Archive for April, 2009
Book Report: Dark Desire by Christine Feehan
April 29th, 2009
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Main Characters: Shea and Jacques
Of the entire Carpathian Series by Miss Feehan, this one would have to be one of my favorites, simply because the hero is much different than the other ones. I’m still not exactly sure how Shea and Jacques ended up in love, but I do know that by the end of the book, I did believe they were good together. It fell short in the ending danger and I expected a slightly bigger bang for everything Jacques had been through. Shea’s actions were a tiny bit unbelievable, not so much because Jacques was using his ability in mind control, but because he’d only been feeding on the blood or rats and bugs. From reading the other novels in her series, I’d have not expected him to have that much power. Conversely, if he did have that much power from rats and bugs, I’d expect that with a real human blood diet, he wouldn’t have ended where he did in full power. Good points about this novel. It’s different from the other ones. The danger at the end was still a vampire, but the twist on it was enough to satisfy me, though it could have been done better to get full dramatic impact. I’d give this novel 3 3/4 stars out of 5. While reading Miss Feehan, it is best to put distance with another author of any genre before continuing on to the next novel as they tend to be formulaic. |
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Rule on Self Esteem
April 28th, 2009
In my house we have one rule. You don’t get to feel good about yourself unless you’ve earned it! The only way any one – in my opinion – is allowed to like who they are and what they are doing, is to actually be doing something to make themselves proud. If you can pick up after yourself and keep yourself clean, then you can feel good about how you look and the status of your room. If you can’t do something, but tired your best, then you can feel good about your effort. I really don’t see how or why people need to feel good about themselves unless there is a tangible reason for it.
No Mail!
April 27th, 2009
It’s been three days since I last heard from SS and I have yet to get a response from her. I emailed her again tonight, so we’ll see where that takes us.
In other news, it is so freaking hot today, I swear, the stuffed animals my kids of in their school room were sweating. It’s not even May yet, and it’s already this hot? I shudder to think of what it will be like in the middle of August. Ugh, I don’t like supper cold weather and I really don’t like supper hot weather. But it looks like I am going to be tortured this year with the mega hot weather. Oh well, that’s life.
Content edited to protect the stupid.
Me!
April 26th, 2009
I have decided that there are a lot of things I need to change about me. Nothing too drastic, just enough so that I can be exactly who I want to be. So, this is my goal list, and while I know I won’t be able to make any real changes over night, at least I will know what I am working toward.
It’s something I should do anyway. It’s not healthy, and I will probably be able to get more stuff stuff if I am not coughing all the time.
I’ve come up with the wonderful idea. If I limit my caffeine intake, then, I might actually be able to sleep when I want to. Novel concept, I know.
Get my house clean and Organized.
Now, I have two children and four pets. This might be a little more difficult then I want it to be, but if I stop thinking that *I* have to do it all by myself, and get the others in the house to help me, who knows, I might have a totally clean house for five minutes instead of just one room at a time!
I am pretty good with scheduling my time, but I need to make sure that not only do I write on any given day, but that I also edit. That is the MOST important part of writing. I can do a rough draft, now I need to aim for a finished draft.
I think that is enough for now. I can add and change things as needed. I might put up a page for each of my personal goals, but we will see how that goes and as time permits.
Fears and A Break
April 26th, 2009
I have been on a mini writing break this past week. I did get a few chapters of Undying Heart written, so I am happy with that. I know I can write a novel in ten days and I can write a short story in four. I don’t have to prove anything in that regard anymore. I have decided to take my writing down to a more human pace. I can’t keep cranking out rough drafts and never finish the editing phase of a project. Once I have Undying Heart safely rough drafted, I am going another break from writing and begin the work on editing Undying Savage. I want that book to be done and I want to start marketing it.
There is a part of writing that I have no idea if I can do or not, but I will find a way. I will have to market my own book. I don’t know how to do that just yet, but I will figure it out. I figure if I get some books on marketing, and I have a few other resources I can use to help with this. I am terrified and excited about this story all at once. I know it can become a bestselling novel, I just have to figure out how to get it there.