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Savory Saturday

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This this my 100th blog, and in honor of that, I want to announce that I’ll be doing something new every Saturday.  It’s called “Savory Saturday” (my husband came up with the title), and I’ll be writing about food!  As an ex-culinary student, it’s easy to see that writing and cooking are very similar — writing and editing to create a wonderful book vs. using the perfect amount of ingredients, which creates an amazing meal.

My first blog about will be posted later tonight!  I’ll be writing about what my husband is currently making, two Tapas (one is tuna and goat cheese empanadillas and the other is duck foie with jamon iberico) and for the main course, we’re having Spanish Style Chicken with Saffron Rice.

Stay tuned for the first “Savory Saturday” post!

It’s Fun Friday

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Hey, everyone, and Happy Friday!

Most women love wearing lipstick, right?  Well, as we all know, lipsticks do not stay on!  We apply and keep reapplying all day long.  There are days when I don’t even bother putting on lipstick because there is no point in it.  Well, when I saw Maybelline’s commercial for Super Stay 24 Hour lipstick, I thought “Yeah, like that’s going to work!”  Well, after seeing several commercials, I decided to try it.  Oh, my gosh, this stuff really works.  I will put this stuff on one morning and it’s still on the  next morning!

The brilliant Maybelline product isn’t sticky, and the gloss at the other side stays glossy for quite a long time, even through eating, drinking and kissing!  I recommend Super Stay 24 Hour lipstick to any woman who has yet to find  a long-lasting lip color product!

I purchased mine at my local CVS, but I’m sure that they are sold at any (Super) Target, Walgreens or drugstore near you!

Emailing Your Editor

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Tonight I emailed my wonderful editor my 12 pages!  It was the first time that I had returned anything to her, and I feel good about the work that I replied back to her with.  It’s times like these that I love, being in contact with someone who can help you get to the destination you want, the published book.  There was also this part of me that was as nervous as hell, and found it hard to write the last sentence, telling her how I hope she likes what I’ve done.  Why was I so nervous?  I have no clue, but think that it could have also been exciting energy what was pouring out of my hands, as I typed.  I was also trying to be professional, maybe a little too professional, but I think is very important in business.

Now, tell me about your editor experiences, as I could use the advice.

Editing While Feeling Blah

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With editing, reading book reviews, writing my 2nd book, being a writer isn’t much fun when you’re feeling blah!  My fibromyalgia has kicked in high gear and this isn’t fun!  It makes me feel like literally doing nothing at all, but not just that, it also paralyzes me from doing anything.  Even as I write this, the keystrokes are agitating my shoulder — OUCH!  When I take medicine it makes me feel loopy (which I’m sure could make for some really interesting characters), so during the day, that’s out of the question.

What do you do when you’re not feeling well and you’ve got a mile-high of stuff stacked upon your desk?

Just An Observation

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Today I went to B & N with my mom today and I found something interesting, though it’s something that’s been happing…ever since the NOOK came out.

“Hi, would you like me to give you a demonstration of the Nook today,” asks this skinny man, right as I enter the store.  It’s almost as if he’s begging me to by his product at the BOOK store, not the NOOK store.  I tell him I already have one, but that’s a lie.  The truth is, I don’t even want one, and if I were to tell him that, I’m afraid that his eyes would literally pop out of his shocked face and say, “But you don’t want a Nook?  It’s new technology!” with a gasp, as he raises his hand over his mouth!

I think it’s funny that they are trying to sell these in BOOK stores, because isn’t it just helping make books more obsolete?  I understand the NOOK is a Barnes and Noble product, but don’t people know B & N as a a book store, with a few sections of gifts, cards, music and Godiva chocolates?  Say for example, that they convince enough people to buy the NOOK, wouldn’t it make their store go out of business…like this one:

The way I see it is that book stores, wonderful highly recognized book stores, are being contradictory — they want to sell books, but they are pushing the NOOK on us, right as we enter the store.  It’s almost as if they are telling us, “Don’t look at those things on the shelf, they’re old and no good.”  On another note, I’ve heard from several people that they can’t get some books on the Nook/Kindle/eReaders.  Well, see, isn’t it good that we sill have a book store to go to?!

