Time to go read some kick ass stories that were submitted for last month’s contest!!!!

I will admit, as I read them, I was all afire with the banners.  The only bad thing, I couldn’t find the pics I imagined for Where it Began.  But I did what I could with it and am pretty sure I did a pretty good job.  The most complicated is Witch of the Woods.  That cabin being added was many layers…. But I finally Got it to look like it belonged there.  Eric’s eyes in A Brush with Death are amazing. I went through a couple of colors until I got one that looked awesome.

Just remember, I normally use my characters on the banners since I have tons of pictures for them.  However, I used Anna because so many of you think of her as Sookie.  Unless I have a banner where Elisha is better, I will try to use Sookie for you guys.  Other than that.  Nope.  AS it is, because of In The End do I have so many pics of Anna.

There is 1st place on this one.  Since there are three, they are all competing for the same place.

I have no idea how the voting is set up.  See…I am trying to get back into writing.  I wrote 674 on my novel yesterday and that is abysmal for me!  So I fell back on Sacred to get me writing, and while it took 4 hours, I did finally manage to get close to 2k words.  This is not normal for me when I am writing.  So I am going to get back into writing.  I picked Sacred because the muse is still preening under 4Padfoot and Royal Ember’s comments.

I’m telling you. She reminds me each day more and more of a cat.

Many huge thanks to those ladies who stepped up to take a weight off my shoulders: Lizaannek, MissAliceUnsub and tj6james6.  They have volunteered to help me with the database so I can concentrate on what I do best, write.  Truly, a weight off my shoulders.  If anyone else wishes to be included, well I do bribe with chapters that are not published as a thank you…

Now back to what I was saying, I wrote last night, and sent the chapters to Royal Ember and 4Padfoot.  4Padfoot is refusing to talk to me, going through Rissa to tell me the contest poll was ready.  So… to get back into the good graces of my web admin and friend, I am off to write.

Which reminds me, please give a huge welcome to my newest team member, Royal Ember.  She is my pre-reader.  I never had someone who only pre-reads my fanfiction, but the benefits of being able to bounce ideas, to rage at someone and so forth as I write, is helping me out.  Though she has pouted and done everything she can to change my mind on this fic on a couple points…

Just to remind you, The writing contest for this month is based on Fairy Tales!!!

Now, before Murphy comes back and loves on me, I am going off to update the other sites then I am going to work on that chapter.