INSOMNIA COVER REVEAL!!!!

I wish I was computer savvy enough to change the title font to something really creepy for this post, but I'm not.  So you will be required to use you imagination and pretend to be scared.  However, you will not have to pretend  if you click on this link to J.R. Johansson's cover reveal!!!! It is one of the most unique, and creepy covers ever! And having read the book, I can tell you, it is AWESOME! So go see Jenn's cover and prepare to WANT her book!

To all the little superheroes

Halloween is like Christmas for my superhero loving heart.  I love seeing all the little Captain Americas and Spidermans running down the street.  It reminds me of the first year my son asked to dress up as a superhero.  He wanted to be Superman, so I made him a cape and found a pair of Superman pajamas (because I'm practical like that).  He tried it on and gleefully ran through the house making swooshing noises and jumping on furniture. Mission accomplished, I thought, proud of myself for creating a mini superhero.

Fast forward ten minutes.  I'm cleaning something in the kitchen when I notice a very sad little four-year-old Superman walking toward me, shoulders slouched under his red cape.

"What's wrong, honey?"  I ask.

He steps toward me and holds out both hands palms up.  "I need powers in my hands...I don't have powers in my hands." He truly believed the costume would give him powers.  He didn't just want to dress up as Superman, he wanted to be Superman.

I didn't know what to say.  I felt like I was on the verge of destroying something as significant as Santa Clause.  Truthfully, I don't remember how I comforted him.  But I'm happy to say he was a Power Ranger this year, high kicking and karate chopping to his heart's content, so I must not have completely destroyed the magic. 

So Cheers to all the little believers and dreamers.  I'd like to think there's a little bit of a real superhero in all of us.

Update to My Books Page

My Current Work in Progress:

YA Historical Fantasy
(Status: 1st Drafting)

 
 Flying is just the beginning.

In between queries and vomit

I'm officially done querying Immaterial for the time being.  I got a nice rejection on my last outstanding manuscript and decided to be done with it.  Overall I sent out 40 queries, got 10 requests and way too many "dystopian is a tough sell right now" type comments.  Maybe I shouldn't be done, but I'm not really giving up, just switching tactics.  I've decided to give my contemporary fantasy a try.  So I'm editing and then diving back into the query pool.   I have to admit querying was a little more of a roller coaster than I expected, but it was exhilarating enough that I'm willing to hop back on.   I hope I can still say that after my next 40 queries.

Speaking of hopping (or jumping in this case), my son has been sick all week, and being the great mom I am, I decided yesterday (since his fever was gone) to take him outside to enjoy the nice weather we've been having.  He wanted to jump on the trampoline, and I let him.  I even jumped with him.  Mind you he's been sick with a fever and a hacking cough, not the flu.  But somehow he managed to throw up anyway after about ten minutes of jumping with me.  It was everywhere.  It was disgusting.  He was sitting in the middle letting me bounce him when it happened, and I didn't even realize until I had bounced it all over him and the trampoline.  When I did realize, I stopped bouncing and fought against my own gag reflex.  He just looked up at me and said in a completely calm voice,  "I guess that dinner wasn't such a good idea after all."  Oh my gosh, I love that kid!

The Unpost Post

Sometimes other people or previous posts really say what I want to better than I can.  So today I give you the posts that I didn't write. 

First off, I went to an awesome writing conference this week and had so much fun with my writing buddies.  They are the best!! But Sara Larson does a much better recap than I would have, so you can check it out here.

Here's a preview:

 Fun!!!!!

And more fun!!!!

Love these people!

Secondly, it seems a Valentines Day post is expected.  I'm not a big lover of Valentine's Day (pun totally intended), but I have mocked the holiday in the past, so if you really need a post from me on the subject I give you Beatnik Valentine's Day & Hyperbolic Love.