Another little detour

Between my busy work schedule and my lovely beau, I've spent the last few days not writing. I did some re-plotting of the Immortals series I'm working on, as well as on the two other books I've been playing with in bits and pieces. To be honest, I didn't plan to work on plotting my two other books just yet--I'm not quite ready to focus my attention on them because of how well my first book in the Immortals is going--but, seeing as how "book one" was pissed off and not speaking to me, I switched my attention to first Bitten, and then to a Young Adult book I'm toying with, which remains nameless...

As it turned out, switing my attention actually was a good thing. I suppose the best way to explain it is that it "opened me up" and made me more compliant in dealing with the issues I was having in my plot with "book one". When I turned my attention back to the Immortals, poof--problems solved.

So, in a miraculous stroke of luck, fate, or divine intervention, I knocked out three birds with one stone. Wham, bam, thank you ma'am. Now,  since I just mentioned it, I should point out that no, my books are not actually named. I happen to be the worse writer ever at inventing book names. If I had my way, my book series would be titled A, B, C, and so on, while the books themselves would be numbered 1, 2, 3, etc...

I also spent the last two days (while not working or with my fiance) reading a magnificant new book (that's actually been out for a few years). The Rest Falls Away by Colleen Gleason was bloody brilliant--no pun intented. Now, for anyone who has actually taken a look at my library and seen the number of books--no, I have not read all of them, and no, there is not enough time to read them all. However, Josh (because you know I'm talking to you), If I did not purchase books at random, I would never have come across The Gardella Vampire Chronicles, and therefore, would not be so completely amazed by how expertly put together Gleason's "world" is. So, ha! There is a very good reason to let me indulge in my Borders addiction--I truely enjoy it.

Now that's it Monday, it's time to get back to work with my writing...
Laters

About Courtney

Hello! My name is Courtney; I'm a 23 year old student/writer/daughter/sister/fiancee'. I'm an aspiring author of several genres of fiction. I write both Paranormal Romances and Contemporary Romances, as well as Romantic Suspense, Urban Fantasy and Young Adult novels.

Currently I am working on a series that I’ve nicknamed The Immortal Series, because I have yet to come up with anything better. I’m also plotting out two other series, though I won’t begin writing them for a while. I call them the “Bitten” Series and the Young Adult Series (that’s right–nicknames are my friends). All three are paranormal romances, though only one is for the YA audience.

Also (as of January 2010) I have started a fourth project--a Romantic Suspense novel based in British Colombian Canada. Yikes!

As of May 15, 2009, I'm engaged to the love of my life, who I refer to as either "J" or "Fiance o' Mine". We've been together since the summer of '07 and I thank God everyday for bringing us together. I truly don't know how I managed without him. I'm also the proud mother to my one year old cat, whom I refer to as "Baby Kitty" but whose name is actually Simon. (If you can't tell, I have an addiction to nicknames.)

I love blogging and Twittering; I'm also on Facebook but I don't use it as much as Twitter. I also have an addiction to Goodreads.  I'm always looking for new friends to chat with online so feel free to add me as your friend!

Writing is my passion, research is my hobby. I prefer dogs over cats (except for my cat of course), Dr. Pepper over anything else, being cold over being hot, summer over winter (ironic isn't it?!) Christmas over Thanksgiving, MSN over AIM, the beach over the mountains, nighttime over daytime, being laid back over being super active, spending over saving....

I love to read and write everyday--and when I can't read (like when I'm at work or driving in the car) I listen to audiobooks! Television and movies are great too; I could spend days watching TV, so I have to limit myself...

I love sarcasm, retarded jokes, stupid movies that never make it into theaters, nice smelling men, & forwardness. Ambition is a good thing, goals are meant to be achieved, silence should never be awkward, jealousy is a turn-on, and every day is worth living...most of the time ;)


I also keep a blog filled with inspirational bits and pieces, ranging from quotes to music to YouTube videos. Its my way of keeping myself going when I'm ready to slow down--especially when writing. Coincidentally, it's titled To Keep it Going.

To reach the maximum number of readers, this blog has been cross-platformed to Wordpress and LiveJournal.

Visit my website here.


-Courtney Reese