Sylvia Day

Add "Learn to get at least 8 hours of sleep" to my things to do in 2005!! :roll:

:prayer:

:sign5: (Wouldn't that be nice? )

I had a very nice holiday. Even better, my dh and I are off to Hawaii tomorrow

:sunny: Have fun for all of us!!

Yay!! Helen's going to come out and play more often!! :cheers:

Whoo hoo, HelenKay!! :occasion9: Hope you had a great Christmas!

SIXTEEN INCHES......JEEZZZZZZ I never wanna see that much ANYTHING at one time :shock:

:sign5:

(I had to go back and see what you were talking about. :oops: )

I was too busy to make my goal, too. November is a really bad month for writing challenges!

So we should change it to another month. It's our challenge, we can do it whenever we want to!! :(

Okay, we have SIXTEEN inches of snow!!!!

:shock: Good grief!!! :shock:

BTW, what's WORD? Can anyone join it? It sounds fantastic.

Evangeline,

The WORD Challenge is an informal alternative to the NaNoWriMo challenge in November. :smt024 :whip: It's a month long "Write OR Die" month to meet whatever goal you set for yourself. We'll be doing it again. :)

I won!! :bounce: 1st place historical.

No one called me or anything. I found out about it through the grapevine. :shock:

Okay. Update.

In May 2005, my first story will be published in the anthology Wicked Words: Sex on Holiday by Virgin Books Black Lace imprint.

Then in early 2006 my three pack of historical novellas will be published by Kensington Brava.

:D

I want to:

[*]finish my anthology by deadline. [-o<

[*]conceive my next story, pitch it, write it, turn it in.

[*]learn everything there is to know about promoting a book.

[*]find a balance between writing and cleaning my house.

[*]lose the 12 lbs I've gained spending the last year of my life in an office chair.

[*]strengthen my existing circle of online friends. :smt024

[*]really enjoy and learn a lot during my trip to Reno for the convention.

[*]go on a weeklong (or longer) vacation with my family.

[*]find more auto-buy authors. :study:

[*]get back into the habit of going to the spa every couple of weeks for a pedicure.

[*]find something to do with my long hair besides wear it wrapped up in a clip. :roll:

[*]spend more time with my kids.

I'll be adding more...

I think the 'no' button on your poll should be changed to 'Ha!'

Done!! LOL :D

What are your Goals for 2005?

What things do you want to accomplish this upcoming year?

(I started this thread in the Chat forum so that we can post all of our goals, not just writing. Think fitness, family, trips, books to be read, everything! )

I hope you had a great day today, Linda!! :D

Okay, I need to pay attention to my horoscope and have a little more confidence:

The weight of uncertainty lurks within your subconscious mind now. You can easily succumb to this self-made terror and hold back from encounters in the outer world. Or you can face your fears by engaging cautiously and thereby overcoming your own instinctive resistance to pain. The more light you shine on hidden places, the better you'll feel about life in general.

Even though it's a weekend, your mind may be on work, or at least on your overall life goals. Your perspective now is intense and your drive can even tend toward being ruthless. Be clear about what you want and state it as conscious intention. But then you must detach yourself from the outcome or you will just get in your own way.

Thank you, Jordan! I really, really appreciate your confidence in my future.

I'm not sure what's going on. I'm back to feeling like the deer caught in the headlights. 8-[

I'm one of those people who watches horror movies, covers their eyes in the gross parts, and says, "What's happening? What's going?" but refuses to look herself. That's the way I feel right now.

Thank you, Teresa!! I couldn't believe it. :shock:

What a day!! :shock:

In addition to becoming a Gateway to the Rest finalist this morning, Almost Too Much was selected by Evan Fogelman of the Fogelman Literary Agency as the Best of the Best Winner of the 2004 Golden Opportunity!!! :bounce:

Seducing the Widow was just announced as a finalist in the Gateway to the rest contest!! :bounce:

You can read more about it here.

Missouri Romance Writers of America is proud to congratulate this year's finalists in the Gateway to the Rest contest.

Historical:

Destiny by Helga Donovan

Runes of Fire by Terri Garey

Seducing the Widow by Sylvia Day

Shadows and Light by Sinead Murphy

Treasured by Patty Stearn

Hi Linda!

Life is rushing ahead as always, dragging me along with it!! I'm charging through a manuscript edit now. Hard work, but the story is dear to me, so I'm trying to keep that in mind as I push myself.

I love Dean Koontz!! I've read several books by him, my favorites are his Christopher Snow series--Fear Nothing and Seize the Night--both of which remind me of Fort Ord, California. I was stationed at the nearby Presidio of Monterey for a couple of years. My sister was just transferred to Fort Gordon, Georgia.

I would love a magnet!!! Thank you so much for thinking of me! I can send you a SASE if you e-mail me your address.

Hi, Linda!! :hello2:

You've been quiet lately. Hope you're doing well.

I have a dog now too, a shitzu/toy poodle mix. He's adorable!! A little black, poofy, fuzzball.

Read any good books lately? :study:

Thank you, Jordan and HelenKay!!!

Kelly Harms of Avon judged the historical category and called me "a great storyteller"!!!! :bounce:

Kelly Harms!!! :shock: Avon!!! :prayer:

It's just too cool. I'm completely humbled by the experience. I'll never get over it. Never.

Yay!!! :cheers: I WON!!!

Sylvia,

 

This is to notify you that ALMOST TOO MUCH won the Historical category.  Your entry will now go on to Evan Fogelman for Best of the Best judging.

 

Congratulations!  IRWA is very happy for you.  

 

Deb

 

Deb Lawson, coordinator  

Indiana's Golden Opportunity Contesthttp://www.indianarwa.com

What a complete shock!!! :shock: I can't believe I won.

Alison and Larissa blogged about favorite first lines from books. The topic was inspired by the current voting in the Romantic Times American Title competition.

So... What are your favorite first lines, both your own and ones you've read?

Of course, don't expect a lot of feedback on that sypnosis. LOL!    

Jordan, who hopes to make the cheesecake this weekend...

Oh, don't worry!! I won't torture you with a synopsis. The one I'm working on is for another story. LOL

And yum on the cheesecake. Let me know how you like it!!!

Jordan,

I'd love to have you read it! :study: I dig feedback--the good and the bad.

I'll be wrapping up this synopsis I'm working on, then I'll do a quick run-through of AToS and send it to you, probably this weekend.

Hope you like it!! :pale: