Submitted....Izzy's Incubus!

I just sent Izzy's Incubus to my Changeling Editor. I hope that she likes it. If not I won't stress. I still have the Martian story to send in. It's a good book. They both are. So that is one goal down. I can tick it off.

Now I must edit the other book and send that in.

As for new words...umm...the last couple of days haven't been kind. I am now 1500 behind. It's okay. The book is almost done. Once I finish these edits I will turn my total focus to finishing the new book and getting it ready to send to the editor.


So am I on track? No. Not even close but I am still writing and doing things to further my career. I'll take that!

Leila Brown

Izzy's revisions done....Almost time for editor

You heard it. I finished revising Izzy's Incubus.  Waiting on word from beta readers and then grammer guy will take a run at it. From there it's going to my editor's hot hands.

From here I start revising book 2: So I married a martian. LOL....Looking like that might actually be the title.

New words? Yeah those are hit or miss. I can edit (hard copy) anytime. Writing while chasing two year old is hard.

Time to dive back in.....

Update on A Round of Words in 80 days...

Been keeping up....execpt for yesterday. I dedicated yesterday to family time. In which I lost to son and husband in Monopoly and created 11 new pendants. I cooked and cleaned, did laundry and cleaned the driveway twice because it snowed so freaking much!!!

A New Year

It's just about the New Year and I have a new plan. If you can believe it, I finished two books in the last two weeks. Izzy's Incubus and So I Married a Martian. I am also working on the first book in a new series. Got about 5K left on that one.

So what are my goals for the coming year....I don't know. I am breaking it down into quarters. So what are my goals for the first quarter of 2012?

Submit the two finished books to my editor at Changeling Press.

Finish current WIP and submit to publishers (5K)

Finish second book in new series and submit also.(20-25K)

Start third book in new series. (20K)

Total word count:50K in 80 days ==  625 words a day.

Doesn't seem like a lot does it. I might have to add a 10K novella to that mix.

That would make my total 60K in 80 days = 750 words a day. That could work....


Am I being too easy on myself?


Oh...and I plan to take part in A Round of Words in 80 Days!


Leila Brown

We are in Alaska

Okay, we are here. In a hotel, but still here in Alaska.

This was one of the hardest things I have ever done. We uprooted the family and moved 3000 miles away from everyone we know. (Well...not everyone. One friend of ours if moving up here with his family too in about a month.)

The boys are adjusting. I think they will be better off when we get into the house. Which may or may not be this Wednesday. I can only hope. Dealing with relocation people, mortgage people, and realtor from home is very stressful. No one seems to understand the stress two adults and two kids put on each other when we are living out of a hotel room. (1 with a kitchen but only 1 king sized bed.)

I wanted to thank all my writing friends who have held back the whips while we packed up. And to thank the editors who understood why suddenly....well not so suddenly I went MIA. I love writing and can't wait to embrace it as my full time job. Cross your fingers that it is only a couple of days away!

Okay...kiddies are waking up which means I have no more time.

Leila

A Hell of a Reccomendation!

If you didn't know it today I am one of the featured authors in the Coffee Time Romance Contest....so I thought I would entertain you guys with a story and warning about taking a recommendation.

The other night I had to attend a dinner with my husband honoring his boss for thirty years of service. This guy is pretty funny and nice. He goes on and on about the fish served in this restaurant. He is very excited about trying it again and hell I'm a sucker for a good recommendation so I copy his order.

"I'll have the Escalor on the mushroom risotto'....OMG how those words haunted me....

Dinner was great. The company was better. Got home to no kids....wonderful sleep filled night and I actually planned on sleeping in that morning. Planned! But something didn't fill right. I went to the bathroom, and while I won't gross you out with details, I will say something was definitely wrong.

This lasted for two days. I started to feel like I should visit the doctor. But first I googled my symptoms. There were two foods which caused this condition. I was going to bypass those because I don't usually eat off the wall foods. Then the word fish caught my eye. Oh hell...one of the foods that cause this illness is freaking Escalor. Damn it!

Here's a little peek at the side effects of Escalor:

Escolar cannot metabolize the wax esters naturally found in its diet. This gives the escolar an oil content of 14–25% in its flesh. These wax esters may cause gastrointestinal distress in humans called "steatorrhea", the onset of which may occur between 30 minutes and 36 hours following consumption. Symptoms may include stomach cramps, bright orange oil in stool, diarrhea, headaches, nausea, vomiting, and anal leakage.


I told my husband and the wonderfully sensitive man that I married laughed his ass off. He's planning to send a email at work to all the people who ordered it. Then this morning I woke up to hives on both my arms. Of course I ran straight for the allergy pills.

So the moral of this humiliatingly gross story....not every recommendation is one we should follow. Some people (with cast iron stomachs) enjoy things that the average person can't stomach. Yep. From now on I am sticking to what I know when we go to new restaurants.


Leila

Oh and I am supposed to be promoing my need book...Solstice Heat.

Check it out HERE!

Thundersnow? WTF

The title says it all doesn't it. I am sitting here waiting for the coming ice storm and thundersnow... This will be my second thundersnow....we are expecting to lose power so HOPEFULLY, I will be up tomorrow about 5:30 heading to home depot to get me a generator...yeah yeah I know....procrastination is a killer.

Wish us luck.
Leila