Blogfest- More than just a kiss-

“A kiss, when all is said, what is it? 'Tis a secret told to the mouth instead of to the ear.” ~ Edmond Rostand

The rules are simple:

1. Sign up on the linky list and post the badge on your blog.

2. On one of the days of the week of September 9th, post a kissing scene on your blog. It can be either fiction or non-fiction.

3. Please do not exceed 250 words.

4. This is a blogfest, so visit the other participants and have fun!

My scene- From Bloodstone-

 

“If I say no?”

Ebony walked herself back until she felt the cool wall unyielding behind her. He followed without taking his eyes from hers. The pan fell to the floor with a resounding bang.

“I’d rather you didn’t.” He placed a hand on either side effectively trapping Ebony between the wall and himself.

She’d rather he didn’t either. She held her breath as his solid body pressed against hers. A yearning filled her center between her legs. She ached for it to release. She inhaled a sharp breath. His gaze smoldered in the shadows between them as they darted back and forth from her eyes to her lips and then he leaned his face in toward hers. Her heart hammered. She resisted the urge to push up against him. She closed her eyes unable to watch. Kaige’s lips brushed lightly over the top of hers. Barely a touch. A sigh escaped her lips.

“I’ve wanted to do this since the night you found me in your house. Say yes.” His whispered words roved over the sensitive flesh. Hot, sweet, words. A feeling Ebony never wanted to end.

Ebony arched her back and neck to meet him, but their lips didn’t quite touch. It was as if he were teasing her on purpose, keeping both their desires at bay. She felt the soft exhale, the hovering presence of his lips not even an inch away. She wanted to pull him closer but dared not move any further. Yes. The word hovered on the tip of her tongue. 

"Pardon my interruption."

 

In Your Pants Blogfest Entry-

Today is the 'In Your Pants' blogfest. I can't wait to see the great, odd, and funny concoctions this makes. *Giggles*

The Rules:
 What are you posting? The current book title you are reading and then add 'in my pants' afterwards.
That's it. Simple, fast, and will be super easy to read everyone elses too. Feel free to add links or picture to the books so others can find them.
When is it happening? September 2nd 2013.
You can still participate- just sign up below and start reading others.

My entry: NOTE- I will be making my rounds to everyone's tomorrow as I will be out of town until this evening.

Lethal Rider - in my pants.  (Um- this can be taken in sooo many directions!)

Demon-slayer Regan Cooper never imagined herself the maternal type, but with the fate of the world hanging in the balance she had no choice but to seduce Thanatos and bear his child.

 
 

A new blog fest - In your pants-

I'm going to make this simple and easy-

I have no shame- I totally stole the idea off facebook- come be shameless with me.

What are you posting?
The current book title you are reading and then add 'in my pants' afterwards.

That's it. Simple, fast, and will be super easy to read everyone elses too. Feel free to add links or picture to the books so others can find them.

When is it happening?
September 2nd 2013.
 

Heroes and Villains Blogfest

Top Heroines 

Can you name the heroine/villain in the comments? I will give one clue for each.

 

Clue: "I'll be back"

Clue: Chosen one

Clue: Treasure

Clue:I believe in fairies

Top Villains

-Clue is on the photo-

Clue is on the photo

Clue: Never sleep again

Clue: "What is the light without dark?"

Express yourself- 3-29-2013

I'm participating in the Express yourself Meme from Entertaining Interests.

        As I child I found I adored books at an early age, but one genre really sucked me in and twisted inside my heart clutching until nails were imbedded under my skin...Horror. I was a huge fan of R.L. Stine and Christopher Pike. My favorite book series was Goosebumps of course.

The one book that stands out the most is The Scarecrow Walks at Midnight by R. L. Stine
I still have that book and several others, though my oldest daughter reads them now.

Check out this short interview-

Joy, Mixers, and Madness.

Joy- The one thing I don't concentrate on enough- but today will be different. I'm participating in the Blog hop of Joy  and then I'll have some goodies for you at the end.

Rules- Post a list of at least 5 things that bring you joy.

Picture my five things that bring a spring to my step:

5) Reading

4) The writing process

3) Fairies (isn't my new one gorgeous!)

 2) My animals

#1 ) Family

Now for more goodies...

Pitch Madness - submission window opens March 15th- so go to Brenda's blog and check out some guidelines and have that pitch ready when they open.

Matchelor - Say what? Yes you are reading it right- It's a Critique partner / Beta reader mixer! Hosted by Falling for Fiction send your e-mail before March 20th to join in.

February Word Master Challenge - Submissions due by march 3rd (just a  few days everyone) and there is a prize involved.

What puts a bounce to your day?
Will you be participating in the Pitch madness or the cp/beta mixer?

Happy Friday!

Scare me blogfest entry.

