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As I had written about earlier, Stephanie Meyer’s last book in the Twilight Saga was released this weekend. August 2nd was the release date, and like they did with Harry Potter, Barnes and Noble had a midnight release “party”. Now, I didn’t actuallly go to the Harry Potter midnight party, because I knew it was going to be long lines and completely mayhem. I thought that Breaking Dawn might be a little bit different. When I reserved my book over a month ago, the cashier told me that I could pick up my book at midnight on Friday night. The…

Sorry for the late post today, but I have had a fever and been sick for the past 24 hours. Not sure what’s up, but hopefully I’m near the end of it. I thought I would just quickly post that I have put up a word meter on the right sidebar for the novel that I have recently started. This is my first serious attempt at a novel, and I want to keep up with my progress and know that others are looking over my shoulder making sure that pink bar moves. For now, I’m calling the book “Selfish” simply…

For some strange reason, I lay down to sleep at night and suddenly all of these ideas about what I’m writing will come to me. Almost every night I get some new idea about something I’m working on or want to work on. I know that simply because of this, I should keep a notepad and pen on my nightstand. Most of the time I can remember my ideas in the morning, but who knows if I’m losing something great? I never actually remember falling asleep, so I suppose it’s possible that I lose the minute or so before that…

I will go in this morning for my 4th treatment at Sona Medspa for laser hair removal. I always get excited about the great results, but very nervous about the actual procedure. Mainly because it fucking hurts. I have a feeling G thinks I am a bit of a wimp about it, but honestly, you have no idea until you’ve been there. Since the first 3 treatments have gotten rid of some of the hair, it makes sense that this treatment won’t hurt quite as bad. After all, the laser only zaps the hairs, so less hairs means less zapping….

I almost forgot to post today! I have been wrapped up in the book “Eclipse” by Stephanie Meyer, and it’s been difficult to put it down. In case you’ve never heard of it, this is part of her “Twilight” series of books about a teenage girl who falls in love with a vampire. The books are technically for young adults and teens, but so was Harry Potter, and most people old enough to read those books. I read “Twilight” and “New Moon” very quickly earlier this summer when I was drawn in by the black on red covers and the…

Last night at dinner, G brought up the possibility of self-publishing. I mentioned to him that the current story I am working on was originally intended for submission to Harlequin’s ebook program called Spice Briefs. However, I read online that the huge romance publisher only pays out 6 or 7 percent of the sales in royalties to its authors. Considering that the briefs sell for around 3 or 4 bucks, it would take a lot of sales to make any good money. I decided to check out Ellora’s Cave because some authors mentioned that their royalties are paid out at…