Archive | May 2018

Violent Storms…Needed the Rain

Red-breasted grosbeak and white-winged dove and storms.

I spent the morning picking up tree branches in the yard, but nothing was damaged. Most were dead branches from neighbors’ trees. But lightning, thunder, kept me off the internet. I worked on my laptop, had it disconnected from the electricity. The storm would stop and start again. Stop, and start.

We so needed the rain, so that was a good thing. The puppies were in bed most of the day, had a time taking them out in the rain. They haven’t seen it for a while!

Made goal, 10K to go. Also finished Patriotic Patrick Bear and getting him ready to ship!

My books in Sydney and Patriotic Patrick ready to ship!

And a fan spotted my books in Sydney!

Back to the book! We may have storms at the end of the week, but this one was really crazy…coming, not coming, pouring, thundering, stopped like it had gone away, and then would start up again, over and over. We had flood watches, but luckily no tornado watches.

Off to write! Have a beautiful day!

Terry

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Growing the Garden…Where???

May20

Early Girl tomatoes starting to ripen…yum. Esperanza dies back every year, but it’s finally starting to flower–the pretty yellow flowers. The fairy garden of roses, marigolds, coneflowers, and crepe myrtle soon–and a smudged version (Topaz Studio–free). And garlic growing where? In the fridge, where else?

Twelve-thousand words left on word count on SEAL Wolf Surrender and I’ve been working on Patriotic Patric bear. Hope to have him done today to ship tomorrow. I have a problem though. The lady who bought him doesn’t use email. Which makes it hard for me to keep in touch with her. She sent me a snail mail letter and is interested in several more bears. But how can I correspond? My printer is a laser black and white printer I use for printing out my mss and re-reading them. No color. So I can’t send her photos of the bears that she might want. Phone reception is awful. When I talked to her–as she’d lost me–I’d moved twice, but the phone kept cutting out on us. She sees them on the internet, so she does do that, but…

I love the advent of the internet. As soon as it came into our area in a small town in Oklahoma, I was setting up a website for my bears and received orders from all over the world. I used to sell my bears to stores that would carry them, and take them to craft shows. But it’s sooooo much easier updating photos on my website and showing what’s now available there!

Okay, I’m off to write some more on the story. I’ve been filling in the gaps, places where I stopped and went to a scene further in the story because that had come to me next. For me, writing all my scenes in order can mean not writing scenes–just getting stuck. So it’s better to jump ahead in the story, then come back later to fill in the transition scenes.

I’m off to write! Have a happy day!!!

Terry

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Fun Stuff in the Garden

May19

First zinnia flower from seed. And the new orange and yellow daylilies finally bloomed. The mushroom is the fairies’ planting, I’m sure.

Off to write!! I’ve been working on the cover for Claiming the White Bear. It helps me to visualize the characters. I added a little word count to that book yesterday (up to 12,000+ now), and to SEAL Wolf Surrender. I’d prefer a conflictive couple for the cover of the new white bear book but couldn’t find any. Conflict is better! For a book that is romantic suspense.

Anyway, I started Claiming the White Bear at Christmas time while visiting my son and DIL. He was playing a game and I was watching it and giving direction (lol) and writing. Perfect vacation. But then I got a new contract for 3 more books and had to get down to writing deadline books.

Oh, and my daughter claimed the Sunshine ligustrum that volunteered next to the house. So I’ve got to try and dig it up for her. 🙂 I love being able to share plants!

I’m back to the word count!!! Have a great day!!!

Terry

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Volunteers in the Garden

May18

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I was surprised to see the yellow “Sunshine” ligustrum pop up in a new spot. I didn’t think it would volunteer like that. Though I’ve never had one before, so what do I know? I planted it 3 years ago. In the one picture, you can see the yellow leafed shrub near the end of the flowerbed. That’s the mother plant. These are brand new shoots a distance from the original shrub. I never expected that! I kept thinking I needed something taller in the background on some of that flowerbed, and voila, there’s the solution. I thought the shadows and light were cool too.

In these photos, the ivy is native, just popped up. The woodland fern was the same way, part of the original forest. I have wild grape I keep cutting out as it will take over. And in among the coneflowers and marigolds, a crepe myrtle made it’s appearance. that’s one of those areas that everything is growing. The pine tree, rosebush, and now a youpon holly (also a volunteer) and then on the other side of the tree, bare naked soil. I think something has been digging there because I did have mulch there. In the pot with the pine tree sapling I’m growing for my daughter, I also started a crepe myrtle branch and it’s taking hold!

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Sometimes volunteers can be a nuisance. Sometimes they make fun giveaways, or planted in the right place, free plants! Usually, they do really well–life will find a way.

Only 15,000 words left to write on SEAL Wolf Surrender!

Off to take care of baby! Have a great Friday!!!

Terry

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Not Fair!

May17

Storytellers can’t cheat! That’s the reader rule. If a bad guy is a bad guy, he can’t be someone new that’s stuck in at the end of the story. It’s not fair. Readers have to have the opportunity to guess who he is.

Okay, so I watched a series where the bad guy turns out to be a woman, figured that from her size, BUT this is the kicker. She has multiple personality disorder and her other personality is her son. Okay, no problem. This isn’t revealed until the end, but that’s okay. I can live with it. BUT, others see him and talk to him as a separate entity. While she’s in the room. They even question him at one point while she’s standing off to the side. And then she moves in to take his place on a chair to be questioned. The whole time, they are two unique people that everyone sees. Now, later in the series, people “see” her with him, but then the show indicates that she was alone. That doesn’t discount that earlier in the series, they were all talking to him and she was in the room too, not that close by.

