I'm done! I'm done! I'm done!

Whooo,hoooo!!!

I finished the revision of Fool Me Once, my dark romantic comedy. As a reward, I bought myself a special coffee cup, which is why I chose this photo. (It makes me want to run out to Bion Journa Coffee House, right now.)

One desperate ex-housewife. One bad boy undercover. One dead ex-husband. Makes for one strange menage-a-trouble!

Yes, I thought that up all by myself. :) Now, it's off to my critique partners for a continuity read and a final once over. Here's crossing my fingers it's in as good a shape as I believe it is, then it's off to agents, (in the hopes of acquiring one to represent me) and to one special publisher who I promised to submit the final product.

Wish me luck and happy writing,
Sherry

Disturbing Britney

That's the title of my next dark, romantic comedy.

Just kidding. It's this picture that has my brain churning. Is it just me? Or does this circa 1930's woman in the picture have a strong resemblance to Britney Spears? Seriously, take a minute and really look at her.

humming to self


Okay, do you see it? Right around.the eyes? The pout on the bow-tie mouth? The porcelain-like skin? I was seriously a little distrubed when I saw it. Her image literally jumped off the page. Which made me wonder if it was a coincidence by the artist or if there was, perhaps, another "Britney", circa 1930's who modeled for the artist.

My friend, LA Mitchell, writes stories about twisted time. Maybe she's rubbing off on me. Maybe it's my writer's brain thinking up all the possibilities of a plot where Britney is suddenly sucked from her narcissistic existence in the 21st century and deposited in to 1930.

Think about it. No paparazzi following her every move, no screaming-wailing fans to pander to her ego, no minions to order around ... Can you imagine the shock for Britney when faced with the simple life?

Modest dresses. No makeup. A corset worn only under her clothing? Underwear at all times! No tatoos. No piercings. No internet? No Facebook? Unfortunately, if she'd been a hollywood starlet, she'd have found plenty of wild times with alcohol and herione, the most popular drugs of the day.

The Britney from the pictures looks as if she's far from the temptations of Tinsel Town. I just wonder how our Britney from 2009 would fare in such a situation?

You're wondering now, too. Aren't you?

Dreamin' in Dallas

I've been working on revising my single title, Fool Me Once, this past month in preparation for this writing conference in Dallas this weekend. Nothing like a hard deadline to give you a good kick in the pants to finish.

Fool Me Once is this great dark romantic comedy. The logline: One desperate ex-housewife, one bad boy undercover and one dead ex-husband make for one strange menage-a-trouble!

If you're in the area, check out the booksigning on Friday, April 3 at 7:00p. It's open to the public and the proceeds go to a good cause.

Dreamin in Dallas 2009


I'll also be signing (firsttime!) Here Comes the Bribe. I'm so excited! I've driven myself completely nuts with all the hypothetical questions. How long did it take you to write it? How do you come up with your ideas? and of course the dreaded How did you write those love scenes? Followed by, Great blocking, by the way. I didn't know that was even possible. (blush)

Okay, enough head games. The reason I'm revising Fool Me Once is because I want to submit it to an editor who'll be at the conference. If you've been to a conference, you know this is the goal for all serious writers. You can't sell a book you don't submit. And writing conferences are great for making contact with an editor or agent you've targeted for your manuscript. There are so many stories from writers who've sold this way. I would love to be able to share the same success story.

Anyway, long story short, I'm putting out a call to all the writing fairies in the universe to sprinkle a little fairy dust on me :)
So, if you know any fairies or have an "in" with a leprachaun or other magical creature, can you lend me some magic? Please??