Here I am Again on Another Blog

Normally, I won't post twice in one day, but hey, it's my blog, and I'm gonna post if it's important.

Vampire Wire has allowed me to guest post and it went up today. I'm giving my oppinion on the upcoming Dark Shadows movie--what I'd like it to be and not be.

Marta Acosta, author of the Casa Dracula series, has a great blog site. Aside from my view point on the Dark Shadows movie, she has 3 or 4 clips from U-Tube looks like one is from True Blood. Yum. Vampire tears . . .

Plus, her books look very interesting. I may have to eventually make my way over to the ONLY OTHER BOOKSTORE NOW AROUND, and buy her first book, I've been reading the first chapter of what might be her first book of this series, Happy Hour at Casa Dracula. I'm reading the first chapter and it looks interesting, more my tone of book to read and enjoy. So, go and read my post, check out Marta's blog site and her books. It's my way of paying her back for giving me a host post.

Thanks Marta.

New Interview up at Ramblings of an Unkept Mind

Since coming to blogspot a few years ago, I've gotten to know a few of you. And some of you have made the effort to get to know me and stuck around to see me get my first vampire novel published.
Marissa Farrar is one of such people I've known a few years and she has done an interview with me. If you'd like to get to know me a little better, head on over . . . Here

Oh, it has been a hot week--we, here in DeKalb, IL have seen 100 degrees three days in a row with heat indexes around 110-115, depending where you are. The heat is one thing, the humidity takes its toll on me. I can't breath. I made sure that any bus I drove had a.c., and there was one day the air conditioning on the bus I had worked, but not very well, thus I was having trouble, but I just went on. I think it might have fried my brain a little. I kept on forgetting to stop for the bell. But I would as soon as I saw that I had to. Sheesh!

I worry about my husband who is outside in this, but he quit early. Staying hydrated is tough. He said he would come in just saturated--his clothes all the way down to his skin. I don't know how other people can take this but we absolutely hate it. Must be my Norwegian and German ancestry, and Dennis' Swedish blood.

Today, thankfully, I'm off the bus. Was planning on seeing the HP#7 movie, but depends upon the weather. We don't want our black truck sitting in the sun heating up while we're in a cool theater and come out to that. We'll see though.

Hope you all have a great Friday. I'm possibly going to be on another blog today (Vampire Wire), if I see it come up I will post it.

A Hodgepodge

IT'S FRIDAY!!!!
Just in case you needed telling.
For me, it was a Last-day-of-work-for-9-days Friday, and I go back on the 4th (my husband reminds me) and make time and a half. Hopefully I won't have to wait to get paid for it like the last time. But I doubt it, since it probably really embarrassed the payroll guy. I was happy to see Retro on my pay check today for that blunder and a half.

Anyway, going to take a few days off to write and a few to go have a little fun, go for a few little get-away days to a few of our favorite haunts. Have lunch and do a few other things.

This picture is the one that I've chosen to represent a character in my third book. Her name is Penelope. Penelope is not everything she seems, but the big blue eyes and blond hair, pretty--yes. This is her, what I picture her to look like. She is one of the major players in the third book. I won't go into it here, since the third book is a ways off, yet, and the second one is yet to come out. So I won't tease you too much.

Well, maybe a little.

I have some places you might like to pop in to check out.

First up. Our little Buffy has grown up. Sarah Michelle Gellar is going to be in a new show called Ringers. She plays a twin--well she plays both rolls obviously. She gets to play her "evil" twin. Cool. Catch the short but to the point bit on this, plus some other Buffy stuff, here at Vampire Wire.

Let's see. What else do I have in my bag of tricks? You'll forgive me, but I've been collecting these for a while, so if they sound familiar, just pass them up.

This one I just ran across today, thanks to blogger friend, Shelly. If you are thinking of Indi Publishing, read this and be sure to always copyright your writing! There has been news of people pirating other people's books off of Amazon, and Amazon doesn't seem to give a flying fig. Check this out HERE.

Oh and if you have not checked out The Blog Entourage, you should do that too. Some great people there. You can find them on facebook too! You can do some promotion there. In fact this weekend is a freebee weekend and I'm going to promo my ass off!

And finally, if you are a Stalker--I love you, stalk all you want here, I won't stop you--here's where I do my shameless promo here {-;

If you've not yet read Vampire Ascending, you should. How do I convince you you need to read this book? I've had one young lady who is a Twilight fan tell me she read it in one day and could NOT PUT IT DOWN! I've had a lot of good reviews on it, too. This one is my all time favorite to date at Shelly's Novice Writings. And if you intend to buy it soon (either eBook, or book) you can do so at the link, just hit the title and you will find reviews and a synopsis, and a first chapter, even a little bit about me. But if you're a stalker, you already know quite a bit about me, don't you??? Anyway, you don't want to be left behind, as I'm on my third book now, and the second one is with my publisher. Sabrina's escapades are just going to get crazier, and always, ALWAYS will have HOT GUYS vying for her attentions.

Don't be left out! I'm just saying.