School's OVER!!! (almost)

Hey everyone,

So, I'm completely finished with my classes for my MFA degree. Next stop: thesis. I'm putting together a short story collection compiling most of the work I did while in school, so it's mostly about revision (with maybe one or two new stories added). I'll defend my thesis to a panel of faculty in December and will be done before Christmas. My biggest hope for after this time is that I'll be able to devote more time to my past stories and fall in love all over again with my characters. I feel like this program has changed me, which is scary. I do think that the old Tatiana Moore is still there though--hopefully the writing will just be better.

I have been toying around with starting a completely new project after I'm all finished. A teen/YA novel about angels/demons (time to move off the vampire thing, though don't get me wrong, I LOVE that stuff). But who really knows what I'll be inspired to work on. Moo and Es are poking at me though--ahh, there's just so much work to be done for that first story.

Anyway, thanks so much for following my blog! Stay tuned for more

Still Alive!!

I know... it's been way too long. But guess what... I'm almost done with my master's program, which means that I'll be getting back to writing that ya'll have been following on Fictionpress. I have to finish my thesis and defend it, and then I'll be DONE! So, while I know it's a lot of time to wait, I'll be done with school in December and back to writing (probably to finish the Jade Bracelet) starting at the first of the year.

Sorry that I haven't been posting here often. I'm going to try to get better at it, promise!

Still Alive!

Hi everyone,

I'm still alive... just trying to finish up school (last semester), and then hopefully my life will snap back to normal and I'll get to writing for the fun of it.

:)T

SKOW Award Nominee

FYI...

"The Jade Bracelet" is up for a SKOW (Some Kind of Wonderful) Award in the "Best Het" (incomplete) category. Thanks to whomever nominated me! You can vote for the story here. Voting ends August 5 and you're only allowed to vote one time. Thanks again. ;)

This is so cool!

Check out Erika M's Twitter page -- her layout is in honor of "My Darling Bunny." Too cool, this made my day.

New Site

You can now find my writing on Authonomy.com (thanks to cosmopolitan411 and AlexislovesYou for the tip). The site seems pretty legit and it's run by HarperCollins publishers (so there's a good chance of maybe being spotted). I've just posted the six chapters that I have done for The Jade Bracelet and all of My Darling Bunny.

Also--and this might excite a few of you. I'm willing to re-post A Starter Boyfriend on this site. I'm going to send a post through for FictionPress people who have that story down in their favorites. I'm not willing to put it back up on FP due to the plagiarism issues of late. I'll have A Starter Boyfriend up in a few hours on Authonomy.com (click here for my profile). If you do read any of my stories, please be sure to comment! The more popular the stories are the more likely they'll be seen. Help me get the word out!

Thanks :)T

Plagiarism on Fiction Press

Some of you may have noticed that I posted a new chapter to my story The Jade Bracelet (chp 4) on Fictionpress a few days ago. Since doing so, several people have alerted me to the plagiarism that's going on at that site and I have to admit--it both scares and upsets me! I'm really glad that I took my stories down when I did, and I have yet to discover if they were stolen by anyone. How disheartening. I swear, one person can really ruin it for everyone else.... (Image taken from: http://tutorials.sjlibrary.org/tutorial/plagiarism/source/images/stop.jpg) <--see, I give credit! I'm not sure what to do about my stories. Do I remove myself completely from that site and set up something through blogger? Do I throw caution to the wind (sorry for the cliche) and just keep posting? It's safe to say that I will not be re-posting my Moo/Es stories or A Starter Boyfriend on that site until we're all assured that our work is safe. (If you're concerned about your own writing, please click here).

On to updates:

• Aside from writing another chapter for The Jade Bracelet, I haven't written much this summer. I need to set up a writing schedule for myself--force myself to write for 2 hours each day (I should do the same thing with exercising). I really need to get back into it... I don't know why I feel so lackluster about the whole thing. Writing is my PASSION! I need a writing doctor.
• I submitted a short story (one written for school) to eight different journals. If it's published, it may help me get a novel published down the line. May... may not.
• I'm still dawdling about getting a Starter Boyfriend out there for agents. I can't wait anymore though--not with plagiarism on FP. And honestly... what am I waiting for. These things just don't land in your lap you know?!

I've had a few people send me messages in the past about reading their work and I have yet to do that for anyone (school really has kept me CRAZY busy). I apologize. Because it's summer and I have a little free time, I wouldn't mind reading something if you want some input (maybe 15-pages (double spaced) maximum)? Email me.

Thanks for reading my blog! Happy Summers to all. :)