Wicked Writes

Going Nowhere Fast

2010-07-11T10:47:00.002+01:00

"If a book is not alive in the writer's mind, it is as dead as year-old horse-shit."
Stephen King

Angel Blaze won't leave me. Can't not write this one. Furthermore, it won't let Blood Race die off as a result.

*insert big smilie face here*

Oh, and Gambit is playing all by himself in the living room. He thinks there should be catses in my novels. Must obey the Ginger One.

Neglect

2010-06-03T13:25:00.002+01:00

I know, i've been terrible. I've neglected everything of late. The Eljay, Twitter, Facebook and even this blog. Can't help it, seems everyone wants chunks of my time these days. I haven't even done the edits to 'Angel Blaze'! Spank me.

So where am I? Well, all writings are coming along (rather slowly). AB should be done and ready for submission before NANO. The short porn piece will also be ready by then so I will have 2 pieces to put out there. AB has also given me the basis for a solid world building scenario for the Blood Race series. All is good, I think.

Day job is going as plodding as ever. Really miss my old gang but life goes on. The new romance is great. He even has me choosing pink lingerie - a freakin first!

My new niece is adorable and does all her screaming across the street at her own house. Boo takes it in her stride. Catses are fine. Gambit never shuts up and SidSid grumbles daily about how unfair her life is. Ambra is perpetually trying to catch ear cancer from sunbathing on the balcony.

I think that about covers it. Other than having no free time at the moment, im looking forward to NANOing this year and to actually getting 1 novel and 1 short finished. Then I will think about web presence and networking more...

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Blah

2010-04-05T10:55:00.002+01:00

I keep forgetting the password for this place. And i'm too lazy to update here and on LJ. MUST.BE.LESS.LAZY.

This holiday weekend I have been naughty. More on that to follow at LJ.

On the writing front i've achieved zip.

I have networked a wee bit and found some e-zines to submit to. This will look spiffy on the writing resume when trying to woo kickass agents. I really, really want to be with F Agency (UK) or with FA Agency (US). I just have to get myself organised.

Anyhoo, that's where I am. Gambit is watching my type from beside the laptop and we are going to go clean the flat in a minute. Then I have to text Katrina and cancel our New Moon & Munchies date. I have a weird throat and ear thing going on and can't be arsed going oot.

Catch ya at LJ!

xxx

Hmnn

2010-03-07T15:12:00.002Z

Experimenting with new blog layout. Not liking super skinneh wench on the corner though. And the pink makes me gag.

Hmnn...

Okay, so I should be writing or tidying up the networking links but I can't be arsed and Katrina is due up soon to show me her new smooshie puppies. Not to mention Jeneral and I have a Skype date soon. Busy, busy and i'm still not dressed.

That's Sunday for ya!

Here'ssssss Jinty!

2010-03-07T12:46:00.002Z

I finally got a steady, reliable internet connection AND I remembered my google password. The trifecta comes with news that I also got SKype so I can actually converse with my h0Rz.

I'm still checking in on the various sites you are all on as well as ploughing through emails.

So i'll check in soon with a proper update.

J x

ps If you're reading this from LJ, tell the rest!

Dumbass

2009-08-23T21:50:00.002+01:00

I forgot my google password. Sorry for the absenteeism!

So, I am officially on Twitter now and I feel like a twat.

http://twitter.com/Wicked_Writes

Urgh.

Well, i'm a busy bee. I have sucked up the pride and am working on short pieces for some epubs. No money in it but it will look good on a covering letter and I figure getting some readers on the porno side may hook them over to my better stuff. Shall keep you posted.

LJ post is due soon. Can't talk LJ stuff here.

Be wicked, my bbs.

Alopecia of the Ballbag

2009-07-28T23:13:00.002+01:00

Over in Lj-land the question of the day yesterday was:

"From Dr. Polidori's Lord Ruthven to Stephenie Meyer's Edward Cullen, the annals of vampire lore are filled with attractive, charming bloodsuckers. Which one would you most want to be bitten by?"

