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So, you know my fabulous writing weekend I was talking about? Well… (the other) Amanda and I got iced in before we even left Georgia. As to avoid this:
we decided to cut our loses and stay home. There will be tears tonight once it all sinks in, I promise. At least the other three made it okay and will have a good time. Make a toast for us, ladies!
Stupid, stinking, winter.
Oh yes, it’s finally time! This weekend, I’m heading up to Gatlinburg, TN with a few of my fantabulous writerly friends, Regan, Krista, Jenn, and (the other) Amanda. I know when people think of girls having a weekend long sleepover, they think it’s going to be all:
But really, let’s all be honest. A bunch of women, away from their day jobs and responsibilities? It will definitely be more like:
This is where we are staying:
Jealous yet? Eep! I’m so excited! AND they are calling for a lot of snow. It will be so perfect! Be ready for a barrage of pictures and we may even get wacky and post a video. Ya just never know! :-P
Why, yes! Yes, I do!
Do you have anything else you’d like to know? I signed up for my own Formspring page! Woot! You can ask me anything you want and you can even do it anonymously. However, I won’t answer anything inappropriate, ya weirdos.
And I also have some exciting news (for me). I’m closing in on the half-way mark with my current WIP (the first draft, anyway). YAY!!!! And I’m finally figuring out some of the plot elements that were eluding me, so that’s a happy place for me.
And, in less than three days, I will be in the mountains with four other writerly friends for an all girls, kick booty, writing weekend. I can’t WAIT! Be prepared for pictures, silliness, and all around insanity. Hopefully, we will actually get some writing done. I need to focus.
Oh my goodness…that hurts my eyes so badly.
This is the stupidest video ever and I TRIED not to laugh. But I failed. Miserably.
This month’s blog chain (absolutewrite.com) is to list guilty pleasures. So now you get to see into my soul. And I was going to have these cute pictures, but the formatting is going all wonky. :(
Yep. I can’t help it. I won’t even begin to try and explain it because you either get it or you don’t, but yeah. Love it.
Number Two: Cupcakes/Cake/Cookies
I have an INSANE sweet tooth and I wish I still had the metabolism of my teenage self to compensate for it. Sadly…I don’t. So. That sucks.
No, not Survivor. Couldn’t really get into that. Give me American Idol, Project Runway, Big Brother (it is SO not summer without Big Brother), or America’s Next Top Model any day of the week. I just love seeing people’s dreams come true. Well, not counting Big Brother. I just loves me some drama. ;-)
My name is Amanda and I’m a Targetholic. I could spend hours in there and leave totally fulfilled, even with an empty cart. I seriously get a Target high. LOVE that store. Too bad their return policy stinks. But I can’t break the habit! I get the shakes if I go too long without a fix. And at Christmas time? *sigh*
Here is the rest of the chain:
Claire Crossdale – http://theromanticqueryletter.blogpost.com
Fresh Hell – http://freshhell.wordpress.com
shethinkstoomuch – http://shethinkstoomuch.wordpress.com
lostwanderer5.blogspot.com – http://www.lostwanderer5.blogspot.com
Lindzy1954 – http://www.lindsayncurrie.webs.com
RavenCorrinnCarluk – http://www.ravencorinncarluk.blogspot.com
Forbidden Snowflake – http://alleslinks.com/
AuburnAssassin – http://clairegillian.wordpress.com/
DavidZahir – http://zahirblue.blogspot.com/
Charlotte49ers – www.amandaplavich.com
NEXT UP!! laharrison – http://lesleyharrison.wordpress.com/
collectonian – http://eclectic-world.com/
capes&corsets – http://theseventhcircleofelle.wordpress.com/
vfury – http://helencorcoran.wordpress.com/
Bsolah – http://benjaminsolah.com/blog
JackieA – http://sherrygloagtheheartofromance.blogspot.com/
LadyCat – http://carolsrandomness.blogspot.com
AimeeLaine – www.aimeelaine.com/writing/blog
Let’s talk about a writer’s inner stalkerness. 
I coined that phrase by the way. Totally copyrighted and trademarked. Trust me.
You stare with doe eyes at your object’s twitter feed. Most likely, this is a person whom you’ve never met before. You religiously click on blogs to gather as much information as you possibly can. Some of you brave souls even try to befriend on Facebook (which is a little weird…don’t do that – know your stalker etiquette).
What am I talking about? No, not trailing the smokin’ hot guy (or girl depending on your preference) that you check out at the gym every.single.day – though some of you may do this with them, too, but seriously…that’s clinical.
I’m talking about our agent obsession. We can’t fix what we don’t acknowledge, right (shout out Dr. Phil)?
So, in the way of Goldilocks, what is “just right” in terms of agent stalking?
From what I’ve gathered from various tweets, articles, etc. during my own stal…er…research, these are the acceptable (and encouraged) forms of stalking:
However, DO NOT, under ANY circumstance pitch to an agent in any way other than how they’ve specifically stated. No one is going to magically pluck you from the world of Twitter stalkerdom and sign you. It’s just not realistic, so be responsible with your stalking.
And lastly, be nice. No one likes a pompous turd @replying them every second or just being a fungus to the world in general.
I get a kick out of checking the keywords that bring people to my blog, so I thought I’d share:
- fold my tongue
- I’m your cook, not you’re doctor!!
- this place is so creepy
- debby ryan hot (wonder who debby ryan is?)
- crap logo (I hope my logo isn’t crap)
- I hate sexual tension (oh, but why?! It’s so fun!)
- measure the hand force in the jombas play (I’m not sure I want to know what the jombas play is…)
What funny things have brought people to your blog?
Oh, and in case you are wondering, the world has an unnatural obsession with Emma Roberts.
Sandy Shin and Kate both gave me the Honest Scrap award. Yay! My first blog award. Woot!
So here is the deal:
Share seven honest things about yourself and pass this lovely gift on to seven other Honest, Upstanding and “Scraptastic” bloggers.
1. I have a freckle in my eye.
2. I can fold my tongue in half and I learned how at the Ripley’s Believe It or Not Museum.
3. My last name is essentially made up, as the spelling was changed when my husband’s relatives came over from Croatia and the pronunciation changed when his grandfather was in the Army.
4. I’ve lived in Arkansas, Florida, Ohio, Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina, and Germany.
5. I’ve had a crush on my (now) husband since I was 13 years old and remember seeing him for the first time in the Jr. High cafeteria. So romantic.
6. I kick and hallucinate in my sleep. Seriously. It’s weird!
7. I was at seat filler at the CMA awards for three years and the lead singer for Rascal Flatts told me where I was supposed to sit, once. I was on TV my first year, too (sitting behind Tim McGraw – cool).
Ok, now for the seven:
1) Julie Loden
2) Mandy
3) Becca
4) Vero
5) Laurie
6) Jenn
7) Regan (even though she already has this one)
ALSO, I’ve added my summary for Vintage in the ‘what I am writing?’ section. It’s a draft and will be tweaked (along with the sample), I’m sure.
