I HAVE FINISHED MY DRAFT OF BOOK 3!!!
I HAVE EMERGED FROM THE EDITING CAVE!!!
*blinks around at the unfamiliar sunlight* *discovers it's spring ( Read more... )

I am deep in the Editing Cave but sometimes I give myself tiny rewards along the way to keep me going and make me smile because, honestly, this stuff is exhausting!

Here's one of my personal go-to faves that also gives me my earworm for the day: the Potter Puppet Pals classic: Wizard Angst!

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Works every time! :-D Remember to smile this weekend!

After hearing the rumor that Matt Smith might be leaving the show after filming the Christmas Special, I thought "Darnit! And I *just* finished my very first official-type fanfic for Dr. Who! ACK!" And while the rumors turned out not to be true, I thought I'd share my little diversion here on my blog as a way to bond we Whovians together during ( Read more... )

Remember when I said something about slowing down? Well, this time the universe didn't break something, but it came awfully close ( Read more... )

Firstly, I'm happy to announce the winners of the Pink Skull Prize Packs are: Melissa and Lauren, who both entered via the website, www.dawnmetcalf.com and who will, I hope, enjoy some great books, pretty bling & sweetness this summer! And now, the winner of the Grand Prize Luminous Summer Gift Box is...

*** oarlock_queen!!! ***

Congratulations ( Read more... )

There are things I never thought I'd do. This is one of them:


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Having just read SAVE THE CAT + having just read THE FAULT IN OUR STARS = bizarre revelation:

John Green actually wrote a character with an accent, a character with an eye patch, and a character with a wooden leg.

Coincidence? Hmm.

Yesterday was Purim, the Jewish "dress up" holiday and another one of those "thank goodness we weren't wiped off the face of the earth!" celebrations. Coincidentally, it was also World Read Aloud Day which was perfect for the reading of the Megillah, the story of Queen Esther. (For a quick-ref of the story, click here.) And while I get something ( Read more... )

Yesterday, I had an epiphany: Popovers.

Now stay with me... I was driving home when suddenly I was in the mood for popovers. I adore baked goods and am pretty good with sweets, but I tend to muck it up when it's something bready like rolls or pizza dough or popovers. I knew I didn't have the King Arthur's Flour mix that I rely upon for all my ( Read more... )

Inspired mere moments ago by @jab0217, @JonathonArntson, @Kim_Harrington, @WilowRedHouse & @annastanisz on Twitter, I have decided that the wacky weather we're experiencing in New England is due to Mother Nature's disconcerting lack of chocolate. Her mood swings are affecting us all and we're stumped with what to do about it. One week of summer ( Read more... )