The fair report will have to wait. I have some revisions to do on my eHarlequin on-line read. It's a very quick turnaround since the story is suppose to go live in September. I also have a good reason to work hard and get them turned in ASAP.
One of my readers is coming to visit! We've never met in person so I'm really looking forward to spending a few days showing her the Pacific Northwest with another mutual friend who we both have met in real life!
My deadlines have been met. Huge sigh of relief. But I'm not putting away my new lingo of dude, rad and sick. Need to be ready in case they want revisions.
I really had fun writing this romance between two snowboarders. It was fun to revisit Jake Porter from Rescued by the Magic of Christmas as well as Sean Hughes my hero in November's Christmas Magic on the Mountain.
But I feel like the LOLcat above. Some things don't make a lot of sense.
I've been sick all week. I really need a vacation. I'd settle for a day off.
But Dog 4-H begins today at the fair. This is where I'll be spending much of my week (every single day) trying to find a quiet place to write my proposal when I'm not supervising dog herdsmanship or kidlets.
I've been hard at work on my new proposal that features a heroine who first appeared in my Silhouette Romance If the Ring Fits... and also appears in my 2/11 Harlequin Romance Expecting: Royal Twins! The other day I was driving and heard the perfect song for her. Take a listen:
White Flag by Dido is song #2 on my book soundtrack. I'm so thankful I have a list with a couple of songs on it because I was just offered the opportunity to write an eight chapter eHarlequin on-line read. That means, I have to switch gears. The princess proposal goes on hold for a short time while I write the on-line read.
The only on-line read I've done was back in 2004. It was called Husband Material. It was part of a four story continuity. This time the story is all mine. It will be set in Hood Hamlet on Mount Hood and act as a lead-in to my upcoming 11/10 Christmas Magic on the Mountain.. It shares the same setting as my 11/08 Rescued by the Magic of Christmas.
I know who the heroine will be. I had something in the upcoming book that would work perfectly for this! Amazing when that happens.
Right now I'm trying to figure out who the hero is and the plot. With only 10,000 words, I think they'll need to have known each other in some capacity before the story begins. But how? That's the question.
Wish me luck writing this short sequel to one book and prequel to another!
Today is the annual Holiday Open House at eHarlequin. Prizes are given out, too. There is a forum for each of the lines, but here's the link for the Harlequin Romance topic! I'll be out all day (another crazy Wednesday), but other authors will be hanging out there! Have fun!
The Wedding Planners is the six book continuity six Harlequin Romance authors put together. The miniseries debuts in April 2008 with Shirley Jump's Sweetheart Lost and Found. To kick off the continuity, Shirley wrote an online read at eharlequin.com called Hold the Date. The first chapter is here. A new chapter will be posted each week. Enjoy!
