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Hunger Pangs

Aug28

Gray Wolf wanting to eat; Tiger eating…

Ready for breakfast? A steak on the rare side. Boltz, the gray wolf is eyeing the food the other wolves are enjoying, tail down, head down, he watches them, but he doesn’t approach until the hunger pangs just get to be too much for him.

Well, I managed 3500 words on Cougar Magic, though I really wanted to do more. Up to 25,500. Thirty-five thousand to go. I hope to make it to 35,000 this weekend to be at the halfway point.

But I had to go back into Silver Town and I’m making some major changes. Ugh. It’ll make the book much better, BUT, even a small revision can have a rippling effect throughout the book. With major changes, moving a later scene or several earlier, means some things haven’t happened yet. It’s like a time warp that leaves the reader–me–totally discombobulated. lol The first 6 chapters were unaffected. I’ve reworked chapters 7-10, and I couldn’t handle it any more last night. I think around ch 15 through 28 are okay, not sure, so I’ll have to rewrite chapters 11-15 today. I remind myself this is all for the better and it will be done again. Then I’ll reread it all over again and send it to my beta reader to see what she thinks. And, I still want to keep up with my word count on the other book.

Okay, off to write before I have to run errands. Remember the hunger pangs business? I need to get my dogs dog food or I have to feed them my food. Not happening. Have a terrific day!!!

Terry
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Time to Get Cool

Aug26

Holly, the black bear, is making her way down to the pond to take a swim and cool down. It’s so hot here now, I think it’s a great idea, and Boltz, 6-year-old gray wolf is sleeping in his den. He’s being omega here, while all the other wolves are chilling in another den.

Do you ever feel that way? Just want to get away from the crowd? Holly was chasing another bear around earlier, but I couldn’t catch them in time for a shot.

Okay, I’m at 20K on Cougar Magic! Fifty to go. I need to make some changes to Silver Town Wolf Christmas that my first beta reader suggested…too. And a luncheon also. Sometimes it’s important to join the real world, then it’s back to the wolf den to write. Or…cougar den… Or bear den… I just have to make sure I go to the right one or I’ll be in trouble.

We might get rain. That’s a big “might,” but I’m always hopeful. Despite the heat, 109 heat index yesterday, I was out pulling grass from my flowerbeds. I couldn’t stand it any longer. But it didn’t feel that bad. Maybe I’m finally getting used to it. Were supposed to only have a heat index of 101 today. Yay!

Have a great one.

Terry
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It Was One of THOSE Days

Jul24

Have you ever had one of THOSE days? Sure you have. I think one of mine morphed into THREE of THOSE days. That was horrible.

First, the blue octopus arrived. Yep. Three times a charm? Nope, three times and STRIKE OUT. Now…I’m really patient. Truly. I. Am. But it’s time for a refund. They’re not going to get it right. Ever.

Then I went to pick up my grandbaby at daycare, and she was a cranky pot, not enough sleep, but my daughter came by to pick her up from me and said Tuesday was when she needed me to pick her up. BUT, her message to me said tomorrow. And I thought she’d written the email on Sunday. So tomorrow was yesterday, Monday. Now I have to pick her up for real today. That means struggling to get my word count done in time. Ack.

Boltz at 2 years old, then at the pond, he’s 6 years old, looking for fish in the pond. The first picture was in the fall. The second in summer.

Then…yes, there was more. My INTERNET was out!!!!!!!!! Do you know how much that sets me behind? Yes, I wrote more. Eight thousand words. Not because the internet was out. I finally had all kinds of great ideas and ran with them. And ran with them. And ran with them. I couldn’t stop the flow. Love it when that happens. Hope it happens like that again today! Anyway, up to 42,000 words and I’m over halfway done. At least for minimum word count. It will be longer.

So you know my two other ideas I had for conflict, I couldn’t do it. They resolved them. But then, the greatest conflict of all popped into my head. See, I’m a pantser (writing by the seat of my pants) and NO WAY could I come up with that in a plotting outline.

That’s it! Today I had internet, and the blue octopus is NEVER coming back–unless it replaces the rocking chair I ordered, and well, I’m picking up my grandbaby today again. I have her all day tomorrow. And the corgis are landing in on my Fri through Sunday. Hopefully all that havoc won’t make me get behind.

