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A little about me...
Where do my ideas come from?
It may sound silly, but I often dream
up my stories. Literally. I worked on one novel a while back and wasn't quite sure how I wanted to end it when one
evening I went to sleep and wa-la!-- I woke up at 1:30 am and grabbed the note pad by the bed and
wrote down the perfect ending played out moments before in my dream! I LOVE when that happens!
Ideas pop into my head at the weirdest moments. I've even had to pull off the side of the road to jot down
an idea so I won't forget it later.
Honestly, I think I do my best writing in my sleep....perhaps that's why I relate so well to Phantom of
the Opera....I think there must be a little angel living inside my head whispering to me, guiding me in my passion for writing...
Another thing I find is that whatever it is I'm working on, my characters seem to 'take over' the story
and I've learned to just go with it...When I fight it, I get writers block, lol....but in my surrender, my characters lead
me down the path of love, laughter and tears in a way that only they can.
I've been fortunate enough to have dated some very romantic (and very sexy...whistling like a construction
worker) men in my life and like to incorporate some of my, er, personal experiences into my novels.
| In loving memory of my sweet Rob, R.I.P. XO |
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| A real life hero, gone too soon. |
...“Welcome Home
MY son,
You’ve endured great trails.
You have a pure heart,
Lightened many loads with your smiles.”
“Come, we’ve
a feast
Prepared this special day,
To celebrate a life well lived,”
HE was heard to say.
(Taken from a poem I wrote called 'He Was Heard to
Say')
*The man behind my love of dark-haired muscle men*...see
what you started...who would have thought!?! ;)
| The candle that burns the brightest.... |
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| ....burns the fastest. |
"I thought of you with love today but that is nothing new.
I thought about you yesterday and
days before that too.
I think of you in silence, I often speak your name
All I have are memories and your picture
in a frame.
Your memory is my keepsake with which I'll never part
God has you in His keeping, I have you in my heart."
Interest include:
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I enjoy reading, writing, dancing, watching movies...Phantom of the Opera-my all-time fav!(LOVE the
soundtrack as well. Especially the movie version-Gerard Butler is my fav Phantom...!), P.S. I Love You (Also staring
Gerry Butler AND Jeffrey Dean Morgan--YUM!) Highlander movies and Series, Titanic, The Count of Monte Cristo, City of
Angels are some fav's, to name a few...I'm a sucker for horror films-not gory-I love the older ones...Bram Stoker's
Dracula & Mary Shelley's Frankenstein top the classics.
A few...I say few because there are many... of my favorite fiction Authors: Jane Austen;
Diana Gabaldon; Anne Rice, Laurell Hamilton; Alexander Dumas; Stephen King; Alfred Hitchcock; Emily Brontė...
My interest include Egyptology, Archeology. anything old....Antiques are layered with veiled secrets
just begging for someone to unfold their story.
I like a wide range of music from Classical to Raggae, Opera to KISS.
I LOVE research and often get distracted when doing research for a novel I'm working on.
I was a HUGE fan of the History Channels "Digging for the Truth"...and Josh Bernstein (appropriately
dubbed ...the thinking woman's pinup boy by a NY magazine) is not only a great, knowledgable host,
he's MAJOR EYE CANDY!!! Sadly, he left the show after the 3rd season.
But alas---Josh has signed on to do some stuff with the Discovery Channel, and another series,
"Into the Unknown with Josh Bernstein" as well....check your local listings for date and time. Ah...weekly
dose of Josh, couldn't ask for much more than that! ;)
---Speaking of JOSH, did you know he has an identical TWIN?!?!! (Well,
he does! ...Andy Bernstein.)
| Josh Bernstein |
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| Digging for the Truth |
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