Happy 4th of July

Everyone enjoy today. It is the birth of our nation. The day we began our fight for independence. That is why we are still fighting today, to maintain our independence for our nation and our citizens. Remember those who are oversees fighting for us today and keep them in your prayers as you celebrate our freedom. And most of all pray for peace.

Books I am reading...

I just finished reading Blood Noir by Laurell K. Hamilton. It is the latest of the Anita Blake books. I love her stories. I am particularly fond of the Merry Gentry series. If you like vampires and the like or faeries and aren't afraid of sex, blood and gore these are good reads.

I am almost finished with a book by Teresa Slack called The Ultimate Guide to Darcy Carter. It is a love story about a writer who is avoiding writing the book her editor wants...The Ultimate Guide to Finding Mr. Right.

It is a slower paced story. The character development is outstanding as a fellow writer from my group pointed out. Teresa Slack weaves the characters so well that when religion pops into the story it is just part of the character and doesn't seem all preachy to this reader. Teresa Slack is a Christian Writer. I love Darcy's story.

I have been writing pieces of flash fiction. I lost the voice for Saving Beauty and am trying to find it fast. I want to submit the story by the end of the year.

I have been finding that I am letting some of my stories hang with unanswered questions. I need to work on this even though they are intended to be Flash Fiction. They may actually be beginnings of bigger stories. I will need to work on this.

I am finding that stories about Werewolves and Vampires, my genre of choice, are a dime a dozen. I need to find that niche that will make mine different in both my flash and longer stories. I may need to take control of the stories instead of them writing themselves, but I will make it happen.

-Rita

Happy Father's Day

Happy Father's Day Dad. Enjoy your special day!

I just finished reading Jayne Ann Krentz's newest Arcane Society Novel, Sizzle and Burn. If you enjoy paranormal stories with romance thrown into the mix this may be the series for you. Jayne Ann Krentz keeps the action going with two story lines...The psychics in this story can read the past through objects they touch. One of them gets visions and the other auditory hallucinations. When Raine and Zack meet there are fireworks. Ms. Krentz writes under the psuedonyms Amanda Quick for historical romance and Jayne Castle for futuristic romances. The Arcane Society novels can be found under all three of her psuedonyms.

I, also, just finished J.A. Jance's Hand of Evil. This is the third Ali Reynolds story. Hand of Evil is a suspensful thriller. Just when you think you have all the answers you learn the truth. Ali is a displaced T.V. Reporter who is let go due to her age... In Hand of Evil she is still struggling with that and the death and betrayal of her husband. That doesn't stop her from jumping in to help a friend, an acquaintance and her family.

I have come to a standstill on my H4H story, but I have been writing.

I began a story based on my Friday the 13th prompt. It seems to be turning into a longer story. I only intended to write a piece of Flash, but one must go where the muse takes me.

I have written a couple of pieces of Flash for the FlashXrs. I am looking forward to today's prompt. These exercise are good for learning the value of less is more in writing. The economy of conveying your story in under 1000 words is worth the exercises.

Enjoy your day and keep on writing. -Rita