The most common answers were Angel/Spike from Buffy, Lestat and Edward Cullen. Obvious answers with the occaisonal Jean Claude from Anita Blake thrown in. Honestly, where is the Grand Daddy of all fanged fun men? Dracula himself! I especially loved Gary Oldman's tortured emo lusting after his poor dead wife. Stoker's version was a little more subdued but the gist was the same. He wants fanny fun with Mina and he gets it cause he is the Grand Daddy Vampire. Forget the sparkly (no hair on balls) teenager from Twilight or the wangsty Lioncourt from Rice's novels. Don't even mention the vamp who turned a puppet in Whedonverse. Dracula is the original, the best and the only vampire worth being munched by.

In other news I now have flaming red hair. Attempt 1 had me matching my ginger kitten but attempt 2 worked a miracle. Been a busy week and I may or may not be coming down with something. As long as it aint Swine Flu!

Be wicked, Flisters.

Sonofabitch

2009-07-23T19:35:00.005+01:00

Got home from work to find my jewellery and sparkly bits all over the goddamned floor. Shat a brick and banished the culprit to the 'Bad Kitteh Box'. Gambit, I love my lil fluffy baby but if he goes near my shiney again I will end him and wear his corpse as a neck warmer!

BAD KITTEH!

And he broke my ugly but precious china cats. AND the peacock feathers got eaten!

Urgh. A bad day was had today.

Redneck Lurve Poem

2009-07-20T22:17:00.004+01:00

Cousin Stormy in Oklahoma sent this:

A REDNECK LOVE POEM

SUSIE LEE DONE FELL IN LOVE,
SHE PLANNED TO MARRY JOE.
SHE WAS SO HAPPY 'BOUT IT ALL,
SHE TOLD HER PAPPY SO.

PAPPY TOLD HER, SUSIE GAL,
YOU'LL HAVE TO FIND ANOTHER.
I'D JUST AS SOON YO' MA DON'T KNOW,
BUT JOE IS YO' HALF BROTHER.

SO SUSIE PUT ASIDE HER JOE
AND PLANNED TO MARRY WILL.
BUT AFTER TELLING PAPPY THIS,
HE SAID, 'THERE'S TROUBLE STILL.'

YOU CAN'T MARRY WILL, MY GAL,
AND PLEASE DON'T TELL YO' MOTHER.
BUT WILL AND JOE, AND SEVERAL MO'
I KNOW IS YO' HALF BROTHER.

BUT MAMA KNEW AND SAID, MY CHILD,
JUST DO WHAT MAKES YO' HAPPY.
MARRY WILL OR MARRY JOE;
YOU AIN'T NO KIN TO PAPPY.

Made me giggle...

No Nap For the Wicked

2009-07-19T04:46:00.003+01:00

Urgh. It's nearly 5am and i'm wide awake.

Michael Jackson is still all over my TV and quite frankly i'm bored with it now. They cut a Johnny Cash montage for a replay of Billie Jean! No. NO. We do not EVER cut Mr Cash for ANY reason. The man was more of a legend than Jackson. Don't argue. And he left the kiddies alone... *ducks behind sofa*

Blind Date dropped me an email. He has read this blog and knew who Gambit was and even Sookie! Doesn't he sound squee-worthy? I think I'm actually looking forward to meeting this one.

Ok, back to bidness. I did dig that old fic out and it needs an edit or two. My main concern is whether to cut it down and submit to somewhere like Paperbag Press or to beef it up and try Liquid Silver or Ellora's? I don't care about the money, I just need to impress Dream Agency. I have a game plan and if I am ever going to get Blood Race sold, I will need the might and pull of a top notch agent. I know that being an award winner (working on that)and having an established web presence or fanbase will get me ahead and help avoid the slush pile. But do I want to be known as a 'throbbing member' or 'hard cock' writer??? Where I end up e-pubbed will launch that one way or the other. Opinions are appreciated. Lj or Email is fine.

Well, That Was Unproductive!

2009-07-18T21:27:00.004+01:00

What a sheer waste of a day. My weekend is half over and I got diddly-squat done.

Lunch with Sam was fine. She brought her sister, Bushy, whom I believe is on drugs. We ate and left very quickly so it didnt really feel like a girly, gossipy catch up. I miss her but she'll be back up to Scotland soon.

I left Sam & Bushy and went straight to Asda to meet Momma & Nana. Again, all I achieved was bumping into an old crush who eyeballed me trying to establish if I was indeed the same girl he used to pin to a wall and try to feel up. I did buy a new plastic drawer unit thing for the bathroom though! Now I can put all my lotions, potions and slap away so the bathroom looks uncluttered and clean. Had a coffee before we left and got to give Momma lots of hugs. I missed her this week. My Nana gets all embarassed when we hug in public. I even grabbed her for a squeeze. Hey, can't help it, we're an affectionate family.

