Another interview....

Busy day for me - I'm also over at the very informative and charming Kylie Griffin's blog today.

Pop on in.

~yia~

Magic Thursday giveaway with moi...

I'm over at the Dark Sider DownUnder blog today for the Magic Thursday post, talking about The Long and The Short of It. There's a chance to win a copy of one of two anthologies - Apartia II and Little Gems Topaz 2010.

So please come along and comment for your chance to be in the running.

~yia~

Super Sunday

Today's quote is from Sir Winston Churchill ~

"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else."

~speech at the Lord Mayor's banquet, London, November 9, 1954

Today's Cheez~

~yia~

Stunning Saturday

Reassurance by Julie Dillon

Positive Energy (found on Google images)

Aquarius by Josephine Wall

Disclaimer: No claim is made on copyright for any artworks in the Stunning Saturday posts. I stumble across art works and save them for inspiration but can not always find the artist's name.

Interview with moi!

The bubbly Natasha from the blog A Great Book Is The Cheapest Vacation has interviewed me.

Please go to the link above and comment for your chance to win either:

the Apartia II anthology (two of my short stories were published in this years ago)
or
Tracey O'Hara's Death's Sweet Embrace (open internationally to anywhere The Book Depository delivers).


~yia~

Scheduling

Hi everyone!

It's been awhile since I had a 'proper' post - ie other than my Saturday and Sunday regulars. I had organised them some weeks back and scheduled them - thank goodness.

It's been a tiring month and blog posting had gone to the bottom of the list.

So what have I been doing?

• A BIAM with the Paranormal group and the Bootcampers. While I had aimed for 20K, I managed just over 8K. 
• I finished the 2nd draft of my Gateway novella
• A wellness course once a week for 2.5 hours.
• I've taken up Tai Chi once a week.
• Family stuff - appointments galore as well as a family BBQ.
• Slow progress with the de-cluttering of my study.

Now again, in one way I aimed too high with the word count (I have to be a realist of what I can achieve when I have a full schedule), but I do feel like I'm slowly chipping away at the different aspects of my life. No, they are not huge strides but that's OK. I'll get there in the end. 

So writing wise, what would I like to do this week?

• submit a short story.
• send 2nd draft of Gateway novella to CPs.
• 2K - hopefully many of them on the Dragon novel.
• Look over CP's chapters.

Yep, that should keep me out of mischief :))

Be well all!

~yia~

Super Sunday

Today's quote is from Oprah Winfrey

"Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure."

~ O Magazine, September 2002

Today's Cheez -

~yia~

Stunning Saturday

Perfectly timed photos....

Super Sunday

Today's quote from Faith Whittlesey, U.S ambassador to Switzerland

"Remember, Ginger Rogers did everything Fred Astaire did, but backwards and in high heels."

Today's Cheez-

~yia~

Stunning Saturday

Amazing pencil art carvings

by Dolton Getty

Perfectly timed photo

Disclaimer: No claim is made on copyright for any artworks in the Stunning Saturday posts. I stumble across art works and save them for inspiration but can not always find the artist's name.

February Movies....

It's been awhile since I've talked about movies on the blog, so here are my February films.

The World's Fastest Indian

I rewatched this film starring Anthony Hopkins. It's one of those films if you catch on TV, you can't help but watch. It's based on a true story of Burt Munro who at 68 travelled from New Zealand to the US with his Indian motorcycle to race at Bonneville Salt Lakes for Speed Week...and the rest as they say is history.

And what a character Burt was. I loved watching his journey to Bonneville and how everyone fell in love with him.

The King's Speech

Loved this movie and since I watched it has gone on to win the Best Picture and the Best Male Actor in a Leading Role at the Oscars.

Colin Firth is absolutely fantastic in his role and I really felt for 'Bernie', a man who ended being the King (King George VI) of the British Empire when he was the second son, who had been picked on because of his stutter. I also loved the interplay between him and Lionel (Geoffrey Rush's character), and of course him and his wife, Elizabeth (Helena Bonham Carter), and how he was with his children. 

Stunning work all round. And my mum enjoyed it too!

Salt

Angelina Jolie stars as a CIA agent Evelyn Salt, who is accused of being a Russian spy. It is one of those action movies that as it unfolds, you constantly think who is double crossing whom, who is one what side.  Fast paced and good action. Certainly a different pace from the other two films.

Super Sunday

This week's quote is from Cher (part of the The Quotable Bitch calendar).

"The trouble with some women is they get all excited about nothing--and then marry him."

Today's Cheez-

~yia~

Stunning Saturday

Sleeping Beauty by Annie Stegg

found at: Fantasy Art Design

Fairytale Christmas Gift 2008 by auroradreams

And now for a perfectly timed photo....

Disclaimer: No claim is made on copyright for any artworks in the Stunning Saturday posts. I stumble across art works and save them for inspiration but can not always find the artist's name.