Christmas Stories!

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I had an episode with WalMart that made a five minute trip into a 5 hour trip.  I was even humming Gilligan’s Island to myself while in the checkout line for an hour.   MamaKittyinaz was laughing at me.

Lesson learned: never go shopping with MamaKittyinaz when you have baking to do.

But she made up for it, she helped out with cookie making, she put the cookies in the oven, rolled them in sugar and did all that stuff, while I kept making stuff.

It took two days but here is all the treats that the people who got the results of my baking frenzy:

Snickerdoodles, No Bakes, S’Mores Bars, Chocolate Dipped Peanut Butter Rice Crispy Treats Hershey Kisses, Soft GingerSnaps, Peanut Butter Cookies, Peanut Butter Blossoms, Coconut Oatmeal Butter cookies, Chocolate Dipped Macaroons (And half that were not dipped), Chocolate Chip Cookies, Dipped Mini Oreo Cookies, Chocolate dipped Pretzels, White Chocolate Dipped Pretzels, Peanut Butter Pretzels, Rice Crispy treats, Cap’n Crunch Bars, Banana Bread, Pumpkin Cupcakes, Turtle Brownies.

I think I missed a few, but you get the idea.  The trays are PACKED!

And then I got sick yesterday.  I’m feeling better, but not a 100%.  But I have wrapping to do, which only I can do.. long story. (Which by the time I am posting this I finished with… 15 minutes to spare.)  And my hubs is ready to help as well clean house.  I am drinking copious amounts of tea since it has helped in the past.  and I need to prep for tomorrow’s dinner.

This is all to explain, that while I have the stories ready to be read, no banners have been made.  I will make them when I get the chance!!!!

And my own story, Carolized, is ready to go.  There is a note on the bottom why this had to be approved.  This is NOT Beta read.  they were all busy!  So enjoy the story.  Click on the Banner to the challenges, and the banner for Carolized to be taken there.

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Voting is set with one limit.  But if you figure it out, you can vote more than once.  You should be able to vote each day either way.  I give you a hint, it has to do with what I posted earlier… hehehe

Last, but not by far not the least, Merry Christmas.  Thanks for everything everyone, and we are planning to hit the ground running after my birthday in January.  It’s close so no worrying.

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Ending of a Story

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Yes, you heard it, You’re is done.  It’s a short chapter, but it gives some hints on the next book in the series. I got to use this gif with permission, and have been entered into the author protection program. Click on it to go to the story…  For those of you who write stories, you will know when I say it is a happy thing to be able to say completed, and yet, very sad time also.  You pour your heart and soul into these stories, and the characters become part of you.  You get paid nothing to write these, and yet, you feel like you received a million bucks when people like, favorite, review and so forth.  It’s a bittersweet moment.  My reconciliation?  I am not done with these characters yet.

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4padfoot has already turned the entire story into an ebook, which you can find by clicking the above image which is the cover I made for the book.

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This story was from a challenge to write for a month and finish.  As you can guess, it didn’t happen.  No that story in a month is All I Want.  But this one has finished, and there abounds hints to the sequel all over it, but it is more obvious in this last one than anywhere else.

HUGE thanks to Sitalia25, who is the official beta for this story. I hope she is well and able to work on the sequels!! I know she is wanting them as much as any of you.  Thanks, Sitalia25 for all the work, time and everything you have done for this story.

Many, many thanks to my beta Queen, Meridian.  She stepped up when Sitalia25 had complications.  While not knowing anything really of TVD, she worked hard to get these chapters done for you ladies.  Her dedication to making sure the chapters will be published makes me feel very justified for naming her the Queen.  Please join me in thanking her for stepping up.

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I got a bee in my muse bonnet, and have been working on I Never Did.  I am about to start Chapter 10 today and will be working on it until Saturday when I get back to the to do list.  I am planning to edit these chapters I am doing, so that while I try to finish the other stories, you guy will have something to read.  It won’t be finished, but there are huge hints to the story in the character list.

As for the sleeping thing, well I am trying.  I have bad days, and I have good days.  Yesterday I started back to the gym, needing to get in shape to keep up with Bertie Bott when we meet each other for the Vampire Diaries conference in Las Vegas.  3 Months to go!!!

Please remember the Amazon link!  It’s right there on the side to visit the pages.  It costs nothing to you guys to use it, and it often makes a huge difference to my hubby and I.  It helps with the cost of the site also.

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The voting for the You Want Blood awards is still ongoing.  You guys are rocking our socks off!  I think the last time we looked there are 40,000 votes.  You can vote up to three times in each category, and you can vote as many times as you wish.  Also, you can leave comments to us.  Is there an award we should have had?  Let us know!  Just click on the button to take you there.

