May Day~

Hey, y'all!!

Did I mention my new book? In the past month, I've gone through exactly three or four book ideas, getting serious about each one, until finally finding a book idea that would work and in which I can spend time writing. It's called, "Living On A Prayer." I know it's a song, so that's why I got the title idea from playing Guitar Hero. (I'm ten times better on the drums than the guitar any day.) I got the story idea partly from watching an episode from, "Wizards of Waverly Place." I know, I'm a serious sucker for Disney shows, movies, anything Disney, really. I'm a Disney freak.

But anyway, this book is about a high school couple who fight so much, hating each other's guts so much to the point that one day they realize that they don't hate each other at all. They're in love with each other. Cool, huh? I'm trying to make the first main character, Damian, extremely annoying, so ridiculously annoying that even the readers might hate him. And then there's Sarah, who at first is far more crazy about driving him up the wall than ever having anything to do with him. But once they finally get together, Sarah mysteriously disappears when her suddenly alcoholic dad goes crazy. I cut this part from a previous book I'd wanted to write and don't want to anymore. I just wait for the good Lord to give me great book ideas. While I write the books, I think about how it would go in my head if there was a movie version of it. Who knows. Maybe every one of my books will get to be in a movie someday. Only God knows if that will happen.

But anyways again, when Sarah disappears, after two whole months of waiting for an answer, two whole months where Damian becomes a completely different person with waiting for the police to find her, he decides to find her for himself. That journey brings them both on an inspirationally, emotional, and hopefully unforgettable journey. Not to be too corny about it, but the show must go on. The good Lord gave me this gift, and I'm eternally grateful for it. :D

It's finally May, though!! Everybody enjoy the spring weather! It's raining where I live right now. :)

TTYL and Ta!! :)

JMG~

April Flowers~~

Heloooooooo. How are you all doing today? Decided to write in Italics.

Well!! What an Easter. Hope you all had a fun Easter. I love re-learning the stories of Christ, Easter, and His blessed resurrection. It never gets old, and it never should get old anyway.

I have writer's block right now. Remember that book series I was talking about? Well, lately, I am wondering if I should even finish writing the oldest sister's story or if I should make it the shortest book of the entire series. What are any of your thoughts or opinions on the matter?

I have a new book idea and I can't wait to write it, which is probably why I can't finish the "Strange Stuff" book series just yet. Don't you hate that, writers out there? I know someone who has thirty plus book ideas, and I have no idea how she can be able to have so many ideas bottled up in her head, even though she has them all written down. The book idea is about five friends, similar to "Montana," although it is mainly about four guys and a girl who have been together since kindergarten. The girl is quiet and shy and her name is Anna. Her friends' names are Will, Tommy, Sam, and David. Will and Anna fall in love with one another while Tommy, David, and Sam live out their own lives meanwhile. Tommy's father is chief of police in their small town of Lincoln, Montana (a setting I mostly always use, because I love it so much, haha) and he's having trouble dealing with that. David is a big goof, which causes his grades to fluctuate. Sam is another goof, but has problems of his own that no one knows about including his friends. Will is quite series about Anna, and vice versa with Anna toward Will. However, when Anna's abusive and semi-alcoholic stepfather takes his wife and stepdaughter out of the country with no sign to their wherabouts or anything, the four friends David, Sam, Will, and Tommy are on a suddenly desperate quest to find Anna and bring her home. Meanwhile, their lives completely and dramatically change, and they come to realize just how important Anna really is in their lives. :) Doesn't that sound just plain awesome?? I'm thinking it will be 200-300 some pages, because I have a lot planned. And since there's also life, school, and work for me, I pretty much have to decide if and when I should finish the last book of the "Strange Stuff" series. Otherwise, I'm afraid my new idea book called "Closer To Them" could diminish over time or something. :( I haven't started it yet, of course.

Well, I hope you will keep my family and friends and I continually in your prayers. Blessings to all, and to a good blessing from God. :)

Ta!! :) TTYL!!

