I’ve been listening to a lot of 80’s music the last day or so. It brings me back to my childhood. I thought I’d share my favorite 80’s music every Monday. We’ll see if I remember to keep it up. Lately my head is a bit like Swiss cheese, full of holes.
And no I don’t mean the band. Did anyone even know there was a band called Aha? Anyways, LOL, I had a break through with my third book. I’ve been really struggling with it. I just couldn’t get started, and if I did write it was never really much. I had a hard time bringing myself back to it, and I have a deadline looming.
Today I opened it, and I stared at it for about 45 minutes. Sad I know, but I found the AHA moment. I started my book at a different spot. I moved what I had already written and started fresh with the hero’s POV, since the hero is already known because he is in my previous two books. Now the words are flowing like honey and I think now I’ll actually be able to get it done. Thank goodness.
Ever have a moment like that? Have you ever been so stuck you felt like you had painted yourself in a corner and couldn’t get out? How did you get out?
I’m heading back to the work now. I have some word count to BURN! 
For Christmas I got the DVD Mamma Mia.
I have to say it was awesome. I’ve seen the live broadway production of Mamma Mia and it was fantastic, so I wasn’t sure how the film version would fly, but I’m very impressed. I am just as impressed as I was when I saw Phantom of the Opera.
Meryl Streep and Pierce Bronsan were perfect as Donna and Michael, the star crossed lovers of yore. The whole cast was quite good, I got a HUGE kick out of Colin Firth playing the gay man, given his previous Alpha Male roles. *cough* Mr. Darcy *cough* Christine Baranski as Tanya the Diva with the young men drooling after her, was absolutely a perfect fit.
I love ABBA music.
ABBA music always puts me back in a happy mood, especially when I’ve been so down in the dumps lately from family issues. Nothing to do with me and baby, so no worries there. One of my favorite scenes was Tanya and the young stud “Does Your Mother Know?”, and I kept thinking about my OH YUM! The Older Woman and Younger Man. LOL.
Of course what puts the cherry on the cake it’s filmed in GREECE! Who can resist the Greek Isles? Though I just spent two days with my best friend (who’s also pregnant) and her husband who is Greek and he’s a little trouble maker. You’d think I’d be sick of the Greeks. No way. LOL.
If you haven’t seen this movie, go out and rent it, buy it. I have the version that allows for singing along, though I haven’t done that feature yet. I don’t need to really. I know all the songs off by heart really.
It’s worth it. 
I can’t believe it’s 2009. This year is proving to be very busy, three more books to write in my series, six books releasing this year and a new addition to the family.
I never make concrete resolutions, but I thought what the heck. For the most of this year I don’t really have to worry about losing weight, not that I’m going to be gorging myself of Big Macs, the twenty pounds I’m going to gain I have no control over. LOL.
1. Finish my series off: I have three more books to write, well two from the beginning.
2. Get LR totally tweaked and send it out: Yeah I’m trying to sell to NY. I’ll never give up on my dream to break into the historical romance market.
3. Finish off the Historical Undone: Yep, I decided to try a small book for Harlequin’s Historical Undone line. It’s almost complete. It’s a good break between my series.
4. Write two more novella’s for Ellora’s Cave and one for Samhain: Can you hear me laughing? *snarf*
5. Get an agent.
This year is about writing a lot because once this baby comes I’m going to need all these extra words ahead of me. LOL. Yeah very unrealistic goals, given my circumstances and the seasonal slump that I’ve been, but I’m damn well going to try. I can’t give up, I never have and I never will.
Here’s hoping that your New Year is everything you want it to be.
I’m kind of sad this contest is ending. It’s been so much fun, but at least it’s ending on a good note with the release of Shelley’s book, CAT BURGLAR.
Cat Burglar by Shelley Munro
Publisher: Ellora’s Cave
Genre: Paranormal Shapeshifter
ISBN: 9781419918308
Release Date: 12/31/2008
Length: Novel
Blurb:
Laura Adams is a cop with ambition, and a job in Middlemarch isn’t what she wants for her future. Hooking up with the wrong man is responsible for the wrong turning, and she refuses to repeat the mistake, especially with a sexy thief.
Leopard shifter Jonno Campbell takes one look at Laura and desires her as his mate. He’s enthralled with the fiery cop, and when she arrests him, he’s ready for a strip search. Convincing Laura he’s innocent and that they should work together to capture the thieves stealing from Middlemarch residents isn’t easy. A kiss laced with his easy charm does the trick and sparks fly. Passion escalates into primitive hunger. A night of hot loving convinces Jonno. He wants forever with the gorgeous Laura, but her ambition, his feline heritage and a gang of thieves stand in the way of his progress. Then there’s the ex-boyfriend who wants Laura back. This time charisma and erotic promises might not be enough to win the lady.
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Well not really. I hope you all had a good Christmas or holiday season whatever you celebrate. Mine was filled with some crazy snowstorms and the like.
I’ve been trying to get the Ultrasound pic scanned, but I have to wait for hubby to get a chance. He understands that weird multipurpose printer scanner fax thing better than me.
THE baby is healthy. That’s right, singular. As soon as I got in there the Ultrasound Technician gave her speel about “We cannot divulge the the sex of the infant as we are not covered legally to divulge that information.” Whatever, I knew it. Some schmucks in this area were told the wrong sex, or the technician wasn’t sure so they sued the Labs that handle our x-rays and ruined it for the rest of us. Anyways, as soon as the gel was on and the lights were out the technologist smiled and said “Only one.”