What do you, the reader, the book lover, the NOOK lover or hater, think about this?

Handwritten Letters

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There is something so special about receiving a handwritten letter, yet these days, they are almost obsolete, thanks to email, texts and the internet.  For the last few months, my mom and I have been sending one another the same cards/letters, each time finding less space to write anything back.  By receiving and mailing back these handwritten letters, there is something so special about it, it’s more personal.

You might wonder how this began, well let me tell you.  I was at my mom’s house and she was wrapping a present for one of her best friends.  She opened a large bag of cards that she has saved over several years.  I watched as she signed the aged card that the friend had sent her.  I asked why she planned on sending that card to her friend and she told me that it’s something that they had always done.  Two days later, I received a card that I sent my mom a long time ago.  From that day a few months ago, we’ve maybe mailed back five ten cards, each one using up  all the blank spaces.  It’s also been a great way to say a little “hello” to each other while she’s been on vacation in Florida.

I encourage you to try this wonderful way of reintroducing handwritten letters or cards…

The First 100 Pages…

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How do you get through the first 100 pages of a book that you really don’t like, but have to finish?  For the first time in about a week and a 110 pages read, I picked back up the book and forced myself to continue reading it.  After I got eighty pages down, I realized that the book isn’t so bad after all, and I found myself laughing out loud.

I’m reading this very well-known author’s first book, which I thought might be some kind of inspiration for continuing the journey of publishing mine.  The author instantly hooked me in the beginning, but as we all know, a back story is always nice.  Well, in this particular book, there were pages and pages of that, too much I think, which began to get boring.  Now that the book moving along, at a very well pace, I’m thoroughly enjoying the book.

What do you do when you need to read a book that you’re not really into?

It’s Fun Friday

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Today Prince William and Kate Middleton were married!  I had set my alarm for 2:50 this morning to watch the Royal Wedding, but thanks to getting little sleep this week, I decided to record the historical event and watch it later.  I’m glad I did, because it gave me a chance to really focus on it.  The moment my husband left for work, I started watching it!  With very few commercials, the Today Show has very well hosted the six-hour affair.

At the beginning of the wedding and the music began, and I saw Prince William and his brother Prince Harry, as they were chauffeured to Westminster Abbey.  (That’s when I began to cry).  Both of them held their heads high and waived to the crowed, the whole way there.  Nerves didn’t seem to get the best of either of them, as they both were all smiles.

When we saw Kate getting in the car with her father, that’s when we got a slight glance at Kate’s wedding dress.  On their way to Westminster Abbey, she too, waived to the crowds.  It was one of the many ways she was meant to be a Princess, and eventually, a Queen.  Like Prince William, she didn’t look nervous either, but rather calm and excited.  (I’d be excited too if I were marrying into Royalty).  

As she walked down the extensive red carpeted isle, which took four minutes, she was beaming, she was ready to see her prince!  Her smile radiated the feel of this lavish wedding.  She walked gracefully at her father’s side, and  allowed her beautiful Sarah Burton dress to flow.  (Some people think that her dress wasn’t fancy or full enough, but I think that it was perfect for her — Princess Kate).

At the alter, it was obvious that these two were meant for one another.  It’s also to be said that while up there, the Prince said, “You’re beautiful” to his bride.  (I know, tears).  There was a calmness about them when they said the vows to each other and it was as if they really meant it and take their marriage seriously, as one should.

At the end of the day, and with some thousands of people watching from below the famous balcony and those who were watching from their TV or computers, everyone was waiting for the famous kiss, from the newlyweds.  It’s known that Prince William is very shy and doesn’t like PDA, but their kisses, yes, there were two, seemed very sweet and tender.  (I even think that he blushed a little bit, when she laughed).  They were so adorable together, as they stood there let the crowed cheer for them.  (I’ll be cheering for them forever).

I wish these two a lifetime of love and happiness!