JMG~

March Fun~

Hey!!

Waz up, folks?? Well, amidst trying to finish my last two books of the "Strange Stuff" series (I have at least 133 pgs left in both), I tried to whack my brain thinking of good topics of books I could write about. In the past, I have written books about numerous high school couples. You can see all my book topics--well, most of them anyway--on my website. "Healing Bridges" and "Montana" are great examples of high school students who have fallen in love, along with "Good Friend Mack," "The Sacrifice," and "March Home." Those two I'm pretty sure aren't listed on my website. I'm just giving y'all examples.

I have written historical fiction. "Queen Beth" is an 18th century historical fiction book about a countess of Cumberland who is destined to become queen of England to save her family from debt and other things. "Baby, Forever," was written in the 20th century in Germany during the Holocaust where an American journalist, Clara Franklin, falls in love with a Polish Jew. I have written a book from the future where an elderly woman is in the care center reflecting upon her past life. That book is called, "Things That Don't Happen Every Day."

I've written about a wealthy couple who were forced into an arranged marriage in "Great Kentucky." I've written about best friends falling in love in "Boyd," "Good Friend Mack," and "Life With Guardian Angels." I've written books about characters in trouble with the law in "Time and Tide" and "Milton Bridge." I've written two book series, one about six brothers and the other about five sisters (two books from which I'm almost finished). I don't want to write poems or short stories, because I've written enough of those in my opinion. The two series of books I worked on are all funny, and pretty much every other book I've written has funny and God-oriented stuff in them.

So now I'm clueless. Because of the Olympics, I thought about writing about a skater from Russia and a want-to-be skater from America with a tragic past, but I thought that would be too easy. I thought about writing about an American artist who goes to Japan and falls in love, but I thought that would imitate a particular movie too much. I thought about writing about other stuff, too, but nothing ever really fits like all the other books I've already written. I at least have to finish the two current books I'm working on before deciding about other book topics. However, maybe God is trying to tell me to take a break or something. Or maybe He's trying to tell me something else. Or maybe He wants me to finish my two books before thinking about further topics. That would be the best idea for the moment.

If you have any ideas, please feel free to share them with me. But I have written topics as moral as possible with chracters who have pasts with as moral as possible. I thought about writing that Triangle Factory Fire story, but was too scared to. Thought I would get nightmares and all that. So I don't know. I can hardly go a week without writing for at least a half an hour per week. So I will finish the books, and if God wants me to write more, I will. But I really don't think I've had this much of a blank mind before, especially when it comes to book topics. A few times I've been known to put other books on hold from finishing them if I'm really excited or too excited about a new book topic. I don't know, but that's never really worked for me. I actually just want to finish my books, even if they are both not completely edited, just so I can start a new book and finally be done with the series. Not that it's annoying. I've actually written the endings already. I just need to write the middle parts.

Well! Wish me luck! When I do finish the two current books (and I WILL), if I can't think of anything, I'll just start from scratch. Or I'll just write a short crazy poem or short story. I'll think of something, and God will help me out. :) So again, wish me luck! Until next month, keep loving life and God with all your hearts!! TTYL!!

Ta!! :)

JMG~

February, February~

Hey, y'all!! Long time no speak!! :)

While I sit here pondering what to say in my monthly blog, I am watching "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" besides dreading to read "Light In August" by William Faulkner. I'm taking a Faulkner / Joyce college course, so there's tons of reading and little time for a better social life, knitting, and writing. Oh, I have time to write papers for classes, but when it comes to wanting to finish the final two books of my "Strange Stuff" series--Olivia and Allison's stories--I never have time. Even on weekends, especially the last few weekends.

Why don't I have time on weekends? My family and I are officially in lambing season, and it's been a lot of hard work but a lot of fun so far this season!! :) So far we've had at least 14 healthy lambs. Two more ewes are yet to have their babies. God willing, they will have them soon and maybe I'll get to see some more being born this weekend. That's always exciting.

