Fresh (or not) off the treadmill
Okay, I'm not going to blog on what I said I was going to blog on today. I'll blog on that Monday. Here's the topic: It's something encountering in the final edits of Bewitched & Betrayed: If you set up a plot twist in your manuscript, you've got to pay it off -- either that, or take it out. It's basically a case of too much stuff for one book (a regular problem for me). I'll tell how I decide what stays and what goes.
My morning schedule is a little wacked today because I've decided since I don't have to be at my day job until 9:00, I can get my butt upstairs and log 20 mins of treadmill time every morning (since I always find an excuse not to do it at night). Now all I need to do is find a laptop attachment for my treadmill and I can blog and check email while speed walking -- multitasking at its finest. Any product suggestions are welcome.
I want to talk books. Yesterday, I got my copy of Rob Thurman's Deathwish (the fourth book in her Cal Leandros series). Folks, if you like dark, snarky urban fantasy -- GO GET THIS BOOK. Heck, go get the series. Next to Jim Butcher, this girl's books rock my world.
Next, is Linnea Sinclair's Hope's Folly which hit the shelves on Tuesday. Hot and romantic, and primo sci-fi. This lady knows her stuff and can spin a story like nobody's business. I'll be hitting B&N for my copy this weekend. A must have. (Gabriel's Ghost and Shades of Dark are great pre-reads for this one.) Treat yourself to all of them.
Burn Notice. I LOT of my author buds wouldn't miss this show. It's on USA network, and if you go online you can catch some episodes for free. Derek & I love it so much we ordered the first season on DVD -- we have NEVER done that before. Yes, it's that good. Great spy fun, fabulous characters, complex & twisty plots, lots of snappy & snarky dialogue. Needless to say, this is my favorite show, and a DVD is perfect for me since I don't get to watch TV on a regular basis because I'm hard at work writing books for all of you. ; ) I do love to keep you guys happy.
Tomorrow for the Saturday fun pic, I'll show you what arrived at my front porch yesterday from my publisher via the kind folks at FedEx.
Now must fix and consume breakfast, take shower, get dressed, and get to my day job.
Happy Friday, people! We made it!
Lisa
P.S: Can you tell I'm hyped on exercise endorphins??? Woot!!
My morning schedule is a little wacked today because I've decided since I don't have to be at my day job until 9:00, I can get my butt upstairs and log 20 mins of treadmill time every morning (since I always find an excuse not to do it at night). Now all I need to do is find a laptop attachment for my treadmill and I can blog and check email while speed walking -- multitasking at its finest. Any product suggestions are welcome.
I want to talk books. Yesterday, I got my copy of Rob Thurman's Deathwish (the fourth book in her Cal Leandros series). Folks, if you like dark, snarky urban fantasy -- GO GET THIS BOOK. Heck, go get the series. Next to Jim Butcher, this girl's books rock my world.
Next, is Linnea Sinclair's Hope's Folly which hit the shelves on Tuesday. Hot and romantic, and primo sci-fi. This lady knows her stuff and can spin a story like nobody's business. I'll be hitting B&N for my copy this weekend. A must have. (Gabriel's Ghost and Shades of Dark are great pre-reads for this one.) Treat yourself to all of them.
Burn Notice. I LOT of my author buds wouldn't miss this show. It's on USA network, and if you go online you can catch some episodes for free. Derek & I love it so much we ordered the first season on DVD -- we have NEVER done that before. Yes, it's that good. Great spy fun, fabulous characters, complex & twisty plots, lots of snappy & snarky dialogue. Needless to say, this is my favorite show, and a DVD is perfect for me since I don't get to watch TV on a regular basis because I'm hard at work writing books for all of you. ; ) I do love to keep you guys happy.
Tomorrow for the Saturday fun pic, I'll show you what arrived at my front porch yesterday from my publisher via the kind folks at FedEx.
Now must fix and consume breakfast, take shower, get dressed, and get to my day job.
Happy Friday, people! We made it!
Lisa
P.S: Can you tell I'm hyped on exercise endorphins??? Woot!!
posted by Lisa Shearin at
7:19 AM
5 Comments:
I've been meaning to watch Burn Notice. It's always on really late here though.
I love USA.... 3 hours of NCIS a night!!
I will need to put Rob Thurman on my buy list.
I have finished Linnea Sinclair's Hope Folly. She has built such an interesting world and the "Rebel" is such a great new character. I think you will enjoy it immensely.
Burn Notice is a good show...I love the monologue explanations thrown in with the witty dialogue.
Enjoy your weekend of reading!!
I've never seen Burn Notice, but I always see previews for it when I'm watching HOUSE (talk about snarky dialogue--Dr. House is pretty much the kind of sarcasm.)
I've never heard of Burn Notice but it sounds good.
Britt - I know! I love some NCIS!
NCIS and Burn Notice are absolutely the best t.v. shows on air! But Knight Rider is pretty good, too.....:) My t.v. preferences run parallel(? sorry about the spelling) to my reading preferences.
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