Sephrenia has a writing contest out, and while I did not enter it, (nothing spoke to me) a lot of my betas and ladies I admire did.  Go read them, and vote for your favorite!

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The writing challenge this month is another Kill Bill.  I went through and released the banner for the participants.  You know you really want to Kill Bill.  The Rules are in the Facebook group.  The how to enter, and so on.  I also opened up the Banner contest for this month.  I am hoping the turnout will be awesome!  1st place will be used for the Banner of the Group, and the 2nd place will be used for the Facebook page.  I am going to add a page for you guys to see the entries.  They were awesome last month!  Bertie Bott was our winner for the banner below, and I came in second place with the banner on Niall.

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So come join us for teasers and so on.  Facebook is the place to be, since we always talk on there.  They also get teasers and so forth on what is going on.  It is the place I find my talents, talk to the ladies in the group and so forth.  And for the pictures.  They are of men, of stars, and the favorites of the ladies.  We have Tom Hiddleston, Alexander Skarsgard, Ian Somerhalder, Andrew Lee Potts, Jensen Ackles, Chris Hemsworth, Josh Kloss, and so many more.  There are ALBUMS of the stars. and lots of Eye Candy….

Enjoy this short chapter, and I will be back with another story while I finish up a couple before I edit.  And then expect multiple updates for awhile as I work my betas…

Wendy

Lots of Information!!!

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The next chapter of You’re is here!!!   And there is a SHORT one chapter left….  Just warning you!  MANY thanks to Meridian.  She not only is betaing this for our poor sick beta, but she also jumped in and helped me with nominations so we could get them done in time.

Also!!! Thank you!!!!! The nominations are out and yep, Kittyinaz is in them!! And so MANY others!!!  Look below for the slideshow showing the nominations I have.

And here are the ladies who are in my Facebook group: (79 nominations of the most wonderful ladies!!!!!! Thank you!!!)

The Nominations.  Wow…. You guys blew us away, and we worked every minute we could on them, to finish the verification LATE Monday, Yesterday was spent getting the Banners ready, and today was getting the poll ready while we double checked as much as we could.  There were 1,256 individual nominations spread out.  From there , 695 were needed to verify individually.   From there we 606 nominations.  606.  That is a lot of people you guys nominated!! And there are stories to read!!!!!  If you want to know more, visit the home page of the You Want Blood… Fanfic Awards. *Click button below*

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For me?  I am exhausted as are the rest of the ladies.  There have been reports that everyone has basically collapsed and even though we are trying to do our writing and so forth, it is not as easy as you would think.  Robin laughed at me one night, since I was putting all this stuff into a database, my mind kicked on when the melatonin was getting me to sleep, and I wrote out a bunch of ideas.. for the Crossover Haven.  See, I had already thought of everything for the fanfic awards.  And did I remember any of them?  One.   That’s it.  One whole idea was remembered the following morning for the Awards.  Oi Vey!

So, now that we have a break, I will be trying to finish up the stories, so I can dive in for edits, giving you guys something to read.  I am also, since I feel unproductive even though I have no sleep, I make character banners.  Below are the Alice Tea Shoppe ones.  And amazingly enough, Jack Heart, Philip Winchester, turned into a hottie!!!

Make no mistake, while you guys are getting a bunch of new stories, this whole writing period was to finish one story, I WILL finish that one before I start writing.  It’s a twilight one, but for you SVM/TB’s you get…. 1 just for you, 1 for Twilight, 1 crossover for Twilight and TB (NOT Edge!!).  You will have stuff.  Next time (Unless Meridian’s muse whisperer attacks again) will be 1 fan favorite, 1 you guys have been asking for, and one new one along with my Original Fiction.

Please.  Go Vote.  Vote for the second group of banners that I tried to include all the ladies for our Facebook group.  Also please visit the Crossover haven.  Some well known Crossovers authors are moving, a huge one by the name of… well.. You will have to go and look huh?     You can vote as many times as you wish.  And each cat you can vote up to three.  So let your voice be heard.  And then the following day and so on.

Enjoy!

Wendy

Chapter 26 of You’re!

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Yep, it is ready and waiting for you!  I know you guys are excited!! We are getting close to the end.

