Is here!! Or is here on the virtual bookshelf and my copies will arive probably tomrorrow or Wednesday. OMG I am so excited I could run and dance and laugh and scream. Actually I've done that already :) Will do again as soon as the books arrive!
You can go to Draumr's purchase page for the book buy clicking the cover to the right. It is also available at retail stores like B&N or online at Amazon.
Here's the blurb:
On the menu tonight: Fricasseed Waiter
It’s a recipe for disaster... Take one incurable womanizer Mix in one pregnant mistress and one delusional fiancee Add a dash of a chef gone haywire Stir in one newly assertive shop assistant Toss with an amateur sleuth who doesn't want to get involved and the love of her life who is in up to the tips of his spiky hair And garnish with a couple of detectives who are not amused
Serves one crazy, homicidal maniac
So Ivy is back and she's stellar, except for trying to kick both a nagging cold and the bad habit of always being in the middle of every Martha's Point murder. Unfortunately, they're both kicking her as she is harangued by her favorite chef to find out who torched his restaurant and one of his waiters along with it.
Ivy knows what she should do, but when has that ever stopped her from wading in? Only this time she could very well sacrifice everything FOR LOVE AND CHEESECAKE.
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Go, buy, enjoy :) I hope that everyone has enjoyed this series and a hugely sincere thank you for those who have been with me from the beginning. I feel like my baby is moving out of the house.
Misty
Monday, June 29, 2009
Monday, June 08, 2009
Who Inspires You?
All right so first I have to say that anyone who can pull themselves away from the edge and thrive inspires me. Anyone who can pick themselves up out of a crappy life and make a new, fulfilling one for themselves also inspires me.
But since this is primarily a writing blog, I want to know who inspires you to write? I am inspired by people like Debbie Macomber who fought hard and long through rejections and dyslexia and using her grocery money for stamps for submissions to get where she is now. I'm inspired by women who do NOT give up. I'm inspired by Stephen King who eventually had to use a railroad spike to pin all his rejections to the wall because there were so many.
But another kind of inspiration is the kind that gets you reading. Or gets you writing in the first place. For me it was DAVID EDDINGS, who passed away last week. The world has lost a fine fine fantasy writer. He was 77 when he died on June 2 and he will be greatly missed. I had never heard of him and ended up picking up the first in his Belgariad Series at a used book store in high school. At the time I had NO MONEY so I got the rest from the library. But as soon as I did have money :) I went and bought them all. All the series, all the books. I read the one series every single year without fail. And every year I marvel at the way he brought everything together from book one to book thirteen (a codex of world building). He had humor and love and peril in every book. He had characters you wanted to hate but couldn't and those you should hate but you felt sorry for them and the choices they made. Unlovable characters you rooted for and perfect characters that you wanted to squash with your heel. He and his wife Leigh, who passed in 2007, got this girl to read when it had gone by the wayside in high school. And I devoured those books, still do. I would recommend them for nearly any age. Some of the jokes or scenarios might be over some kids' heads, but the enjoyment is still there.
David Eddings and his wife Leigh will always truly be my favorite authors. Their characters had depth and their sense of humor inspired me to use my own. Rest in peace David where you are probaby hanging out on Riva with Eriond.
Misty
But since this is primarily a writing blog, I want to know who inspires you to write? I am inspired by people like Debbie Macomber who fought hard and long through rejections and dyslexia and using her grocery money for stamps for submissions to get where she is now. I'm inspired by women who do NOT give up. I'm inspired by Stephen King who eventually had to use a railroad spike to pin all his rejections to the wall because there were so many.
