minxmalone

  • The Race is on

    I just finished a short story that took me only a month to write. So my ego has now convinced me I can write another in only two weeks if I focus. Some of the amazing ladies of the Passionate Ink chapter are hosting two Book in a Week (BIAW) challenges coming up in May and I plan to do both. Conference season is almost here and I know from experience the month is July is pretty much shot. SO, I plan to finish up a few things before I leave for the RWA conference this year.

    Wish me luck! What are some of your writing goals?

  • Calling Shonda Rhimes

    So I have a new idol. Shonda Rhimes, the creator of Grey’s Anatomy.

    I always watch Grey’s Anatomy and for me this time is sacred. It’s a mini vacation, a respite for an overworked body, a time when I can be still for more than 5 minutes and be thoroughly entertained the entire time. This is one of my few guilty pleasures in life.

    I actually left work early yesterday, raced home and wolfed down dinner, prepared to spend the next hour on the couch figuring out what the hell is going on with George and Izzie.

    Imagine my surprise when I saw it was a rerun.

    Death, destruction, chaos and mutiny. Why, why, why! Whose idea was it to leave us hanging until April 19th for a new episode?

    But in the midst of my despair I must give out recognition to Shonda Rhimes for her mastery at keeping us all on the edges of our seats, because that is what good entertainment is supposed to do.

    Even if it’s incredibly cruel.

    Minx

  • I finally sold The Djinni!

    I’ve accepted a contract offer from Triskelion!!! I’ve been communicating with the executive editor, the amazing Gail Northman, directly and she has shown so much enthusiasm for my novel that she made the offer even though she’d only read 5 chapters and knew I had the full out somewhere else.

    Did I have the normal reaction you ask: crying, screaming, ingesting copious amounts of chocolate/pizza/champagne? No.

    Instead I almost threw up. Such is my life, LOL!

    It’s a 43,000 word multicultural erotic paranormal(what a mouthful) called The Djinni. I’m sure they’ll change the title to something more seductive though. Anyway – Check out my website to see the blurb and I’ll be updating it with more information as soon as I have it.

    Minx