I’m off to write my normal 2,000 word count because you never know when it’s going to be one of THOSE days.

Have a super great day that ISN’T one of THOSE days!

Terry

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Black Bear, White Bear, Gray Wolf, Blue Waterfall…

Jul18

Whoops, I goofed on figuring out my word count goals. I didn’t take off the days I have baby. No way can I get 2,000 words on those days. *sigh* I’ll have to get a little bit after she leaves those nights and try to make up for it during the week. I planned to weed this morning too, but can’t with baby here. I did work on another flowerbed later in the day, so it’s part way done.

Blue waterfall sculpture at the arboretum, black bear waiting for a peanut at the North American Bear Center, white polar bear swimming, diving, kicking off wall, repeat at the Como Zoo, gray wolf relaxing at the International Wolf Center.

Okay, got to get ready for baby! Have a great day!!!

Terry

“Giving new meaning to the term alpha male where fantasy is reality.”
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Sometimes No Matter How Hard You Try…

May1

It just doesn’t come out quite like you planned!

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Move just a little to the right….

Off to help with baby. And get word count.

Taming of the Wild Cougar’s audio is done, now waiting for it to be released!

Hope you have the perfect day!

Terry

“Giving new meaning to the term alpha male where fantasy is reality.”

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Woohoo Reviews!! For A Highland Wolf Christmas!

Oct14

Totally loved these reviews! I hadn’t been seeing any of these, so when my publicist sent the links,  it was exciting to see how much reviewers were enjoying the book! 

I have to say something about reviewers first–they don’t get paid to do this. They love books and love sharing something about the books they’ve enjoyed. Often, it’s a thankless job. They don’t get paid, repeating this, but any time you’re doing a lot of work for no pay, it needs to be mentioned. And often they don’t get much in the line of comments back, like many bloggers don’t. So they never know if readers are even interested in their posts. So when I learn of them, I go to their sites and share them with twitter and Google + etc, and on my blog, to help spread the word that they loved my books, but also that they have a great blog there. Let them know you loved what they said about your book!

Some share directly on my Timeline on FB, and that’s great. And I do too and share with other sites I’m a member of. And I tell them how much I appreciate them. I’ve met several in person at conferences too now, and I love it!

A long time ago, I also reviewed books for a site, while I was penning my own books. Every time I read one I LOVED, I reviewed it. If I read a book I didn’t love, I didn’t review it. Most often it was because it wasn’t the kind of story I like, no fault of the author.  And so there’s really no sense in me putting down a book in a review just because it wasn’t my cup of tea.  But the site closed due to the moderators’ inability to keep up with it. And definitely, I’ve been so swamped, I had a hard time with it too.

The joy for me was reading the books and sharing the love.  I didn’t expect to get anything in return. I just enjoyed doing it. In one case, readers who loved my review of a Highlander book ended up buying my Highlander books. And in another case, a fan of the young adult author posted about my blog review and that had lots of fans of hers checking out my YA books! It wasn’t something I had anticipated at all.

Some are of the notion that reviews don’t make any difference. But I’ve seen sales based on sharing reviews.

Some say you should never engage with a reviewer because this might look like you’re buying their reviews.

Reviewers are people. They love to know when readers and authors love their reviews. It makes them feel that all the time they spend on this (oftentimes despite busy schedules of their own), that their time and effort is really valued.

So today I want to thank reviewers who have taken the time to read A Highland Wolf Christmas and share how much they loved it!

And another fantastic giveaway at The Royal Reviews!

http://theroyalreviews.blogspot.com/2014/10/terry-spear-interview-and-giveaway.html

In keeping with Wolf Awareness Week:

Boltz, Luna and Aiden (640x518)

 

Just a snippet for your reading pleasure:

Tea and Books

It’s back to the Highlands in Terry Spear’s latest in her Heart of the Wolf Series. And as with the rest of her work, Terry tells a wicked tale. But her Highland Wolves are just a little more fun.

We’ve been skipping around between a couple of connected clans in the Heart if the Wolf Highland series and in A Highland Wolf Christmas, we return to the MacNeils. This time they have a party to plan.

Smoldering sensuality and Highland Highjinks makes this just a fun read. Add to that the mystery of why Calla is all but forced to consider the ex.. wonderful! Terry just offers us a delightful dish that I just want to eat up!

Thanks Terry for yet another Highland Delight.

