Congratulations!

Congratulations to Cassandra, the very first official follower to the Mysterious Blog! I might just have to name a character after you in one of my upcoming manuscripts as a reward! I even know which character it would be. What do you think? Thanks for coming aboard! Hope you will visit often.

Horse Stories

I swore to myself that I would never write a horse book. EVER. When I was a girl, I read nothing but horse books for so long I grew tired of them. I still LOVE horses, but not horse books. There is a horse in Forbidden Sea, but it is not a horse book. Really. I promise. So what should happen to me the other day? I got the most fabulous idea for a story and it is (you guessed it) a horse story. Although, not in the traditional sense. There is magic involved---and fey—and true love--and, of course, horses. This story seized my imagination so much I wrote the first two chapters without even trying. The problem is, I have too many stories I’m working on already. I’m going to have to put this one on the back burner or I will never get my current stories done. Maybe I can whittle away on it here and there from time to time when I’ve got writer’s block on the other manuscripts. If only there were more hours in a day. *SIGH*

Talking With a Dear Friend

I’ve been in the throes of research for a couple of my upcoming stories lately. In one of these stories I have a character that has dealing with cancer. One of the things I did to learn about cancer was interview a very dear friend of mine who had suffered through a recent battle with leukemia. Listening to her speak candidly of the horrific experience touched me down to my core. She let me read diary entries of her darkest days, gave me a blow by blow account of what treatment was like. I cried all the way home in the car as I realized what a beautiful and strong person my friend is. A true hero was right in front of me, and I didn't even know it. It makes me wonder how many other incredible stories are happening all around me if I only had eyes to see the truth. It has been a very humbling experience.