SLump

No Chapter should ever take a month to write, but I finally finished 45. I can't say that will be the chapter that you read, since I plan on rearranging all the chapters, but when you get to it when reading the CONJECTRIX, I think you will all understand what I mean. It was all stuff I was building to but was sort of... avoiding.

...And Man!! It was SO hard to write. YIKES!! But now I am smooth sailing... I think. It's all down hill from now.

You may ask what exciting things I am doing instead of writing...

...Nothing...

But I promise, I will get out of this slump soon. I hope.

LUW Writer's Conference Revisited

Here is my link to my Goodreads Blog:

Hope you like it!

http://http://www.goodreads.com/author_blog_posts/1571662-the-luw-annual-writer-s-conference-revisited

Repenting

Today it is SUNDAY... And I have decided to repent...

I have been very relaxed on my blogging duty. This all comes down to me finishing my second novel in the Everstar series. So I know many of you will forgive me for that.

Other things that have slipped by the wayside...

• I have absolutely no spoons or bowls that are clean - this is do to the huge amount of cereal that everyone has been consuming while I am NOT cooking.
• I have no clean towels for the same reason.
• It has now been a full month since my back lawn has been mowed. (This is not my fault entirely... I do have a husband)
• and I'm sure my Bookclub think I am a flake, but really I want to read, but if I muddle up my world with someone's fantastic words it might look like plagiarism.
  

But things that helped finish my novel...

• I got the cutest new bedspread that I constantly straighten so I can write in peace.
• Nestle Magical Marshmallow Hot Cocoa - the marshmallows are colored... FUN!!
  
• That I, at the moment, have no trainees at my full time job, I say at the moment, because we have 3 positions open, so it is just a matter of time.
• York Peppermint patties and Mint 3 Musketeers... nummm
  
• and the fantastic LUW Writers conference that helped fuel my desire to finish and confirmed to me that YES I am doing the right thing and I need to finish so I can get to the exciting world of rewrites.

And of course.. ALL OF YOU and all your support. My book is taking off. I have had 2 more people ask to review it and I couldn't be more excited.

I am only chapters away from completing, but endings and climaxes can be tricky, so wish me luck. My newest goal is 3 weeks. That is how much time I have before I get trainees and I need to be done before then I think.

I have the goal of April 1st for release as of right now. (No Joke!)

Here I go...

Going Mainstream

The hip thing to do for books - YOU GOT TO GET A TRAILER!! With my book signing coming up, I got this together and here you go...

TaDa!!

New trailer created for the Vivatera.

Enjoy!!

Memoir to The Boy Who Lived

...To Harry.....

I want you to go back in your memory... Christmas 1999... my husband and I were living in Logan Utah finishing up his Master's Degree. That year my Sister-In-Law Kris had my name for Christmas and got me this dinky Paperback book called Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.

I thought that was so nice of her, but I really didn't look interested in it. It looked like a Juvenile book, like Junie B. Jones or Tale of the Fourth Grade Nothing. But she liked it so much and thought I would really like it, so I thought I would read it.

I was hooked by the first chapter - The Boy Who Lived. I was so intrigued. Now everyone in the entire world knows that Harry Potter is a wizard, but I had no idea at the time -1999 remember - what I was reading about - IT WAS GREAT!! It was surprising and I was so surprised but the whole thing. I was HOOKED and I read what I could, which at the time was only three books.

Ever since I have followed THE BOY WHO LIVED throughout the book releases and the Movie releases, parties... Midnight showings... and the time of my life - Harry Potter World in Islands of Adventure Universal in Orlando, Florida.

AND NOW.... what do I do?

First, I wanted to say THANK YOU to J.K. Rowling for creating such an intricately woven story that it inspired not only me, but so many others that have turned the YA Juvenile fiction genre into something for everyone.

Next, I wanted to say THANK YOU to Warner Bros. for doing the best series of movies I can imagine. I understand the world of script writing and movie making and I know they did the best they could. Books best of course... but Movies were downright FANTASTIC!

And Last, I wanted to say THANK YOU to all of you that have shared all my crazy Harry Potterness with me. I've done a lot of silly stuff with my love and have brought many of you into the Fan Fare... and it has been the best fun I have ever had.

I thought I might share some pictures of my craziness.

Thank you for Everything Harry! We'll miss you!!

Summoning the Dark Lord

Dark Marks

Half of our Group at the Midnight Show - Our Shirts Say
"The Last Enemy That Shall Be Destroyed Is Death"

Party Group at My Everything HP Party

Me and my Hubby at Hogwarts - Harry Potter World Nov. 2010

Becky, my best friend and I drinking REAL Butterbeer at HP World.
Our shirts say "Got Horcruxes?" with horcruxes as letters.

Creepy picture at Half Blood Prince Midnight Show.
I am showing off my missing pinky, like Wormtail.
I really do have a pinky - I just don't know what happened here.

Midnight party group for Half-blood Prince. Our shirt say
"Love Potions - Located at Weasley Wizard Weases 92 Diagon Ally London UK"
and on the back it has Wonder Witch Products Logo.

First in line for Deathly Hallows Book Release at the Gateway Barnes and Noble

Hermione, Luna, and Marietta the Sneak

Midnight Group for Order of the Phoenix. Our shirts say
"Weasley is our King"

Me, My SIL Kris, who first introduced the books to me, and my sis Becka. Our shirts read

"I Solemnly Swear I Am Up To No Good"