffed with books!

Post here with a comment about how you’re doing with the writing challenge, if you’re participating, or what you’ve been reading, or what you’re anticipating reading, or what new or returning Fall TV show you’re enjoying the most. I’m so buried in my deadlines lately that I’m completely out of the loop so I want to know what’s going on in TV and book land! I’ll draw a winner sometime over the weekend.