Shauni http://teaandbook-shauni.blogspot.com/2014/09/a-highland-wolf-christmas-review.html

Addict of Romance

Calla is passionate and goes after what she wants. She is a she wolf, and a fighter, and when she sees Guthrie in her sights, she sees the type of man he is underneath his brooding exterior. This was such a delightful pair, there was such a strong connection that you see from the beginning, and you just want to cheer for them for the whole story. There was such a feeling of chemistry that emerges within every page that jumps out at you and clings to the reader and keeps you ever engaged.

Overall a winner of a paranormal romance!! I have adored what Terry Spear has done with this series, especially the past few books in dealing with sexy highlander that are wolf shifters….I mean seriously, can it get any better than that? This tale is packed with action packed scenes, rich filled characters, stunning detail, and a fun romp of a romance that is rewarding and a page turner to remember!! INCREDIBLY WELL DONE!! http://addictofromance.blogspot.com/2014/09/arc-book-review-highland-wolf-christmas.html

My Grade
5 Blossoms

Heat Rating
Steamy

 

Tome Tender

My Review:
A Highland Wolf Christmas by Terry Spear

What a delightful Scottish werewolf Christmas story!

Calla Stewart is a party planner. She has been hired by the MacNeill clan to arrange their holiday celebration, which means she will have to squeeze every dollar out of the tight wad Guthrie MacNeill. Even though she knows its going to be difficult to deal with Guthrie, Calla plans on giving the MacNeill clan a Christmas to remember.

But before Calla’s journey even begins, her ex-fiance’ turned deadly stalker accelerates his pursuit bringing out all the protective instincts of the MacNeill clan. Surprising Calla, leading her protection is none other than Guthrie, himself.

Highlander werewolves in kilts, what could be any better than that…

There is nothing like a marvelously captivating paranormal romance by Terry Spear’s to get you in the holiday spirit. A Highland Wolf Christmas is a marvelously captivating story with a great reunion of past characters we’ve come to adore. I highly recommend you ring in the holidays with A Highland Wolf Christmas.  http://tometender.blogspot.com/2014/09/a-highland-wolf-christmas-by-terry.html?zx=b3dc892874baf016

 

Bitten by Books

Guthrie MacNeill is worried about pack finances, and believes that a Christmas party is unnecessary, especially since they have hired Calla and plan to make it a huge affair. Upon Calla’s arrival at Argent Castle, Guthrie finds himself attracted to her, and after discovering the trouble she is having with Baird stalking her, he arranges for pack members to be her personal bodyguards, keeping her in sight always. Guthrie becomes more enamored of Calla the longer she stays at Argent, and as their attraction increases, so do Baird’s evil intentions.

Calla is a definite alpha, a strong and independent woman with the courage to leave a situation that was not right for her. Guthrie is also alpha, strong, and courageous, taking on the responsibility of the pack’s finances and of educating the younger members in math and finance. I enjoyed watching their relationship develop and was bothered by Baird’s constant attempts to cause harm to Calla and spark a feud between his pack and the MacNeills. A Highland Wolf Christmas was a fun and exciting story from Terry Spear, and as always, I was thoroughly captivated. http://bittenbybooks.com/a-highland-wolf-christmas-by-terry-spear/

Book Stats:

  • Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Sourcebooks Casablanca (October 7, 2014)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1402293763
  • ISBN-13: 978-1402293764

Buy a print copy of A Highland Wolf Christmas from Amazon by clicking here.
Buy a Kindle copy of A Highland Wolf Christmas from Amazon by clicking here.

Books in the Heart of the Wolf series in the order they should be read:
Heart of the Wolf
Destiny of the Wolf
To Tempt the Wolf
Legend of the White Wolf
Seduced by the Wolf
Wolf Fever
Heart of the Highland Wolf
Dreaming of the Wolf
A SEAL in Wolf’s Clothing
A Howl for a Highlander
A Highland Werewolf Wedding
A SEAL Wolf Christmas
Silence of the Wolf
Hero of a Highland Wolf
A Highland Wolf Christmas
SEAL Wolf Hunting

A Highland Wolf ChristmasA Highland Wolf Christmas

Heart of the Wolf #15 | 07/10/2014

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It’s going to take a lot of mistletoe…

Guthrie MacNeill, financial advisor for his clan and werewolf pack, is at his wit’s end when the pack leader’s mate hires a gorgeous party planner to bring holiday cheer to the castle. Guthrie’s wildly attracted to Calla, except he can’t reconcile the fact that his job is to save the clan’s money, and hers seems to be to spend it.

