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Every career comes with risks. Some jobs have obvious risks such as North Atlantic fishermen, coal miners, police officers, fire fighters and military personnel. Some jobs have the potential to increase the risks of other ailments such as typing a lot may aggravate carpal tunnel.

Being an author comes with risks. I have developed a nerve disorder in my right arm.

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Puffmonkey and I headed down to the emergency shelter today. We couldn’t reach anyone on the phone and decided to just drive there halfway expecting to be turned around and halfway expecting to be put to work.

If what we’re being told is correct, this was the worst tornado to hit our state in recorded history. 120 buildings were destroyed. Many of those were homes. We arrived at the shelter around noon and there seemed to be a serious lack of victims.

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By now many of you have heard about the storms near me. I’m fine. My family is fine. Our property is fine. My friends are all fine. Folgers is fine. The worst of the damage is terribly close to me and affects my life in so much that roads are closed and shopping has been destroyed. That’s nothing compared to what some people are dealing with.

Let’s all take a moment and say a prayer, send positive thoughts, or do whatever your faith encourages you to do for the 200 (approximately) injured people and all of the families who have been left homeless in the wake of these tornados.

I’m trying to reach the Red Cross to find out if they need volunteers at the emergency shelter. So far, I’ve been told to contact a man in the gymnasium...no number, mind you. JUST the last name of the man in "the gymnasium" and he can tell me if volunteers are needed. Living in a small town is an adjustment.

Here's a link to my interview in the Gay and Lesbian Times. Tim Parks was wonderful, I'd like to add.

http://www.gaylesbiantimes.com/?id=11281&issue=1046

Whoa…yeah…I’m not dead, yet. LOL!

Life is a funny thing, ya know. You settled down in a routine and think you can coast a while with everything being status quo. Then, something happens and tosses everything in a tizzy.

As many of you know, I’ve separated from my husband. Needless to say, that involved a move. A friend of mine, recently single, and another friend of mine, also recently single, decided we’d all make great roommates. Father Bryan moved at the same time I moved and we helped each other move. He’s living in a place that better fits his personality, but isn’t too far for visits. Thus began the “move that never ends”.

Once I get into a routine and something breaks it, it’s very difficult for me to get back into a routine. When another author pointed out that I hadn’t updated jack-squat since mid-Feb, I realized I REALLY needed to make a better effort at getting back into my routine. I apologize for causing worry in those who have contacted me to make sure I was still breathing.

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Only I would find this website.

http://holysee.biz/New_Pages/confesional1.htm

NOT WORK SAFE! CONTAINS AUDIO!

I doubt it's real, but that's not the point is it? It's great fun to pretend it is.

If you click to return to the main site, it's all about priests and nuns. I doubt the information on the site, but it's still fun...and totally not work safe.

Yeah...I'm going to hell.

Well, after hours upon hours of typing, editing, and plot planning, About to Sin is finally in the hands of Beta readers. I missed my self-imposed deadline by a little bit, but given all that’s going on in my personal life, I’m not beating myself up for it.

By the time I finished the self-editing, About to Sin capped out at 111,900 words. There is room for one more sex scene, but I’m trying to figure out if it’s needed. I don’t want gratuitous sex in my stories. Also, given the hefty word count, I don’t want to further limit available markets.

I’m trying to figure out what to tackle next. I don’t want to work on the sequel to Full Circle until the Freya’s Bower editing has been finished. Recovered Flotsam and my still untitled sci-fi story are both calling my name. And my “g” key on my keyboard is acting up again. >.<

I think I have it fixed again…maybe.

Is this the point in my career where I’ll look back and laugh later? I sure hope so. LOL!

Anyways, back to topic.

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Another thing to add to my banned from list…YouTube.

WTF? O.o

I’ve not added new content in I can’t tell you how long. I’ve endured a relentless attack for…going on two years(?)…from a hate group that doesn’t like “teh gay” and now YouTube has suspended my account with NO REASON given.

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That picture should read, 2008 not 2007, sorry.

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Some of you have noticed that lately I've been very busy or very quiet on my LJ. I've not been able to respond to each comment and that's something I really like to do. Even if my reply is simple, I like to respond.

I tried to take on too much and exhausted myself in the process. I have two anthology contracts and two stand-alone title contracts. I do some nonfiction writing for a company. And, I'm trying to move. And, I'm dealing with the emotional fallout of my personal life. AND, in infinite stupidity, I didn't think that was enough. I took what should have been a part time non-writing job. After I started with them, I discovered about 11 class action lawsuits (in several states and a few countries) world wide. Apparently their business model is "keep people sleep deprived and work them until they drop".

