My body craves a nap with fierce undeniable desire. Deep in the back of my mind the running ticker on ESPN continues notifying me of today, September eleventh, my fourteen-year tradition broken by the horrific hangover. I know deep in my heart I need to change my focus and attitude in order to open my wings and fly.
The more edits come through, the more excited I am about introducing Blake and Sam!
“Miss Sawyer, business propositions are only a small piece of what my game plan entails. My preferences include developing a mutual game layout, progressing around the bases, executing enough sweet spots to leave one begging for more, and stealing the heart of the one player I cannot seem to sign.”
A little double entendre at work here— I wrote this part over a year ago and it is interesting going back and reading something again. Funny it was during last years baseball playoffs, Hmmm!
Another little tiny snippet from the WIP! #amediting
He scans the grounds as he walks. I pause, watching his graceful body move methodically along his determined path. His movements are swift, clean, and driven by powerful muscles. His clothes have salt stains from the sweat of his workout. He glances back at the double doors and catches me giving him the once over. A smile stretches from ear to ear when he realizes I’m rubbernecking. He approaches the door and, like a gentleman, opens it for me.
Sneak Peek while editing… just a short blurb
Unfortunately, my less than stealthy entrance attracts the eyes of all the bodies in the classroom. Male eyes. This was not my intention. Of course, my appearance now attracts the wrong idea, as the majority of this class is all male athletes with one thing flashing in their eyes. I am wishing I had sweats and a t-shirt on, like most college students, rather than the leggy shorts. I guess my ‘dress up a little to get the professor’s attention’ tactic has backfired. Slinking slowly into the closest available seat, I pull out my iPad and begin scribbling notes without looking up.
Enough teasers! After living a little over four decades there are multiple life experiences which played loudly in my head and the characters began to shout out at me. I love the Ivy School appearance and several of those schools exist on the West Coast. After several visits to Northern California several years ago I fell in love with many aspects of one particular university. The buildings spoke of the depth and history which naturally began to lay the foundational setting of book one. Some of my own college antics, or those which turned into urban legend, began to form the basis for several of the characters in the work. Some of the beta readers who have known me for multiple decades emailed me about some of the innocents. We have had few good laughs since theses betas were shoulder to shoulder with me during some of the inspired ideas. Hopefully things fall together for a release later this year. If not then maybe a 2017 kick off. I am continuing to write the tale with book two, and am pleased with the progress. Please exercise a little patience, and hang tight, while I work out all the kinks.
Hello everyone!
Soon the newsletters will start! I’m working on all kinds of things and need to get some super power of organization and time management sorted out. Between my day job, motherhood, wifely duties, and masquerading around at night writing, I’m a busy girl. Please be patient as this all settles and I rise up from the dust stronger, fresher, and ready to roll like a boss!
Thanks,
Maggie Jane