Good News

And in no particular order:

1.) I finally won at trial. I was beginning to think I was the firm's unlucky charm. Indecent exposure case; main victim couldn't identify the perp, who was sitting to my left at defense table. I think she was trying to match the perp's face with the other attorney, who was sitting to my right. No matter, a win is a win is a win.

2.) My e-book is now available. Only 99 cents. Cheap at thrice the price, I can guarantee that. Check it:

http://www.amazon.com/Pomegranate-Blues-ebook/dp/B004YXFNZ6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1305142278&sr=8-1

Let your junk fly free.

So, I totally thought I posted a blog update last week. Stupid computer, or stupid me, but for some reason, I am not seeing any updated post. So, anywho, I am sitting at work trying to avoid starting a new project trying to reduce a gross misdemeanor to a misdemeanor on an indecent exposure case. Just in case anyone out there is curious, I am working on not one, but two indecent exposure cases. Men in Minnesota like their junk to fly free, apparently. And to those Minnesota men, who ignore the cold and the wind and the snow, to expose their genitalia even though we are just finishing up the worst winter since I moved to this state, I salute you.

As long as you continuing paying for expensive attorneys.

I am back

I know, I know. I suck at keeping this updated. But as of 1/3/2010, I have a total of 0 followers that aren't really myself.

On that note, big news! Just finished my second draft of a young adult project. Will begin querying someday soon. Four books, one very busy year.

Signing off.

fifty word short story

I submitted the following short story into a contest. The rules were it had to be under 50 words, and include the words tiara, sparkly, and princess.

Creeping across the wooden planks and ignoring the hundreds of sparkly eyes peering from the dark, I grabbed the rolled paper that documented my three year descent into hell. And then I paused. “What are you waiting for, princess, your lawyer tiara?” It was just the beginning.

Garage Sale Disappointment

I was garage sale shopping with Grace this afternoon in a VERY wealthy suburb of St. Paul. We were driving through an area rife with McMansion and hideous landscaping when we saw a small sign directing us to a garage sale. We followed the sign, going more than a mile out of our way, only to discover a ginormous mansion with a few dirty items thrown on a cardboard table. I wouldn't give the crap they were trying to sell away for free.

I was rather offended by this, people with gobs of money trying to unload their crap on unsuspecting garage-sale goers. I think it's false advertising, especially considering how far out of our way we went for garbage.

Side tracked!

I should be done with my first draft by now, but the criminal defense boys keep giving me paying work (which I love them dearly for, but this is the second weekend in a row where I have a Monday deadline).

Heading to the cabin this weekend, so hopefully I can get my legal writing done, and finish my first draft. I was struggling with a story transition, but it came to me during a bike ride, so it's just a push to the end.

My wonderful new friend Grace is going to edit it for me. She doesn't know it yet, but I am paying her with a ton of booze. Best deal ever!

I know that this is the most boring blog ever, and I need some blog writing tips, but I am sure I will improve as I go.

Back to the Basics

The last few thousand words are killing me. I've edited and edited and edited, know where the book is going, but it's missing something, a dash of salt here, a clove of garlic here, and I'm getting frustrated on what to add and when.

So, I am taking a day or two off and rereading my favorite books just to empty my mind for a
bit.

It don't have writer's block, exactly, just writer's frustration. Wish me luck!