I’m not sure how it happens, but every time I paint a room I get paint on my toes. And not just a little paint either, but enough to fill a medium canvas. It’s like a law that Eisley must step in paint in order to have a complete room. It’s quite disturbing. Specially when [...]

And it has nothing to do with books and I can’t even tell you what the news is! But let me just tell you… I am totally and completely EXCITED about this news. And I will release the “news” itself soon but… but… it’s utterly awesome!!! For me. If you knew me back in December… [...]

Five days have passed since my official launch of BORN TO BE A DRAGON (available on Amazon and Barnes and Noble in both paperback and ebook format). I can only describe the feelings I’ve gone through as a roller coaster, much like I explained on the last day’s post on Heather McCorkle’s blog. Only now, I’m [...]

I feel like life is a whirlwind right now. So much that I’m supposed to be doing, yet so much that still needs to be done! Like for instance… announcing my release date. I know some of you have been waiting for it, so I apologize if this is late! But you still have time to [...]

Thursday the proof arrived… I did a little dance. Maybe squealed a little… Got out my post-it notes… then got the phone call:

“Mrs. Jacobs? Your daughter wants to be baptized here at camp and wonders if you would like to come up to witness it?”

“Uhhhh, we have family coming in from out of town. Uhhh <thinking this is terribly inconvienent!!!>, tell her we will be there.”

So, instead of reading through the proof, I tried to race through the house to clean the last bits and then we had to drive up to the mountains to church camp. It was a beautiful moment to see my oldest choose to take this step…

Then we had to race down the mountain to get home before the family arrived. We beat them to the house by two minutes. TWO! No really. TWO MINUTES!

There are six of them… and five of us (plus one rental = six)… so that is twelve people in the house for a week. My thoughts were that I would have some down time to read through the proof and make changes…

HA HA HA HA! I was delusional.

Instead, I baked and ate way too much. I think I gained 10lbs this week. Haven’t checked. We did activities. Had fun. Explored the city a little… but my poor proof is just sitting there. Begging for my attention.

They leave tomorrow (sad sad sad), but that means I can finally sit down and get through it. It won’t take long. Then as soon as I am done, I will re-upload and proof out again. When that proof is here… I will announce my date!

But it will be soon… and there will be prizes.

No but really, wasn’t it?

I’m so confused. I saved a file today titled MARCH_2011_etc… I didn’t even realize I did this until I reopened the file and went… wait a minute.

*headdesk*

Yes, I have excuses. I have been moving. Painting. Dusting. Cleaning. Bought a new house. Spending way more money then I ever intended on anything… but seriously!?! Where did the first half of the year go?

I was supposed to have Dragons out and already in the hot hands of my ARC readers… good gravy. Deadlines are meant to be broken right? Ha! So right, I am working on that today… I should probably read over my MS and make sure there are no last minute changes… I worry there might be something major I missed… however, it’s gone thru a few adult hands (its a MG) who haven’t found anything. Even a librarian

Any-stinking-how… I’m half back from the moving thing… and half emerged in publishing. Go me. Go Dragons!

Ohh! And I think we have a final title… I will know after my ARC readers group gets their hands on it… but the title will be BORN TO BE A DRAGON…

Under a few layers of dust, you will find one EXTREMELY tired Eisley Jacobs… whose new house is mostly unpacked, fingers blistered, and nerves frazzled… but alas, I have resurfaced. I actually can’t wait to get back into the normal routines again… like opening up my computer. Checking email. Writing a novel. Taking a shower. [...]

Thursday has hold of me… and I am indeed in its throes. Covered in dirt and dust… and packing all my human belongings.

Yet, I blog. I have a sickness. I don’t think they’ve found a cure yet. It’s called the love of words. Since I’m not writing in any of my WIPs I feel like I NEED to blog. Yes, take time covered in said dust and blood (mine-tho, I’ve no idea how I cut myself) and sweat (also mine-but I do know how that appeared) to sit at the computer and blog. Because I need words… I live for words. Words, words… must… write… words.

I’m thinking once I’m moved the rest of PIECES OF ME is going to pour out like… well, without being grotesque… the flu. I’m not going to be able to stop it and it’s going to be brilliant! Not that the flu is ever brilliant, but the pounds lost are. Anyhow…

Now to just get through to Wednesday… that’s my plan.

Tomorrow we close on the house. Then the games begin… Cleaning, carpets, floors, painting, moving, more cleaning, carpets, paints and we doe-see-doe with our partners then we all fall down… dead, most likely.

This should be entertaining… maybe I should sport my 8yo with a digital cam to capture the “priceless” moments. Har.

In the shadow of the upcoming 10 year anniversary of September 11th, the news that the United States had successfully found and “done away with” Osama Bin Laden is being greeted with a various reactions. Those directly affected by the unthinkable terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center (and the Pentagon) have closure. The man [...]

And my blogging has suffered. The update: We are supposed to close on a house on Friday… one that we got a fantastic deal on but one that needs some work. We have spent DAYS AND DAYS appliance shopping, among other things. Then we had Easter and now… I have to go get a carpet [...]