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WOW

24 Saturday May 2014

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WOW! I didn’t realize how long it has been since I posted here. Although very few people read this, I should do better with posting. I apologize and will to do better in the future.

So, life has been hectic. I started a new day job 1 1/2 years ago and it was completely crazy. That finally slowed down to a normal pace and then I had to handle youngest child’s high school graduation (YAY! No more high school). My daughter and I are going to Scotland next month with a group of romance readers so the planning for that has been going on in the background of everything else. Also, my daughter and I are working on wedding arrangements for her wedding early next year. Crazy/busy life around here.

As for my writing, I’m about 2/3 finished with my rough draft of the current WIP. Hoping to get it finished by the beginning of September. I love the characters and the storyline, hope an agent will too.

I’ll leave you with a two-part question. Who is your favorite romance author and why?

Contest time!

31 Thursday May 2012

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It’s that time again. Time to get the first few pages of my MS polished up and ready for submittal to the Dixie Kane Contest hosted by SOLA. I entered this a couple of years ago and received wonderful feedback. Learned a lot from the judges and it really improved my writing. Now that I’m working on my historical, it hopefully isn’t too bad at this point. Still in the early stages of the story so the feedback should be interesting LOL.

I’m also planning on going to a writer’s retreat with SOLA. It’s held at a plantation somewhere close to New Orleans and is always a lot of fun. I can get a lot of work done too. I always look forward to this.

Hope you get to do a lot of what you love this summer and make sure you get some great summer reads.

C’est tout,
Devon

Lissa and James

13 Friday May 2011

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Well, Annie and Royce decided to go on a vacation. Don’t know where they went or when they’ll return, if ever, but I have some new company visiting, Lissa and James have been hanging around for a while now and definitely like talking to me. Hopefully they won’t disappear on me before I have their whole story. It’s historical so I’m having to do a lot of research but it’s all falling into place right now and I’m having a lot of fun with it. I just wish there was someone I could call and say, “did this happen in the 1600s?” or “what exactly did they wear then?” That would make this so much easier but no one ever said it would be easy. I just find myself wanting to read their story even though I’m the one who has to write it. I hope to have something outlined soon so I can start putting the words on “paper”.

I’m going to take a little time tomorrow to go riding since it’s National Women’s Riding Day before I sit down to more research.

Have a great weekend!

C’est tout!
Devon

Hello again

03 Sunday Apr 2011

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It’s been a long time since I’ve written here. Life has been crazy, hectic, surreal at times, lots of fun, and super busy. I’ve been able to spend time alone with my husband and it’s been wonderful. We’ve done some riding and went on a cruise so it’s like we’re newlyweds again.

My current story, Annie’s Gift, has gotten off-track, Annie decided she wanted to be alone for a while and hasn’t talked to me for a while. A new couple decided to visit me and they have a very interesting past together. Can’t wait to see what their future is. I’ve been making notes, researching (it’s an historical) and learning all about them. He’s tall, dark and tortured, she’s fun, sassy and scared. I love how the interact together.

Well, off to do more research. Have a wonderful afternoon.

C’est tout!
Devon

NaNoWriMo

03 Wednesday Nov 2010

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Yes I joined the thousands who are doing NaNo this year. For those that don’t know, NaNoWriMo stands for National Novel Writing Month and it takes place every November. “National Novel Writing Month is a fun, seat-of-your-pants approach to novel writing. Participants begin writing November 1. The goal is to write a 175-page (50,000-word) novel by midnight, November 30.”

Sounds like fun doesn’t it 🙂 Having never attempted this before, I’m excited. I have a few writing buddies  on-line and there are get-togethers around the city for those of us crazy enough to do this so I’m not alone in my madness.

Anyone else doing NaNo this year?