I've had a wee bit of a hangover today. Just a headache and general blah-ness. I decided to have a nap when I got home but couldn't sleep. Gambit and Sid Sid came for naps too but having 2 snoring cats beside you makes it even harder to try to get some ZZZ's.

I should have had salad for dinner, stick to the healthy eating plan and all but i'be had cravings for pakora so thought, 'fuck it' and ran across the road to the Indian takeaway. Man, was it good! I'll regret it later.

Now I am staring down at a pile of dishes, laundry and a litter tray that needs cleaned out and all I can think of is hot bubble baths or napping attempt part 2.

I'm a lazy cow.

Plus there is True Blood ep 4 to watch... Hmnn...

Ok, nap wins it. I'm watching 'Team America World Police' right now so i'll buggar off after the puppet porno scene.

Harry Potter & Booze

2009-07-18T10:08:00.003+01:00

Saw Harry Potter last night with Katrina. It was long and yet nothing happened. Luna was lovely and I lamented the lack of Krum or Cedric Diggory. I think the cocktails I inhaled with Annalee (my new pal from the dayjob) may have hindered my perception. All I could concentrate on was how big Ron Weasley's mouth was.

I think it was a good movie? You'll have to go check it out for yourself. Still, X-men Origins was better. Deadpool AND Gambit in one movie? Ovaries go 'splodey!!

It's a cloudy and dull Saturday morning here and I have lunch with Same and shopping with Momma planned for today. Hazey is due up tomorrow too so I am a social butterfly this weekend. Plus side? I won't have to clean the flat and shall be evermore domestically challenged. Negative side - no writing.

AND I agreed to go on a blind date at the end of the month with a friend of Annalee's. This creates angst because I was about to become a red head and maybe showing up with flaming red curls is not a good idea when he is probably expecting a fat brunette.

It's probably too early right now for Gin but I think a wee glass of vino rosso while I nibble on my salad at lunch will be indulged.

Catch ya later, flisters! Be wicked...

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Distractions

2009-07-17T08:02:00.000+01:00

There are way too many distractions around here. Or maybe i'm just an eternal procrastinator?

I dug out an older fic I did back when the comma was my enemy. I'm thinking of polishing it up and submitting to e-pubs so I have something to tickle Dream Publisher's fancy with. I feel I am def out of practice and need to hone my skill better.

Plus I cannot stand to even look at Blood Race right now. Urgh.

Is it bad that I can smell burning but refuse to go check it out because Baby-cat is purring on my lap and it would mean moving him? I AM turning into the weird cat lady on the block!

Meh

2009-07-15T21:00:00.001+01:00

And don't think i'm not still bummed about missing Fleetwood Mac!

Wee RSS Test

2009-07-15T20:52:00.001+01:00

Lj flist,

Are you seeing this blog now? Let me know.

Crap

2009-07-14T00:03:00.000+01:00

One of my 'things to do before I get dead' was to see Fleetwood Mac in concert. When I added this to my mental list of great things I wanted to do (like seeing Egypt and cage diving with a Great White) I did not think it would ever happen. The band were not together and Stevie was angry and floating around LA in outdated velvet and lace.

I found out last week they are playing Glasgow in October and I immediately rushed to find tickets. There are none - they're sold out. I'd have to spend £200+ if I want to go and I just can't afford that. I mean, you can go to France for that much cash! Not to mention I don't know anyone local who would love it as much as I would.

So, Fleetwood Mac go to the bottom of the list and i'll keep my fingers crossed they come back to Scotland in the next decade.

The First New Post!

2009-07-13T23:55:00.002+01:00

Okay, so those of you on LJ will probably shit with shock that this old blog got updated and nothing else of me on intarwebz did. Be patient, bbs. I'm getting there.

This is the first post and the official "She Fixed Her Blog 2009" notice.

Now where did I put that lovely pr0n?

Bender!

2009-07-11T11:28:00.000+01:00

I don't need and excuse for a Bender .gif! Use freely, bbs. Bender is the wisdom of my generation. BITE MY SHINY METAL ASS!