According to sources, catchy titles is the way to get attention around here. I’m trying it, but I can’t see why. I am also told that Neat Gif’s so it too. So I chose the gif to go with the video theme tonight.
What is going on in the world of Kittyinaz. I have been working on those Interviews and reviews. I am still on Meridian, and will be reviewing her stories until I am done there then move on to the next author on the list.
I am also working on my database of stories for us to update the Rec list. I was going to use sites like An Teaspoon and an Open Mind, but their way of posting things made it so difficult to get the information I needed it was not worth it. Dokuga is working fine, and so forth, so when I can, I will get everything updated. Right now, I am only adding the outside sites, and what is on my site already. When I am done, I will make the forms and such, then go into FanFiction and add the newbies.
I am also working on editing. The only two stories that will be written on is IND and Heavenly (Harry Potter Fic). I am trying to reread Chamber of secrets since my story starts off in there and manages to starts fixing stuff all over the place. It’s interesting to my group who has had a sneak peak in each chapter. WE started a suitor thread in there, and they have managed to add Dobby into the loop. Not too sure, but I have said I would add anyone with a request and a second…
All I Want, my version of fixing the mess is with the Beta for the first Chapter. Once I am done with that I will be moving on to the next one and so on. Remember Weekly Updates start for me on Wednesdays. And then the following Wednesdays, the stories are going to be added to the other sites. FanFiction is going to be eased out the door. They are getting stupid there.
I have been kept updated by Mistress Jessica on what is going on in TB, and so far, I am so not feeling it. Quite blankly, it sucks. How sad is it I am glad I write FanFiction and can my little shipper heart to happier worlds. But I will say, that both the show and books like to screw over the majority of their fans. However, it makes that we are now one of the few fandoms that the main pairing that is written about is considered Non-canon! Hey.. I try to look for silver linings.
I am very tired today but I have finished week 2 of the couch potato to 5k. I am, per doctors orders having to do the first month on the bicycle. When I complete week 4, I will be moving on to the elliptical and will be working to be running 20 minutes every other day. I am also working on weights for the upper body, and let me tell you. While NOT being sore from the Couch potato to 5k part, the weights are kicking my ass. But I will persevere and I will be at this time next year a totally different person.
My sleeping issues are still there but I am slowly bringing them under control. I have a sleeping monitor device through my iPhone and funnily enough, working out does not affect me that way. There is no difference between working out and not. However, there is a difference if I write or not. So again, my brain rules my body. Anyone shocked? I’m not.
Ok. So you know how people complain on writers block? I complain on editing. I can write anytime, but I cannot Edit anytime. But I will work through it and hopefully repetition will get it in the right set up in my mind..
I will do the person of the week again starting next week. The bullshit that is True Blood has sapped my happiness.
But I will do videos on the hope it cheers all of us up.
The first one is a FanFiction made one by TwistedWhiteWolf
I have read this, and I love it. I am hoping that you guys will read it, and will encourage her to finish writing the series… She gave me Alex as Caius… And inspired Points of Authority and it’s more in-depth counterpart, Wisdom, Justice and Love.
Ok. That made it where I thought of the theme for today. Alexander Skarsgard. He was missing today in action, so we will do videos that have him in them!
Happy Father’s Day to any Dad’s reading this! I am not sure who all is following this anymore, so I figure I will give it, since Dad’s do so much for us all.
Today is the first father’s day that I only have one dad. More than some, I know, but since both of my dad’s have been around me my whole life, I never known to have only one. I lost my granddad’s early in life, or didn’t know them. So I had one of those for most of my life, and he passed away a year ago. Well a year and a half ago. But he had been gone much longer than that.
So all in all, a bittersweet Father’s Day. Luckily, my dad, my stepdad, understands. He laughed yesterday when I stole someone thing he wanted to buy out of his hands and bought it for him. Hey, it’s guaranteed to be something he wanted right?
