Round 4 of Hero of the Month–the Final, uh, 5?
31 Mar 2011 Leave a Comment
There was a tie between Dean Winchester and Sealy Booth so there are FIVE heroes in this round. I know Raylan’s going down against Dean and Harry Potter, but I voted for him anyway. Even IF some of the shine is coming off based on his behavior in last night’s episode.
Anyway, GO VOTE!
Round 3–the final 8!
30 Mar 2011 Leave a Comment
VOTE RAYLAN! Also, Nathan Fillion as Castle vs. Nathan Fillion as Mal Reynolds! Head to Natalie’s blog now!
And think of me while I’m falling asleep while testing. Ugh ugh ugh.
Hero Showdown, Round 2!
28 Mar 2011 Leave a Comment
Round 2 of the Hero Showdown is up at Natalie’s blog! Go vote!
If you’re on Twitter, you HAVE to follow BronxZookeeper and Bronxzooscobra. I laughed my butt off, which I really needed after this Monday.
Also fun:
What’s made you laugh lately?
Hero of the Month Poll
27 Mar 2011 Leave a Comment
NATALIE’S RELEASE DAY! Go to Carina Press and buy Fight or Flight! Let’s get her on the most popular list!
Now is the fun part–we talked about so many heroes this month and now it’s your turn to vote for your favorite! First round will end tomorrow night at 7.
My blasted blog won’t let me post it, so go to Natalie’s to vote!
Goals for the Last Week of March
27 Mar 2011 Leave a Comment
Wow, THAT was quick. Seems I was just getting ready for Trish’s visit in early March! This will be my first full week since Feb., since I took a half day the week before Trish came, 2 days the week she was here, then had Spring Break, then took a half day on Friday.
This week:
1) Finish galleys of STTA
2) work on revisions on Midnight Sun
3) Practice testing at school two days.
4) Cirque du soleil with the boy and his girlfriend, and I think Baby Brother is coming too. I didn’t want to go, but the husband said okay. So we’re going.
5) Tutoring, but only one day.
6) Cook/house (though I was talking to another teacher who has a lady come in for $130 for 3 hours. This is very tempting.)
So…less stressful. Whew.
Week 4 Winner
26 Mar 2011 Leave a Comment
Ava Quinn is the winner of the $25 gift certificate to the store of her choice!
Thanks all who played–this was the best week yet! Stay tuned as we run polls this week for the best hero of the month!
Good News Saturday
26 Mar 2011 2 Comments
No Rita news for me–or any other small press author that I saw–BUT I was offered another contract from Samhain for a novella called Off Limits. Looks like it won’t be out until February, but WOOT!
And I got two covers this week, one for my June book from Lyrical:
I love the swirls, and she looks just like Ellie, but it really doesn’t reflect the story. This is The Book That I Love, the one I wrote after reading a ton of Virgin River books and watching a ton of Gilmore Girls. It’s not as sexy as the cover makes it look.
Then I got the cover for A Ghostly Charm. This one fits the story better, and I think he’s pretty close to Mal, though my husband said he looks like Mulder.
Have you got any good news to share?
Courage: Real Life Heroes
25 Mar 2011 Leave a Comment
All these men we’ve talked about have been great, but they’re fictional (damn.) But today Natalie talks about some real life heroes, people who risk their own lives to do the right thing, who embody all the traits we’ve talked about here.
Courage: Jake from Avatar
24 Mar 2011 10 Comments
Jake Sully from Avatar is not always heroic, but he is always courageous. He chooses to move to Pandora, to take his brother’s place in a program he knows very little about. He travels light years away for a change, something to get him out of the grief of losing the use of his legs, and the grief of losing his brother. He adapts quickly to the avatar body, and he’s barely on the planet before he’s on a mission into the jungle, where he’s then separated from EVERYTHING he knows and is forced to live on his training. Part of his drive is to prove he can. The scene where he’s first in his avatar body, where he can run and feel free again, is my favorite in the whole movie. This drive carries over to his determination to learn how to ride that horse-like creature, and then the Banshee.
What makes him courageous is his choices. He chooses to learn more about the Na’vi, though he doesn’t speak their language or know anything about the planet. That he chooses to share this information with the headcase mercenary is a problem, but one motivated by the desire for the surgery to give him back the use of his legs. When he realizes the extent of his mistake, he takes every chance to make it right, starting with telling the truth to the Na’vi , which isn’t received well. (Who can blame them?) Then he risks his life to stop the mercenaries from getting what they want. Despite the rejection of the Na’vi, he does everything in his power, including leaping onto the back of the Taruk, the biggest, baddest Banshee, because he knows he has to have some power behind him when he unites the tribes against the humans.
Sometimes his courage makes him think before he acts, so he follows his heart. Sometimes it gets him in trouble, but in the end, it leads him to do the right thing.
Courage: Auggie from Covert Affairs
23 Mar 2011 Leave a Comment
I can’t believe Natalie’s doing 2 shows I’ve actually seen! Go talk about Auggie, the blind CIA operative, at Natalie’s blog!
