Dealing with the Unexpected

Our local internet was down all last evening. Drove me batty. I must have refreshed my browser a bazillion times hoping it would be fixed. No luck until this morning. So, my apologies to all of you who posted great stuff yesterday. I missed it all. Sorry. :(

So many people post on Mondays! According to my blog roll I was about 110 blogs behind before I left for work. Yikes! Catch-up is most definitely NOT going to happen. So I hope I didn't miss any spectucular announcements. If I did, let me know!

Instead of blogging last night I spent the 'bonus' time writing and reading. It was great :)

The male MC in my current story is pretty flexible. He is used to life throwing him twists and can turn the new situtation to his advantage more often than not. (Do you remember watching Lucy react to all the twists her plans always took? Awesome!)

My female MC is another type altogether. She prefers plans to be kept. She's had a safe and happy life growing up and does not appreciate the twists life throws at her in the ms. She tends to stop and take deep breaths and she tries to analyze each step before she takes it.

They make a great pair. Each takes the lead in dealing with unexpected situations at different points in the story - and neither of them gets their way all the time.

What happens to your characters when you throw an unexpected twist to their day? Do they find an alternate activity quickly and happily? Do they stomp and pout? Or do they keep hitting their head against the twist?

Wonky Connections

It has been a frustrating few days. On Wednesday night, our Internet connection went down late at night. We figured it was just one of those things.

When I returned home from work on Thursday, still no Internet. Called the company, they couldn't do it from their end. Someone would come Friday after I got home from work. He came, but couldn't fix it properly because of the time frame. He's coming back Sunday. If it takes too long, he'll come again on Monday. He's put in a temporary fix, but it's sporadic.

Really hard. Really, really hard. I hadn't realized it would be this hard. But the guilt!! I check a lot of blogs. I couldn't read and respond to all of my regulars - so I apologize if I missed you. I was able to do a few at work after the kids left, but the filters block a LOT of blogs. There's no access to email there either.

So, if I don't respond to comments in a timely manner, sorry! I'll pick it up when it works again.

On another note, I've got a few more awards to accept :) You folks are truly the best!!

Helen Ginger over at Straight from Hel (which may be the best blog name ever!) awarded me the Circle of Friends Award. Love this award and the message it conveys - I've made so many friends through this forum :) Thanks so much Helen! Helen's blog is chock full of helpful and fun information for us writers. Pop on over to meet her.

Carolina Valdez Miller over at Carol's Prints awarded me the Quillfeather Award - isn't he cute! Carol's blog is hilarious and fun - if you haven't met her yet - pop on over quickly!! This award requires me to share the way I prefer my eggs (cheese & mushroom omelette thank you very much!) and to pass it along to seven Cool Chicks. I'm also to remind you to keep his hutch clean & tidy and to ensure he has enough grain and water! :) Thanks so much, Carol!

I'll save the rest for next time. So, without further ado, I'd like to pass these awards on to...

Anne Spollen at Anne Spollen Author's Blog
Nicole at One Significant Moment at a Time
Arlee Bird at Tossing it Out (I'm not calling you a Chick, Lee!!)
Laurel Gaver at Laurel's Leaves
Michelle Dennis Evans
Roxy at A Woman's Write
DL Hammons at Cruising Altitude (I know you're not a Chick either!!)
Lisa Gibson at Random Thoughts to String Together

As per usual, these are No Pressure Awards. Choose whichever you prefer, and pass along (or not) as you see fit! Just know that I appreciate you & your blogs.

Enjoy checking out these blogs everyone. You'll meet some really fabulous folks :)