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Love Sucks!

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Not really…but writing it sometimes does. UGH.

Goal today is 2 chapters. Keep your fingers crossed I make it. I’m making headway, but for some reason it feels slow.

Rader is home with a fever. He missed his first basketball game last night. 😦 He feels great when the Advil is working, but boy does he crash when the Advil wears off. So I kept him home today.

Nemo has 3 big school projects due within a week of each other. I really hate when that happens. It’s frustrating, especially since my child is the spawn of a procrastinator. I really hope they can prove that procrastination is an inherited trait. Nature vs. Nurture…what do you think? Is procrastination a product of genetics or mimicry?

In the world of good news, I got a sneak peek at a rough cover concept for BITE ME! and I’m totally stoked with the direction the HarperCollins design team is going in. I ♥ it. I can’t wait until it’s ready so I can post it everywhere and brag. LOL

Today I have to fit the gym into my schedule. It’s just too damn cold for me to do the outside running thing. I’m a wuss.

What’s on your agenda today?

Happy Friday!

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I don’t know about you, but I’m tired! This was a long, emotional, stressful week. And now I have to clean my house because I’m having a little get together tomorrow night with my BFF from high school and my 2 college roommates.

Damn you dirt! Why you keep stalking me?

My stat counter has been a busy beaver lately. I’d like to welcome everyone from AIG, AG Edwards, Merrill Lynch and all the other financial institutions searching for the other Melissa Francis–the CNBC reporter. Also, to all the gossip mongers who are searching for “Melissa Francis naked,” “Melissa Francis boyfriend,” “Melissa Francis married,” “Melissa Francis breasts” I hope you’ve found what you’re searching for. There are no pics of reporter Melissa Francis here–naked or otherwise. And yes there are a few cleavage shots here and there on this blog, but none belong to her. She seems to be much more dignified than I am. (I’ve even been accused of being vulgar. *gasp! shock!*) But I appreciate your visit and I hope you’ll stop by again. 🙂

Writing report: I brutally cut a chapter yesterday and started over. I was totally stuck and finally realized I wasn’t writing the right stuff. So I just CUT it. Snip. Just like that. And the words started flowing a little easier yesterday afternoon. Here’s hoping that continues.

I’m anxiously awaiting cover information for BITE ME! My editor emailed a couple of weeks ago after she and the art director discussed the concept. I was so thrilled because it was almost EXACTLY as I had always pictured my cover. Now I’m dying to see if that concept remained or if they tried it and it didn’t work and they moved on to something else.

Covers are funny because what marketing decides will sell might not be at all what the author likes or envisioned. And the author has no choice in the matter. Sure they can give their opinion, but the fact is, the final decision belongs to the publisher. So as an author, you just keep your fingers crossed that you love (or even sorta like) the cover you’re given because, guess what? It doesn’t matter. It’s yours to keep.

I have to say, I’m not really worried I won’t like the cover because Harper has done a fantastic job with their YA covers overall…so I have every expectation of being very happy.

Okay, I’ve randomly discussed all sorts of things in this post. Now I’m going to wrap it up and get back to writing. Y’all stop by FatChicksRunning! today to see how my 3rd run went this week.

Have a great weekend!