I am sorry I haven’t been keeping up with the Sunday posts, but let’s face it. Life Sucks for me lately. But I am tired of being down, so let’s try to cheer up!
News: Ok for those that are not aware (aka not in the group) I have been teasing chapters of a story Royal Ember inspired. It is not connected to her story, in fact not the same story at all, but her story sparked my muses to making me dream of it, so she gets credit! It is a Harry Potter/Twilight crossover, and so far my group is loving it. My Beta will be Bertie Bott, who is a potterhead to help me not make newbie mistakes.
Where I am in writing, I going to finish up the plotline that is pushing me to write Heavenly (The new story) and finish another crossover, then I will edit. I am struggling with the other two, so I want to get you guys the stories that are all set, and then I won’t feel like the world is pushing me. So there will be 3 new stories coming to you. Heavenly is going to break my no new stories posting until they are done, cause it will be epic. I will need cheerleading.
What If is the story I am working on, that is giving me fits, and I will edit the chapters I have on it. Then I will try to finish it after I am done editing everything. I want it gone, I was in a bad place when I wrote it and I am trying to actively not go there with everything going on around me. I want it done, and I am working to give you guys a suitable ending for it. I will not cop out with it, but I will tell you I will be changing it up to make it possible to write it.
You guys will be getting a new E/S/G, I have had up the video that inspired the story, and it’s called All I Want. Mknue will be the beta on that one. It is my fix for the fuckery. It starts at the end of Season 6.
The second new story based on my Points of Authority one shot in Twilight. This will be done in sections, The first being Wisdom. The fic is called Wisdom, Justice and Love. It is being beta’d by Bertie Bott.
The last I will finally reveal. It is a Mummy/Twilight crossover. Don’t ask why, but everyone who has read it, has been excited about it. It too will be done in three segments. Unlike Wisdom, there is no structure and no guarantee the length of the chapters. This one has no beta.
I will be editing what I have of What If, and that beta is Magsmacdonald.
When done editing, I am hoping to finish up What if, and write more on I never… did. You gusy are so excited for the story, as well as I am, that I want to keep it going. I will be finishing In The End (ITE) and will be starting Edge. I want to make sure you guys have plenty to read.
Ok. Who is up to be recognized? Meridian!!! This lady is freaking AWESOME!!! She is the Queen of my Betas for a reason. She is one of 4 betas who sync with my brain so well that its kinda scary! She is also the one who after seeing all the stuff I was working on before, told me I was insane and took off my hands the updating of all my fics on the sites, but for Fiction Pad. She also is the one who decides who will be betas, and partners them up with people, and doing all that stuff. She wants me to write. Seems she likes my brain or something. She also listens to me rant, me throw ideas and when I am doing nothing but brainstorming.
But most importantly? She jumps on board with me doing projects, and she is also the one who tells me.. slow down. She looks after me personally, and often listens to me when I ramble. She supports my efforts in Photoshopping, even if she doesn’t like it. She is one of those prized friends that we all need. One that is honest, and sticks by you no matter what. She tells you the truths you don’t want to hear when you need to, to support you when you need it and just there. Odd that I have never met her, but she is truly one of the few people I tell everything to. Even when she calls me a murderer on a story I am writing. LMAO
She also writes, and it is I who found her first. I found her by Anticipating, and bugged the shit out of her on Ao3.We talked, and then she shocked me by loving my stories, and then offered to beta the now Set you Free Trilogy. Holy shit!! This awesome writer wanted to work with me? Since then it has been a ride and a half. I’m still amazed that she loves my stories.
Then there is the fact she is the muse whisperer. She encourages the muses, and I think she whispers to them too much, but I love it. She is also the one when I said I wanted to write something Original, she jumped in.
So go read her stuff. It is awesome, and I will be featuring her as my first author, cause well, she was the first one to turn it in!! So look for the interview, and the reviews of her story to be posted soon.
