D's Blog

July 06, 2008

I hope everyone - In the States had a nice, safe Fourth, and that those of you outside the US had a good weekend.  I was just happy when the city stopped setting off fireworks over my house - it's distracting.  :-P

Ya'll are in the homestretch of Drifter - today sees the posting of part 24, which is the next to the last section of the story.  Next week will be the final bit. 

June 29, 2008

I would like - To celebrate anniversaries more often.  Even though my children are nearly adults and certainly behave like grown-ups when we're in a public setting (they still act like teenagers when we are home - go figure :-P), it's still nice to go out without the kids.  The dogs don't seem to understand that concept though - you'd think we'd been gone for days the way they act when we come home.  Still, we had a wonderful evening together.

On that note, part 23 of Drifter is up for you perusal.  Two parts til the end.  :-)

June 26, 2008

Sudden formatting issues - On the website are making me nuts... and it's not like I need any impetus in that direction. <g>  What I am uploading from the hard drive is not what I'm seeing on the web page - something is being lost in translation.  I am working to correct it but I'm not having a lot of luck so far.  I'll keep trying though.

Meanwhile, part 22 of Drifter is up.

June 23, 2008

Late breaking news - A completely new story, Aftermath, is now up.  It was *supposed* to be a short story, but I sort of lost control. It's a little different from the norm, but the Storytellers' Cardinal Rule is in effect.  I will be back later in the week to add another part of Drifter unless something drastic happens.  There are only a few more parts until ya'll are done. :-)

June 22, 2008

We're very close - To the end of Drifter.  I'm of two minds about that - not surprising, considering I am a Gemini. :-)  On the one hand, it is always satisfying to complete a story; on the other, Koko and Donoma have been wonderful characters and I have enjoyed writing their story very much.  However, I do have several ideas already brewing for new stories, and that's a good thing.

There may be an extra update this week as well. My husband and I will be celebrating 20 years of marriage at some point and I feel like sharing the celebration.  It just depends on how how it goes since my schedule is totally whacked this week.

However, part 21 of Drifter is now posted for your enjoyment.

June 18, 2008

Stopping by - To add the extra Drifter update I promised.  Drifter is almost complete and should be getting a 'THE END' from me very soon... probably in the next week or so.  I also have another completed uber that I will be posting as soon as my betas are done with their final read-thru.  Aftermath was one of the stories I was writing concurrently with Drifter.  I think it turned out pretty well - hopefully ya'll will too.

Meantime, here's part 20 of Drifter.

June 15, 2008

Happy Father's Day - To my ever-patient husband and the father of my two children.  Not only does he put up with me, but he puts up with a male carbon copy version as well as a miniature DIVA-in-training edition.  Kinda of scary to think there is more than one of me running around in the world at the same time.  The man has the patience of a saint.  Love you, babe!

On another note, Happy Birthday to me this week.  It used to be a running joke with my dad when my birthday fell on Father's Day as to whose day it actually was - his or mine.  However, it's not on Sunday this year so I'm safe. <g>  So because I feel like it and because I can, ya'll can have the present - I will post an extra update sometime this week.

For now though, enjoy part 19 of Drifter.

June 08, 2008

So starting this week - I'll be posting Drifter every week.  I am not officially done - which means I'm going to miss a personal goal I had for posting the completed version of this story - but I can actually see the end within just a few chapters.  Since I am several parts ahead of where ya'll are reading, I'm hoping this will mean I'll be finished by the time ya'll catch up.

As a side note, one of the girls was kind enough to point out a beach house that reminded her of Miss Kitty's place while we were out on our sunset cruise a couple weekends ago.  Who knew a nineteenth century western madam had a multi-million dollar property on the beach??

June 01, 2008

Spent Memorial Day Weekend - At the beach and it was simply lovely.  It was a girls' weekend, and we had a blast.  Saw manatees, sting rays and dolphins - rode wave runners and took a sunset cruise.  My only complaint was it didn't last long enough but I think it is safe to say a good time was had by all.

I didn't get much writing done while I was gone, but it certainly kicked things into gear when I got home.  So enjoy part 17 of Drifter.

May 18, 2008

No... - Drifter is not finished yet, though I can see the light at the end of the tunnel.  I am hoping it's not a speeding freight train, but I guess we'll find out when we get there. <g>  No, the reason I am posting this weekend is because I will be out of town with some of the girls next weekend, so I decided to go ahead and update early instead of making ya'll wait an extra week.  Probably a smart move on my part as one of the girls I'm hanging out with is reading in parts and not only does she know where I live, she is also my ride. :-)

That being said, here is part 16 of Drifter.

May 11, 2008

Happy Mother's Day - To all the moms out there.  I plan to spend my day doing little more than sitting in the sun watching my hair get lighter and my skin get darker - oh... and working on Drifter of course. <g> I will start posting the parts every week instead of every two once I have finished writing it.  At the rate I am going, I will be posting the end of Drifter very close to putting up the completed versions of both Devil and Aftermath.

For now, though, part 15 of Drifter is now available for your reading pleasure.

April 27, 2008

Spring cleaning - It's that time of year again and though I love the results, I have to admit I'm not particularly fond of the process it takes to get there.  I mean - I only have two working brain cells to start with... somehow killing them off with bleach doesn't seem like the smartest thing I could be doing at any time, but especially when I'm in the middle of writing three different stories.

