June 2007

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The Winna

June 29, 2007 in On Writing | View Comments

What do you think?



I know "In A Cat's Eye" technically won the vote, and I believe you and value you, and want to use that title, but apparently there is already a book out there called In A Cat's Eye, and I'm a Google hog and want my title to appear first when people Google it. So "Cat In The Mist" it is.

Sonja

Thursday Thirteen: Edition #7

June 28, 2007 in Families | View Comments


Thirteen Reasons It's Awesome That My Sister Is Getting Married Saturday

1. I get to take half a day off work tomorrow for the rehearsal dinner.

2. I got to play with flowers this week, my excuse being that I was making corsages for the wedding.

3. My grandparents came out for the wedding, so we all got to visit with them.

4. I finally had an excuse to bring out my new nail polish, aptly named "cabernet."

5. I get to wear a pretty dress.

6. Two of my best friends and I are singing a trio, so I get to see them too. (One lives a few hours away and one lives halfway across the country.)

7. I get to sing soprano on the trio. For an alto who never gets to sing melody, that's kind of a big deal.

8. I have an excuse to make the husband wear a jacket, and he looks really good in jackets.

9. I gave myself a facial and now my skin feels good and I smell pretty.

10. Even though I'm way fatter than I was when I got married, I can still wear the same size dress, if I suck it in hard and wear the right underthings.

11. I can be annoying picture-taking girl and no one can bother me about it because it's a freaking wedding and you're SUPPOSED to be obnoxious and take gazillions of pictures at weddings.

12. Wedding cake. (In this case, wedding cheesecake. Mmmm.)

13. I know my sister and my new brother in law will be so happy together. I want nothing but the best for my sister, and that's what she's getting. Aww.

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Sonja

Title Help (Again)

June 26, 2007 in On Writing | View Comments

I need title help. (Again. Yeah, shut up.) I just sold my short story, tentatively entitled "In A Cat's Eye," to The Wild Rose Press a couple weeks ago. I'm debating with myself about the title though. A cat's eye necklace plays an important role in the book, and it's about a shape-shifting cougar man. Here's the blurb:

Loner P.I. Blake Alexander hoped he wouldn't have to involve anyone else in the investigation of his grandfather's death, but the live-in nurse, Karma, suspects foul play... and has secrets of her own. Little does she know, the secret of who Blake really is could kill them both. Can Blake resist giving Karma the truth, and perhaps his heart, or will she convince him to confide all to save her-- and himself-- from the danger prowling in the misty orange grove?

So help me, yo. Vote:



Sonja

Garden Witchery

June 24, 2007 in Home Ownership | View Comments

So I just realized I never showed you my brand new herb garden. It's pretty stupendously awesome, if I do say so myself.


That's rosemary, thyme, chives, sage, lavender, oregano, basil, and parsley in the back where you can't see it. I thought about planting it all in the ground instead of in a container, but my dog likes to pee on stuff and I figure if I'm going to eat it, I'd rather not take the chance that there could be dog pee on it.

I gathered a bunch of it on the solstice, along with some marigold leaves and an echinacea blossom. Supposedly if you gather stuff on solstice, it's more powerful. Or something. I haven't quite figured that one out yet, but I will.

I laid all of it out on a towel in the back seat of my car and after a day of sitting in the sun with the windows rolled up, everything was nice and crispy and ready for me to grind and store in little tiny ziplock bags, which I labeled with the name of the herb and the date it was gathered. (Made my car smell pretty too.)

I'm feeling pretty proud of myself after all that.
Sonja

Romance Industry Tidbits: Contests

June 23, 2007 in On Writing, Unsolicited Advice | View Comments

Contests? I think they're a load of crap. (But tell us how you really feel, Sonja.) Most of the time, the judges are bitter unpublished authors who are looking for a reason to hate you. Ok, that's not entirely true (yes, I'm sure some contest judges are highly intelligent and very capable), but I've never gotten good, consistent-across-all-judges critiques from a contest so I stopped entering them. But some people like them. I guess there's no accounting for taste.

Sonja

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