He’s a real, separate person. Then conveniently at the end, he’s not. Just in her mind. What?????

That is soooo wrong in so many ways. It’s like the storyteller decided to do a huge twist, but it only works if it’s consistent from the beginning.

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Ladybugs in my garden…

Okay, off to write on my own story. I bought another book cover. I’m a total book cover hoarder. *sigh*

Have a great day!!!

Terry

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Teaching Chores…

May16

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You’re never too young to learn. And you never know what you might find when you clean your windows…

Have a lovely day! Off to write!!!

Terry

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Vacation is Over…awwwww

May15

Have you ever had time off and then wanted more and more and more time off? Yep, I had the weekend free from writing and I had the hardest time getting back into the routine yesterday. But I did it! 60K done, 20K to go.

This is the point where I really start writing. But baby’s here, so not today.

Took a walk with the baby as it’s cool out now. Supposed to be between 96-98 degrees days. And no rain in sight. *sigh* So it was good to get out when it is cool. Pretty soon it will be hot all the time, day and night.

Have a fun day!!!

Terry

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When You’re Waiting FOREVER for Your Meal…

May14

You have fun!

Sloooooow start today, too much partying this weekend. Got to get focused!!!

Have a great one!

Terry

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Happy Mother’s Day!!

May13

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Fundraiser for the high school students to earn scholarships for college. Baby is clapping along with everyone else when the first boy on the 3 mile run was headed for the final stretch. We were with the walkers. You can see some heroes running with capes too. One was with his boy, and both were caped.

Baby baptism this morning, so I’m off and running with the camera, but I did finish edits late last night on Her Jaguar Protector and turning it in today. And after a Mother’s Day lunch, I’m working on SEAL Wolf Seduction. I was smart! I had scheduled off the weekend from word count goals because of all the things I had to do, so I’m not behind! I’m ahead!

Have a great day with your mother and to mothers, hope you all are having a good one!

Terry

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Another Fun Review!!!

May12

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“Sometimes identity theft can bring you the love of your life”

Fresh Fiction Review

All’s Fair in Love and Wolf
Terry Spear

Reviewed by Kim Roller
Posted May 11, 2018

Romance Paranormal

ALL’S FAIR IN LOVE AND WOLF takes you back to Terry Spear’s the Silver Town Wolves series for another look at life as a shifter in a close knit pack. This book centers on how a case of identity theft can bring you the love of your life. Even though this was the first time that I’ve read this particular part of the series, I had no trouble following the lives of the Silver boys and their family and friends in Silver Town. Silver Town is a unique town in Colorado that is completely wolf run and owned. This book is the story of Jenna and Sarandon who weren’t looking for true love, but they find it in the most unusual way.

I always look forward to reading Terry Spear’s books. They are entertaining, funny, and show what true love can be like and how you just know when you’ve found the right person and wolf for you. I can’t wait to read the next book in the Silver Town Wolves series and any other shifter books her imagination can come up with. I’m just sorry I got such a late start in reading her books.

Learn more about All’s Fair in Love and Wolf

SUMMARY

The Silver Town wolf pack has your back

Wolf shifter Sarandon Silver’s in trouble with the law, and bounty hunter she-wolf Jenna St. James is determined to bring him in for trial.

Lucky for Sarandon, the entire Silver Town pack is ready to fight for his innocence. But until the case is solved, Jenna’s sticking to Sarandon like glue…

Still working on settings to make sure the fast moving baby isn’t a blur. She was hilarious yesterday. For the first time ever, she smiled when she realized I was setting up to take her photos, ie, bringing in the soft box into the kitchen to try and have better lighting for the first time. But what was so funny was she came over while I was crouching down to look at the pictures on the camera! She’s going to be like Tanner, the black havanese, and a photo hound. lol

Anyway, she was pointing at herself on the camera viewer. So then I was sitting on the floor to get shots of her at more her level, but she kept crawling toward me fast and climbed into my lap for hugs. lol I needed the settings on hummingbird speed. So those were a blur. I still need to get better about getting the right settings as her hand is slightly blurred in the picture with Tanner.

So today, we’re walking a mile and a half for the Spring Independent School District student scholarship fundraiser and health awareness. It’s early, good thing, because it’s going to be hot. And then I’m fixing lunch for us. I started re-reading Her Jaguar Protector last night so I can turn this in on Monday. I’ll finish that today. Going to try to read one more chapter before I leave.

And tomorrow is a wild and crazy day for Mother’s Day. Baby baptism, so I will be taking lots of pictures. And Mother’s Day, and then I can relax, right?

Have a lovely day! I’m starting mine out right with a nice little walk!

Terry

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Archive | May 2018

Violent Storms…Needed the Rain

Red-breasted grosbeak and white-winged dove and storms.

My books in Sydney and Patriotic Patrick ready to ship!

Growing the Garden…Where???

Fun Stuff in the Garden

First zinnia flower from seed. And the new orange and yellow daylilies finally bloomed. The mushroom is the fairies’ planting, I’m sure.

Volunteers in the Garden

Not Fair!

Ladybugs in my garden…

Teaching Chores…

Vacation is Over…awwwww

When You’re Waiting FOREVER for Your Meal…

Happy Mother’s Day!!

Another Fun Review!!!

“Sometimes identity theft can bring you the love of your life”

All’s Fair in Love and Wolf
Terry Spear

Learn more about All’s Fair in Love and Wolf

SUMMARY