Make Mine Supers! (2)

Rae, I think you're just trying to confuse me here!  I just get back, just start posting again, getting things figured out (like, I loved that I could make the thread a favorite so it's easy for me to find!) and now you go and start a NEW Super thread?

Oy. 

LOL.

Hey, at least I found it.

I was posting like crazy on the old thread.    Thanks for the nice, new one, Rae, and the tips on getting here.  I didn't realize the long way would work better (later).

only not like crazy, just a line. ;) To say Hooray, Susan! So I'll say it again here in case she doesn't see it there.

So happy you're back, Susan. :)

 Caron

you're going to have to shut the old one down. LOL I posted there with everyone else and then realized the new one was here.

:)

 Kay

Boy I just found the last thread and bam, it's off to a new one. Phew. Trying to keep up with all you ladies is hard!

Maureen, the pickle story was pretty funny. I was probably the only pregger woman who hated pickles and still does.

Kay and all of you migraine sufferers. Dark rooms and sleep usually do it for me, but since I've been going to a chiropractor, the migraines have lessened considerably and arent' quite as painful. Unfortunately, mine are triggered by chocolate and red wine consumed pretty close together. Sigh.

Welcome Susan and congrats on your new contract. I'm still waiting for a sale to Supers, but hey I've got to finish the propsal first!

Sam-how was B&N? I'd be too distracted. I need absolute quiet, which would explain why I'm up at 5am even on the weekends to get some words bown before the family wakes up.

Chelle I hope your hubby comes home soon:)

Hope I didn't miss anyone. Have a great afternoon.

Methinks everyone is back over at the old list still?

Haaalllllooooooo......

Sam 

Hi Sam,

You don't need to buy books about Pittsburgh, we can answer your questions! Lots of us speak the lingo.

The Pittsburgh zoo has (had?) a long, outdoor escalator. I went to the zoo a lot before I turned 7 but then we moved away and I never went back. I used to dream about the escalator but as I got older I thought it was just a dream, because an outdoor escalator? Who'd believe that?

I ended up back in Pittsburgh for college, went to the zoo, and ta da! The outdoor escalator. It was so freaky.

Ask me questions. Go ahead. You can start with who was the sexiest Pittsburgh Pirate ever? Richie Hebner.

See?

(Note: I was 9 when this card came out. Shiny jackets and ridiculous facial hair were sexy to me at the time. )

Writer Ellen

Hehehe, I was posting on the old loop. Very confusing! Or maybe I'm just easily confused. *shrugs* Oh well, now i have to book mark this spot instead of the other one.

 Sam, I totally forgot about your 10 questions. Thanks for reminding me!

Kim 

Well it is 11:03 pm here.. in Kentucky.. I just got up at 10 to chck on my 2 men.  I have been sick with sinus congestions, sore throat, and chest congestion for days now.  Well last night my voice was squeaky .. woke up this morning and it was pratically all gone.  My dss and hubby teased me all the way (1 and half hours) to the hospital.  You should have heard me trying to sing the radio, just to make my dss laugh.  He was very brave for a 10 year old taht fears almost everything.  I was very very impressd by him.  He started getting upset when they made him change clothes and all, but about that time the urse brought in the nerve medicine I had requested for him.  I thought with everything going on it would be bettr to be safe than sorry.  My dh laughed at me... and said I was over protective and over prepared.  Is there such a thing?  He and my dss slept some last night while I got things ready to go.  I only slept about a hour and half.  This with being sick on top of it.  So dh put me to bed at 7 pm with orders to not get up for atleast 2 to 3 hours.  It was his shift with my dss.  Anyway you should have scene me at the hospital I had a big duffle bag with an extra outfit (incase he got sick form anesthia), cards, a bubble popper like game, his gameboy, extra batteries, books (that I never got to open), and much much more.  Then I packed the blazer with a pllow, blanket, trash can, and cell phone charger.  Too prepared.. I think not!  Anyway I woke up to both my men sleeping... one in the floor by dss ad the other still knocked out on the couch.  My youngest ss is at his granny's for a few das.. trying t prevent them from fighting and yelling at each other.. atleast until he gets a lil better!  And for all of you all who remember the mom saga I have been dealing with for them you will find it interesting taht the youngest didn't go to the hospital to be with his bubba like he wanted today, because she brought her boyfriend taht choked my oldest dss.  I called her last night when the youngest found out and begged her not too... She accused me of putting this fear in their minds.  YEAH RIGHT!! Anyway he stayed home with his granny then.  Dh and I just ignored him today... we couldn't keep him out of the waiting room (is public), but we had already promised ds not to let him in his room.  Luckily she got the hint.. when she mentioned it and gave her a look from timbucktoo!   She got so mad at me already when the nurses came in talking to me not her... calling me his mom... I told her no I was the stepmom (despite the fact that I was standing by himtaking care of him) The nurse said well he must be lucky to have you.. it takes more than having them to be a mom.  I thought she was going to poop a brick!  Then I told my dss I loved him and he told me.  She looked at him and said, "I love you too son."  He looked at her and said, "I know!"  Nothing more no I love you.. no nothing.  He had been talking a storm away to his dad adn me until she got there .. then wouldn't hardly talk to her at all.  It think he knew we would take care of him.  I will someday have to write these encounters in a book.  It sure seems like a good soap opera though.. dunno... All in all it was a good day... I took care of keeping dh from saying some to the boyfriend.. dealt with the mom.... and took care of dss..then after all our visitors left dh took care of me.. You should have scene it .. before he tucked me into bed he laid down beside me, looked deeply into my eyes as he brushed the stray strands of hair out of my face, and thanked me for being so wonderful.  He was so sweet telling me how much I meant to him, how lucky he was to have me, and how great I was to the kids.... I almost cried.  Okay okay enough with my day.  So sorry didn't mean to ramble on, but I guess I needed to share.  Take care all.. hopefully during the 2 weeks he is off school and hom I will get some writing done.  We shall see.  Best Wishes.. Donya

