I’m OFFICIALLY in the revision stage for my Urban Fantasy novel, Shadow Walkers.  Now time to flesh this puppy out and fill in the plot holes. LEGGO!!

WOOT  WOOT!!  That is all! 

Snoopy Dance time

No, the I am not the focus of the article (Latrivia S. Nelson, a local interracial romance writer, is). And yes, I am way more excited about being mentioned in the article than I should be

A few weeks ago, I spoke with a reporter regarding my thoughts on interracial and African American romance, which happens to be 2 of the subgenres I write.  We had a nice chat and hit on a few key issues. The reporter was very nice and seemed genuinely interested in what I had to say on the subject. But I know how writing goes, sometimes you have to leave out some of your planned angles and side stories.  So I didn’t know how much, if any, of what I said would make the final cut.

I was surprised when one of my CP’s called and told me I’d been quoted in the article.  Unfortunately, the story has not been placed online so I can’t link to it.  However, I can share the next best thing, a couple of grainy pics of the article My fellow RCRW member, and author/publisher extraordinaire Deb Dixon, is also quoted.

WOOT!!!!

Final listings here.  Yes, that is my name in the 2nd place slot for Contempoary. 

Ok, off to enjoy my celebratory bowl of chocolate pudding and to get my butt in the chair and hands on keyboard (BICHOK).  As it was pointed out to me, now I need to get this puppy finished, polished and submitted.

WOOT!!!!

There were 87 total entrants and I ended up a finalist with the 2nd highest score in my category! I am a bit of a spazz head right now

So now my entry goes to the final judge, Angela James with Carina Press (woot!), for a final judging.  Ms. James will then pick the overall category winner.

The official notification is here. WOOT WOOT!!!

Victoria was a blast to interview, head over to Savvy Authors to check it out.

Well, I’ll tell you why!!   For one, with my final word count from this morning, I am now OFFICIALLY over 50% done with this story!! WOOHOO. I have been working on this (in varying degrees) for the past 2 years.  I am now, as of this morning, finally on the downside of the hump.  I am quite proud of myself as I have threaten to chuck this book more times than I care to admit, including at least 3 times this past week alone. 

And the second milestone you may also ask yourself, considering this blog’s title is “More Milestones” not “I’m halfway through”-lol.  Well, l’ll tell you that one too.  I completed my first full sex scene this morning.  Just let me tell you how hard this was.  I’ve been dreading and avoiding this moment from the very second I decided I wanted to write a romance 2 years ago.

But it’s done ~done in my best imitaion of a dying gladiator that had just enough will left to kill his opponent–who’d btw killed his family and burned his lands and killed his dog– before he succumbed to his own fatal injury) <– see, I have quite the active and dramatic imagination, now you see why I write.

So to borrow a word from another friend and writing buddy Mynfel, I am just full of AWESOME SAUCE today.  So I am heading off to take the kids swimming while I am riding the wave self-fulfilment, because I know me and it won’t be too long before I’m wanting to chuck this story again.