Birthday cake pics & words of wisdom from Stephen King

Here I am yesterday evening blowing out the candles on the moistest, most decadent coconut cake EVER. The thanks (and baking kudos) goes to my sis-in-law Daun for her primo culinary skills. : ) And as you can see from the candles below, I'm now 46. Age is just a state of mind, and in my mind, I'm still in my late 20s -- except I'd like to think I have more sense now than I did then. At least it's a goal. ; )


I follow a lot of fabulous writers on Twitter, and my morning reading of the Tweets makes for inspirational, reassuring, and a lot of the time downright funny reading. One of my Twitter buddies "mp3mad" (aka Rob from Canada) provided a link to an article by The Amazing Stephen King on "Imagery and the Third Eye" and how if we as writers convey the images in our heads onto the computer screen (and page) or readers will see it and be immersed in our story with us. That's always been my biggest goal.

And a reminder that this Friday is the deadline your ideas to me for new t-shirt and merchandise ideas for my CafePress site. I need cool slogans -- preferably related to my books, (and something that non-fans would enjoy too -- and possibly be lured into reading my books) but writer-related stuff would be great, too. And I'll make it worth your while with book swag/and a Barnes & Noble gift card. So if it knocks my socks off, there will be prizes coming your way. So okay, everybody -- if you've got a great idea, let me know (via email so I can keep track of them at lisa @ lisashearin.com).

Next week, I'll put up the best contenders for a vote (after all, I want to put shirts, etc. in the store that you all want to buy). After the vote results are in, the winners will be announced, and the prizes awarded.

A few that I've come up with are:

"My fangs aren't for decorative use only."

"Hot elves & sexy goblins. (Hey, they don't call it fantasy for nothing.)"

And this last one would be written like a dictionary definition: "Goblins. Wicked sexy bad boys you don't take home to meet your parents."

Let's hear some from you!

Lisa