But another kind of inspiration is the kind that gets you reading. Or gets you writing in the first place. For me it was DAVID EDDINGS, who passed away last week. The world has lost a fine fine fantasy writer. He was 77 when he died on June 2 and he will be greatly missed. I had never heard of him and ended up picking up the first in his Belgariad Series at a used book store in high school. At the time I had NO MONEY so I got the rest from the library. But as soon as I did have money :) I went and bought them all. All the series, all the books. I read the one series every single year without fail. And every year I marvel at the way he brought everything together from book one to book thirteen (a codex of world building). He had humor and love and peril in every book. He had characters you wanted to hate but couldn't and those you should hate but you felt sorry for them and the choices they made. Unlovable characters you rooted for and perfect characters that you wanted to squash with your heel. He and his wife Leigh, who passed in 2007, got this girl to read when it had gone by the wayside in high school. And I devoured those books, still do. I would recommend them for nearly any age. Some of the jokes or scenarios might be over some kids' heads, but the enjoyment is still there.
David Eddings and his wife Leigh will always truly be my favorite authors. Their characters had depth and their sense of humor inspired me to use my own. Rest in peace David where you are probaby hanging out on Riva with Eriond.
Misty
Monday, June 01, 2009
The week is starting off right!
Just found out that my files for my new Ivy, For Love and Cheesecake, went to the printer today! Woo-hoo! It's all moving along so fantastically.
There is an interview up on Megan Hart's Wordpress blog with us talking about writing and various other fun things :) Check it out if you have a little time. Of course I totally said the wrong title for the book in the interview. Jeez! That is typical of me, so those who know me won't be surprised :)
Have a great week!
Misty
There is an interview up on Megan Hart's Wordpress blog with us talking about writing and various other fun things :) Check it out if you have a little time. Of course I totally said the wrong title for the book in the interview. Jeez! That is typical of me, so those who know me won't be surprised :)
Have a great week!
Misty
Monday, May 25, 2009
First Misty Monday
And that title is so blah as to be yech! LOL! Won't be using that again :)
Anyway, here it is Monday and here I am. First I want to take a second to thank all the men and women who have fought, continue to fight, and will fight for this country and for our freedom. I'm not going to get all preachy but I will say that there are very brave men and women out there who put their lives on the line and in the line of fire for us every day. We shouldn't have to have a day to remember and thank them (since every day that can be done) but since we do, please take a moment. My grandfather was in the service for many years and was in three wars. I will always honor his memory and those of other soldiers who have died in the ultimate sacrifice or were prepared to do that and were spared. Thank you.
I had a fun time this weekend, laughing and hanging with friends outside all day yesterday. Today went to see Night at the Museum Battle for the Smithsonian which was funny for the most part :) And now it is the part of the night where I am relaxing. I got through all the pages I had written at the retreat last weekend and now I am doing new writing. My goal for this month was to write 35K words. I have 11K to go before June 6th to hit it. Wish me luck.
Misty
Anyway, here it is Monday and here I am. First I want to take a second to thank all the men and women who have fought, continue to fight, and will fight for this country and for our freedom. I'm not going to get all preachy but I will say that there are very brave men and women out there who put their lives on the line and in the line of fire for us every day. We shouldn't have to have a day to remember and thank them (since every day that can be done) but since we do, please take a moment. My grandfather was in the service for many years and was in three wars. I will always honor his memory and those of other soldiers who have died in the ultimate sacrifice or were prepared to do that and were spared. Thank you.
I had a fun time this weekend, laughing and hanging with friends outside all day yesterday. Today went to see Night at the Museum Battle for the Smithsonian which was funny for the most part :) And now it is the part of the night where I am relaxing. I got through all the pages I had written at the retreat last weekend and now I am doing new writing. My goal for this month was to write 35K words. I have 11K to go before June 6th to hit it. Wish me luck.
Misty
Saturday, May 23, 2009
Website back up and running
It has been a long and arduous road, but finally my website is back up and running! Yeehaw! Check it out at www.mistysimon.com or you can click the link on the right hand side of this page.
In other news, the last Ivy is done, galleries in, art finished and gorgeous, other little details that Rida so lovingly puts into every book done! And now it's just a waiting game for the release date which I'm told should be in June.
I'm thrilled! I have also found several new and recent reviews for Ivy books. Thanks to any and all readers!!!