Videos!!! Yes I will be doing these again, even though I still cannot leave a message on You Tube for the amazing artists to know they are being featured.
I think I will do videos who inspired Stories…
The first one is In The End Sookie and Eric. The name helps with the story. In The End. Don’t ask how, I can’t tell you, but it was watching this that started the wheels started to turn.
Yes, 12 years ago, I married my husband who is the most wonderful man in the world. (if I could find my wedding pics online, I would show you guys!)
My wedding was not one that people would think was awesome, but it does show that I do naturally think that not only is the glass half full, but I can honestly say, it is full. My wedding would be what most consider a disaster. I would have legitimate reason to tell you the horror story and you would feel for me. But instead, I laughed. I laughed to hard I cried when I was walking up the aisle. I laughed all through the ceremony.
I bet you are thinking, that there is no way a wedding can be that bad. Well. Judge for yourself. I got to the church, and thought we were trying to do an early wedding and it was windy, it was also Houston, TX and Hot and humid. Everyone was in suits and so forth. I was excited, and went up to my mom and asked if I can finally see the bouquet. The look on her face was one of horror. See, everyone had their flowers, all fake. But I wanted real ones. So they had to be picked up the day of. And it was forgotten.
Charlie, a friend of my brother’s, and one I consider a brother to me, volunteered to get them. He left, and we waited to for the ceremony to start once he got back. All standing around outside. My to be husband, was parked in the shade of the church, in a running vehicle. While I was walking around in a wedding gown. I also had the fun of the best man hugging me, knocking out my veil. Let me tell you, he had no idea how to put in a comb, and tried to shove it directly in my head. My ladies rescued me, and helped me put it back in.
Two hours later, Charlie comes back, and hands me the bouquet, saying that he loved me enough that he passed up girls in bikinis on the side of the road, not once, but twice.
We lined up to walk down the aisle, and the prior night, we had decided to do the traditional walk, AFTER the rehearsal. We practiced it at my aunts house that had all the bride’s party. The following day, my brother and my cousin Amanda walked up the aisle. And even after telling each other which foot to lead off on, they seemed to have a slight issue of knowing which foot was the right one. That started me laughing. I got myself ready, and my dad and I talked as we waited for the music to turn. I told him not to worry about the foot, because with my dress, no one could see my feet.
The other concern is that the gazebo we were to be married in, the same one that my dad and mom got married in again at, had three steps. All my ladies had strapless dresses, and Amanda was nicknamed Grace for her habit of tripping. She did fine, as did the rest of the ladies.
But me. First we had stutter steps as my dad tried to sync our steps. This started me laughing. I had a friend of the family singing while I walked up, and as we go up the stairs, I trip. And barely caught myself. My dad was confused no idea what to do. So I laughed harder.
My maid of honor was Marty’s sister. Her name was also Amanda. She had tissues ready with each lady having backups. I cry at weddings. Have since I was a baby. So their expectation of me crying at my own wedding was well founded. They had no idea what to do with me laughing. I tried soooo hard to stop. But my brother, Best man who is a best friend to Marty and I, and Sessel who is a awesome friend to both of us were who I was staring at. NONE of those men can hide their amusement at my predicament. So I laughed through out the whole wedding. The pastor who married us, was highly amused, knowing my family in Texas very well.
If I can find it, I will post the picture of my husband lifting up my veil and making faces at me when I told him to be careful, not knowing why. The rest of the guests cracked up knowing why I said that. Smiles were huge on everyone’s face, but the crowning moment? The Pastor asked everyone to pray for ‘the blessing of Martin and Marty.” Not able to help myself, I whispered yelled (Amazing how those carry so well when you don’t mean to isn’t it) “Wendy!” Dammit. I wanted to be blessed too!
The story I found was told the following day at church services. Kevin, our pastor, remarked, he had never seen a happier bride when everything goes according to plan. To have what would cause most brides to melt down, and instead I laughed the whole time, was something he found amazing.
