TA DA! Sparkles!

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Notice anything different? 

Huh? Huh? Huh?

If you didn't, you might consider getting glasses.

Yep, I changed my blog. I'm still trying to decide how I like the colours. I was getting over the dark green, so I decided pale green. Yeah, pale green was good. Then I thought, grey. Or maybe pale blue. So I'm not totally sure what colour I've ended up with here, but it's definitely not what I had before.

I like my new header. Sparklies!

 

Okay, so what's been going on with you for the past... 53 days? (*Stage whisper* - Has it been 53 days? *Not so stage whisper* - YEP! *Stage whisper* - I iz ASHAMED! I 'pologize. Oh well.)

I haven't done much. Writing, reading, writing, reading, writing, reading. Rinse, repeat.

I do confess to a sudden huge adoration to James Blunt. Most of his songs speak to my soul. I don't recommend watching his music videos - they can be a little we'rd - but my goodness, his songs are GOOD! Here, see for yourself.

 
You should also listen to "Carry You Home" and "She Will Always Hate Me." Oh, and "Bonfire Heart." And "Postcards." And, "No Tears." Okay, I won't post anymore. I like him. :-)

Also, I have a sister who does videos. She's rather good, you know. I requested a music video to Eleven, since his catchphrase is "Geronimo" and this song is called "Geronimo." QED, this is Eleven's song. I quite loved it. But then again, Eleven (and the Ponds) are my favorite:

Oh, and I did go to this thing called WordWave. I heard tell about it by Bona Fide Books (our independent small press in Tahoe, which is cool) and it was quite a lovely event. It was three days - Friday and Sunday were both more of "events" that you had to pay for, but Saturday was a free day, so my mother, three sisters, a friend and I went on Saturday. There were some workshopping conferences (more conference than workshop, unfortunately) and booths where you could make your own simple journals, a printing press, a booksale, and agents.

Yep, agents.

Not in the booths, of course. Just, there. Offering 10-minute pitch sessions. So I did what any self-respecting writer with two books written would do. I signed up for a 10-minute session, a one-on-one pitch, if you will, with an agent from Fuse Literary (formerly Foreword Literary). It ended up being more than 10 minutes - the agents were really chill on time, which was cool - so I had more like 20-30 minutes where I pitched my story to Laurie McLean and got awesome feedback on a query and synopsis. I tell you, I haven't felt this good about a query and a synopsis since... like, ever.

So now I've changed my blog. Because, it was time to change my blog. FACELIFT, PEOPLE!!! I'm also trying to figure out what I want to do with this blog. Like, it's sort of drifting in La-la land, poor thing. It's just sitting here patiently, going, "Oh, don't mind me. I will come when you caaaaaaalll!!" Sort of like a chorus line from Les Miserables. So I guess 2016 resolutions would be:

1.)  Submit to more magazines.
2.)  Blog more.

A hesitant extra would be: 3.)  Get the keyboard in working shape and start playing music again.

'Cause I miss that.

And draw. That would be #4.

That's starting to feel like a lot of resolutions, and it's not even 2016 yet.

That's all for now, peeps. Until then, ciao!

"The road to hell is paved with adverbs." - Stephen King

God bless! ~The Cat

Whoo hoo! Happy Valentine's Day (next week)!!!

So guess what?

 

No reason for this, except it make me LOL

I've been writing queries!  (Shameless call out to authors who write killer queries - if you'd like to take a gander and tell me what you think about it, hollah!  I'd love the input.)  My BIG plan is to start submitting to agents.  This was my BIG plan last year, but that fell through, so THIS year the BIG PLAN will happen.

I guarantee it.

I have two FINISHED MANUSCRIPTS!!

I've use this gif before, but I love it, so suck it

I have a list of agents THIS BIG!

Crowrey!

So prayers are much appreciated.

Other than that, nothing's happening around here except fandoms.

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I don't know what happened.  Once upon a time my only fandom was the Lord of the Rings.  Than, BAM.  Avengers! Doctor Who! Leverage! Flashpoint! Grimm! Prison Break! Sherlock! Psych! (And a couple others that aren't exactly "fandoms," but shows I like.  Like Sleepy Hollow.  Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares.  Those shows.)

Other than THAT, I feel like I live a very boring life.

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Busy.

LOL

But boring.

I did make some beautiful corsages at work yesterday.  That was fun.  I made a set - a boutonniere and a corsage - that reminded me of My Little Pony, because of the pink and purple.  This one:

#enchantedflorist

I have been reading some.

YAY!

I read ALL FALL DOWN by Ally Carter:

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The Writer's Digest Guide to Query Letters by Wendy Burt:

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 I feel like I need to work on my author platform.

I feel like I need more time.

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Anyhoozle, that's my life in a nutshell right now.  Wish me luck for Valentine's Day.  I'm going to be a snarling purple minion by the end of next week, after working a six-day work week.

Gaaaaah!

Kay, that's all.

Bye!

Cute Sammy Winchester

God bless!!

Cat

Six-Sentence Saturday - 11/30/2013

Can you believe it is already the last day of November? The days are just SCREAMING by, aren't they?

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Anyhoozle, I have come to deliver myself of my six sentences.

1.) Everyone is off Christmas shopping except me.

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2.) Slight exaggeration there... not EVERYONE is gone, but I have to go to work so I feel left out.

I WANNA COME WITH YOU!!!

3.) I am feeling a bit like Obadiah Stane in regards to my car: "I'm deeply enjoying the suit," except, in my case, it is the CAR I'm deeply enjoying. :)

"I'm deeply enjoying the Suit."

4.) My sisters and I have come to the conclusion that Imagine Dragons (a band) does nothing but watch Supernatural and compose music based on Sam and Dean Winchester. (This song reminds me so much of Sam. Sammy!!! :)

5.) Supernatural is one of those shows I don't recommend, because of the horrifically flawed portrayal of God and the angels. I watch it for the brothers. :)

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6.) Today is the feast of St. Andrew, so don't forget to start your St. Andrew Novena!!! :)

 

 Have a spectacu-acular kind of day. God bless!

Cat