The plan is to post on Misty Mondays from here on out. Can I stick with it? Does horse poop stink?
That might not be the best question since it might depend on your preferences.
Anyway, that's the plan and soon I will have blurb info and cover art to share for the Ivy book. Lots to blog about, I hope :)
Misty
In other news, the last Ivy is done, galleries in, art finished and gorgeous, other little details that Rida so lovingly puts into every book done! And now it's just a waiting game for the release date which I'm told should be in June.
I'm thrilled! I have also found several new and recent reviews for Ivy books. Thanks to any and all readers!!!
The plan is to post on Misty Mondays from here on out. Can I stick with it? Does horse poop stink?
That might not be the best question since it might depend on your preferences.
Anyway, that's the plan and soon I will have blurb info and cover art to share for the Ivy book. Lots to blog about, I hope :)
Misty
Sunday, March 29, 2009
Ten Inch Hero
Something worth blogging about!!! I love love LOVED this movie. Watched it with some friends last night and WOW! I laughed, I cried, I fell even more in love with Jensen Ackles. The man is hot in a kilt.
This is the exact kind of story I wish I could tell and sell. It had everything and so much more, twists, turns, happy endings and laughs. YAY! Huge thanks to Natalie for recommending it!!!
In writing news, I turned in Ivy, had to do edits, turned it in again and am now waiting for the final verdict :) I'm also almost halfway through writing my anthology story that will hopefully come out this year. Also toying with the idea of changing some of my manuscripts and starting again with those that went unsold.
That's all from here for right now. I'm not going to jinx myself by saying I will post on certain days or at certain times because that never works. But if you think of me, pop on over :) I'll also be working on my website so it no longer says coming soon but has arrived.
Misty
This is the exact kind of story I wish I could tell and sell. It had everything and so much more, twists, turns, happy endings and laughs. YAY! Huge thanks to Natalie for recommending it!!!
In writing news, I turned in Ivy, had to do edits, turned it in again and am now waiting for the final verdict :) I'm also almost halfway through writing my anthology story that will hopefully come out this year. Also toying with the idea of changing some of my manuscripts and starting again with those that went unsold.
That's all from here for right now. I'm not going to jinx myself by saying I will post on certain days or at certain times because that never works. But if you think of me, pop on over :) I'll also be working on my website so it no longer says coming soon but has arrived.
Misty
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Happy Holidays and Happy New Year too!
So much happiness! I hope you get your piece :) And your peace.
Having the child home during the vacation break has been trying but I love her so no real sweat off my nose. Plus, she pretty much occupies herself. Can't beat that.
Had my birthday this week and it was fun. The child put together a whole party for me which included pin the tail on the donkey, guess who drew this picture, and tell me what the letters of HAPPY BIRTHDAY stand for. Let's just say that the letters stood for nothing I would have thought of and the game involved the child's sleeping mask even though we all knew what letters were being used. :) It was a blast though and I really appreciated how she worked on it all day so I would have a "real" birthday party. She's the best :)
Best Christmas present this year - very cool fairy headphones for the iPod.
The year is winding down and I'm winding down with it for right now. Happy New Year to all in a little over an hour. May 2009 bring you everything you wish for. I'm simply hoping for a better year than the last :)
Misty
Having the child home during the vacation break has been trying but I love her so no real sweat off my nose. Plus, she pretty much occupies herself. Can't beat that.
Had my birthday this week and it was fun. The child put together a whole party for me which included pin the tail on the donkey, guess who drew this picture, and tell me what the letters of HAPPY BIRTHDAY stand for. Let's just say that the letters stood for nothing I would have thought of and the game involved the child's sleeping mask even though we all knew what letters were being used. :) It was a blast though and I really appreciated how she worked on it all day so I would have a "real" birthday party. She's the best :)
Best Christmas present this year - very cool fairy headphones for the iPod.
The year is winding down and I'm winding down with it for right now. Happy New Year to all in a little over an hour. May 2009 bring you everything you wish for. I'm simply hoping for a better year than the last :)
Misty
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