Amie Stuart ~ On the Back Porch

Does anyone else use Kinja? It’s down–has been ALL DAY and i can’t read my blogs!! GAAAAAAAA
Anyway I”m trying to rebuild all my blog listings on yahoo *sighgrumblegrumblesigh*

I got five more pages today. Don’t beat me. Writing is writing, right? *ggg*

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No Name Proposal

Tell me that photo’s not some funny sh*t!!! LOL

In other news my kids have decided the word of the day is Penis. It’s much more fun than calling each other Gay. *sigh* God save me. Which they did the other night, while I was trying to sleep.

See Anne…the meter moved *ggg*

The kids are gone this weekend. I’m writing and we’re getting this contest stuff OUT of my HOUSE tomorrow. SWEET! Okay not tomorrow because we have to go to the post office but….it’ll be ready to go, thank you sweet baby Jesus. BTW Mel if you’re out there, I used that in my proposal and yes, it made me giggle.

So, what makes you giggle?

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SCREWED:

see more crazy cat pics

OBVIOUSLY I didn’t do a recap yesterday. Overall I was bored and agreed with Simon–they should NOT have done a second Beatles show. I was very surprised at who went home. I really thought someone else deserved to go but methinks she’s getting the country fans vote (since tehre was no country last year). Also have to add, am I the only one COMPLETELY underwhelmed at the “Mentors” this year? Neil Diamond? Dolly Parton? Mariah “she so crazy” Carey?

Uh Uh I think AI just lost me

Thanks Emma!

Four jobs I’ve had in my life:
1. Hairdresser
2. waitress in a bar
3. parts girl in a brake supply shop
4. hardware help desk technician

Four movies I’ve watched more than once:
1. Men in Black
2. Enemy of the State
3. Independence Day (seeing a pattern here?)
4. Dogma (one of the best movies EVAH)

Four favorite places I’ve lived:
1. Favorite???
2. WTF??
3. I don’t think so.
4. I’m skipping this one

Four favorite places I’ve travelled:
1. Colorado
2. Galveston
3. upstate NY/Pa
4. I don’t get out much

Four places I most want to see before I die:
1. Greece
2. Italy
3. Spain
4. China

Four of my favorite foods:
1. Ice Cream
2. Snickers
3. Homemade tortillas
4. Italian Food
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No Name Proposal

SCREWED

I’m blogging about characterization this week. I’m over at Southern Fried Chicas trying to justify all those hours watching television. I’ll be at NAS tomorrow blogging about my crazy writer’s brain.

Here’s today’s giggle-scope!

Something that seems big to you turns out to be even bigger when your people get wind of it. Maybe it’s time for a celebration of some kind — but friends and family will make all the calls.

I’m home. With the kids. For Spring Break. I don’t see much celebrating in my future. LOL
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No Name

SCREWED

Or a recent (edited) conversation with a writer friend who wants to quit writing.

Moi: I’ll be your cheerleader but I wont drag you kicking and screaming. There’s only so much I can do. I believe in you and you need to believe in you too
Friend: thank you Amie
Friend: I heart you
Moi: I know talent doesn’t count for near as much as it should but it does count. I can’t make you NOT give up……just like I can’t make anyone else give up. But I also believe that luck can be a self-fulfilling prophecy. You’ve got to make some of your own luck and believe in yourself even when the shit gets hard–especially when the shit gets hard. Now………keep your fucking head down and write. All the other bullSHIT will sort itself out
Friend: yeah
Moi: Write because you love it….not because of NY, not because you want an agent, not because of anything other than you LOVE creating things and you’re good at it. You ARE a born storyteller. Do what you love and the money will come.
Friend: I like that
Moi: Maybe not on your time schedule, maybe on the time schedule of the woman upstairs but it’ll come

Do I need to add anything to this? Can you? What would you say (or what have you said) to a friend who wanted to quit?

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I’ve written 3250 words yesterday and today…on the WRONG project. Um no comment please.
No Name

SCREWED

Oooooooo no writing this week. I’ve been working on edits for MUS. Speaking of which, you can check out the cover and the excerpt at The Good The Bad The Unread!

Now…moving on to a little business

2008 Winter Rose Awards Luncheon
Yellow Rose Romance Writers presents:

Margie Lawson
Empowering Characters’ Emotions Workshop

Saturday, May 17, 2008
8:00 am to 5:00 pm

at the

Hurst Hampton Inn
1600 Hurst Towne Center Drive
Hurst, TX 76054
Phone: 817-503-7777

Cost is $75.00 with lunch included

Please join us for our 2008 Winter Rose Awards Luncheon featuring Margie Lawson’s day-long seminar on Empowering Characters’ Emotions. We will also have an afternoon lunch and announce our 2008 Winter Rose Contest winners. Seating is limited, so hurry!

Payment can be made by check or money order made payable to Yellow Rose Romance Writers. Or you can pay via PayPal by clicking the button and emailing your completed registration form to Denise McDonald at denisebmcdonald@earthlink.net.

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Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned writer I encourage you to take this class (or for that matter, ANY of Margie’s classes). They are wonderfully informative. And our caterer does a fabO lunch!

And OMG BSG Is COMING!
And TRIPLE OMG! Edward Norton as The Hulk? DROOL!
And DROOL OMG! M. Night Shyamalan and Mark Whalberg?