NaNo updates

Oy. This weekend kicked my ass like Chuck Norris on a bender. Saturday, my ML, Susan and I drove to Harrisonburg, VA, to meet with other wrimos in a love fest/write-in. Awesome people, though we're all wondering why Panera has outlets on the ceiling instead of where it's convenient for people to steal their power supply. WTH? Much laughing and bonding -- but no writing. So today hubby took all five girls bowling so I could beat the crap out of zombies by about 4000 words. Hours and hours and an Atkins Peanut Butter cup later, I'm done and ahead by ~400 words.

Me go sleepy now.

Now my plans are to figure out how to lose the new ass NaNo has created for me as I type.

Chuck Norris has invaded the Zombie Dating Guide

Okay, not really but his Chuck Norris Action Jeans do make a brief but memorable appearance during a Karaoke high kick* in my Creative First Dates section. People, this thing is way too much fun to write.

This year, NaNo is a whole 'nother breed o'zombie. Daily word counts are flying by, plenty of goodies to write about and I'm not stressed out about it. What's the difference? Coming to terms that I'm not a novelist and I enjoy writing short humor pieces instead of developing complex plots. What can I say? I'm not that complicated. ;) The ZDG should roll in about about 35-40k and I'll make up the rest in short ghost stories to make 50k by the end of the month. It's all good, baby.

How is your NaNo coming along?

KICK ASS, NANOWRIMOS!


*Chuck Norris Action Jeans feature a stretchy crotch so zombie dudes don't expose their junk during the high notes in karaoke danceoffs. Er, you have to be there.

Hungry For Your Love review by Night Owl Romance

Wheee! Hungry For Your Love got a great review (4.5 hearts out of 5 making it a Reviewer Top Pick) from Night Owl Romance and we love it! Thanks so much!

Halloween Ghost Story winners at Rense.com

The winning entries were announced October 30th, congratulations to the authors!

Let the Wild NaNoRumpus begin!

It seemed like a good idea at the time. Just like marriage and childbirth. But again, NaNo has bit me in the butt. For months you've heard me blather on about the Zombie Dating Guide and how it's better than fried oreos but as I sat with a dozen other Wrimos in a conference room at a hotel in Winchester, Virginia, I drew a blank. This wasn't helped by my table companion and excellent friend/photographer, LaMishia, who had no clue where to start either and turned up the tunes on her laptop. Pfffftt. No help at all, I couldn't even cheat and copy her paper.

By noon today, however, I was in it by 1,650 words and only shy 17 of my daily wordcount. I can make that up tomorrow no problem. Right?

Dr. Wicked has pulled through once more. I haven't used him for this NaNo yet but definitely plan on his evil ways soon. He has a new desktop feature this year ($10) that allows for customizaton and Word Wars. Okay, I'm a teeny bit competitive so the throwdown challenge may be coming. You've been warned. Muhahaha - snort - hahahahahahah

So, how is your wordcount coming along? And are you using Twitter to keep track of your friend's wordcounts? Nothing like a little outing between the internets, right? ;)

Zombie Stomp Agent Chat with Lori Perkins - 10.30.09

Start the holiday off on the right foot - or whatever foot you have handy in the closet.

Join agent Lori Perkins from the L. Perkins Agency, Agent in the Middle and Ravenous Romance at her Zombie Stomp Agent chat October 30, 2009, 6-8p EST at the RR chatroom: http://rrauthors.ning.com. A great chance to learn more about agents - what they're looking for, how to pitch, what's hot in publishing and what has gone the way of sparkly vampires and wizards. Free e-certificates to be won for books at Ravenous Romance (including Hungry For Your Love) so don't be shy, come out and howl!

Sample chapters in the Zombie Dating Guide

So I'm getting ready for NaNo - the chalkboard is full and FreeMind is brimming with goodies. Vyolette is yelling, "I like to move it, move it" VERY enthusiastically behind me and I thought I'd share a bit of how this warped book will be moving. There were some stellar ideas on a thread on facebook so if you see something lacking, please jump in. The zombies will thank you for it.

New chapters for the ZDG:

• Does eating other men make you a tramp?
• Who asks whom out first? Who still has a tongue?
• One night-of-the-living-dead stands. Good idea or sex gone horribly wrong?
• How to fix a broken heart. Does putty really work or is Spam just as good in a pinch?
• Should you dump him or just wait until the birds pick him apart?
• Creative first dates: Coffee of the Damned; Horror movies - too scary or now a documentary?

Don't forget! HUNGRY FOR YOUR LOVE, featuring my shortie: EYE OF THE BEHOLDER, drops tomorrow at Ravenous Romance!