KSM - don't forget!

February must be blogfest month, because we have boocoos coming up. Starting on the first! Here are the first couple of week's so you can prepare, cause you pantsters need some reminding, right? ha!

• 2/1 - IWSG. Share your writing woes with us =)
• 2/1 - Critique my Blog blogfest
• 2/2 - Groundhog Day - know any poems or songs for it? Share! (if not, that's ok, I made one up for you)
• 2/6-10 - I'm Hearing Voices!
• 2/7 - Auntie Tara's Short Story Prompt - you'll LOVE it <3
• And I have to say, Thanks so much to my new followers for pushing me over 300! To celebrate, I will be hosting a blurb contest February 29th. More details coming soon!

But it IS still January and I got TWO MORE short stories. Yay! Stop by to read my new friend Keru's and my faithful friend, Heather's. Worth the reads!

And hey, how about a word of the week:

bingle - a minor crash
(use it in a sentence? If you text and drive, you will eventually have a bingle!)

BTW, today sign ups opened for A to Z! are you doing a theme?

Cool!

How will we say "cool" in the future?

It's survey time! I found (and made up) some options that could be used for "cool" in the not too distant future. My MS is not dystopian, just about 60 yrs away and in it I have a young man or three who have to express their wonderment. Cool has been around for about 70 yrs already (can you believe it? feel old? me too!), so it will probably pass the test of time, but who knows! So tell me your thoughts and vote...it'll be cool!

• tame
• daff
• lucid
• straight
• poppin
• hamster
• stupid
• or just stick with cool

And 2 more cool things. First, check out Christine's cool short story she wrote for Auntie Tara!

And 2nd, I'm a winner!! Woo hoo! Say it again. Woo hoo!
I won 3rd prize in  Laura's Character Blogfest! Yea-uhh! (any Regular Show fans?) I won a 5 page crit from Melanie Billings, Aquisitions Editor for Whiskey Creek Press! Perfect timing too, because I just found an awesome agent to query who wants my first five pages! *stops to bend down and take a breath*

I am super stoked, dudes! I hope you all have a stupid weekend! (hamster weekend?) Just go enjoy yourselves!

Quick Prompt & Mini Reviews

First, I need to shout a huge

ThAnK YoU!

to David! I won a book because he reached 500+ followers! What a guy! I never used to win stuff, but now I win so much more with all you fabulous people! And the stuff is bonus! My book is on its way, THE UNBECOMING OF MARA DYER by Michelle Hodkin - any thoughts on it?

Now, since Monday's post was so full, I neglected to put up the quick prompt I entered in Janet Reid's contest over the weekend - for which I got honorable mention for making her "crack" up! (small milestone to be honorably mentioned by the Shark Lady!) The challenge, write 100 word story with these prompts: red, chaos, fold, chasm, bent

No amount of training or preparation could have lessened the mind-numbing chaos that unfolded at the exposure of the deep red chasm.

Some of the girls dropped in mid-sentence like calls in a dead zone. The blood-curdling screams and outcries could have raised an undead Lord. Even Karena, the pack leader who had seen such shocking images before, almost vomited at the gruesome display below.

Unheedful of the skittish women, the plumber bent down to look under the sink.

The slumber party had been forever tainted.

On to the mini reviews! a book & 2 movies

First, I finished THE WOODS by Harlan Coben. One word: Absorbing!

This book had me hooked by the MC's hilarious jarring comments all the way through. His derisive, realistic view on life and humble view of himself were only outweighed by his dedication to his daughter, his renewed love, his missing sister, and his client. If you like a good mystery/thriller you should read this. Thanks, Mom, for lending it to me! (pic source)

Movie 1: I AM NUMBER FOUR

Heard of this book by Pittacus Lore? I've seen it on the shelves, so I had to watch the movie. It was good. Teens would like it more. Along the lines of Twilight caliber acting and action. Not blockbuster, but good. (pic source)

Movie 2: SUPER 8

I didn't know there were aliens in this! Parts of it were scary! Really good movie, though. I loved it being told through the kids' eyes. It was like ET on steriods. I will watch it again. =) (pic source)

How bout you - finish any good books or seen any good movies lately?