And Sam is far more organized than me to have the blog switch in her sig.  Frankly, I don't remember how I did my sig. lol  Anyway, visit me at Cigars...I'm giving away a copy of Doctor in Her House to one lucky winner! 

The freshly turned 8yo son is home sick today.  I believe we partied too hard this weekend.  Poor guy.

Donya, glad the surgery went well and it sounds like you prevented dss from having too much stress from the others in his life.  Good for you (and him.)  Hope he heals quickly.

i'm off to figure these characters out and get them into a proposal.

Amy

Susan - hurry up I want to read that book!

Susan, I love your titles!  And your story sounds great -- very multi-layered.  I can't wait to read it!  I welcomed you back, but it's on the other thread.  So again, it's cool to have you back here.  

Donya, your story brought tears to my eyes.  Sounds like your hubby is a real sweetie!  I'm glad your dss is doing well from the surgery.

Sam, I didn't think I could write in a public place, but when I get stuck, I go to the library with my Alphie.  For some reason, the change in locale gets me unstuck.  And I can be incredibly productive without the distractions of home.

Ellen Too, I'm glad we're in your box!  You'll have to tell us what you think.  So many babies, so little time...

Which brings me to a question.  How do you guys like the theme months?  There was a cowboy theme month not too long ago.  And March is the Bundles of Joy month for Supers.  They had the authors fill out a fun little questionaire about parenthood for the About The Author section....

Carrie

I found you on here in a rounabout way through Hollys blog. CONGRATS on the new contract with Super. I'm so glad we're fianlly going to get to see somethign from you again. I loved all your previous ones! I'll be looking forward to it's release.

Popping in for a few moments. Welcome Kelley! I'm not a big fan of theme months, I like variety.

Kay - My kids came running downstairs this morning and asked if we were snowed in. I had to resist doing the old Toyota commercial jump while I shouted "Nope. You're going to school!" Too many snow days for us lately.

WM/Cigars - Loving the switch, ladies. What fun!

I'm headed back in for the next 1000 words....

Yes, Kay, I think what you're getting now we're supposed to start getting later this afternoon... dh has already planned to stay home tomorrow, since it's supposed to be pretty gross by morning...

Carrie -- go do the questions, you too Kay and Susan (congrats! I *love* Superhero/comic stuff... it's my favorite, and you don't see too many stories with that element).

The blog switch is fun, and going well -- but work calls...

Sam 

You idea sounds GREAT!  And Donya, your story brought a lump to my throat.

Day 2 of no writing for me.  I had to have stitches out and then the dr informed me that I need physio for the wrist that just got out of the cast, sigh!  Added into that I'm waiting on phone calls and e-mails and trying to get crap together for a meeting with the bank next week so we can try to sell our house.....

Thank god I'm not on a deadline.

Hopefully by tomorrow or Thurs things will quiet down.  I think we're going to pay for the house damage rather than go through insurance since the deductible plus insurance increase doesn't really make it worth it.

It really does seem to be one thing after another sometimes, doesn't it.

Donna

Well I found it. (smacks head) I was over on the OLD thread. Hee! So yes Chelle I'm back (waving) I'll get in touch with you soon.

