I left her hanging...

For nearly a week I've left my character screaming.
18 year old, Booke, was pulled into a van. Bullets popped all around her, muffling her screams and shouts to her loved ones. The moment the van jerks forward into a hasty get away she crawls to the back of the empty utility van with just enough time to take in what they had left behind in their brutal assault. Her last glimpse; her big protective brother lying motionless on the ground.

There I stopped writing. There I left her for a few days.
It was a cruel thing to do, I'll admit. I hate leaving my character's hanging, but in all honesty, she needed it.
She now needs the time to cry and hurt before she can speak to me again. I already know what will come of her. I already know what her next words will be, but I need to wait until she finds her voice again.

Current News On Writting

Yeah I have a tab on my blog titled Books, and yes I haven't any books published that I can actually give any information about. Boy I wish I did have something to post.
I've been working on it though. I have a book called A Time For Shariton Park (we'll see if the title gets changed) that I've focused most my time on. I have fellow writers and editors helping me out with polishing it up 'til it shines and I hope to have it emailed to the publishers soon.
While I'm waiting for them to email me back with all my many corrections, I have been editing and revising the second book called A Season For Shariton Park (Might change the title).
Both are time travel to and from present day to the early 1800's England. As I'm editing, I've become even more excited about the second one. Don't get me wrong, the first one's spectacular, but the second one hits closer to home than the first.

For those who know me, they will tell you how jumpy I am with my work. I have so many ideas that I can't keep to just one. I've several other books that I work on when the characters won't leave me alone and several other ideas that constantly pester me while I'm trying to sleep. I wish I could work on them all, but I made a promise to myself that I have to at least get one ready to send in before I move ahead to the others.

Currently I have nine books written (several still need revising) and eight more ideas. If only there was more time in a day. Or if I were a vampire and didn't need to sleep then I could have it all written and ready to go in a month. :) Alas, it is not possible, so I hope you will all have patients with me. It will happen some day.

Until then, enjoy my art and my recipes. Stop by again.

What's up

Hey howdy hey.  Glad you could stumble upon my corner of the world wide web.
If you're here, you're probably looking for some news on my books.  So I will start from the beginning, since that is always the best place to start.
Two years ago I began what was to be a short illustrated story for my daughter.  73,000 words later I had a novel.  The minute I finished it I began another story... then another... then another.  Honestly I think I'm obsessed.
I now have six completed manuscripts, one 3/4 the way through, one just started and several more ideas.  I can't write fast enough.  I don't count the first book I wrote.  When I reread it put a 'condemned' sign on it and put it from my mind until I have time to rewrite.
I've learned loads since starting this new chapter in my life, and I owe it all to my daughter.  She was my inspiration.