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. :)

Ohhhh man

I don't know if apologies are enough at this point. I can't believe it's been so long since I've posted. I feel like a complete failure actually since I've accomplished absolutely nothing since creating, and last posting, this blog. Summer is approaching and I'd like to say that I have SOME hope of doing something fun, like edit A Starter Boyfriend or write some more Moo & Estela stories, but I don't know what summer will bring. More of the same? More anxiety and overwhelming feelings of inadequacy (school is hard). Or more fun? The Jade Bracelet keeps popping into my head, which may be a good thing. Maybe I can finish that out--maybe. So many maybes and not a lot of yeses. I need some help people.

My sister did send me a pretty interesting link today: More Authors Turn to Web...

Wouldn't it be cool to get A Starter Boyfriend to this level? Self publish it and try to sell it on Amazon? That might be a summer time goal for me. Keep your fingers crossed.

Sorry it's been so long. Please trust that I haven't forgotten--my mind has just be suffocating creatively for the past year (or more). Hope to post again soon with much happier news (or news of progress at least).