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MY NEW YEAR'S DETERMINATION

1/5/2016

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Happy New Year!
 
Welcome to my New Year Determination. Resolutions don’t work for me, so for 2016, I’m determined to get back to a consistent writing schedule and finish my WIP that should have been done last year...
 
My bio says that I love everything that goes bump in the night, the macabre, spooky and unusual love stories. Translation: I write paranormal romance but I’m a horror girl at heart.
 
In the midst of publishing my two paranormal romances and one novella, I was invited to submit short dark stories to be included in a series of anthologies. I jumped at the chance and am happy to report I have a vampire, witch and demon story in the Ten Tale series, edited by Rayne Hall.
 
I discovered I loved writing short stories, especially dark ones. I then tried my hand at two horror flash fiction stories, which I threw up on my blog during a Paranormal/Horror blog hop and people liked them!!
 
Writing shorts and flash fiction is a great learning tool for me, as I have a tendency to ramble, to learn how keep the important scenes and discard the ones that don’t keep the story moving, all under 5000 words (500-1000 words for flash fiction)
 
I’ve never written Harlequin-like romance. My hero and heroine have a strange or odd destiny that needs to be fulfilled. A birthmark recognized from the past, tattoos revealed in dreams, an old photo of two small children playing in front of a haunted house, only to meet twenty years later at that same house.
 
My current work in progress, FAVORS FOR THE DEAD, features a new character, Spookie Millane. Without giving away too much, Spookie provides the favors and Mick, an epileptic psychic, must help her fulfill one of her most dangerous requests. They meet through visions he has while having a seizure.
 
This will be my first real attempt at merging my horror side and my romance side and it’s been great fun. I hope the readers agree.
 
Do you have a determination for 2016?

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12 Comments
Terri
1/5/2016 09:19:19 am

I have a determination--to read Spooky!!! Make it happen.

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Debbie link
1/5/2016 11:18:58 am

LOL, Terri - I will, don't worry :)

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L.D. Rose link
1/5/2016 10:51:49 am

I agree with Terri! Git 'er done! :P

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Debbie link
1/5/2016 11:19:44 am

Thanks! I will, Linda the Cable Girl, LOL :)

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Liv
1/5/2016 01:00:07 pm

I'm in line, too! Let's get 'er done!

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Debbie link
1/5/2016 01:18:45 pm

Thanks, Liv - I'm typing as fast as I can 😊

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Nana Prah link
1/5/2016 03:42:12 pm

You can't see me, but I'm waving a picket sign that says, "Bring on Spookie" and that's what I'm chanting. I can't wait for her novel. I'm sure your goal will be achieved.

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Debbiee link
1/6/2016 05:54:30 am

Spookie sees you, Nana, LOL - Thanks for cheering me on.

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Sharon Struth link
1/5/2016 04:10:18 pm

Go for it Deb! I love Spookie :-)

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Debbie link
1/5/2016 05:08:30 pm

Thanks, Sharon. I'm trying 😊

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Maura Troy link
1/5/2016 05:35:23 pm

Mine's the same as yours - finish the book asap!

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Debbie link
1/6/2016 05:55:33 am

We can do it, Maura! Good luck.

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    Debbie Christiana
    Author of Paranormal Romance, Dark Romantic Fiction & Short Dark Fiction. Lover of Halloween, Horror, Yoga and Wine

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