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Erin Go Bragh

I've been in a redesign mode of late, so . . .

Sayonara sunflowers.

And . . .

Hello green.

Maybe the color will be a better fit for the Ireland wip, which is book 2 of the loosely connected rock star trilogy. Like all my others, the first 30k is slow. Despite there being a synopsis and knowing Eve and Kiernan, and Melody and Bennett.

There are some positives:

1) The Ireland book is . . . working itself out.

2) I know the basis for book 3, aka the Tennessee wip. Reunited lovers! A mature Romeo and Juliet, but with a HEA!

3) And just a couple days ago, a seed germinated for book 4, set in Texas. I really like the idea, and it would fit in with the rock star theme.

But it's all a matter of execution. As usual.

Inspiration

Playing Hooky

This past holiday weekend I spent at my parents' house where I ate way too much. It's been so long since I've had junk food that I'd forgotten how sinfully good it was. Potato chips, raspberry pie, and cookies . . . yum.

Another part of being away from my laptop is that even though my parents have a computer, I was on it for about fifteen minutes the whole time I was there. And you know what? I really didn't miss it---the Internet and not writing. It was nice to take a couple of days off and just not care what was happening in the blogosphere. Or worry in general.

But now I'm back. With a few adjustments.

Happy July 4th!

Congrats!

Yay to Maggie Robinson with her second sale a few months after her first. Yup, you read that right. Maggie has had two book deals eight months after signing with Laura Bradford! Wow!

Congrats, Maggie!!!

The deal as listed on Publishers Marketplace:

Maggie Robinson's MISTRESS BY MISTAKE, a Regency-set historical romance and the first of the Courtesan Court series about the women who inhabit London's infamous mistress row, to Megan Records at Kensington Brava, in a four-book deal plus two novellas, for publication in Summer 2010, by Laura Bradford at Bradford Literary Agency.

I'm turning off comments for this because I want you to say Congrats, if you feel so obliged, either at Maggie's blog or at Vauxhall Vixens.

Twister

I have this fear.

Of tornadoes.

It's deeply rooted in me, and I don't know how long that picture will be up for---probably until I get scared looking at it. Gulp. It is scary. Double gulp.

When I was in the 4th grade, I used to watch The Weather Channel every morning to make sure there weren't any tornado warnings.

I lived (and still do) in Upstate NY. Tornadoes are an extreme rarity. (Let's keep it that way, too, weather gods.) There's no rational explanation to my fear. I've never even been near one. And I want it to remain that way.

But what am I getting it? Sometimes, your characters will have fears--like of tornadoes---and you can't explain why. You don't have to. But, maybe . . . just maybe, that fear is a symbol of a deeper issue within the character that you can choose to explore.

Or, maybe, your character is just scared of tornadoes.