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Ok, so I'm insanely busy and I only have time for this quick message, but I think I ran into Father Daniel at the grocery store! Cute, adorable, tall, sparkled with pretty, completely in his clerics with an adorable Mr. Rodger's Cardigan sweater, full rich lips, very light colored hair, green eyes and a TOTAL 'mo' even if he doesn't know it. Yep, my gaydar pinged at full! Ah...I love my life.

Oh, and I spoke to him. Yes I did! Squee!!!

OMG! I need to find a way of contacting Joyfully Reviewed and thank them for this review. I am totally blown away by this! Also, they were very kind and linked to my blog spot instead of the publisher. I think this review was posted after Chip/LAP closed.

http://www.joyfullyreviewed.com/reviews/ClosedPublishers/FullCircle.IMCJ.html

A highlight: Full Circle's approach with vampires is intriguing, captivating and I think, ingenious.

And the good news keeps coming.

I received word tonight that Selling Foxx will be including in Coming Together: With Pride anthology! (http://www.eroticanthology.com/withpride.htm)



This will be both print and ebook and the money will go to an HIV/AIDS charity. I don’t know if other authors have made announcements yet, so I won’t mention who else will be there. However, this anthology is going to kick ass! Release planned for mid-2008.

*happy dance*

Tim Parks with Gay and Lesbian Times (http://www.gaylesbiantimes.com/) interviewed me! The interview will be published early this month. He's doing a story on female authors of gay erotica.

How cool is that?

Shh...listen...that's the sound of our genre getting a bit more attention. Hopefully the big publishing houses are listening.

So, 2007 was a bit of a publishing roller coaster for me. I had three e-book contracts and one series contract. Full Circle was finally released after the umpteenth delay…just to have the publisher close. By year end, I’d found home for two of my three Chip orphans and gained a new e-book contract. I have one story in submissions right now and I finished About to Sin by my self-imposed deadline. Woo-hoo!

So, in 2008 here are my writing goals.

1)Sign with an agent. (Pretty lofty goal, huh?)
2)Get About to Sin print published.
3)Finish Full Circle’s sequel.
4)Gain four book contracts (e-pub or print pub).

The agent search will start in February. Can I do it? I don’t know, but you’ll have to keep watching over the next year to find out. I’ll be sure to share my successes and failures on my blogs.

Every so often when I’m reading stuff on the net, I wonder, “Where do these authors get this from?” We’ve all seen major grammatical infractions and I’m sure we’ve all wondered, “Why?”

When I’m reading a print book and the author shoves a conversation between two characters in one paragraph, I no longer wonder why.

A print book.

Yes, print.

I think I’ll carry this book with me and use it to slap anyone who regards e-books as being lesser publishing than print books.

Something I wrote for a friend a while back, but neglected to mention it here. It's just a short pwp.

http://frfozybearftwin.blogspot.com/2007/09/blog-post_21.html

I forgot to mention. The link is NOT WORKSAFE

So, Christmas went well for me. I had a nice quiet few hours with my parents without any drama. Yep, no drama. No arguments. No nothing.

Oh, I suppose I should mention that due to schedule conflicts we haven’t done our Christmas yet. LOL!

On Christmas Eve I attended Mass at St. Andrew’s and heard Bryan’s partner, John, sing. Whoa boy! That man can SING! St. Andrew’s is a gay-friendly Episcopalian church. Some people don’t see much difference between Old Catholic and Episcopalian, but there was enough to make me feel a little bit lost. Bryan sat beside me and prompted me as needed. ROFL!

Earlier in the month, we went to a special choral concert at St. Paul’s. I heard John’s friend, Ann, sing there. She’s opera trained and sings with both the Virginia Symphony and sometimes with the Virginia Opera. John is being opera trained and I keep hoping that one day I’ll be able to hear both of them sing at the same time. That will be a real treat.

On the 25th, I really did spend a few hours with my parents. We had a very nice lunch together. Later, I went to a house party held by some new friends/acquaintances. Currently, my step-daughter is down and I’m enjoying her company.

I hope the holidays have been treating everyone else kindly.

Oh! Does anyone have a copy of my AMV Boum Boum? I lost that in a crash and I can't find any back ups of it.

111,410 words.

That's how long it took to illustrate a few months of two character's lives.

111,410 words in twenty-five chapters.

The writing phase of About to Sin is finished.

I'm always filled with a mixture of emotions when I finish a story. I'm excited to be done. I'm relieved to be done. I'm also a bit bummed that I'm done.

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