Yes, I have to retreat into my writing cave for a couple of days to finish some editing. I’ve had to shelve poor Captain Jack and the Doctor for now…well not Captain Jack. *grin*
I’ve got some tweaking I need to so on something ASAP.
Have a great weekend. I leave you with LOL Kittehs.
more cat pictures
I have a plan. It came to me last night during instant messaging with Christine. After our long winded talk about Dr. Who and coming up with theories about alternate universes and the trifold Doctor, the plan came to me.
The PLAN!
Since I’m leaving the EDJ behind I had been drifting. Worrying and stressing about what I’m going to do? I didn’t want to be floating aimlessly, like a lost planet in the Medusa Cascade (seriously I need to lay off the Torchwood and Doctor Who for awhile). My plan came to me last night, a plan to stay on track.
Starting tonight I will work 30 minutes on each finished project that needs the editing done. Then I will proceed to judge entries for my local chapters contest, one a night. Then after the kids go to bed, and my DH is happily watching Die Hard or some other blow ‘em up show, I shall work on something new. One of the four stories I’m juggling right now.
Starting August 4, 2008 (This is after the two weddings and Frisco), I plan to have a blog schedule. Every other day, I hope. Still working out the kinks in that.
Also the plot box is filling up, giving me hope that the old brain is still churning out stories. 
I just keep swimming.
Now … if could just keep away from Doctor Who for a while. Hmmmm.
Just getting over my cold, and I just realized how far behind I am in everything. Forgot to post on Canada Day. DOH! HAPPY BELATED CANADA DAY!!
And I forgot to get my newsletter out. Double DOH!! Stuff I need to work on tonight when I get home from the EDJ. Only 9 days to go (that’s not counting weekends). I’m stoked, nervous, scared that I will be “writing” for a living. I’ve never done something so daring before. LOL!
I did get a lot accomplished while I was sick and in my writing cave (just not my newsletter). I worked on some WIPS, I sent out a submission, I made a business plan and planned out a proposal for a class or course I want to teach through the City of London. Err, sort of. I’m trying to plan out my life. Trying being the operative word.
It’s weird, usually I’m multi tasking, right in the fray; but since this whole thing at the EDJ went down I think I’m free falling a bit. My body is getting run down and ready for a collapse. (Which ain’t good, I still have San Francisco and a couple of weddings to get through).
Ever get like that?
OH and I also got caught up on Dr. Who Season 4. HOLY COW! I had a case of the insomnia last night, so I watched Dr. Who episode 10, 11 and 12 (Stolen Earth). OMG, ACK! WOW! I wish I could talk about it, but I don’t want to spoil the amazingness of it.
And don’t forget to vote in my Survey Monkey survey. See post below. It’s a dead heat right now between 3 possible sequels. I guess I’m going to have to write them all eh?
I’ve made up a Survey about Fox’s Bride, and a possible sequel.
I’m polling to see who you want to see in a sequel.
You can particpate here.
Scroll down to read about my Five Angel Review for Fox’s Bride. And I just go word about a 4 Star Review from Night Owl Romance.
Fox’s Bride got another 5 star review. This time though it was 5 Angels from Fallen Angels review. You can read the full review here.
This is a snippett of what Dawnie at Fallen Angels had to say about Fox:
The heat between Madeline and Fox is exciting and kept me eager to turn the page to see what would befall them next. Fox is funny and witty, he interacts with the other characters in a winning way. I thoroughly enjoyed the story and can’t wait to read other stories from Ms. Ruttan.
Thanks Dawnie!! You made my day.
I’m feeling a bit better. I have my voice back so that’s something, but the cough is still there. I spent the weekend working on some WIPS and watching Doctor Who Season 4, because I was so behind. Like twelve episodes behind.
OMG, so funny. I love this series. I wasn’t sure about Catherine Tate being cast as the companion to the Doctor. My heart belongs to Rose, but oh man, I love her!!! She’s just as zany as me. If I were to be a companion to the Doctor, I’d be Catherine Tate. Our only difference is our hair. Hers long and red, and mine, short and well … auburn at the moment. Body shape, oh yeah, we’re the same. Nuttiness, oh yeah, that’s the same too.
So I can’t wait to watch the season finales. When I asked Christine what she thought about this weeks episode all she said to me was O.M.F.G
That has to be good right?
I caught the cold that my kids and DH had. It was inevitable. I’ve been running on pure adrenaline for months.
