tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10719553771983320092024-02-07T20:38:59.136-08:00Shelly's StoriesA series of Fan Fictions about JBJ, the band Bon Jovi and other non FF writings. These writings are purely works of fictions and as such are only intrepretions of the artists I write about. I mean no disrespect to the artist's family or friends.
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Enjoy the ride.Shellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13772709532298829619noreply@blogger.comBlogger75125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1071955377198332009.post-34661311044570339772010-08-10T19:05:00.000-07:002010-08-10T19:08:29.952-07:00Chapter 47 is up for Stay.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjA72fe-1W1z1zu3XwxMJ7tWORazmWqyQUB-yAZ_EkBNvtOYZqRBhqwTflRD8hp58eQtZmLcxU2faiTjYT4p8VhGkLHsaUyGX7db-J6qCftCNqnbUyDOxYKYdDyWzBqDPoHXB85XkEQSDR/s1600/stay-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 80px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjA72fe-1W1z1zu3XwxMJ7tWORazmWqyQUB-yAZ_EkBNvtOYZqRBhqwTflRD8hp58eQtZmLcxU2faiTjYT4p8VhGkLHsaUyGX7db-J6qCftCNqnbUyDOxYKYdDyWzBqDPoHXB85XkEQSDR/s320/stay-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503968334286791794" /></a><br /> <br /><br />Click <a href="http://stayjbjff.blogspot.com/">here! </a>Shellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13772709532298829619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1071955377198332009.post-31693301566752413602010-08-08T13:24:00.000-07:002010-08-08T13:29:03.743-07:00Enjoy this story!Enjoy the special interview that Trina's friend Darryl Owens conducted for Philly Post. <br /><br />It's called Rock Star Chronicles <br />you can find it at this <a href="http://rockgirlchronicles.blogspot.com/ ">link</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw_ben8uVy7biO904wC2HsCQIR8c5vHdxeDNjuKHiobATVdCqYKkOFWAzwdxt9GWYlhE1yFddOReIr5Chi1m6FzHuQoGNM03PzMEmIdRKK_C6VqEfPsuIECroRhlKffq1RRPq-KzY6Xlhyphenhyphen/s1600/Becky-pretty.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw_ben8uVy7biO904wC2HsCQIR8c5vHdxeDNjuKHiobATVdCqYKkOFWAzwdxt9GWYlhE1yFddOReIr5Chi1m6FzHuQoGNM03PzMEmIdRKK_C6VqEfPsuIECroRhlKffq1RRPq-KzY6Xlhyphenhyphen/s320/Becky-pretty.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503138001492277314" /></a>Shellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13772709532298829619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1071955377198332009.post-59909479525051086562010-06-02T18:17:00.000-07:002010-06-02T18:28:11.331-07:00A Long time...But a requestHi Jovi friends. <br /><br />While we are in the midst of probably the most rocking tour in a long time from Bon Jovi, i know we've been very busy. <br /><br />I'm sorry i haven't been posting much on Stay. The story because of real life responsibilities and because i'm in the middle of doing other projects, the story is on hiatus for now. <br /><br />I just came back from an awesome show at the New Meadowlands Stadium. Everyone if you can, I encourage everyone if possible to see if only once, to see Bon Jovi in their home state. They put on a great show. And the new stadium is fantastic!!!!! <br /><br />I have a request for everyone. My friends at, Jovination, which is the best unofficial Bon Jovi fan club around, are now selling Jovination official merchandise at zazzle.com<br /><br />http://www.zazzle.com/angelsdesigns/gifts<br /><br />please check it out....I'll actually be back. With a little something for all the Trina fans in a couple of days. <br /><br />Take care and as always thanks for reading.<br /><br />Love, <br /><br />Shelly. xoxoxShellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13772709532298829619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1071955377198332009.post-17514680754905283352010-01-11T13:01:00.000-08:002010-01-11T13:19:57.168-08:00New Chapter of Stay is up!!