It's Finally Happened...Woot-Woot!

I am soooo excited to finally have 'Summerland' alive and kicking. I can't even describe the elation of it really happening. Have I started marketing it yet? Well, not really. Sold a million copies? Pretty sure not. To be honest, I don't even know if I sold 2 yet...and I don't know that I know how to find out. But tonight, I don't care about those type of details. I did something I've always wanted to do. That feels pretty darn great. Plus people have been soooo AwEsOmE!! THANK YOU to all of you who have shown so much love and interest. It's like taking a swim with Care Bears in the clouds....very surreal, Fuzzy and Wonderful.

LivEternal Fantasy Play List (playlist)

Summerland Fantasy Play List (playlist)

A Rant, A Rave, And Somewhere In-Between...

The last few weeks I have been noticeably absent. Maybe not to you, or maybe...but definitely to me. I debated whether I wanted to share any of this....I've teetered back and forth about it. Today I'm feeling like F##CK it, so I may regret it later, but I'm plunging off the ledge anyway. After all, this is meant to be real, which sometimes means raw as well. It isn't always unicorns and butterflies, despite my own utopian fantasies of what I wish the 'real world' actually was. This is me. The good, bad, and sometimes, the deflated.

It started with a call 3 weeks ago. My biological father had a major stroke. This would be difficult no matter what, but due to our somewhat 'arms length' relationship, it has been it's own particular breed of hard...and strange. Trying to care for him, and getting to know him a little, all compiled into one surreal experience. I have spent the last 23 days straight trying to juggle the hospital every day, the very last of the book edits, my 2 other hats (Jobs), and my family at home. Sometimes I feel like a mime in Central Park. Like I'm living in this shadow box, with all these people passing by while I'm feverishly struggling to untangle myself from some invisible rope. It isn't that I don't feel lucky on so many levels, just a bit overwhelmed and maybe forgotten from time to time.

Which brings me to my RaVe....
The season finale of 'Game of Thrones' was killer! I'm sad that it's over, but looking forward to next year. Danny is one of my favoritist characters on the show and they gave a pretty good indication that she'll be playing a more prominent role in the story line to come. I can't wait! She is a strong, beautiful, bad-ass and I think it's fun to watch her evolving. Plus, she's the mother of dragons!! I can't wait to see what they do with them as they get bigger, and how they'll play into everything going on past the wall. Secretly I'm hoping she hooks up with Jon Snow. Yummy!! Together they could kick (or melt!) some serious 'White Walker' ass!! Take that half-decayed zombies.

 Check it out next season on HBO!

Then, right after shedding a metaphoric tear over the ending of 'Thrones', I got my other fave 'True Blood' back in it's place in my line up. Hoorah!!! I had almost forgotten how extremely hot Alexander Skarsgard was...if that's even possible! The premiere started off with a bang...literally ( a recap of Debbie Pelt blasting Tara, in case you'd forgotten LOL)...then the unthinkable. The twist of making Tara a vamp was spectaculor! I can't wait to see her playing that role. It's fun to see how all the actors on the show can stretch. Kinda like when LaFayette was Mavis, or Marni was Antonia...I love all the twists the writers throw in! The bestest part is Russel Edginton is Back!!!! Even though we didn't actually see him in the premiere...he's there...and I can't wait!! Now if they could just write Franklin back in for a minute, I'd be ecstatic! He was the funniest thing that's ever happened to the trubies!

 Sunday nights at 9 HBO...Must See!!

So there it is.

Clearly feeling a bit bi-poler+ish today!! On the plus side, I have a full cup of coffee, a full pack of smokes, and a full day ahead ro reflect on it all. We'll see how it goes ;-)

Peace and LoVe
Out for now

Phew...What a Week!

So lots going on right now in the busy life...

My little flower Meadow turned 18, which is unbelievable, anticlimactic, and exciting all rolled together. It is a crazy feeling to have your baby become an adult. It's just surreal. We spent a mommy daughter day together beachcombing. She's always been a kindred spirit. It couldn't have been a better time!! We talked for hours and found a perfect, tiny, dried up starfish. It was the perfect token to rememmber our day. We're both sentimental like that.


My sweet son Sparrow got the stomach flu...which sucked!! There is Nothing worse than having a sick or hurt child. It made my heart hurt to see him so miserable. But he's better now, so Yay!!

The book is on track and I plan on releasing it in June. I can't believe it's finally really happening ;-) I thought for a minute the details would never be done. The writing was easy and fun, but the editting, etc. that's another story!! I think someday I may write a book about the process. Not so much an educational or informative one, just an honest account of all the madness behind the scenes! Might be entertaining.

I got the cover officially done!! It's already submitted so I'm comitted...but I really like it. Hopefully you guys do to

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Free Chapter Excerpt...

Here are the first 5 chapters of  'Finding Summerland.'

The rest will be available on Amazon soon ;-)

Hope you enjoy it and thanks for your support

http://www.keepandshare.com/doc/view.php?id=3933875&da=y

About The Book

I guess I should mention, or a least give you a clue about what the book is actually about. It's a pretty complex story line—5 volumes when finished, and It could go longer, but for everything I want to include so far, 5 will do. Plus I have another series I've started outlining, so I'll be busy with that. But that's a ways off so I'll tell you about that down the road. Back to the current project.....

Why Blog?!

Ok, so I'm putting out my disclaimer—I'm a virgin blogger. Heck, I'm not even a real facebooker or tweeter, and here I am setting up a page dedicated entirely to my ramblings. But I really wanted to do it, so I'm doing it....... I've been working on writing a novel. Actually working on it may be an understatement—I'm a little obsessed. But it's my passion and we're still in the honeymoon phase. I haven't gotten to the point it isn't fun yet, and I still get a fluttery feeling, which seems promising. So I keep plucking away. Trying to force myself to work on editting, and all the technical stuff—lusting to just get back to the writing.

The story isn't what's hard for me. It's the finishing! The whole thing is unfolding in my head so fluidly, that I could literally lose myself in it as I'm going. I absolutely love those times. But, when it's all on paper, and I have to look at that paper and match— what I see in my brain—what you read— formatting requirements of editors, etc—It's completely mind boggling!!! I wanted a place I could just chill. Someplace I can share where I'm at in the process and get feedback. Sompelace to vent and throw temper tantrums when spellcheck isn't spell checking. And mostly just a playground of whatever I feel like at the time. Sometimes I just want to ramble off on a tangen. Sometimes I feel like my head might explode—Visualize pink bunnies and sunflowers...