I let out a sigh of relief. LOL. Then after she measured the nuchal sac for signs of Downs or other chromosonal diseases, and my baby’s N/S was 1.6 mm anything over 3mm is higher risk, she brought in my DH. Turning the monitor for me to see I got to see my baby, and I started to cry. Okay, I’ve never cried during an ultrasound before, I blame extra crazy hormones this time. The technologist winked at us and said “Here’s her arm, her leg.”
So she really wasn’t divulging the information, but there’s a strong suspicion baby is a girl. I’ll find out for sure in March when I do that crazy 3D ultrasound and they will determine the sex. They didn’t have 3D ultrasounds around when I was pregnant with my other two nutjobs, or at least not in my area. I was darn sure this thing was a girl, I’ve been so ill like I was with Boo and putting on weight despite the throwing up and the aversion to meats.
For Christmas I got Twilight and Carrie Lofty’s What a Scoundrel Wants, which I’m eager to read both. I spent most of my holiday re-reading the Anne of Green Gable’s series because I was outraged by that malarky Kevin Sullivan Produced. If you want the true Anne stories, read the books, don’t watch that recent Kevin Sullivan Anne movie. I also got a gift certificate and bought The Tudors Season 1 and 2. The uncut versions are a lot more “steamy” than they were showing on CBC. I was watching one episode and the kids were downstairs with their father, and King Henry was umm having a date with Ms. Handerson, although you couldn’t see. My daughter snuck in and asked.
“What’s wrong with him?”
“His leg, his leg it really hurts. He has a bad cut and that man with the towel is cleaning his boo boo.”
“Oh yeah, it looks like he’s in pain.” And with that she skips away. I’ve been watching them at night now.
How was your holidays?
A little late, we had a snowstorm on the night before Christmas Eve and a bit on Christmas Eve and my cable in my neighborhood got sent for a loop. Then I headed to the land of NO INTERNET and was a wee bit delayed getting this up.
Come Celebrate a Deliciously Decadent December with Ellora’s Cave Author, Angelia Sparrow.
Eight Days Ablaze
Publisher: Ellora’s Cave
Genre: Futuristic
ISBN: 9781419918520
Release Date: 12/24/2008
Length: Quickie
Blurb:
awyer Adina barJonas loves Hanukkah. And her Papa gives the best gifts. This year, it’s the VirtualClone Box, for “a fully integrated sensory experience.” Adina uses it to argue law, meet her heroes and thoroughly indulge herself with some very sexy men over the eight nights of the holiday.
But, Papa and her Uncle David have their own agenda, as always, and Adina finds that enjoying her new toy has played right into their hands.
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You can read a sneak peek of my February 2009 release ENCHANTRESS THE FEY at the Writer’s Vineyard here.
I’ve been watching the old classics with my kidlets. Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer is my hands down favorite animated Christmas must see, and I found out something cool about it. Almost of the voices of this great classic are from Toronto. IN FACT, Billie Mae Richards and Paul Soles aka Rudoplh and Hermey the Dentist Elf live next to each other in the same Retirment Complex in Toronto. How cool is that?
I always wondered what drew me to Tenderheart as a child. If you’re a child of the eighties you’ll know that Tenderheart was the leader of the Carebears. He was by far my favorite, I still have my Tenderheart Carebear, very loved. I now know why, voiced by Billie Mae Richards aka RUDOLPH!!
And if you remember watching Rudolph (which is celebrating it’s 44th year) then you’ll remember the Charlie in the Box or this guy:
Voiced by Charles Banas if you think you recognize his voice and you watched THE RACOONS a Canadian Institution then you’ll know him as Schaefer the Sheep Dog.
The whole existence of my childhood Christmas has been blown wide open now. LOL. Still I think it’s pretty freaking cool, I’m off to give Tenderheart a big hug!
Oh be prepared for Schmaltzy Christmas stuff here until the 24th. There’s another snow storm looming in, another 11 inches expected. So I’m inside working on stuff and watching one of my favorite Christmas movies and thought I would share my favorite bit. Stay warm. Ignore the funny beginning, but the important dancing remains the same.
Extreme blizzard going on where I am. I can’t see across the road and the snow keeps rising. What better way to heat y’all up than another Triple D day!! WOOT
Come Celebrate a Deliciously Decadent December with Ellora’s Cave Author, Kathy Kulig.
Desert of the Damned
Publisher: Ellora’s Cave
Genre: Shape-shifter
ISBN: 9781419919527
Release Date: 12/19/08
Length: Plus novel
Blurb:
While working on an environmental project in the Arizona desert, research scientist Amy Weston finds herself caught in the war between two men. Dante Akanto lures her into the desert to explore the dark side of her passions, pleasuring her in ways she never thought possible with his bizarre sex games. And park ranger Jake Montag has a compelling mysticism and powerful sensuality that’s impossible to resist.
But the two men, demon and shapeshifter, are engaged in a supernatural fight between worlds. Amy and her high level of life force energy is the key. Dante’s world and his immortality depend on claiming her as his own. The choice Amy makes between the two men will affect both her world and her future.
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