So I’m sitting on the couch, watching reruns of Friends and editing, in between bouts of coughing my head off.
I did manage however, to post the interview I did with AJ Hampton over at Six Degrees of Sexy.
Also I’m participating in an All Author bash here. Come by and say hi to me.
It’s over at Six Degrees, 13 sexy Vampires.
Boo graduated JK and will be in SK next year. She got a diploma and everything. LOL! I mean come on, a four year old is golden to pass as long as he/she doesn’t eat glue right? LOL!
That’s all I’ve got accomplished tonight. Internet is slow, and I’m going to bed.
I have four stories on the go. FOUR. I need a plan people.
Getting the plan is the problem.
I’m still at the EDJ until the end of the July so my brain is rattling around. I really can’t focus.
So I need a plan. I need a blog plan. I need a writing plan. I need plans! Lots o’plans.
So I’m going to keep thinking. I just can’t focus. I feel like this right now:
So I’m retreating into my cave for a bit. To figure out stuff and to finish these four WIPS before they KILL ME!! LOL!
My question for you all is … do I write a sequel to Fox’s Bride or not?
I was away this weekend with my friend that’s getting married. I was in the heart of cottage country, without my kids, in my friend and her fiance’s beautiful home in the country.
It was so much fun. First I went for a dress fitting for my bridesmaid dress and I have to say … it’s gorgeous. Not like 27 Dresses at all. LOL. My DH drove out to her place to hang with her fiance and go with him to order IVORY shirts, LOL. Then we went to get our makeup done so that the gals who are doing it on July 19th will know what we need to wear. Then we had smoothies, went shopping, and then headed back to her place for lunch with our guys.
With a bit of relaxing and unfortunately watching Die Hard *shudder*, we got dressed and went to the Greek Festival down town. My friend’s finace is Greek, so their church was hosting it. My friend isn’t greek, but she’s learning LOL.
We had an amazing dinner outside in the sun. I had a shot of ouzo that knocked me flat on my back, and I enjoyed watching my friend’s fiance do a traditional greek dance. With threats that the attendants at the wedding party have to do this dance. EEP.
We rounded off the evening sitting on her couch, in front of their massive plasma tv and watching Wedding Crashers. It was like being in the movies.
Today me and my friend went to a “naughty” bridal shower. She is no supplied with lots of naughty lingerie and other assorted accroutrements. Bwahahahaha. I walked away with a candy belly chain and a mask. Her cake was hilarious. Her sister got it in Markham and it was a headless torso of a woman (with boobs) but in a pink flowery corset. I took a picture, I’ll upload it later.
Needless to say I had a GREAT time. It’s nice every once and awhile to get together with other couples and not have kids running around. YAY!
How was your weekend?
I know that things get cluttered and hairy in my life when I start listening to Dwight Yokam and Garth Brooks with a bit of Lonestar thrown in. *wink*
My brain has becoming this meeting ground for characters, both old and new converging and meeting in my gray matter and all protestrating that they want their stories. NOW, the characters that I’ve written about are content and happy, gloating and smug in the corner … laughing at all the other characters demanding my time.
I think it was Bonnie who mentioned a box, write down the plot, a blurb, some dialogue and stick it away so it won’t bother me when I’m working on another project.
I thought this was a great idea, I just never got around to it. Well, I seriously am doing that right now. While I was in there trying to stop fights and seperate characters. Contemporary businessman from fighting with sword weilding Vikings and a neurotic zombie trying to become a vegan, then turning to chatise the characters that got their stories. Making them feel ashamed for teasing the others that’s when a couple of more characters plopped in as I listened to Dena Carter’s Strawberry Wine.
“ENOUGH!” I shouted. I blew my whistle. Did the tee sign for a timeout.
I need a plot box. So that’s what I’m doing tonight. Getting them down on paper so I can ferret them away, giving them hope that they will get their day in the sun.
Trust me, I’m not complaining about these converging ideas. See, I’m glad I have so many ideas. I’m glad the fount isn’t going dry, for I have a confession.
Remember a couple of days ago when I was venting about the EDJ?
I quit Monday. I won’t go into details, but I’m looking forward to August, when I will be really writing for a living.
So I need my plot box, for my sanity.
Cause, I’m not dealing with these brawls anymore. LOL!
OH and Wylie told me John Barrowman is in Toronto taping a show called Maria. WHAT!! Why wasn’t I told sooner???
*sigh*