Since I last wrote in here--a LONG time ago it feels like, I had just ended Christmas vacation. Sad. But anyway, ha, I've been reading a lot of books, so it wouldn't do any good to tell you how I've been on the same two books I've been writing for two months now or the list of books I've read since you've last read this blog. I am going to say that lately in my life I feel like I'm making some definite life-changing decisions where God is always there helping me along. I don't want to grow up, but I think I need some change-of-heart methods. Methods to change some issues deep in my heart. Personal issues that I just want to announce on here apparently. But I know and trust that with God, I can do anything and will be able to do anything. Please continue to pray for us. Also, please pray for more healthy lambs if it be God's will, and that my family and I will make God-pleasing life decisions. I hope to get to writing for fun soon, because I miss it so much. It really stinks logs (decided to throw that in, ha) when you can't do one of your passions. Hopefully this weekend, I will be able to catch up on piano playing and knitting and spending some time with family and animals. Then, after this week, God willing, I will get to writing again. It's so frustrating, but I trust that God knows what He's doing to wherever He's leading me and all of us. :) Each one of us is a child of God. Don't ever forget that. :)

Well, I better go study some more. :( Everybody be safe, healthy, happy, and upbeat!! Love God with all your heart.

Talk to y'all later!! Ta!! :)

JMG~

After-Christmas News~

Howdy, y'all,

Soooo, how was everyone's Christmas?? Mine was spectacular. I never wanted it to end. Okay, not everything was always fun, but I'd rather be at home helping my mother prepare lambing pens for soon-to-be ewe mothers than be at college again, studying. :( Not cool at all. Plus, I am trying to financially decide on if I should--since I have one more year left of college unfortunately--stay at the dorms one more year OR get an apartment. I'll be 22 soon, after all, and even though I'm following God's will for my life, I'm getting kind of sick of the dorms. I've been there for four whole years, after all. And because of several different situations in my life right now, I don't really know if He wants me to get an apartment or stick through another year of dorm life cuz it might be easier. If you have any ideas, please feel free to comment on this blog, as long as it's nothing inappropriate, that is.

On the plus side, I think I will have more time for stuff outside classes this semester. Particularly, knitting. That's right, folks. I'm learning to knit. There's this favorite book of mine that I love so much where the narrator is constantly knitting, that it inspired me. I love it so far, even though I'm still on Lesson 1. But with God all things are possible, right? Besides, I think it'll be fun to try new hobbies.

Busy time...so by the time I blog again hopefully it will not be busier than it is now. God willing, of course.

So that's the scoop so far!! Happy 2010 everybody!! :)

Ta!! :)

JMG~

Merry Christmas!! :)

Hey, y'all,

How is everybody on this gorgeous December day? It is pretty outside with all the snow, even if it is cold.

I honestly have the best coat in the entire world. That's right, I got a new one!! I needed a new one, because the

old one had shorter sleeves, the collar didn't come up to warm my neck the way I wanted, and my hood was too

small. So I got a nice one that wasn't too expensive and had all the trimmings. Speaking of trimmings, what is your

favorite Christmas tradition? My family and I don't really have traditions except for one thing: us four sisters picking

names to be each other's secret santas. It is pretty fun, although I won't tell you who I have. No doubt there will

be presents galore and plenty of food and fun. I love this time of year, because this may be my last long Christmas

vacation. I still don't know when I am going to graduate from college.

In the mean time, I am still writing the "Strange Stuff" series I told you about last month. I am starting on the

second story of the series. I am so excited to watch how Bernie and Carlie Mae get together!! It's going to be a blast

to write their story, because they are pretty much just going to be fighting till the end. In my book, that is a fun way to

fall in love. Okay, maybe not for them, but I still think it is.