Today is the Scare me blogfest with Scifi Media. 

The rules:

This is my first Blogfest and it will be happening on 10/31/12.  The purpose of the Scare Me Blogfest is to write about the scariest book that you have read, Movie you have watched, Ghosts you have encountered, and/or to share your own scary story. 



 My entry will be simple: The scariest movie I have seen was Paranormal Activity (The first one). I didn't sleep for a week because possession, ghosts, and demons scare the bees out of me. Partly because I believe it can happen. Just thinking about it makes me look around and hope every light in the house stays on and I'm really glad I have manly Man to sleep with.

Happy Halloween everyone!

Writers Therapy Blogfest post

Today is Writers Therapy Blog hop. 

The rules:
 To participate in the blog hop, follow these simple steps.
1. Write a post about what you use as your writing therapy (pinterest, chocolate, a TV show, book, ect) and how it helps you.
2. Pick a Writer Therapy badge and add it to your blog sidebar.
3. Have your blog post go up on the morning of October 22, 2012. We’ll post a new blog entry here early that morning with links.
4. If you sign up for the blog hop, make sure you comment on at least 5 other blogs on October 22.


My writing therapy boils down to two things. 

1) reading- this helps my inspiration low because I'm getting new input from a different writer and it also helps me escape the confines of my own writing and what might be ailing me.

2) my writer friends/critiquing. Friends are great for getting stuff off my chest, bouncing ideas, and critiquing their work to take my mind off mine. They are a great source for inspiration or procrastination depending on the perception of it all.  

Do you escape by book?
Are friends procrastination or inspiration for your writing?

Happy Writing!

Hookers/Hangers blogfest-- Hanger entry

Today is part two of the Hookers and Hangers blogfest hosted by Falling for Fiction. I'm supposed to post the last sentence to my first three chapters. Here goes...

Hookers/hangers blogfest-- hanger entry

Today is the first part to the Hookers and Hangers Blogfest hosted by Falling for Fiction.
My 'hookers' to my first three chapters...

Never Surrender Blogfest Entry

Elana Johnson is hosting the Never Surrender blogfest this week in light of her newest book  Surrender.

The Rules:
 All you have to do is blog about a time you didn't surrender. 

My entry:

At 14 years old, a sharp pain crushed my left side with an iron grip. By the time I was 18 years old, intercourse was the bane of my existence. Every doctor sent me home with something new.

Lightning flashed Blogfest entry

Today through the 23rd Cherie is hosting the Lightning flashed blogfest.Thank you so much Cherie for hosting this fabulous event.

First loves blogfest entry

Alex is hosting the First Loves Blogfest today. 

The rules: Four loves one blogfest 

Entry:

First movie: Nightmare on Elm Street.
I can't explain why, but Freddy Crugar has always been great to me.

First song: Total Eclipse of the Heart by Bonnie Tyler.
My Mother had me listen to this song when I was young, and it's been in my heart ever since.

First Book: "Little Women"
I remember reading this book beside a campfire during the summer out with my family. Though I don't actually remember how old I was.

First Person: Ryan Norris
We dated for one year in 6th grade. He broke it off with me in a grueling scene. He died a few years ago in a motor cycle accident.

Summer Vacation Blogfest

On my summer vacation…
Wait! What vacation? I was a busy little fairy all summer. But I signed up for Michael @ In Time's Summer Vacation blogfest. I have a writers conference today and a doctors appointment, so I wont be around much. However I promise to get to you as soon as I can. On with the blogfest (He said pictures are a must)

I scrambled through laborious papers and old literature.

In the midst of the sketchy writing, I did manage to help my manly man with a yard sale,

Then at one point we packed a cooler, grabbed some chairs and headed for the man made lake here in Casper called Edness Kimble Wilkins, which also doubles as a bird park and walking area.

I spent hours and hours nonstop of reading and writing to have an entire weekend free to take my family up to Denver.

Where we went to water world

Found the Aquarium with all sorts of neat fish,

and managed to get lost on our way to the Zoo

Then after we came home I had my daughter's tenth birthday to plan for!

Finally, right before school started back up again. My manly man and I were at his trailer. We walked outside about ten that evening and started stepping all over Salamanders in the yard- migrating. Manly man was so excited he got a big clear bucket and we caught about 30 of them in ten minutes.(sorry the picture is blurry because I took it on my phone.)

What did you do this summer?

Watching Willow Blogfest- If I could be anyone...

Talli Roland is hosting the 'If I could be anyone Blogfest' for her debut novel Watching Willow.

The rules:
"Well, on September 14th, I'm organizing an online 'If I Could Be Anyone, I'd Be...' party! Come dressed as that one person you've always admired, longed to impersonate, or just plain envied. Now is your chance to make your superhero, film-star, or Rock God fantasies come true (okay, maybe not all your fantasies...).

