Happy Birthday to me! *snicker*
In honor of what should obviously be a national holiday, I give you one of my favorite pictures:
What can I say? I’ve always been a sucker for otters! I think it dates back to seeing Ring of Bright Water in my youth. This little guy tickles me.
Happy Tuesday, one and all! And don’t forget to visit me at Behind the Scenes this week.
I’m guest blogging this week at NovelSpot’s Behind the Scenes site. Be sure to stop by and keep me company!
Don’t you love the banner Allie made me to go with my blogging posts?
Many thanks to Julie for the original work!!
Have you ever noticed that the subconscious / muse is a funny entity? Wouldn’t you think that if you KNEW something subconsciously, you could just…I dunno…TELL your conscious self about it?
I was writing along great guns for the first three weeks of January. Meeting my goals every day, making excellent progress on my urban fantasy (which has been plotted for the better part of a year–trust me, that’ll be important in a sec), when all of a sudden, I hit a wall. I could still write, I just couldn’t make any progress on THAT story.
About that same time it was becoming increasingly clear that my infant grandson was going to require major surgery. Important, yes. Cause for concern on my part, definitely. Reason for a writing block for an urban fantasy novel, HUH?
Yesterday the little man had an appointment with a neurosurgeon which confirmed what we had anticipated…he’s going to require cranial surgery within the next few weeks.
Driving home from my daughter’s home, it suddenly hit me. I can’t work on my urban fantasy because a large part of the plot revolves around a pediatric unit at a hospital and small children at risk from an unexplained malady. *DUH* Do you think the two are connected? Do you think my muse knew it all along? Do you think she could’ve clued me in so I could’ve switched projects a couple of weeks ago? Evidently not!
Anyhow…since no one is waiting for this manuscript, I’m officially giving myself permission to set it aside and work on something else until our little man is safely recovered from surgery.
Besides, think of the insight into the workings of a pediatric unit I’m going to glean during the time I spend visiting one…
All will be well. The little man will be fine, and the urban fantasy will be finished eventually, but communication with my muse remains a mystery. *shakes head*
Ahhh…forbidden romance!
I’ve received several new reviews in the past few days and wanted to share my excitement with you!
First, for Second Sight: Susan from Fallen Angel Reviews gave Second Sight 4 Angels and said:
I enjoyed reading this book and think it would be an intriguing read for anyone interested in psychic phenomena, mystery, and romance. The story line grabs your interest from the very beginning and doesn’t let you go until the final sentence. Debbie Mumford keeps you constantly guessing about what will happen next, makes you feel as if the characters have become your friends, and then ends the story with a very satisfying conclusion.
(Buy Second Sight here)
Next up, Sorcha’s Heart. Chris, a reviewer for Joyfully Reviewed commented:
An enchanting tale of star-crossed lovers, Sorcha’s Heart, will find a place in all dragon lovers’ hearts. Debbie Mumford’s written a well-paced vignette that will tug at your heart-strings and make you wish for more.
(Buy Sorcha’s Heart here)
And last but not least, for Star Stepping…Don Willard, an editor for Flash Me Magazine, said:
Star Stepping; An Anthology of Fantasy & Sci-Fi Tales is a collection of twelve stories by ten authors that runs the width of the speculative fiction spectrum from dragons to spaceships, from science to magic. Here is a chocolate box sampler of stories that has a flavor for most anyone who reads this genre.
(Buy Star Stepping here)
Color me THRILLED!
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