http://www.jordansummers.com Romance Writer & Urban Fantasy Novelist Thu, 15 May 2008 20:07:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en My mood is a little bit better today. No, I'm still not over Moonlight's cancellation, but I've resolved to simply 'dislike' the powers that be. It works for me. :evil: I had to work on a partial yesterday, so I didn't manage to start my third book. I did ... http://www.jordansummers.com/2008/05/15/mood-tiny-bit-better/ I can't tell you how bummed out I am. I just found out that Moonlight has been cancelled. I'm sure CBS is going to replace it with one of those reality shows or lame sitcom because there aren't quite enough of those on TV. Soon I'm going to be down ... http://www.jordansummers.com/2008/05/14/rip-moonlight/ The weekend went well. Our friends got married. It was a great day. The weather was fab. Lots of sun and good food. On Sunday we finally made it to Iron Man. It was everything we heard and more. Robert Downey Jr. definitely made the movie. I did think he ... http://www.jordansummers.com/2008/05/13/working-away/ This message comes via Shiloh Walker. I've got an auction up on ebay to help raise money for the cyclone victims and I'm trying to get the word out. Right now, it involves a couple of ARCs, several books, but more have added, and a GC to Barnes and Noble. ... http://www.jordansummers.com/2008/05/12/i-get-by-with-a-little-help-from-my-friends-2/ It's been a busy week. Busier than what I anticipated. The door took longer than expected. I had appointments on the days the workers weren't here--except today. Tomorrow our friends are getting married an hour outside of town, so we'll be up bright and early tomorrow to make the drive. ... http://www.jordansummers.com/2008/05/09/i-got-nothing-2/ Bernard asked a question in my last post. He wanted to know how detailed my outlines get. I answered him in the comments, but I thought I'd add to it here. When I first started writing, I was a total pantser. I didn't outline at all. I just waited for ... http://www.jordansummers.com/2008/05/07/how-i-prepare-to-write/ The door is currently being installed. Hopefully it'll be done soon. Once that occurs, I'm going to work on fleshing out the Crimson outline I wrote up this past weekend. I need to get to writing the manuscript if I want to be finished with a rough draft by the ... http://www.jordansummers.com/2008/05/06/fleshing-things-out/ Sorry I've been MIA for the past few days. I went into work over the weekend with dh and managed to chart out my third book. Obviously having spotty internet access has its perks. *g* Today I'm hitting the ground at a run. I'm meeting a friend for brunch. When ... http://www.jordansummers.com/2008/05/05/busy-busy-busy-2/ Yep, it's that time a year again. Brenda Novak is trying to earn money for a very worthy cause and I've thrown my volunteer hat into the ring. If you've always wanted me to critique your first three chapters and a synopsis, then here is your chance. There are a ... http://www.jordansummers.com/2008/05/01/brenda-novaks-auction/ Somehow my sci-fi romance entry got linked to sci-fi site io9, which is cool. I dropped in to read the comments. They were interesting. Some were pretty predictable given the wide variety of what I write and the target painted on romance's back. I am a little confused by a ... http://www.jordansummers.com/2008/04/30/io9/