Thirteen Things about MG BradenI saw this elsewhere and I liked the idea. It is a completely selfish list, honest and frank (and I don’t even know Frank! LOL bad I know sorry…: 1. A weekend away with just me and my dh with trusting, competent people left behind to look after our young children. 2. A weekend away all by myself where I will be pampered, have room service and read, eat, sleep and write whenever I want. 3. To be able to read, eat, sleep and write whenever I want and still have a family life too. LOL 4. A new laptop with a fully working keyboard because typing on a keyboard that is plugged into a laptop rather defeats the purpose. 5. A Blackberry – I love gadgets that can do everything. 6. A Kitchen Aid Waffle Baker in Red. I don’t need this but I really want it. It matches my other Kitchen Aid stuff and it’s really cool. It makes the best waffles I’ve ever tasted. 7. For my kids to listen the first time I tell them something, every time (what it could happen! LOL) 8. To know that my writing will be accepted, published and widely read. 9. Confidence in myself and my abilities. 10. To reach my goal weight (ok, it won’t happen by Christmas but I’m willing to go with “sometime in 2007, preferably sooner rather than later”. 11. A Hummer (seriously, even an H3 would be fine). 12. Laser eye surgery – no more contacts or glasses, sweet. 13. The ability to write both prolifically and well. Links to other Thursday Thirteens!

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Just a fun little quiz I saw on Denise’s blog, that tells me that…

You Should Be a Film Writer

You don’t just create compelling stories, you see them as clearly as a movie in your mind. You have a knack for details and dialogue. You can really make a character come to life. Chances are, you enjoy creating all types of stories. The joy is in the storytelling. And nothing would please you more than millions of people seeing your story on the big screen!

What Type of Writer Should You Be?

I was blog tagged by Robin on our publisher’s author list (how cool that I am on an author list now!) so here it is:

Highlight everything that you have done:

01. Bought everyone in the bar a drink
02. Swam with wild dolphins (well it was a wild dolphin in a sanctuary so not sure it counts but I have the photo to prove it)
03. Climbed a mountain
04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive
05. Been inside the Great Pyramid
06. Held a tarantula
07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone
08. Said “I love you” and meant it
09. Hugged a tree——-for photo purposes only :o)
10. Bungee jumped
11. Visited Paris
12. Watched a lightning storm at sea
13. Stayed up all night long and saw the sun rise
14. Seen the Northern Lights
15. Gone to a huge sports game (and survived the crush afterwards)
16. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa
17. Grown and eaten your own vegetables
18. Touched an iceberg
19. Slept under the stars
20. Changed a baby’s diaper
21. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon
22. Watched a meteor shower
23. Gotten drunk on champagne
24. Given more than you can afford to charity
25. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
26. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
27. Had a food fight
28. Bet on a winning horse
29. Asked out a stranger
30. Had a snowball fight
31. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can
32. Held a lamb
33. Seen a total eclipse
34. Ridden a roller coaster
35. Hit a home run
36. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking
37. Adopted an accent for an entire day
38. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment
39. Had two hard drives for your computer
40. Visited all 50 states
41. Taken care of someone who was drunk
42. Had amazing friends
43. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country
44. Watched wild whales
45. Stolen a sign
46. Backpacked in Europe
47. Taken a road-trip
48. Gone rock climbing
49. Midnight walk on the beach
50. Gone sky diving
51. Visited Ireland
52. Been heartbroken longer than you were actually in love
53. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger’s table and had a meal with them
54. Visited Japan
55. Milked a cow
56. Alphabetized your CDs
57. Pretended to be a superhero
58. Sung karaoke
59. Lounged around in bed all day
60. Played touch football
61. Gone scuba diving
62. Kissed in the rain
63. Played in the mud
64. Played in the rain
65. Gone to a drive-in theater
66. Visited the Great Wall of China
67. Started a business
68. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken
69. Toured ancient sites
70. Taken a martial arts class
71. Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight
72. Gotten married
73. Been in a movie
74. Crashed a party
75. Gotten divorced
76. Gone without food for 5 days
77. Made cookies from scratch
78. Won first prize in a costume contest
79. Ridden a gondola in Venice
80. Gotten a tattoo
81. Rafted the Snake River
82. Been on television news programs as an “expert”
83. Got flowers for no reason
84. Performed on stage
85. Been to Las Vegas
86. Recorded music
87. Eaten shark
88. Kissed on the first date
89. Gone to Thailand
90. Bought a house
91. Been in a combat zone
92. Buried one/both of your parents
93. Been on a cruise ship
94. Spoken more than one language fluently
95. Performed in Rocky Horror
96. Raised children
97. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour
99. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country
100. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over
101. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge
102. Sang loudly in the car, and didn’t stop when you knew someone was looking
103. Had plastic surgery
104. Survived an accident that you shouldn’t have survived
105. Wrote articles for a large publication
106. Lost over 100 pounds
107. Held someone while they were having a flashback
108. Piloted an airplane
109. Touched a stingray
110. Broken someone’s heart
111. Helped an animal give birth
112. Won money on a T.V. game show
113. Broken a bone
114. Gone on an African photo safari
115. Had a facial part pierced other than your ears
116. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol
117. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild
118. Ridden a horse
119. Had major surgery
120. Had a snake as a pet
121. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
122. Slept for more than 30 hours over the course of 48 hours
123. Visited more foreign countries than U.S. states
124. Visited all 7 continents
125. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
126. Eaten kangaroo meat
127. Eaten sushi
128. Had your picture in the newspaper
129. Changed someone’s mind about something you care deeply about
130. Gone back to school
131. Parasailed
132. Touched a cockroach
133. Eaten fried green tomatoes
134. Read The Iliad – and the Odyssey
135. Selected one “important” author who you missed in school, and read
136. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
137. Skipped all your school reunions
138. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language
139. Been elected to public office
140. Written your own computer language
141. Thought to yourself that you’re living your dream
142. Had to put someone you love into hospice care
143. Built your own PC from parts
144. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn’t know you
145. Had a booth at a street fair
146. Dyed your hair
147. Been a DJ
148. Shaved your head
149. Caused a car accident
150. Saved someone’s life

That’s it, now it’s your turn. Immi, I tag you! Any other UE authors – you too!

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The lights outside after our first major snow storm. Normally once it snows here it rains and gets all slushy and gross (then disappears, we don’t usually get snow) – not this time. Isn’t it pretty?

I was supposed to post this as part of my November TBR Challenge but I didn’t realise that I was supposed to post it so here we go:

Title: Sorcha’s Heart

Author: Debbie Mumford

Year published: 2006

Do you like the cover? Yes, it is very attractive and in ebooks this is very important since you can’t actually pick something up in your hands and look it over.

Did you enjoy the book? Although I would never have pegged myself for a fantasy reader, I loved this tale of dragons and humans trying to unite their two worlds. The writing is well done and Ms. Mumford manages to take the reader to a new world and make it believable. My heart yearned for the hero and heroine in this tale and the connection they had was wonderful.

Was the author new to you and would you read something by this author again? Yes and Yes!

Are you keeping it or passing it on? I’m keeping it but recommending it to others.