FOR THE AUTHOR WHO HAS EVERYTHING...

Yes. You too can personalize books in style.
Bling Pen for those author events where you need that something extra.

Because really it all comes down to appearances doesn't it?

NEW CHARACTER IN HEAD:LET ME OUTTTTTT!!!!!!

OLD CHARACTER IN HEAD: No way.

NEW CHARACTER IN HEAD:I'M WARNING YOU!!!!

OLD CHARACTER IN HEAD: Tough.

NEW CHARACTER IN HEAD: If you don't let me out I'm going to make Patricia Woods completely NUTS by my rantings!!!

OLD CHARACTER IN HEAD: Too late.

I CAN HAZ DONE...

Tooloose taking a much needed rest after helping the author get her next manuscript to the publisher...It takes much energy looking over someone's shoulder...



Had a great conversation with my brain now that my manuscript is out the door.

BRAIN: YIPPEE SKIPPEE My manuscript is off to my publisher!!!!!

ME: So what's next?

BRAIN: YIPPEE SKIPPEE

ME: Maybe I should start that other idea I had... or may do a revision of that other project I got kind of stuck on.

BRAIN: YIPPEE SKIPPEE

ME: You're not being real helpful, here, Brain.

BRAIN: YIPPEE SKIPPEE

ME: Okay maybe I'll play around with a short story. That might be fun. Or an article.

BRAIN: NOOOOOOoooooooooo yippee skippee

ME: Something tells me you're not that enthusiastic to start something new...

BRAIN: *makes no sound...not even tree falling*

ME: Brain? Brain are you there?

BRAIN: YIPPEE SKIPPEE

ME: That's it. *goes to computer...starts typing* "IT WAS A DARK AND STORMY NIGHT...

BRAIN: Don't start something new...please??? Let me rest...I deserve a break...

ME: Hmmm...the beginning is a bit hackneyed. Maybe you have a point Brain. I SHOULD take some time off..

BRAIN: OH! OH! I got an idea!!!! The first line is "Her name was misspelled in the obituary...and you can make it about....and do this....and that... It'll be great!!!!!!

ME: YIPPEE SKIPPEE

WHAT'S WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE...

It might be the sailboat stuck on the reef in front of the Halekulani Hotel...


Gosh you make only a FEW tiny mistakes... Getting towed out for a wonderful afternoon of drinking beer on the ocean with no prop, rudder, sails or workable anchor...and gee...
You end up on the reef.
Who knew?

WORKING THE WORKSHOP

What do anemones have in common with writing workshops?


I was asked to conduct a workshop on writing so I'm going to take a time out line editing my next manuscript and get inspired.
Yep.
You heard it right.
If you want to get inspired then either take a workshop or give one. There's nothing like being in a room with like minded people talking about something you all love to get you all charged up.

For information on the NOVEMBER 14 WORKSHOP at the UH Lab School here in Hawaii, contact Jacqui via her email. Just replace the at with @ tropicalparadise at hawaii.rr.com
Hopefully by doing this I have not opened the floodgates for her to be spammed with male member enlargers.

So the answer to the question is that by networking like a busy little (big) anemone you stretch and expand your horizons...with the added advantage of being able to regroup when tossed into that rejection blender.

So if you could take a workshop with an author...what would YOU like to ask?