And it never ended that day. I wanted a Texas style BBQ for my wedding reception. I wanted everyone comfortable, to have the memory of having fun more than the ceremony and all that. We went home, and EVERYONE changed. It was soo hot! Then Marty and I went through the line of food first, sat down inside to eat, then went outside to drink some more. Only to be ragged on since they couldn’t have fun with us.
However, to this day… That wedding has been one that many people tried to reproduce. EVERYONE had fun. They tell the story, and how the following day, I went with the family to Galveston, and burned so badly I couldn’t sleep. The ride home was miserable. However, I remember the fun we had, the unique wedding I had, and how everyone enjoyed it. Once we started. LOL!
Lesson learned, “It is all up to the people involved if the events are pleasant.” My wedding on paper was a failure. But in reality, it adds to the stories.
And no one had forgotten the brides flowers ever since that. They even designate someone to pick them up. Hey, we may mess up stuff, but we do learn quickly.
So news…
The interview for Eric from In The End is up. Finally. Many huge thanks to Meridian who beta’d the thing for me. missrissa81 who made sure we didn’t spill any secrets (Or me mix up who I was interviewing), and 4Padfoot for putting it all together. Sorry it was so late, life and I have had our odds.
I finished the chapters for I Never Did, and I will be doing the chapter for Best, then editing the chapters for IND when I am done. then back to work finishing up some of the others. Now don’t get me wrong, IND is by no means finished.
This week Ashley aka Bertie Bott is my star of the Week. This lady is freaking awesome. She not only writes, mothers, manages her business, take care of her family, she is also one of the main Betas in my group. She is the Mentor. You know how I tell you guys that Betas are not thrown in the deep end anymore? She is the reason why.
On top of this, the same weekend I figured out Photoshop, she and I got together and learned how to do stuff. She makes a lot of banners for the ladies, and she is also a big supporter of Crossover Haven. She had made it possible for me to get to meet Ian in September. But my biggest lookforward? To meet the woman!! She is gracious, and a huge supporter of mine. she also writes some awesome stories! She bounces ideas off me, and I am thrilled to know, and to see what those ideas come out in her words. Let me tell you, knowing what is going to happen doesn’t make a ounce of difference. I am still surprised each and every time.
Thanks Ashley!!!!
I actually had a day I could do the whole post, but I still cannot leave a message for the artists of these videos to know. Please leave a message for these awesome artists!
I know.. you guys are all excited for another Sunday Post. Please note I am doing this very early (for me. I have a new sleeping rhythm).
What is going on in my world? My muse for I Never…Did is being a very big loudmouth. I had plans. I was going to get the next chapter of Best out to Kelpie, then work on that interview, then work on the stories. I have a lot to accomplish. And what happens? You guys fed the muse. Your reviews took what I had and gave my muse a boost, and I am going in a new direction than I planned for I Never Did. Why? Well, I thought about it, and it makes more sense for me to go this way. It’s very interesting the twists and turns have taken it.
Why are you guys to blame? Remember I said long ago, that while I write for myself and my betas, you guys can affect what happens with reviews? Yeah. That. Already you have moved ITE up to being finished next writing period. And now I have I Never Did being written. I had other plans, but I read a really nice review. It motivated me. And you guys have already two chapters in the bank while I am going to be writing more. And on top of that, one of the pages I follow for TB information had sent out their Video of the Week, and they threw in another one. Love Don’t Die. And it fired that muse right up!
Just remember, I Never Did was supposed to be one of those fics I write when my other stuff is just not coming to me. It does NOT fall under the I-will-finish-it-before-moving-on group. It is one that as long as Meridian and I have time, we will publish. It just so happens I feel guilty about not being done with my writing list and You’re is ending this week. IT won’t happen often, but I never thought my muse would come up with ALL these stories!!