<a href="http://www.stayjbjff.blogspot.com/"></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQrh0BX7YiHHZdpSua5w3y4oZC8xrnvVBv9llf38THobdnA8zKC2MslT4XKlNwLmO0ATmJgwIYO9bBKHANqi6ub_nI5WI70g8eExiSvxMMYxpMypON8Ej-ZCrjwZLOvUBTpEoHRgKRGsdp/s1600-h/alexa.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQrh0BX7YiHHZdpSua5w3y4oZC8xrnvVBv9llf38THobdnA8zKC2MslT4XKlNwLmO0ATmJgwIYO9bBKHANqi6ub_nI5WI70g8eExiSvxMMYxpMypON8Ej-ZCrjwZLOvUBTpEoHRgKRGsdp/s320/alexa.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425594630056481394" /></a><br /><br />Thanks to my dear friend Sun. <br /><br />A new chapter of Stay is Up!! <br /><br />Thanks everyone for reading and being there last year. I hope everyone enjoyed their New Year's and pray your 2010 is a happy and healthy one!!Shellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13772709532298829619noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1071955377198332009.post-88222026437291814742009-11-22T15:56:00.000-08:002009-11-22T16:39:08.473-08:00Should I continue Nano? and finally an excerptIt's been a few days since I've posted how i'm doing for National Writing Month. <br />Not really in a slump going into the third week, but the story as written if you can believe it, is nearly done. <br /><br />Since the current plot and original outline begin as Jace and Sara have broken up, I feel that the story would be better served if I showed the reader their entire story including how they broke up rather than just telling it through the characters. (Thanks to Jill Noble at Noble Romance Publishing for giving new writers these tips in recent interviews and on her radio show! A must for any new writer.) <br /><br />And that introduces us to Lil. Sara's best friend and a single mother. She's a complex character that I have had a blast writing the last few days. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgciHzXElmjBzONWfDAcCkP7aPYRqRcDj4oRu41h0oLtKWOzaqHWvZUqpMsY8gjSvBpaqDn5x3um5EbjBZzWfjNaMqM3TnQ4QtNDdcVjgEDFjOZaxyiTIDL6ijUgJQyDYgPVT1eGWB2VkhS/s1600/rachelle-empire1.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgciHzXElmjBzONWfDAcCkP7aPYRqRcDj4oRu41h0oLtKWOzaqHWvZUqpMsY8gjSvBpaqDn5x3um5EbjBZzWfjNaMqM3TnQ4QtNDdcVjgEDFjOZaxyiTIDL6ijUgJQyDYgPVT1eGWB2VkhS/s320/rachelle-empire1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407089421075076562" /></a><br /><br />The way I have her in my story now she's a minor player, but in actuality she's a huge reason for why the main characters are struggling at the moment. <br /> <br />I'm very proud of this story and I don't want rush it. Jace, Sara, Matt and the rest of the characters are so three dimensional and a lot of fun to write. <br />So I'm going to finish it, re-outline, tighten it up a lot, and re-work it. And finally,because i've promised...(sorry it's rough...be warned now)<br />Here's an excerpt between Sara and Jace at the beginning of the first chapter. Enjoy and comment freely!!! <br /><br />Part of Ch 1 One!!!<br /> <br />A center, and co-captain of the Junior league team called the Haverton Mustangs, the Haverton Falls Classic held every Christmas Day was in Jace’s opinion, his last chance at ever getting signed with a pro team. <br /> His mind reminisced with a bit of sadness at the years he wasted being short-tempered, overly confident and a hard partier. <br /> With his athletic body and ebony colored hair, the chestnut brown eyes attempted to remain focus on the task at hand. <br /> The sun rose over the Lake, turning it gradually to a light purple hue. Continuing to practice drills along a imaginary blue line that he could only see, Jace felt confident that he and his team would beat the Macon Wildcats for the Classic Cup easily. <br /> Ninety minutes now passed and Jace was finishing up his conditioning drills with a long skate around the Lake before he went home. <br /> She passed by him in a pink flash. So quickly, that he did a double take. The look of accomplishment and contentment he had suddenly turned into a look of disdain and dread for the young woman that skirted past him. <br /> They were