Jennifer Lyon
Wednesday, June 8th, 2016
Wednesday Worthy

I’m so close but still not done with the draft of the novella, partly because I forgot some appointments, and yesterday I took a couple hours off to go see the movie Me Before You. Both Wizard and I liked it. I’m currently about three quarters of the way through listening to the audio version of the book and love it. Of course the movie had to cut out a lot and tighten some aspects to make it fit a shorter, visual format, but overall, I thought they did a good job.

Let’s move onto Wednesday Worthy. Here’s the candidate:

Muscular and sexy torso of young man with perfect abs

What do you think? Is he worthy?

 

Monday, June 6th, 2016
Weekend Roundup

I’m getting close to the end of this novella! I hoped to be done this weekend, but I ended up cutting another huge chunk and rewriting…until I ended up like this:

icing hand and wrist.

FYI I’m not hurt, just sore from too much time typing. No sympathy required, all writers go through aches and pains when we spend too much time at the computer and are a little too invested in the story. A half hour of icing it was a huge help!

I’ll be done with the draft in two days, then get it all cleaned up and probably beg some innocent beta reader out there to take a look at it for me before I send it to my editor. And you know…finally come up with a title :-)

Aside from that, the story of my weekend is IT’S TOO HOT! And fires are breaking out in So Cal which is always worrisome, especially since we didn’t get the rain we’d hoped for this year. But it’s cooling down a bit now so that should help.

So that’s my weekend, how was yours?

Friday, June 3rd, 2016
Happy Friday

I’m so behind! But the book is going better and so I just keep typing away. Now let’s change the subject and play Random Friday Five where we list five things that occur to us. Here’s mine:

  1. I hate insomnia. HATE IT  This week has been exceptionally bad and I doubt I’ve had six hours sleep in the last four nights (I wrote this Thursday night, so I may have slept last night).
  2. Today I have a mammogram schedule for this afternoon. Somehow I haven’t had one in three years. Bad, very bad. So I’m taking care of this TODAY. If there’s something you’ve been putting off, make the call today and get it taken care of, okay? We all need to find the time to take care of ourselves.
  3. We had a power outage yesterday that caught Wizard and I both surprised. We were walking around like confused zombies, and finally had to actually talk to each other. We discovered we liked it…until the power came back on :-)
  4. One of my friends got a new puppy and keeps posting pictures. How am I supposed to work when there are puppy pictures for me to look at?
  5. It’s HOT here, already hitting triple digits. I’m so not ready!

Okay that’s my Random Friday Five. Your turn! Share anything you want. And have a great weekend!

 

Wednesday, June 1st, 2016
Wednesday Worthy

It’s that time of the week! So today we’re debating between a smooth head:

Classic portrait of a sexy muscular shirtless man outdoors in sepia tones

 

Or a full head of hair:

handsome young muscular man posing shirtless while showing of his muscles

Which would you choose?

P.S. How can it be June 1st???

Monday, May 30th, 2016
Weekend Roundup

Today is the day in the U.S. that we remember and honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice.

3D Image and Illustration patriotic composition for Memorial day graphic stars and stripes with American Flag ribbon and text.

THANK YOU

To all those who have lost loved ones, I thank you too. Your sacrifice matters, and your beloved soldier’s life may have been short, but the impact he or she had is felt and appreciated for generations.

So my weekend was good. My middle son had a big birthday and while we celebrated last weekend, I thought of him (and called him). If you all saw my FB post, then you saw that Youngest Son (BLB) went to watch Bailey while Middle Son and his girlfriend (otherwise known as our Wine Broker–a story for another time) went on a trip. But if you missed it, here’s the short recap: I texted BLB and asked if Bailey missed me. Here’s what I got back:

Bailey sticking his tongue out

Gee, I don’t know where that boy (Youngest,  not Bailey) gets his sarcastic funny streak. Or how he got Bailey to make that face–it’s priceless!

Today Wizard and I are going to the gym, I’ll write a bit then we’ll hang out in the hot tub and cook some lobster. We have been eating very well this weekend and totally enjoying it. I’m trying to stay “within reason” of my Weight Watcher points, but not really worrying about it.

As for my novella–this short book has me hooked and rewriting like a fiend. I honestly NEED to set it aside to work on the revision of Savaged Dreams, but I just can’t yet. It’s my special brand of crazy.

So how was your weekend and what are your plans for today?

Friday, May 27th, 2016
Happy Friday!

Six happy things:

  1. Yesterday I played hooky.
  2. I had lunch with Biker Witch (my sister) and had a great time!
  3. I bought myself  a shirt that says: WEEKENDS ARE FOR WINE  (Duh, what else would they be for?).
  4. I got a chance to read for a little while (see #1).
  5. My hip is soooo much better! It took a few days, and I had to lay off the gym, but it’s mostly a mild twinge now and I  can probably go back to the gym today…or Monday :-)
  6. I figured out why I keep getting just past the halfway mark in my novella and coming a screeching halt, unable to get past this one point in the book. It means I need to revise one plot thread, but it’s a relief to just toss out the portion that’s not working. It’s actually really freeing. Plus my hero and heroine seem to be working well with each other, this was more of an external plot which is a little easier to fix than a real problem with a character.

And did I mention I played hooky yesterday? I rarely ever do that. But playing hooky is good for creativity and giving my subconscious a little space to work things out.

Okay your turn! Tell me something that makes you happy, and if you have any big plans for the weekend.

Wednesday, May 25th, 2016
Wednesday Worthy Cage Fight!

Sorry for the late post.It didn’t go up as scheduled for some reason.

It’s hump day and time to stir up a little trouble. So I tossed these two fighters in the cage:

Two mma fighters in cage before fight

Who do you think will win? The fighter on the left? Or the right?

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