A little on luck...

I have none. Not good luck, not bad luck. I've always known that I can't depend on serendipity to get me where I want to be. Take writing, for example. I know I need to write the best stories I can, because luck will take me nowhere. I've met editors who like me, who like my work, who push for me at their publishing houses, and then they leave the company before I sell a book to them. Some might consider this bad luck, but then one would have to consider the first part good luck as well. I just believe theses two unrelated events cancel each other out, leaving me with no luck. I don't play games that require luck to win--Risk, for example, or gambling of any sort-- because if I can't depend on skill, I know I won't win. My daughter, on the other hand, wins everything. If there's a raffle or drawing she's entered, she wins. Ah, well. Maybe I'll have her pick out lottery numbers. (Sorry, don't play the lottery either.)

Books I'm reading now: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (have seen the movie, loved it, and just wanted to remember how much I love the books); When Chritmas Comes, by Debbie Macomber. Gosh, is that really all? I just don't have the time right now.

--Gabi

I've been good...

I received my flu shot today. I've never had one before, but since I'm exposed to all kinds of germ carriers (read: students), getting the shot might make sense this year. And getting it was really easy, considering they offered it at my place of work, so I didn't even have to make much of an effort. I'll keep you posted how I fare this winter.

I'm finishing up the final revision on my WIP, and trying to re-read Harry Potter nd the Goblet of Fire before the movie comes out. The previews look great, and I love the books, so I'm looking forward to this weekend. Of course, having the seventh book in my hands would generate a great deal more excitment.

Temptaion's warrior is getting great reviews all over. Check them out and see:

http://www.theromancereadersconnection.com/reviews/andersongabriella11105.html

http://www.loveromances.com/temptationswarrior_janalee.html

http://thebestreviews.com/review31176

http://www.onceuponaromance.net/Temptation'sWarriorReview.html

One is also coming out in Booklist
and one should be posted on the 20th at Romance Reviews Today: http://romrevtoday.com/

All is well, the weather has turned cold, and I've got to start worrying about cooking that turkey. I still have to buy it and all the accouterments. Maybe I haven't been so good after all...
--Gabi

A Brand New Wind...

No, I'm not suffering from flatulence. I came back from the Red River non-conference (if you want more info about this, you must e-mail me) so full of writing energy that I can hardly find the time to eat (and you'd think I'd lose weight from this, but no, my body decides that it must store all fat in case of the Big One, just to be safe). So I've got all this writing energy (an entirely different beast than the energy to, say, make beds or do laundry) and I've been revising away at THE STONE KEY, and having a great time doing it. Patting myself on the back here-- TEMPTATION'S WARRIOR is out, getting great reviews, and for a change I'm not having so much angst about the writing. It's a good place to be.

Meanwhile I'm reading Charmed and Dangerous by Lori Wilde, Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury (For my classes, but it's so good it's worth mentioning) and I just finished Some Enchanted Evening, by Christina Dodd. And of, course, I'm working on THE STONE KEY , an unpublished manuscript by Gabriella Anderson.

Keep those dreams big.
--Gabi