 

Sourcebooks Holiday Hop + iPad Mini Giveaway: A Highland Wolf Christmas by Terry Spear

We had tremendous storms last night and so today, it’s clearing and my workmen are coming back to do some more projects. The storm a couple of weeks ago took out some of the roofs off some buildings in Waco. Saturday’s storm, not sure. Last night was really bad again and it had me up and unplugging computers and stuff. Electricity went out 5 times. Another storm system coming in on Monday next week. But we’ve so needed the rain, I can’t complain and the temps are dropping, and I’m thrilled!

Happy Wolf Awareness Week!

Having trouble with my post posting this morning. Off to ship bears and books! Have a super great Tuesday!!! 🙂 <3

Terry

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Wolf Awareness Week 2014 is October 12 – 18, 2014

Oct13

I interrupt the post on the apple farm to mention this is Wolf Awareness Week.

And another fantastic giveaway at The Royal Reviews!

http://theroyalreviews.blogspot.com/2014/10/terry-spear-interview-and-giveaway.html

Wolves, like most other animals, are an important part of our ecosystem. And without them, we totally screw up the environment. Sure, it’s really the deer that ate all the trees and the forests couldn’t renew, and without forests, the riverbanks eroded. And without forests, all the creatures big and small that lived there, no longer live there because they need the trees for a home. The beavers, and birds, and hawks, and rodents. All of them were lost. All for the killing off of all the wolves. When they added 4 wolves to the region, they killed off a few deer. They didn’t kill off all! Just a few to feed off of, but what happened was it changed the deers’ behavior and they quit coming to the areas around the rivers where the wolves caught them. And the trees began to regenerate because the deer weren’t eating them down. And the riverbanks began to stabilize and it changed the course of the rivers. The vegetation brought back the rodents, that brought back the hawks and eagles. And the beavers returned to build damns that provided refuge for the fish.

So it’s not just that wolves are a predator and we need to kill all predators, but that they are part of a valuable ecosystem that helps other wildlife–flora and fauna–to survive.

It reminds me of Texas and how scientists thought putting a certain tree along riverbanks would keep the soil from eroding, and guess what? Those trees actually are huge water sucks and they pulled all the water from the creeks and vast amounts of water from rivers when we have a lot of drought. So sometimes scientists get it right. But sometimes, they don’t. And sometimes scientists aren’t even involved in the exercise and animals or plants are killed wholesale for a variety of reasons and really cause us some trouble down the road. But who cares about that because we won’t live long enough to feel the repercussions. Right?

So whether we like wolves or snakes or sharks or spiders–all of these creatures have a place in our ecosystem. Can you imagine what earth would be like if we managed to kill off everything but us?

You know what would happen then!

I took some pictures of several of the animals at the Wildlife Science Center in Minnesota and wanted to show you the difference between some similar species. Can you tell which is which?

1. Red Wolf? Coyote? Or Grey Wolf? Or Coyote Wolf Mix?

Red Wolf? Coyote? Or  Northern Gray Wolf? Or Coyote Wolf Mix? Or Mexican Gray Wolf?

1. what do you think this is?

Red Wolf? Coyote? Or Northern Gray Wolf? Or Coyote Wolf Mix? Or Mexican Gray Wolf?

2. And this one?

Red Wolf? Coyote? Or North American Gray Wolf? Or Coyote Wolf Mix? Mexican Gray Wolf?

Red Wolf? Coyote? Or Northern Gray Wolf? Or Coyote Wolf Mix? Or Mexican Gray Wolf?

 

 

3. Or this one?

Red Wolf? Coyote? Or Grey Wolf? Or Coyote Wolf Mix?

Red Wolf? Coyote? Or Northern Gray Wolf? Or Coyote Wolf Mix? Mexican Gray Wolf?

4. How about this one?

Red Wolf? Coyote? Or Grey Wolf?

Red Wolf? Coyote? Or Northern Gray Wolf? Or Coyote Wolf Mix? Or Mexican Gray Wolf?

 

5. How about this one?

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Red Wolf? Coyote? Or Northern Gray Wolf? Or Coyote Wolf Mix? Mexican Gray Wolf?