So, for those of you not on Facebook, I warned them all I would be up at weird times.  I am getting off Ambien.  Seems you are not supposed to be on it more than a week or two.  I’ve been on it for years.  So I am kicking that to the curb, and my insomnia is still there.  My issue is falling asleep.  When I do sleep, usually there is no issues, but sleeping during the day?  Yeah, people call more often than they do when you are sleeping at night.  Funny how that happens.  Don’t they know you are sleeping then?!?!?!?!  LMAO.

I am back to working, since I have to exhaust my brain.  However, there is a list of things to do now.  Yeah, knew that wouldn’t last so long now that I got a new toy to play with.  I like lists.  I like to mark them down so I can see the progress I make.  I am a very visual person.  Hmm maybe since I think in pictures?  Yeah.  Lack of sleep makes me more skip around worse than normal.  And its bad normally.  Ask my hubby, he can tell you.

I have mentioned that I have a deviant art account, and just to let you know, it has some hints to the new story I am working on, Clocks.  I have that and the Twilight one I started with, plus a new one I am blaming Karen’s muse whispering.  She said she gave me a rest for a couple of months.  But I am pointing to Clocks as NOT resting.  Nope.  And Wisdom is another of a new idea.

Now for Wisdom, I am doing three 5 chapter segments… If the reviews want them.  And for the other story that I am spending this week on, is another shorty, since I am NOT sure anyone will read it.  It was the product of a dream that lasted two nights.  Stubborn bugger.   I wrote it up, and getting some very favorable replies back on it.  If the ladies on Facebook make their wishes known, I will post a teaser on it.

Kill Bill!  I love the Kill Bill contests.  It is the writing challenge for this month, and when I stated the rules, I got a lot of replies favorable.  Again, you have to be a member of the Facebook group to enter, but I will be posting the stories here.

I bet you guys are wondering what the heck is the next group after I am done editing this group will be?  Well, you guys asked and asked.. So I will give you the pet names the Betas (coughKarencough) came up for them.  Aossi, ITE, Edge and Sun.  So is it going to be great for you guys when I finish?  Heck yeah.  And I will have gotten a Twilight one done and off my list by that time.

Also up is the interview with Eric from ITE.  (Yeah I am VERY late, but hey you try getting ready for writing the interview when your muse is being a fickle bitch and not letting you finish a story before flitting off and presenting me with new ones!)  And I will give you a preview to a story that Sephrenia helped inspire.  I wonder what it will be. [Activate Sarcastic Font]

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That is up in my busy, busy world.  I do have a plotline for Clocks, since my Muse decided in a night to give it to me and my white board is covered in notes.  And I have a contest to verify and work on also.  Voting closes tomorrow.  So.. GO!  Nominate who you want, before the nominations close, and we go through them.  You guys have been filling them out, and we thank you, but with tomorrow being the end of the nominations, well, you DO want your favorites to be there for voting? Click the big banner below for it.

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Enjoy the chapter!

Wendy

The Next Chapter of You’re is up!

You're FF_edited-3I’ve told you guys before, RL comes before my work.  I heavily enforce this on everyone but me.  If I do it, I am usually so sick I can’t find a dang thing to do.  Well with the addition of Photoshop to my skills, it helps.

Why am I telling you this?  Because It’s what I am working on.  When Meridian ain’t sending me her sick muse with weird dreams.  .  As you may know, I am working on completing 4 stories before I edit for publishing.  It’s a little harder to work now a days.  I have Mamakitty work on her stories, so I am helping her understand the different programs, cause she too has photoshop and is looking forward to do her own things for it.  Because of this, I end up not working on writing right now so she doesn’t make me forget what I was writing.

So now I am replacing all those covers in Facebook. (Yes that pic above is one of the banners!)  Then I may go back and try to write in the day, but like most of the writers here, I am a night owl.  It’s quieter, and I seem to do more stuff.  Its either that or go back to AZ.  Right now, with the allergies, I wanna go back.  LOL

But I have reached that plateau that I am going to have to write since I have nothing to read but updates.  All I can say is soon, ladies and gentlemen.  I will be going into an editing of four stories so you will have more updates coming, but be patient.  Soon everything will settle down…

You have surely heard a lot of stuff on the awards by Facebook group is hosting.  Go nominate, please.  You do NOT have to fill out all the categories, but at least nominate one person!   Also, there is the Crossover Haven.  I am seriously thinking of publishing a story only on it to get people over there.  Sign up and you will get the updates.  Thanks for supporting it!

Robin has updated the Amazon partnership with sales and so on.  Please use it.  I try not to be a bother, but it seems if I remind you guys, then my hubby is not so stressed with money.  either it is working or stories.  I don’t have the energy for both.

Enjoy the chapter and I will hit you guys up with the Sunday post tomorrow!

Wendy