Fortunately, part 14 of Drifter was complete before I started killing brain cells and is now up for your reading pleasure.  Enjoy!

April 13, 2008

Bite me - I discovered recently that you should be careful who you say that to - some folks take it as an invitation.  The girls and I were at lunch together recently when talk turned to publishing.  Since I am the only one among the writers of us who does not publish, another friend who joined us decided I needed persuading.  In the course of the discussion, I made the mistake of inviting her to bite me... and she did!!  Moral of the story - don't invite unless you want to wear the bite! <g>

In other news, part 13 of Drifter is ready and the other two stories I am currently working on are moving right along.  I am hoping to wrap up all three soon as I have an idea for a multi-fandom story that could be a real hoot if I can get all the parts to play together nicely.  But that one is going to have to be a singular focus sort of thing I'm afraid... we'll see - lots and lots of pieces and parts involved in that one.  Meanwhile, enjoy your update!

March 30, 2008

So we've had the dogs - A little over a year now, and I am convinced they are actually groundhogs in dachshund clothing... judging from the number of holes in my backyard.  I wouldn't mind so much if they were chasing love bugs or some equally annoying insect that is intent on bothering me when I am sitting outside writing.  Instead, they are hunting for lizards and are absolutely convinced they will find them underground for some reason.  Fortunately, the lizards seem to be smarter and faster most of the time.

At least they don't keep me from writing - part 12 of Drifter is now up.

March 16, 2008

I am not completely happy - With the artwork page yet, but at least I managed to get the verbiage up to give credit to the artists who created such great covers.  The problem is that what I am seeing on my preview page is *not* what is showing up on the website.  So it is still a work-in-progress for me at this point.

Meanwhile I have decided that there is no safe way to trim a tree with three inch thorns, especially when all the branches that need trimming are taller than I am even when I am standing on the ladder.  Fortunately, it only made a small hole in the top of my head and Pink & Fluffy haven't found it yet so the writing continues at a steady pace. :-)

That said - enjoy part 11 of Drifter.

March 09, 2008

Just stopping by - To add the cover to Drifter by Calli and the cover to Remember When by Lucy Piper to the site.  Many thanks, ladies!  I am not done with that task, but since I did manage to get the images up without too many ugly words, I wanted to go ahead and add them.  I will figure out the verbiage thing soon... I hope.

Now I am going back to writing.  And can I just say how wrong, Wrong, WRONG it is for characters to decided they're feeling frisky when I am PMSing?!?  Honestly... there ought to be a law!!!

March 02, 2008

I'm really glad - February is over, 'cause that last bit just sucked wienies.  Here's hoping March is better.  Meanwhile, part 10 of Drifter is now up for your reading pleasure.

February 17, 2008

Time for another update - Drifter is moving right along, despite attempts from certain quarters to sabotage my efforts by giving me new things to read.  I have explained that I cannot write when I am reading, but she insists I can multi-task.  I've insisted I am absolutely going to blame her if I fall behind in my writing... seems only fair she share the blame. :-)

For the moment she's safe though... here is part 9 of Drifter.

February 14, 2008

Dashing in - to post this year's Valentine's Day story for those of you that read Stargate:SG1.  My hope is that each of you has someone special to spend the day with.  Though we will be together, my husband and I do not celebrate this holiday.  Instead, we try to go out alone together at least once a month and he brings me fresh flowers every couple weeks. We figure why limit the celebration to once a year if we can do so much more often? :-)

I will be back Sunday to post part 9 of Drifter.  For now, enjoy Remember When.

February 03, 2008

Back from LA - where the weather mostly cooperated and we got to do quite a bit of touristy stuff.  It was a lot of fun and I think it is safe to say that my daughter could easily grow to like 'girls only' trips. <g>

The Valentine's ditty is done - I will post it up on the 14th - and I have returned to writing Drifter.  And for those of you who haven't seen it, Calli created a *fabulous* cover for it... posted on her site.  It will be here as well, as soon as I remember how to post it properly.  It requires a few more steps than uploading docs do and I don't do it often enough to remember without a lot of trial and error first - the last time I tried, the computer ran away from me screaming and it took me three days to find it.  So until then, I am going to focus on making sure the writing lives up to the cover.

On that note, here is part 8 of Drifter.

January 20, 2008

I am taking a short break - from Drifter and Devil (the SVU story) at the moment, so that I can write a Valentine's Day story.  It's going to be a Stargate: SG1 tale for those of you that are interested.  I am hoping to have it completed before we leave for LA on Wednesday as I expect to be fairly busy while we're there.  I am not going to the con, but will be attending the Bard's Dinner Sunday night - if any of you will also be there, please make sure to say "Hi!" :-)

Not to worry, though - part 7 of Drifter is complete and I am posting it for those of you who are reading in parts.  Enjoy!

January 06, 2008

I was so anxious to get outside into the warm sunshine - I almost forgot I was supposed to update Drifter today.  I could probably claim brain freeze - it's not supposed to get that cold in Florida, dammit!!!  Aren't there rules about this kind of stuff?!?

Anyway, here is part 6 of Drifter.