We took the kids to a waterpark (Great Wolf Lodge) in Traverse City. Fun! They love it. My dd is a huge fan of waterslides. Who knew? but I had to catch her at the bottom. I spent the better part of four days at the bottom of the blue waterslide on the left catching my mermaid princess Strawberry Shortcake (her preferred title now). I did make time to beat my 11 yo ds in HORSE, which floored him. LOL. And yes Chelle, we had rotten weather--blizzard conditions--so we stayed an extra day. :)

The kids were crushed.

Better go write--ds#3 is actually napping--it's QUIET in here!

Ami

Thank you Ellen Too for telling me I was at the wrong place.  I was wondering why there were no posts today after I posted mine.  I saw the part about the new thread, but had no idea what it meant.  Gotta love the computer lingo! Actually, I just thought everyone was busy shoveling the driveway like me.  Played hookey just to shovel the driveway.  Well, not really....

So hello everyone.  And thanks again Ellen Too for telling me where to find the group.

LOL, I got a giggle writing Super Authors.  One of those Noun/adjective things!  :-)

I have a question.  Or a couple, mostly just clarifying.  I have been swamped with RITA reading and have only managed a few Supers recently so figured you could tell me definitively...is there a set sensuality expectation?  The reason I ask is that I might tune up another book for submission, but my characters do not have sex.  However most that I've read they have.  Is it one of those unspoken requirements? 

In Romance you can or not, but it's never explicitly described.  I've done both in my books.

And word count is now at 60-65, right?

And one further question....my book is set in Canada but has a foreign hero...am I shooting myself in the foot for bringing in a European?  It's more about it fitting the tone of the line, as a storyline I think it's fine.  But there are tone differences.

Oh my.  I feel like a newbie all over again.

Thanks in advance.

Donna

Donna--Supers really runs the gamut of sexuality. But I think you will see an increase in sexuality and sensuality simply because readers have expressed an interest in seeing more. We've entered the age of the voyeur and it definitely shows in the books being released today. For myself, I enjoy following the characters right into the bedroom! No close the door for me, thank you very much because I feel that the way a couple interacts with one another sexually is a good way to clue in on those unspoken currents flowing between them.

Kim 

Kim - I love flip flops. Whenever Old Navy has the buy 3 for $5, I stock up just so I can have one in every color. I start wearing flip flops in March (around St. Patrick's Day because I have a St. Patrick's Day pair) and keep wearing them until November. It might be nice to be able to do that without fear of frostbite!  And I see your three fat cats and raise you a couple of dogs. I also hate my furniture, along with my 1990s Waverly wallpaper and my cracked ceramic tile. Heck, let's skip the house switch, leave the kiddos and the kitties with the hubbies and head somewhere with margaritas!

Donna - I've read Supers quite extensively lately and found a wide variety of love scenes. I can't say that I have a particular wish for more or less explicit sex, it just has to fit the characters and their story.

Tasha

I like my husband's favorite: "If you argue for your limitations, you might just get to keep them." :)

He says this to me when I'm arguing for mine, and it's so irritating, but he's right.. :)

There's also that old quote/joke -- A man is not complete until he's married, then he's finished... ;)

Sam

...leave the kiddos and the kitties with the hubbies and head somewhere with margaritas!

Sounds good to me! Just point me in the right direction. I'm ready for a vacay anyway! 

 Sam, that clinches it...I have to get WANTED MAN. I've been notoriously slow on my Books To Buy list but I'm just too intrigued now. I'll have to order from eHQ probably cuz it's not in stores anymore. Still slogging through Nic Sparks. God, help me. Does this book ever end? Blah blah blah. More introspective blah blah. Oh, and did I mention BLAH BLAH BLAH? LOL...ain't I a stinker?

Okay, in all seriousness, oh wait, I was serious. I hate this book.

Send Help in the form of book recovery therapy. STAT!

Ami-I think it's his newest book, THE CHOICE. Read at your own peril.

Kim 

Hi all,

A new thread with only 48 posts...yeah! I am determined to keep up with you chatty girls in here!

Just wanted to give a shout out to Rogenna Brewer's March release THE MARINE'S BABY...a wonderful read with a great military hero and a really unique twist on the baby/who's the daddy plot...loved it!

 Also, a few weeks ago I read the last in the "Texas Hold 'Em" series, TEXAS BLUFF by Linda Warren. I fell in love with all the characters --- what a great bunch of heroes --- so I had to go back and order all the previous books in the series so I could read the story of each of the guys!

 I am so inspired...now to get back to my own SR wannabe ms!