Moving on…
Now I will admit I have a list I am keeping of people to honor in these Sunday posts, and as my group exposes more of their talents, I am adding them to the list! Feel free to share your extra talents, because lets admit it, you guys are a group of very talented individuals and need to have your efforts applauded. This is why I have made these Sundays happen. And who is the person being honored this week?
She is one of my betas, and one of the first ones. Her story that she betas will be finished this writing jag, but my life is so much richer since meeting this awesome woman. She is one of the ladies who made my rant on Awards come true. She also is a freaking awesome author too. On top of this, she betas for other ladies while keeping this hectic schedule, and she is the leader of a Girl Scout troop! I never could do all this. She is always willing to help others. She unselfishly jumps in and helps whenever someone asks. I have no idea how she does it, and she works!
She also puts up with me, which ain’t easy. From what I hear, I am unusual as a writer. I write out what I guess is a rough draft. Then I go back and edit it. (Those Final counts, yeah that is the second time through.) then I hand it off to the Betas. They have my full permission to work on the stuff I am doing, and they can edit it and do what is needed to make it as clean as they can make it. In fact I have a game I play. I tell them they can publish once a week, and publishing weeks start on Wednesdays. They come back and tell me (And the Facebook group) when they do this, so if I am sleeping (and this happens a lot since my betas come from all over the world), I can write up the posts. Or they can, if I am sick. The game? I go through and try to find the changes. Not hard. Especially after I gave a hint one time I can catch them by formatting…
Ok, you are asking what this matters, right? The thing is, I don’t care what they change, as long as it is still my work. We no longer toss the new betas into the deep end and hope they swim. Now they get mentors and we are quite organized. I have Meridian who is in charge of the betas, and Bertie Bott has stepped up to help her out. 4Padfoot handles my webpage for me. missrissa81 is my Continuity Beta. Since she somehow keeps all my stories in order in her head and can help any of us with plot points. Gyllene is 4Padfoot ‘s minion. LOL! Though she is more than welcome to do anything, she seems to be able to help me a lot on Photoshop. And she is the reason we have a freaking awesome new Song Lists Banner that the two of us worked on. I did the putting together of logos from bands on my iTunes. They are not even close to being all of them. Then I was stuck. She came through and did the Music thing over it all and made it look awesome.
Mags is one of the people who made all this possible. She stepped up when I was floundering, took over her story and soon asked me awesome questions to make the story even better. While she was awesome and I counted myself so lucky to have her, it was not until the You Want Blood Awards came about that I really got to know her. And can she make me laugh. I love working with her, and love it when she is online. So hop over to her site. Read her freaking awesome stories. (I am personally in love with Make A Wish!). Tell her I sent you.
Ok this week the videos! This week is hard since I am having some sort of error with YouTube. I can’t watch half of the videos this week. Grrrrr So… Funny Videos this time.
First off, I am a huge David Tennant fan. And I love Top Gear. So this cracks me up, specially after my hubby showed me the actual show with this one on it. I thought you guys may want a laugh.
I’m so sorry!!! I’ve been working on the nominations, and luckily Gyllene pulled my attention to the fact I have not done the Sunday Post!
This is a kinda short one. I have not done anything but try to sleep, and working on the Nominations. You guys ROCK!!! We are overwhelmed by the responses and working all of our buts off to get the nominations verified and to get them out there for you guys to see and so the Authors can be shocked at the responses as we are. I am so happy with the whole thing!!!
No I have not done the interview. I promise I am thinking of it!!!! I also need to get back into writing. The good news? I had a suggestion from ladies of my group to get a melatonin from Sam’s. It is strawberry, and dissolves in your mouth. Now, I expected it to work kinda like Ambien, and for me, it didn’t. But it was telling my body to go to sleep. I ended up take some Benadryl’s to help knock out my allergies that are so bad, I was looking like I was crying from my watering eyes. And would you know it, I was knocked out. Got 7 hours which is like 2 or 3 days worth of sleep. So yes. There is an end to all of this. Amen!
