Month: August 2009

Typing Inferno – Pary Time, Part Time!

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What I call a relaxing weekend (couch and book):-)

What I call a relaxing weekend (couch and book):-)

Some seasons, you have no new ideas.  You want to type, you long to write but nothing comes to mind.  Other times, you can write without eating or sleeping.  It’s “your own brand of heroine.”

For me lately, I’ve been faced with the better of the two.  New ideas have been flooding in like the River Jordan.  I think it has a lot to do with God’s mercy, because I’m so pathetic when I get writer’s block.  Plus there is no motivation like Chris Cornell’s old album Euphoria Morning.  I pulled out my Cornell collection to clear my mind and just when I dumped everything out, new GOOD stuff started to come in.  Chris has that effect on me, way back since Black Hole Sun when he was with Sound Garden.

I’ve had ideas springing forth like oil from a Texas well.  I wake up happy in the morning for no reason at all, wondering what I will come with next.  To celebrate my new motivation, even Adam has been reading lately.  Bless his soul; he went from being interrogated for my book to having to read about his interrogation.  (Did I mention he hates Romance novels?)

So far, I’ve started three new books.  I bet you I’m all finished by Easter with all of them. 

It’s party time people.  The fingers can’t type fast enough.

Xoxo and that jazz,

Latrivia

Characters Take On Life – Insight into Dmitry’s Closet

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My idea of passion

My idea of passion

Dmitry’s Closet has taken on its own life over the last few months.  The characters actually have their own rhythm and style. 

In the process of writing, however, I always stop to read other authors and their works.  It gives me motivation.  I want to see if their characters take on a life of their own.  And they do.  One author had such an impact on me until I read her entire series.  Impressive.  I’m a fan for life now.

So, I’ve been asking myself just what each character is like, what they like, what they are like – I hear jazz whenever I think of Dmitry’s Closet.  Dmitry is an older gentleman with a keener sense of style and expensive taste.  However he has a bad boy quality that is completely undeniable.

 

On the other end of the spectrum, Royal is a young woman who is actually an old soul.  She’s a hard worker, trusting and loving.  Her character is completely sincere. 

Both characters had to be connected by something that was truly binding.  So the concept of a beautiful, twenty-something virgin was appealing to me.  See, there are so many women who have lost their virginity so young (I’m not knocking it, just talking facts here people).  I wanted to explore the type of woman who was still guarded about sexuality, who didn’t wear it on her sleeve.  And I had to explore what would make her want to give such a gift to a man after waiting.

I knew a young lady who inspired this.  I was writing on Dmitry’s Closet at the first of the year, and she and I got into a deep conversation on why she had chosen to remain abstinent.  Later this year, she married.  I was very proud of her.  In an age where this type of thing is rare, I wanted to applaud it.  Now, the young woman that I spoke with and Royal have very distinctive differences, but I was intrigued by their one similarity.

So, I’ve got a jazzy, rich story where the characters come to life and bring out their own flavor.  It’s exciting.  I think of Romeo and Juliet often when I write – those star crossed lovers and their constant battle to be together.  And while there will be absolutely no suicide attempts in this story, the overall passion of the two is always prevalent. 

Passion.  It’s such a rich word.  I think of chocolate, laughing, deep rich purple satin, enchanting perfume and deep breaths when I hear the word.

So basically, someone pulled out the life battles and applied it to my fingertips for this one.  And I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Xoxo and all that biz,

Latrivia

One South Carolina Lucky Person hit for $259,900,000 last night

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Dmitry House

Draw Date

Powerball

8/19/2009

14

24

31

43

51

 

27

 

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Do I need to say it?  Do I?  I don’t think so.  WOW THAT’S A LOT OF MONEY!$$$

Some lucky person bought the winning Powerball  numbers that made him or her an instant multimillionaire.  Did I buy a ticket last night?  But of course!  Actually, I bought eight.  None of them even close. 

There are many people that would say that purchasing a ticket is a bad thing, but I don’t want to get into all of that.  What I do want to do is provide you a list of my top five ways to splurge ONCE after hitting the winning numbers.  It’s all fantasy.  I’m to frugal too do this for real.

(CAR LOVER) Purchase the Bugatti Veyron $1,700,000. This is by far the most expensive street legal car available on the market today. It is the fastest accelerating car reaching 0-60 in 2.6 seconds. It claims to be the fastest car with a top speed of 253 mph+. However, the title for the fastest car goes to the SSC Ultimate Aero which exceed 253 mph pushing this car to 2nd place for the fastest car.

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(TRAVELER) Purchase a trip to outer space for $25 million like American billionaire (Microsoft Tycoon) in 2007 who paid for a 13-day trip to space in a capsule that also carried a cosmonaut and a US astronaut. 

(SHOE LOVER) Ladies will definitely want these.  Purchase the world’s most expensive shoes! The one-of-a-kind 4½-inch stiletto sandals are studded with 565 platinum-set Kwiat diamonds (which include 55 carats of clear diamonds and one big 5-carat stone). The ‘Cinderella slippers,’ as Stuart Weitzman, the designer of the fantasy sandals, calls them, were worn by singer Alison Krauss (nominated for best song for the film Cold Mountain) at the 2004 Oscars ceremony.

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(CAVIAR CONNOISSEUR)  The word ‘Almas’ means diamond, a fitting name for the world’s most expensive caviar. This Beluga caviar is white in appearance. The most expensive caviar comes from the Beluga Sturgeon, native to the Caspian Sea.  Almas caviar in a 24-karat gold tin for £16,000, or about $25,000. Coincidentally, it is also where you can find the most expensive meal in Britain.

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(SEA LOVER) You know everything expensive is right out of Dubai. So it’s no surprise that the world’s most expensive yacht is docked there too.  The $300 million yacht owned by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Ruler of Dubai has a heli-pad, submarine, hangar for small aircraft, and a squash court. With interiors designed by Philippe Starck, the luxury yacht has fascinating interiors and a health spa offering natural beauty treatments to its passengers. For those looking for a splash, Golden Star has a large, comprehensive swimming pool whereas for fitness conscious people, it offers a modern-facility gym. The boat offers impressive security features to prevent undesired infiltration and ensure passengers’ safety.  

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