After that one will be Alec and Meg's story where the best buds will finally get together. In Bernie and Carlie

Mae's story, you will see how close Alec and Meg actually get following high school graduation. Finally, there are

two more books after this: Allison and Daniel's story, and Olivia and Zachary's story. I saved possibly the best for

last, because Olivia will be a really hard character to make fall in love, too. But hey, with God on my side, I can do

anything!! :)

Hope you all have a blessed, warm, safe, and healthy Christmas!! Take care and God bless!! :)

Ta!! :)

JMG~

New Month~

So. I don't know what I should write anymore. I mean, really. As soon as I get writer's block

on one thing, another story pops into my head! It's so annoying.

So anyway, the story that is currently in my head will hopefully stay in my head. Because

I really like it! Yeah! It's gonna be called, "Strange Stuff," cuz I couldn't really think of a

grander title. AND, it will be something I haven't written before. It will be a story about a nerd

named Milo who is not good-looking at all and who falls in love with one of the best looking girls

in the grade. I am going to try to make this a very funny story, however. Milo's new friends will be

funny, Milo's mom will be funny, Milo will be pretty sarcastic himself, and the girl he falls in love,

Skyler, will be in love with him. Her sisters, though, will be the funniest. Their names are Addision,

Carlie Mae, Meg, and Olivia. Yep, she will have four sisters. Milo's friends names will be Bernie,

Andy, and Alec. Oh, and Andy's girlfriend, Nadia. Now you might not think this is

funny so far. But it will be. Hopefully.

In the mean time, I don't know what I am going to do about the other books I had planned to write.

You know, those two other series? God willing, I will figure it out eventually. BUT, I can't exactly

decide everything about them right now. My life is just too hectic at the moment, although strangely I

still make time to write books and read novels. Some people even make fun of the novels I read,

because they are mainly Christian-romance-based. But everybody's style of reading is different. Don't

get me wrong. I like all kinds of books, really. My favorites are ones that had to do with Christian-romance.

BUT, I have read a horror book before. It was a Stephen King book called "Christine." I'm never going to

read another of his books again. But some of my other favorites are "Little Women," the whole Twilight saga,

the whole Harry Potter series, and some historical novels that are also Christian-romance. I have read the whole

series of Laura Ingalls Wilder books, and some others in between like the old Sweet Valley High Books.

Boy, those books take me back. I remember, when I was growing up, reading them on the long bus rides we had.

They were so intriguing and awesome. Maybe one day I will get back to reading some more of them, or re-reading them.

Oh, and I also loved any Patricia MacLachlan books. My favorites from there are anything from the Sarah, Plain and Tall

series, and "Baby." Oh, what an awesome book. I also have yet to read the Friendship Ring series. My goal

is to read every one of those. I have two at home and I love them so much.

Sooo, now you know my favorite kind of books!

Have a great week, everybody!! And, also, please, don't even think of imitating my work EVER!!

Ta!! :)

JMG~

New Series~

Hellooooooooooooo. :)

So, apparently my mind is going haywire these days. It can't decide what series to actually write. But that's okay, because I am trusting in God to let me know in His own timing. I don't know if I announced this or anything, but I had a series going for a little while. At first I had been so proud of it. All I had was a four-book series about four ladies in a town called Skyler Hut, Montana. For a long while, after writing about forty pages in two different pages, I got severe writer's block. So right now they are saved in my email drafts, because I really don't know what else to write in them yet. I was planning on making these books 224 pages, since that's the amount of pages the publisher I have in mind needs them to be in length. I wanted these books to be hilarious and very enjoyable. It's kind of hard when the dialogue doesn't spring out of your head so easily on paper like some authors are blessed with. I wish I could be more like that. Any ideas?
Well, until I decide what to do with that series, I decided to work on another series, or try to. So far it's been going pretty well. And you know with me having one more year of college and having such a busy life...whew. Between getting all that homework down through the already mush that is my brain, a writer such as myself needs to keep writing to keep myself alive, even if coffee won't do it haha.
So! I came up with a series of my own. You see, I don't know if you call it a blessed talent or a dark talent when you bring a Christian story, or stories, out like this. My first book of the decided series I already wrote, is about an escaped, angry convict kidnapping a woman because she'd witnessed him and his friends (also part of the series) in her hometown park. She later gets together with him, and the second book is years later when the second mean guy of the gang gets freed from prison to enjoy the start of his new-Christian life. Two more will follow. All these guys' names are Jack, Mack, (go ahead and laugh, but that's his nickname) Roland and Todd. Todd is the quiet guy who had lost his wife when she was mysteriously murdered. He'd gone to prison for killing the couple whom he'd thought had murdered his wife when it had really been someone else already in prison. Mack had killed his father and three other guys, and Roland had been a criminal all his life. Jack had killed two people he'd thought had murdered his sister, and in the first book they had all been on the run in this RV to help Jack kill the two guys who actually had.
Whew! Wish me luck, because so far it's been going pretty well. I hate writer's block, though, so I truly hope I won't have it again anytime soon. My plan is to write a half hour every day because of my busy weekdays. But since today is Saturday, haha, I will definitely write longer than that. Hopefully. Brain, please work today. Thank you.
Everybody have a great weekend!
Ta!! :)
JMG~

