Back to business

I’m sitting here getting ready for my RWA chapter meeting tomorrow. Agenda done…check. Workshop organized…check. Just have to print out everything.   I’m kinda looking forward to tomorrow. Everyone in the chapter is so awesome. Really, a big boost to my spirits. And I need that about now.

Yeah, bummed again. *sigh* I don’t know what to think about this crap with DM. What the hell? You hear me, dude? What. The. Hell?

I met with my new friend from Thomasville today and I worked on my NaNo book. I was leaning toward the idea of two books, but I think I will just mark this as part one of the novel. Part two she goes on and meets another man as she battles more paranormal evils (zombies, man, zombies!). Lots of fun stuff. I am laughing at the idea of battling zombies…and taking on a jackass man who denies his emotions. Ugh. We haven’t known that kind of man in our lives now have we? It’s the kind of man you want to slap up the side of the head and tell him to “Snap out of it!”

And to tease, here’s a portion (unedited) from Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me that I wrote today:

…dealing out his sentence would be the hardest thing I’d ever have to do. I loved Claude. I didn’t want to kill him. He brought me to life in so many ways. How will I be able to go on knowing I killed the man I loved?

“You aren’t killing me out of duty to your beliefs, Marie,” he said, breaking into my thoughts. I’d forgotten how he could read my mind through our blood connection.

“I don’t see how to view it any other way.”

“When the time comes, you will be helping me.” He turned to me, his blue eyes pierced me with longing, sadness, love. “You will help me by ending the pain within my heart.”

I cocked my head to the side.

He reached for my face and stroked my bottom lip with his thumb. “You were meant to give me peace. Never regret that. Always remember how much I love you.” He leaned closer and tenderly covered my lips with his own.

I loved the feel of his kiss. I wanted more, but I sensed the coming dawn. I felt it as closely as he.

Then he gasped against my lips and pulled away. He turned and faced the rising sun….