6. Or finally, this one?

And a bonus:

4 wolves, International Wolf Center

4 wolves, International Wolf Center

7. 2 of the wolves are litter mates, as are the other 2. Can you tell which belongs to which kind of wolf? Two are Northern gray wolves and two are Great Plains wolves. Their habitat and food sources determine their build.

Here’s another couple of pictures of them.

4 wolves, Luna looking at me (640x240)

Aidan, Luna, Boltz picking on Danali (640x376) (2)

I apologize for the photos at the science center not being any clearer. Do-gooders thought that releasing 3 female Mexican gray wolves into the wild was the best thing for them. But the problem is that these wolves are socialized and people bring them food to eat. So they’re not hunters in the wild and don’t know how to hunt in the wild. They were completely at risk. So when they were able to return them to the center, they put tons more fencing on, to keep it from happening again.

A Highland Wolf ChristmasA Highland Wolf Christmas

Heart of the Wolf #15 | 07/10/2014

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It’s going to take a lot of mistletoe…

Guthrie MacNeill, financial advisor for his clan and werewolf pack, is at his wit’s end when the pack leader’s mate hires a gorgeous party planner to bring holiday cheer to the castle. Guthrie’s wildly attracted to Calla, except he can’t reconcile the fact that his job is to save the clan’s money, and hers seems to be to spend it.

 

Sourcebooks Holiday Hop + iPad Mini Giveaway: A Highland Wolf Christmas by Terry Spear

We had tremendous storms last night and so today, it’s clearing and my workmen are coming back to do some more projects. The storm a couple of weeks ago took out some of the roofs off some buildings in Waco. Saturday’s storm, not sure. Last night was really bad again and it had me up and unplugging computers and stuff. Electricity went out 5 times. Another storm system coming in on Monday next week. But we’ve so needed the rain, I can’t complain and the temps are dropping, and I’m thrilled!

Happy Wolf Awareness Week!

Have a super great Monday!!! 🙂 <3

Terry

“Giving new meaning to the term alpha male where fantasy is reality.”
www.terryspear.com
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Wild Spirit Wolf Sanctuary–New Mexico

Apr18

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According to Rory Zoerb and the director, Leyton Cougar (who should be in one of my cougar books for certain with a name like that!), Wild Spirit Wolf Sanctuary is  a non-profit organization and they’re always looking for ways to get more help to take care of their rescues: wolves, wolf-dogs, New Guinea Singing Dogs, Australian Dingoes and a little red fox. They have all kinds of wolf encounter experiences there at the sanctuary; hikes with wolves, cabin visits, photography tours, meet-n-greets, and more.

They  have four Ambassadors that have been socialized to humans and are able to participate in a variety of situations with the human they have bonded with. They do photo shoots on location too. Zoerro has been in a fair amount of film projects and photo shoots.

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This is Zoerro with Rory. Don’t you love him?

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This Leyton with Sabine, an Arctic wolf. She is Zoerro’s new girlfriend and they believe she will be going out and doing things with Zoerro in no time.

I haven’t had an Arctic find a gray wolf mate  in any of my books, but what do you think??? And then have Zoerro and Sabine at the book signing?

They have a two-story cabin that they rent out for only $85 a night (currently) so people can come and stay at their 90-acre sanctuary and get the full wolf experience. They have custom encounter packages
based on the desires of their guests. And the wolves get enrichment by going out and doing fun things with their human and their guests.

So who’s ready to go with me?

http://www.wildspiritwolfsanctuary.org/ambassadors.php

More pictures of the wolves coming up.

I’ve been to the one in Texas, the one near Omaha, NE twice, missed seeing the one near Colorado Springs while I was up there, and am going to see The International Wolf Center in Ely, MN in the fall.

But this one sounds perfect for a visit!

I’ve had several queries if I’d write another follow up to Legend of the White Wolf’s Arctic pack, and yes, I will. Also for Heart of the Wolf’s original pack as well. Just need more hours in the day to write! 🙂

 

Legend of the White Wolf

Arctic werewolves in a romantic suspense.

I’m back to working on A SEAL Wolf for Sale. I only have 20,000 words to write, then lots of editing to do before I turn it in.

Have a super great TGIF with Wolves!

Terry

www.terryspear.com