If you have a blog and you'd like to take part, all you need to do is post a photo of your chosen one (dead or alive) along with an explanation why you've picked that person. If you're on Twitter or Facebook, just post 'If I could be anyone, I'd be X' as your status, along with the hast-tag #watchingwillow on Twitter (or tag me on FB so I know you've taken part)."

Ok- Now for the person I wish I could have been-

Jane Austen

 Why? Because I adore what she represents in fiction.

Best of luck miss Talli with your novel!

Inspiration Blogfest Today

Today is my Inspiration Blogfest. Come rummage through blogs to inspire your creativity!


Click here to see all those participating.


Here is my entry for you all to enjoy!

I will give you one word to go with it: LOST

source

17/20 rejections and misc.

Hello everyone!

First, if you are looking for my Poetry schmoetry blogfest poem click here.

I received rejection number 17 last Friday. I'm so very close to my 20 rejection goal! Then I'll be making my collage. I've posted the rejection in my rejection tab if you want to look at it.
I have one more out in submission. Now I have to do some revisions to submit more stories.


 I had a blast at the fair yesterday with my girls. We spent 7 hours riding rides and man was I tired last night but I slept amazingly well.


 Don't forget to sign up for my Inspiration blogfest- it is coming next week and I'm super excited to see everyone's prompts! I know you all will come up with some great inspiration to write from!

Happy writing!

Poetry Schmoetry Blogfest Entry

Yup I'm participating in yet another blogfest hosted by Shelly called the Poetry Schmoetry Blogfest
I am going to the parade and the fair today with my beautiful girls so I will not be around- but I will catch up with all the participants through out the week.




Her rules are easy:
"1. Follow this blog
2. Sign up by filling out the Linky below
3. Write a Poem
(ANY kind of poem or you could even blog about 'why I hate poetry.' I'm cool with that.)
4. Post your poem the week of July 11th-14th (midnight PST)
BAM!
You did it!"
So without further waiting here is a poem--




Donella
by Summer Ross


A lost gentleman envisions a light
A ray of hope in despair…He declares
“Donella- brown haired fairy girl”
A name given by a tender maker.


Her diaphanous wings spread,
Floating a small frame, diluted
In affections and safety.
His misconceptions. She lingers.


She is but the polish on
his beaten, disheartening thoughts.
He is the dark whisper and laughter
in her shrouded memories.


Disorientated is the gentleman
within his awakened state.
Empty in his compassion,
shattered in his own darkness.


Wing tips break as chains
bind her within his heart.
Panic filled tears, falling
down polluted, frail skin.


Her spirit chants of banshees
reaping hope from their screams.
Gnawing jagged teeth against shackled,
endearing thoughts, gutting love.


Donella falls through cracks,
carnage of unfilled delusions.
She lands, shattering wings
against unyielding stone.


The stone engulfs the docile creature
stuffed in its pocket, salt lingers
on a garnet half smile, when
she opens her eyes the stone whispers,
“My pocket fairy with broken wings.”


(Please do not copy without my permission)

I've updated my blogfest tab at the top- don't forget to check it out and see whats coming up!

Why I write blogfest ENTRY

Going with this weeks blogfest flow I am participating in Kayeleen's Why I write Blogfest.
This week is a treat to myself for working so hard in my Summer Classes.


Here is why I write:

 I write to let go of my stress. Sometimes just the feeling of a pen in my hand scribbling aimlessly on paper drifting in and out of words relaxes me. The ache in my back slides down the pen to disappear in stark white sheets.


I write to express emotions. Sometimes I can't cry, all I can do is write and write until my hand cramps and I have pages of fear, regret, or happiness sitting in front of me.


 I write to enjoy new places, ideas, and characters. I enjoy trying my hand at all the little butterflies gliding through my thoughts whispering ideas.


 When I write stories- I write in hope- Hope that someone will enjoy it someday. Hope that a reader can relate to my characters feelings. Hope that I will create something I can be proud of.


 And honestly no matter how awful it reads to me, or how many mistakes I make- writing is the one thing in this world I can do just for me. I can choose to share or keep it secret and that choice is a freedom.

Lovin Language blogfest Entry

I'm posting on a Monday for a special treat to myself- A blogfest entry for Jolene's Lovin Language Blogfest

The rules:


"Pick any five lines (yes, it can be a few short lines that roll together. That's okay, and is probably what I'll do) from one of your WIPs. If you're feeling shy, and don't want to share from your own work, share from something you LOVE."

This is from my flash fiction piece to be published in 2012 called "The Game"

"There to the right I saw the bill of the hat lying on the ground. Carefully and swiftly, I made my way to the area. The wind noticed and a gust flew in. The hat tipped upright and moved away with each step I took closer. If I didn’t know any better I’d think the wind was on his side"