Can you take a moment to vote?

Happy New Year, readers, friends, and family! I hope 2014 ended happily for you and that 2015 brings new joys and adventures in your life.

I ended 2014 by celebrating my oldest daughter's journey into adulthood. She turned 18 on December 30th and her one request was for a Chuck E. Cheese party. And boy did I comply! LOL. She was so embarrassed, but it was exactly what she asked for. :P

The new year brought on a desire for change, so I've spent the last week painting my house. Fresh, clean walls in a new, bright color makes the house look so nice. Granted, the color I chose looks a good deal brighter on the walls than it did on the sample card, but it's growing on me.

With the new year brings another voting opportunity at Preditors & Editors. Over the years several of my books have placed in the top ten, and I'm hoping this year is no different. To Kill a Demon has been nominated for best cover, and boy does it have a beautiful cover. Currently it's listed in 10th place, but it fluctuates (it was in 6th place a few days ago). So if you can find a moment, please stop by and give it a vote. Be sure to use a valid email address because they will send you a vote verification link. http://critters.org/predpoll/bookart.shtml

Next up for me is the annual Book 'Em NC event in Lumberton, NC. I attend every year and enjoy seeing all the authors new and old, as well as my beloved fans in that area of the world. This year I'll even be sitting on a panel (Eek!) about creating fictional worlds. But more about that next month. :)

Happy New Year!

Most Eye-Catching Cover!

Okay, after much backlog on The New Covey Cover Awards, A Twilight Abduction's chance has finally rolled around. Yay!

The artist, designer, and I would greatly appreciate any votes that you gus and gals are willing to give. Wouldn't it be nice to be able to say that A Twilight Abduction was voted as "Most Eye-Catching Cover" in the January 2009 poll?

So, please, please, please... especially if you love me a whole lot... please stop by and vote for A Twilight Abduction. There's no registering, giving up of email addys, or confirming your votes this time. Just a simple checkbox and submit button. That's easy enough, right?

Click to vote:

http://thenewcoveycoverawards.blogspot.com/2009/01/entry-18-twilight-abduction.html

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Today's the last day...

I hate to beat a dead horse here, but if you haven't already voted in the Preditors & Editors Reader's Poll I would greatly appreciate you doing so. Today is the last day! A huge thank you to everyone who has voted for me and/or the cover of A Twilight Abduction. I am forever grateful. :-)

It has been screamingly cold here in Georgia this week. I think they said it would be like 10 degrees in the morning. Eek! That's just too darn cold for me. I wish I could stay curled up in my warm bed with the covers pulled up to my chin all day tomorrow. Brrrr!

I'd much rather be sitting on a warm beach listening to the waves and happy children splashing around.

Tomorrow is my baby girls 4th birthday. We had her family prty this past Sunday so she's not quite understanding how tomorrow is her birthday too. LOL. Then this coming weekend we are going to take the kids to Chuck E Cheese to celebrate her birthday as well. She loves that place, but the closest one to us is in Chattanooga,TN. So we don't go often. She's very excited.

Speaking of birthdays, mine is Saturday the 17th. Who's sending me a gift?? Hmmm? I like Amazon gift cards if anyone's wondering! LOL!

I haven't decided what I'll be doing to celebrate my 32nd year of life. I was considering an hour massage. I've never had a professional massage before, and the thought of not having to hear that their hands ache after ten minutes is VERY appealing. LOL.

Then I decided that no matter what else I do, Tim and I are going to see the new Underworld movie on the 23rd. I already have Nana set up to take the girls that night too. Yay me!

Who knows what'll happen. Either way, I know I'm another year older and not happy about it. However, I've noticed that with each passing year my life gets more fun, exciting, and enjoyable. Maybe I'll be in ecstasy when I'm 40!! LMAO!

Okay, I'm off to clean a dog crate, and being thrown back into reality after working with Liz battling a vampire all day. Yes, Time For Death is coming along. Though I'm making changes every time I work on it. Maybe it'll be done before Spring arrives.

Have a great Hump Day!

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It's almost over...

Good morning. It's another brand new week, filled with opportunities for brand new experiences. I hope it's a great week!

There are only 2 days left for the voting on Preditors & Editors. The last time I checked I was in 3rd place in the author's poll and the cover of A Twilight Abduction was tied for 14th. Ack! Come on my dear readers, go vote if you haven't already. Time is running out. :-)

Here's the entry I posted about this last week....

I've been nominated on the Preditors & Editors Readers Poll again this year. Last year I finished 7th, so lets see if we can do better than that this year!Just click on the link and scroll down to my name. Click the circle beside my name, then go to the bottom to fill in your information and vote. Be sure to use a legit email addy as they'll send a confirmation email to make sure the vote counts.

http://www.critters.org/predpoll/author.shtml

http://www.critters.org/predpoll/bookart.shtml
(Apparently, A Twilight Abduction has been nominated twice on this page. However, I'd suggest only voting for the one that is written correctly with capital letters since that one was there first and would have the most votes.)

Thanks so much everyone!


This weekend was filled with trials for my household. On Friday the baby ended up suddenly sick with a fever. She was sick all weekend. Sunday we had an early family birthday party for her. Luckily the fever left her alone for that, though she still wasn't feeling well. Poor baby.

Then Saturday Tim worked on the van all day. He had to change the belt and the tensioner. Took him several hours and lots of stomping back and forth between his tool box and the van. LOL! He did eventually complete his task and now the van is running better than expected for a vehicle with over 180K miles on it. LOL!

I'm so glad that it's Monday. I was definitely ready to start fresh again. This morning I had all my chores done before 8:30am and am just about to start my writing for today. Here's hoping that my phone doesn't start that ringing mess like last week. It never stopped last week. Every time I'd get into a good writing groove it would ring and jar me out of my thoughts. Blah!

Okay, I'm off to work. Please go vote if you haven't already. I'd greatly appreciate it. :-)

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Vote for me, if you have time!

I've been nominated on the Preditors & Editors Readers Poll again this year. Last year I finished 7th, so lets see if we can do better than that this year!

Just click on the link and scroll down to my name. Click the circle beside my name, then go to the bottom to fill in your information and vote. Be sure to use a legit email addy as they'll send a confirmation email to make sure the vote counts.

http://www.critters.org/predpoll/author.shtml

Thanks so much everyone!

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