Saturday, February 25, 2006

I'm getting near the end...

and I keep getting stuck!!! I've been working on A Model Lover, and I just don't know where to go with it. Well, that's not true. Rather, I don't know how to get there. I know I have to reach the black moment very soon... but how do I rip Kaylee and Rodolfo apart.

It can't be a simple misunderstanding. There has to be something that feels unsurpassable. Kaylee has to have a good reason to return to the United States rather than stay in Italy with Rodolfo.

I think what I need to do is to do some serious plotting from where I am now to the end. That might make me focus. Yes, I need to focus. I hate getting close to the end of a book when I'm reading it, and it seems I hate getting close to the end of a book when I writing it!!
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Sunday, February 19, 2006

I gave up...

On the High Noon Challenge that is. I just could not focus on my writing this weekend. But next time there is a Challenge, I plan to do much better and really apply myself.

Okay. This is just a short message. It's far too early for anything more.

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Saturday, February 18, 2006

High Noon Challenge

Well, I'm already off to a poor start with Romance Diva's High Noon Challenge; however, I am not going to let that get me down. My goal today is to write at least 15 pages since I am so far behind in writing my 5 pages a day. In my defence, I have been ill and I started a new work assignment. But still, I did agree to 5 pages per day or have to make them up, so today is make up day.

I'm at a good point in A Model Lover. I'm getting close to the Black Moment when they are torn apart seemingly for good. But of course, this is a romance, so they're never torn apart for good!

Yesterday, I made the keyboard of my laptop international. I purchases these overlay stickers that show the layout of an Italian keyboard. This is making it much easier to type in Italian, which I do quite a bit in AML. I also have a friend in Italy that I correspond with, and he doesn't speak English. Yes, I'm learning Italian the hard way!! But it is so worth it!

Time to get writing again!

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Monday, February 13, 2006

I've been tagged!

current clothing: Crop top and pajama bottoms.
current hair: Dark brown, shoulder length, uncombed.
current mood: Just waking up. vaguely disappointed there were no presents in my inbox.
refreshment: Water. I haven't gotten out of bed to get coffee yet.
current annoyance: Too early to have an annoyance yet.
current avoidance: Getting out of bed.
current smell: Gardenia.
current thing or things on your wall: I'm sitting in the dark, so I can't see what's on the wall.
current IM/person you're talking to: Jodie
current jewelry: Baby ring on my right pinkie finger.
current book: "What would Jackie Do?"
current worry: Finding a full-time job.
current favorite celebrity: Tom Selleck (I always think he's hot!).
current obsession: Italy
current love: My pets.
current disappointment: My marriage.
current lyric in your head: I didn't have one until I read Jodie's now it's the same as hers.
current music: Italian Radio station. (I don't speak Italian, so I can't tell you the song.)
current favorite book: "Under the Tuscan Sun"
current favorite movie: "Under the Tuscan Sun"
current happy thing: Chatting with my best friend.
current undergarments: What undergarments?
current desktop picture: What desktop?
current plans for tonight/weekend: More writing.

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Sunday, February 12, 2006

Well Now I Know!

All this time I was wondering why no comments were showing up on my blog. Turns out that the option to moderate comments was selected! haha! Blogger was waiting for me to approve all of them!!! Well, I turned that options off!

So please, feel free to comment! Your comments will show up now!

And thank you to all the people who have left comments! They are all appreciated!!

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Saturday, February 04, 2006

I'm Learning...

My contest entries for the Best First Meeing Contest at Romance Divas are doing much better than I expected. I'm getting some really good comments, and I'm pleased. I'm learning that my scenes are not as bad as I thought they were, and my scores are much higher than they were in the Best Opening Scene Contest.

I have, however, gotten a little frustrated that some of the judges have not seen the conflict that will keep the hero and heroine apart and at odds until the end. It seems to obvious to me, but then I wrote it, so it should!!

The other comment I've gotten is they don't get why the heroine would be interested in my hero except for the fact that he is drop-dead gorgeous. My response to this comment is, they just met and they only met for ten minutes, how deep do you really think the attraction is going to get in that amount of time? Attraction is usually based on the physical until you get to know someone. And, you cannot get to know someone in ten minutes. haha!

Oh, well, it's all subjective anyway.

So, what else am I learning. I'm learning that judges judge based on their own personal feelings. They are not trying to hurt anyone. They are trying to help. They do not know what comes before or after the scene they are judging, so that limits them greatly. So, I am digesting the comments, filtering them through what I know to be true about my story and being grateful that they took time to judge my entries.

Now I have to get back to editing that gym scene I've been working on for the past week. That baby needs to be put to bed so I can get back to writing!!!!

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