Start of Senior College Year~

Heloooo.
Been a while, hasn't it?
Well, first I'd like to say that I have a new series coming soon that I am working on. I am planning for it to be a hilarious, silly but real-life romance-Christan stories. God willing, I will be able to hear from a publisher on that matter soon. I plan to have one publisher company for my romance-Christan books, and another for the books that don't fit in that publishing company. God willing.
So anyway, the series will be called "Skyler Hut" series, consisting of four books. Skyler Hut, Montana is a totally made-up town, but I wanted it to sound silly. The first book is about a silly fishing supplies shop owner woman named Lena who still loves her neighbor, "friend" and ex-boyfriend Rod.
The second is about a ceramic shop owner named Jayla meeting Japan fellow Jiro.
The third is about bookstore owner Beth falling for librarian Slade.
And finally, the fourth will be of pizza shop owner Penny falling for town sheriff Jaxon.
Please check my website if you are interested for more information, or send me an email. Especially send me an email if you have any publishing companies in mind that could be good and possible great ones for me. If you know what I mean.
The start of senior year in college has not quite kicked in yet. So far, I've been learning a lot and constantly praying that God's will to be done. He's the one in control of everything, after all. And in the classes that I dread, I need extra courage and strength to get through them. Plus, I've been a bit disappointed with life lately, so God willing, it will all get better by His direction only. Please pray for me, and that would be really appreciated! :)
Today's a Saturday, and that means a boring day of washing clothes, finishing with reading the latest paperback novel I'm reading--which is really good by the way--making a time to see my relatives tomorrow for church hopefully, and getting started on some homework. Maybe.
By the way, I decided not to write that "New York" book. It was much too scary for my taste, and because I knew how it would probably end, it kept me totally from writing any more of it. I'm not much of a traditional writer anyway, like writing in that sort of decade for the United States. I like modern life much better, despite how the economy is coming along. But God is in control of everything, and even though it may seem a bit disheartening now, I trust that in His good time, everything will be able to easily work out. Yep.
Talk to you all later for now!!
Ta!!
JMG~

End of July~

Hey, y'all!!

Well, it's the end of July for me and the end of work and summer classes. I am in the process of writing

two different books, and that's all right. I have been having writer's block a lot lately, but that is still okay. The rest of August will

probably consist of a couple doctor appointments for a physical and an eye checkup. And, it will probably

also consist of taking care of family, hanging out with friends again, and still taking care of animals.

At the very end of July here until Monday, August 3rd, I will be at my grandma's 300 miles away from home.

My great-grandma is going to have her 100th birthday party then, along with the town she lived in growing up. Isn't

that cool? Yep, I definitely say it is. The whole family will not be there, but enough people will be there to celebrate. I

just hope it will be a good time. Gram's birthday is actually not until October, but hey, why not have it now?

Wish us loads of luck and fun!! Hope to write again in here before school starts for my last year on August 24th!! :)

TTYL!! :)

JMG~