I want to say, Happy Mother’s Day for those moms, Stepmoms, to be moms, want to be moms and those of the four legged persuasion. And yes, the four legged counts. I have sat up all night for Connor and Morgan. Morgan I stayed awake and sitting by her crate after her surgery for long ass shifts with my hubby. I remember that night, she had just got fixed, and it was late in life. Well 2 years old. But she is a licker, and so we had to try to keep a cat from licking her belly. Not fun. And Connor, when he was sick I stayed up all night and into the following morning and day until he was fine. Don’t get me wrong, moms have a tough job!!! And I so admire that!
The video on top brings up the eye on person for the week. Robin aka 4Padfoot . Yes, you guys are getting used to her videos, which are freaking awesome!! And yes, she is the WordPress Whisperer. She is freaking awesome!! And wiling to help out any of us. Then there is the fact that she makes banners. All this in one woman who we cannot say enough glowing things. Check out the 3 videos she made this week. the One on top for Mother’s Day, then the two below for ladies who had their birthdays this week. She is the one you have seen the moving gifs for buttons, yep. She did the Kittyinaz Gif. (Whch I need to bug her to put on my side!) And which is my avatar for Facebook now. And she does this for free. So stop by her site, look at all the awesome things she has done, and let her know how awesome she is!
Its by Fortheloveofvampire. She has done 2 versions, and this is the one I LOVE! It has a lot of Damon in it… And I love it!! Again, Subscribe to her, and let her know I sent you over!
Next? Tin Man. But unfortunately, it is gone…… If you can find one, let me know!
After that? Once Upon a Time 🙂 It’s a newer version of the song, done 02/1/14. So lots of Captain Swan goodies!
This last one is by Danizsta. It caught my attention cause it starts off with Godric. And from there she does a beautiful job with the video. It is something that I have noticed the timing is a HUGE thing.
So hope you enjoy this. I am going back to finish the nominations so we can announce it!
Yes it’s Sunday, and that time for our favorite posts!!!! Also, Bertie Bott won the Banner for the month contest and this is her banner. Since no one else entered the contest for the writing side except for her, she won that too. 🙂
I already started the writing contest in out group and I will tell you the theme. Kill Bill. For the rules and such and how to enter the contest, you need to be a member of our group.
Well you might not be excited yet, but wait until you hear that our very own WordPress Whisperer made a video for a story I am working on. Clocks. She made the video and it is freaking awesome!!
All in all, I am being swept up by a muse, and I am writing again. Yeah!!! So hopefully I will get to work on the last two stories and get to where I can edit. Sad to say, I have already filled up the four stories for the next round. There is one Original Fiction, 2 fan favorites and one new one for my fandoms.
Hopefully, since I am not sick anymore, I can drag myself out of bed and start my last month on the bicycle. Yes I have to do the couch potato to 5k on the cycle, then I can move to the Elliptical. Then I get to work my way up again, and then I can be a normal person going to the gym, working carefully on weights and so on. Its a long journey and I am going to do it. I have some great clothes I want to look good in.
So this week who are we going to honor? Sephrenia!!! She gives of her time to make banners, and has a banner for me to write to, (Along with the interview, but I will get to it!) There are many authors who get to have the privilege of working with her much closer than I do, but I have her in my group! hehehehe. While I would love to showcase the banner she made for me, I am keeping it under wraps until I write it. The whole banner gives everything away. However, she was the one who gave me my first set of buttons. The ones with the Butterflies? Yep that is her. She is also hosting a writing contest by doing three banners. Go over there and look through the work she does, below is such a small selection. Amazing.
Now for the fan made videos:
Of course 4PadFoot’s is first cause, hello?!?!?! It’s for my story!! Watch, and subscribe to her You Tube!
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The other is a song for Andrew Lee Potts, cause he is just adorable. LOL.
That’s it for tonite. Sorry it is so short, but I am in a writing thing, and I hate to leave it for too long before my muse decides to leave. She is really fickle.
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