Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Round Robin Rambling

I feel like I'm playing Round Robin with my stories.

I'm basically concentrating on one chapter at a time of each.  So far it's working out well though!  I'm getting a decent amount of writing done =)  I've finally finished From Terra, and that should be coming out sometime this week (yay!) and so I'm going to finish Tomboy Tease next.  I'm only going to take one chapter to finish that one before moving on to Homeschooled, which is going to be a longer series.  I'm definitely looking forward to that one, because I've come up with some interesting ideas for it =D  A little different than stuff I've done in the past.

Marriage Training and my Dark Angel book are coming along.  Haven't decided what to call the Dark Angel book yet.  I think the series is going to be called either Planets Apart or Worlds Apart.  I just don't know what to call each individual title.  I feel like it should have something to do with what the story is about, to indicate... but I've never named a story like this before.  Planets Apart - Hucow Heaven.  Heh heh... except that it's not supposed to be heavenly exactly.  Blech.  These are the weird things that go through my head when I'm trying to decide on things like titles.  If anyone has any ideas, please feel free to shout out!

I've decided to make the next Stronghold novella a compilation of different POV.  Leigh and Jared will have a lot of it, but the rest will be divided up between the other characters.  I'm looking forward to getting a peek into some of the old characters lives, as well as finally getting a glimpse of those who haven't had books yet!  Plus, it will be a good way for me to introduce some characters that are around, but who haven't gotten much attention (like Mike and Ellie).  Thank for everyone who put in their opinion on that one, it was pretty clear what people want and that always helps me out a lot!

In the meantime... I've got the busy season of my day job going on, which means working extra hours, trying to put together cosplays for the two Conventions I'm going to this year, my best friend's 30th birthday party, bridesmaid duties for another friend's wedding in April (shower and bachlorette party in Feb), ack!  Things are a bit crazy right now.  I'm excited about all of it though.  I'm taking my bestie on a surprise trip to Vegas (SO EXCITED), which I've never been to before... this is kind of my year for doing some big trips before hubby and I stop preventing children.  I say it that way because we're not exactly going to be ACTIVELY trying to have kids, but I'm going to go off my birth control this fall.  Eep!  utterly terrifying is what that is.

Anyway, since I know some of you are nerds and might appreciate this (okay, won't lie, I kinda just wanna share because I'm so freaking excited about my Cosplays)... for the Conventions I've got a variety of outfits going on.  My Black Canary outfit (which if you're a facebook fan, I'm pretty sure I posted a pic of myself in it last year) is completely finished - I was going to try to make a new jacket for it, but that's on the back burner until I'm done with my other stuff.  My Harley Quinn Burlesque outfit is complete, just waiting for the hat, which is on order.  I'm almost done with my River Song outfit, I just need the right wig and to make the belt and gun and do some easy alterations on the dress I have (I'm doing her green dress outfit).  My next big project is making a Death Eater outfit for hubby and Bellatrix Lestrange's dress for myself.  Pretty damn excited about ALL of that.

My friends and I are going in groups.  Black Canary and Green Arrow are what hubby and I did last year (and this year I'm particularly excited because Stephen Amell from CW's Arrow is going to be at DragonCon and you'd better believe we're planning on getting our pic with him while we're in our cosplay) and was a major hit.  Two of our other friends are doing Hawkeye and Black Widow so that we have a DC vs. Marvel thing going on =D  For the Batman stuff, we're doing a Burlesque / Victorian thing - bestie and I are doing Harley Quinn and Catwoman, the guys are doing Joker and Riddler.  And for HP we've got two death eaters, Bellatrix, Narcissa, and Umbridge.  I'm really looking forward to kid reaction on that one.

So yeah.  This is what I do with my free time.  Honestly, sometimes I'm amazed I have free time with which to do this shit.

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  1. Lol. Could do Hucow Haven. Lol or Hideaway. Made me giggle.

    Sounds like fun. Some of my friends do lots of conventions but don't dress up. They're the nerdy lookie-Lous.

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    1. LOL the alliteration makes me giggle too =) I've named the farm that the main character ends up on Sweet Cream Farm. Maybe I'll do something with that. I do kind of like Hucow Haven... but I don't know if it implies quite what I'm going for...

      I'm a theater person so dressing up and getting attention for it is def one of my things LOL. Plus, I used to make my own costumes for the shows I was in and I love doing it. Just another creative outlet for me I guess =) either way though, conventions are a blast!

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  2. I came to suggest Haven, only to see it's been suggested. What about Harbor, Homestead, Habitat maybe? House of correction, for a more jail type thing. That doesn't seem to convey a whole planet though. Pen(itentiary) cracks me up because of cow pens, even though I prefer alliteration.

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    1. heh heh... that's punny =D Yeah, I'm having trouble coming up with a name that encompasses everything. =/ I may have to go look at some other names that people have for these kinds of books. I love all your ideas, and may use them for later books, but for this one, they're close but just not quite it. Just like my own ideas lol.

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  3. The Arrow cast is going to be at Planet Comicon in Kansas City this March and I am losing my mind over that because John Barrowman. Also Karen Gillian is going so be there, as well as Carey Elwes.

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    1. omg jealous!!!! John Barrowman's also going to be at DragonCon which I am like... DYING. I <3 him so much. SUPER jealous about Karen Gillian!!!!! Carey Elwes was at a Con I was at least year but I didn't get the chance to go to any of his stuff =( I'm hoping that he'll end up being at one of the ones I'm going to this year... Have an AMAZING time, so jealous!

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  4. Begin the Bovine? Moooving on up? Boss Taurus (a near miss on Latin)? Jersey Yeow!

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    1. Omg I almost wet myself laughing!!! Awesome ones.

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    2. LOL me too!!! I especially like Mooooooving on Up hahahahaha.

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  5. My BFF's and I are doing the Sanderson Sisters from Hocus Pocus this year. Entering the competitions and everything!!!! My first Cosplay so Ill let you know how it goes. Still sounds like a lot of plans!!!!!

    :)
    Marta

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    1. OMG!!! My friends and I want to do that one =D SUCH a fun idea. Which sister are you being?! Good luck in the competitions, and send me a picture!

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    2. Since I am the plump one, I will be Mary, I wanted to be Winifred but one of the BFF's LOOOOOOVES green so Ill let her do it. it will be fun anyway, dont worry Ill send you the pictures when we have them!!!! :) I am so excited

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