OMG! IT'S NEARLY HERE!!!

Okay, peeps!  This is the home stretch.  Less than one week and counting until the A to Z Challenge begins.

As you know, I've bitten off a huge task of trying to finish (or I MAY have finished . . . **shakes head to shatter fantasy** Um, not happening.  EVER!) a story before the days catch up to me.

This is the awesome calender that shows each letter's day.  So you and I both can anticipate the next letter.

Of course, I'll probably be frantic trying to finish.  I may go stark raving nuts before the end, but I want to conquer that danged Z.  I want it desperately.  I want to use that cool Z word I found on the list.  My fingers tremble at the thought of typing it.

And so I leave you to go tear my hair out as my pen either flies across the page, my fingers tap quickly across the keyboard, or I'm stare in utter despair at them both as my mind blanks out in writer's block!

I hope not.  I really hope I can finish this.  It will make me happy see if I can finish this challenge and this story. 

A TO Z CHALLENGE . . . JUST HOW CRAZY AM I?

This is it, folks.  This is where I tell you what my theme is for the 26 days of the A to Z Challenge.  (See pretty A to Z Challenge clickie button on sidebar.  Go on and click it; you know you want to.)

DU DU DUN!  The epic reveal happens now.

I'm going to write a story.  Ha!  That was so anticlimactic it hurt.  Plus, it wasn't my theme.  MUHAHAHA!

No more teasing.  I will really tell you what my theme is now: Word(s) of the Day from Dictionary.com.

That's my theme in a nutshell.

 The story will incorporate words from the Word of the Day archives.  All the words used will begin with that day's letter.  For example, I will use A words (like apple) on April 1st and Z words (like zebra) on April 30th.  Each entry, of course, will run each letter that corresponds to each day. (minus Sundays.  We get those off for good behavior.)

I'm going to link up each word to its definition page just because I'm sick and demented like that.  So if you're just as weird you can see their epic meanings.

I hope I can complete this challenge.  I want to see if I'm able to write twenty-six chapters and complete a story at the same time.  I never can for Nano . . . so here's to me driving myself insane! Woo Hoo!

In the great words of Bill and Ted: "Party on, dudes!"

(and my prescheduling had issues!  Argh!   It was supposed to go up at 9 am, but it totally didn't do it!)

A BIT OF RANDOM BORINGNESS 2

So far my life has encompassed three things:  a gift project (which is done!  YAY ME!), A to Z (I'm on K), and editing my book (that's not happening, but I'm pretending it is . . . heh heh heh).

Other than that, it's just work, life, and my furry babies.

Then there is a certain person that shall remain nameless that I would like to bop on the head.  Frustrating is the term that comes to mind.

I finished reading Blackberry Pie Murder by Joanne Fluke.  Again frustrating comes to mind when I think of this book.  It ends on a CLIFFY!  GRR ARGH!

I'm also listening to the book Backwards by Todd Mitchell.  It's a very interesting book.  I won't say anything about it except that the book name says it all.

Also, I'm reading the Ghostwalker series by Christine Feehan.  I've finished the first one, Shadow Game, and i'm almost done with the second one, Mind Game.

It's fun to go back and read books you've read a years ago.  They're almost new again.  

AND NOW A BIT OF RANDOM BORINGNESS

Hello everyone.

It's been a while since I posted anything.  So I'm going to bore you do death today.

Right now, I'm listening to Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows as I contemplate.

So what I am working on?  I have a Christmas present that's turning out to be very, very late as well as an early birthday present.  I'm nearly done though.  Yay.  It didn't help that I got sick twice while trying to finish it.  Two weeks in November and two weeks in January.  Le sigh.

I'm also working on my A to Z Challenge project.  I've finished A-F (Evil F.  Bad F).  I'm currently working on G.  So only 20 more letters to get through before April 1st.  When it's all said and done, I'll post the entire thing on it's own page here.

 I thought I would be able to get through my Goodreads books in December.  Nope.  I read through one.  It was Dreamwalker by C. S. Friedman.  Good book.  Has one of my favorite plot devices: Alternate Worlds.  Actually I use them quite a bit now that I think about it.  Heh.  Heh.

So that's what's going on of note other than regular life ups and downs.  

OH MY GOODNESS! ISN'T IT BEAUTIFUL!

This is the cover that will have my first published piece.  It was created by a talented artist named Jennifer Redstreake Geary. 

This book will have all the stories from Composers of Relief collaboration in one volume.  All the proceeds go to these charities:  Gawad Kalinga (“give care”) and GVSP (Gualandi Volunteer Service Program).

Ebook Available at Amazon, UK, Smashwords, B&N  *soon* from iTunes, Kobo, Sony, & Diesel .

The album is available at iTunes, Amazon, CDbaby, and Spotify. 

LE SIGH. AND WOO HOO!

As you know I was a first cut finalist in the Reuts Publications short story contest, Reutsway.  I found out on the 31st that I didn't make the final cut.  Neither did my friend, Sam.  And there be the le sigh in my post's title.

 You're wondering what the woo hoo is, aren't you?  Well, some time around the 5th of this month, I will still become a published writer.  The story for charity on my post  A WORTHY CHARITY, MUSIC, AND STORIES.  COME ON.   YOU KNOW YOU WANT TO . . . will be published as an ebook with all the others!

I will give out the order links for the book when they become available.

WHAT A WAY TO BEGIN THE NEW YEAR BUT IT'S GETTING BETTER

Do you know how much it sucks to wake up on the first day of the new year sick?  Bleh!  I can't believe that's how my new year started.  So I've been sick for the last 14 days. 

Horrible, nasty head cold.  Sans Nyquil or decongestant.

I know. I know.  I'm such a whiny brat.

Now, I'm back at work and have a huge stack of books to read!

I have 17 days and counting for the final Reuts list for their anthology.  I can't wait.  Sigh.

So now I have a new challenge to keep me occupied.  Figment, which Random House has taken over, has come out with a new contest.  I have a deadline of the 30th to turn it in. It gives me something else to think about.

Other than that, life is good and boring, which is wonderful.