Friday, June 17, 2011

Featured Sepaker

I am the featured speaker tomorrow for my group "Yosemite Romance Writers"
I will be talking about building your protagonist.
Feel free to register and drop by,,, 



Lady Di's letters

I suppose there was a time when we could write a letter to our friends and expect them to remain private. And in most cases they would. However, when you are a person like Lady Di, you should expect privacy will eventually fly out the window. I have to wonder, if Lady Di were still alive today, would her long time friend, Margaret Hodge, sell her out?


Writing ones thoughts, or stories really is such a private thing. But in reality, everything we write down on paper is up for grabs. Unless you keep it locked away in your head. 
If Lady Di had lived, I wonder if she would have written a book. Maybe her memoirs, or the story of her life. If she had, it would most certainly have been made into a movie. A real movie, not one conjured up in someones imagination or taken from the words of someone who thought they knew her best.

I wonder,,,, would Lady Di have wanted her private letters sold if it meant an easier life for her friend? Would she have understood? 


Have fun writing today,, summer is here,, yeah,,,,






Thursday, June 16, 2011

What's Up With "Game Of Thrones"

Are you serious???? What the hey????? They really, really killed him????

Ok, so they get us hooked and make us fall in love with Sean Bean as "Eddard Stark" and then KILL him,,, what's up with that? Needless to say, I'm disappointed. BUT, I will still watch my second favorite series. You gotta admit that Emilia Clarke is just fabulous as Daenerys Targaryen. My first favorite series is course "True Blood" cant wait for the new season.. 

Have a nice night,


What's On Your Bucket List???

It's amazing how many bucket lists are out there? Have you written yours? What are you waiting for?

A bucket list does not mean you are ready to pack it all in and die. It's really just means for us to put down on paper what we would like to achieve before we "Kick The Bucket". So go ahead.....

Book that trip.
Volunteer.
Start a business.
Write your book.
Do something NOW! Don't wait....
Make your Bucket List – Then do 1 thing.
Then the next.
Then the next.


Saturday, June 11, 2011

Why not me?

Do you ever wonder why you weren't invited?


I think we all must have asked ourselves that question. Some event comes up that excites us, and we wait in anticipation for the big invite that never comes. Disappointment takes over our emotions, and then anger develops as we wonder why we were left out. And we ask,,, why not me?


I think as authors, we have all dealt with this in one way or another. We submit our query letters and we wait. Then when the invitation to submit our manuscript does not come, we feel let down.


An invitation to a party we just knew we should have been invited to, is about the same as an invitation to submit our work to an editor.  The disappointments are the same and the rejection is the same. But god love us all, we are strong. One rejection, whether it be from that long awaited party, wedding, baby-shower, or manuscript,,,,  should not rule our day. 


Get up, get dressed, write-write-write,,, and have a great day...............



Sunday, June 5, 2011

Sees caramels and books

Ooh-la-la,,, See's has their double caramels again. I'm off to the store to get some,,, 
Eating candy and reading go hand in hand. A caramel in one and a book in the other. Or in my case, a keyboard in the other. 


Have a fabulous Sunday, it is raining here in Clovis, but a lovely day nonetheless....


Diane









Saturday, June 4, 2011

Desperate Hearts!!! Get's a 5 star review on Amazon

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5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing Book!June 3, 2011
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Desperate Hearts by Diane Story was so much fun! I just loved the two main characters Harper and Chantel. This was my first western read and I have to read more! I loved it and I couldn't put it down. I highly recommend this book!
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