together for a year. Never had he fell so hard for someone. She was young at 20, he was young at 22. The things they did to one another hurt and complicated things between them. She loved him so intensely. He wanted to commit to being a couple, but couldn’t do it without his temper or giving her a ridiculous ultimatium. <br /> Wearing a pink parka jacket with a white hat and gloves, Sara Reilly skated around her ex-boyfriend taunting him relentlessly. Jace’s eyes narrowed, his lips pursed tightly as to not say something more offensive to her than he normally did. <br />“What the hell are you doing here Sara?”<br />She laughed. ”Skating. And you Jace?” <br />He began to skate away from her. He was in no mood to deal drama. Especially from her. <br />“Leaving!”<br />She stopped directly in front of him, her blue eyes locked mischievously with his. <br />For most people the look Jace was giving her would twart them away, however she ignored it and in fact reveled in it. <br /> Jesting, she replied. “Aww, not now. I was going to see if you wanted to play with me a little before you went to practice.” <br /> He rolled his eyes and continued off the ice. She quickly trailed behind him in an attempt to catch up. <br /> “Oh c’mon Jace, I’m teasing. You know me.”<br /> “Yeah, unfortunately I do. “Shellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13772709532298829619noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1071955377198332009.post-77459077676134798802009-11-15T19:25:00.000-08:002009-11-15T19:27:40.932-08:00wrote 5753 words on 11/15Making up for lost time....Was very very productive. <br />Story is now really coming along. Everyone is right, the 2nd week is the most difficult. <br />I had a total of 20,310 as of 11/15 and will be writing some more early tomorrow after some errands. <br />Pretty proud.Shellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13772709532298829619noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1071955377198332009.post-28156123615653005432009-11-11T20:13:00.000-08:002009-11-11T20:18:51.036-08:00as of 11/11 doing ok<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4V6cDtzy22cfqStuvMMKDT_eCq4SsYw0QsX2zzPx8Hc5TQcpb2HoSumq6sgfQmPfLkOZ0r85KJqlaCHHgsfSIR8zCnEhFt-M9BWbJNCqB-Qx_6pxcZQtmc3fokCbJdiCewQnAT-BDJ9B2/s1600-h/nano_09_blk_participant_120x240.png.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 120px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4V6cDtzy22cfqStuvMMKDT_eCq4SsYw0QsX2zzPx8Hc5TQcpb2HoSumq6sgfQmPfLkOZ0r85KJqlaCHHgsfSIR8zCnEhFt-M9BWbJNCqB-Qx_6pxcZQtmc3fokCbJdiCewQnAT-BDJ9B2/s320/nano_09_blk_participant_120x240.png.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5403066793256461858" /></a><br /><br /><br />i had problems with the 5th chapter of my story, i've always had issues w/descriptions and it at times it takes me forever to write or describe exactly how a scene is playing around my head. <br />But tonight, after working on it. I think i got it and was able to move on. <br />So much that I wrote tonight 2,2021 giving me a word count so far 14,557. I wanted to be at 15,000 today. <br />But due to real life...I'll take it.Shellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13772709532298829619noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1071955377198332009.post-2619846973183025972009-11-06T20:25:00.000-08:002009-11-06T20:42:33.564-08:0011/5 & 6Nothing on 11/5. Exhausted and preoccupied to do anything else. <br />But on 11/6, 1158 words. total word count as of 11/6 10,670.Shellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13772709532298829619noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1071955377198332009.post-69981601161973241542009-11-04T20:24:00.000-08:002009-11-04T20:31:03.848-08:001748 words 11/4<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8rZpAL3ld-mHN3bxGqUPuHdmlIiRhImLuBOb9SZGcuU8WZkAhrv21a8a9V5Xzk0NXHKEz6y_xy6Y3AlrhZzgCUKXcxNfIXwP1VDybCG3NKO7kxSg1thCzSFodwz7ODALrjsT32AdGIVSR/s1600-h/nano_09_blk_participant_120x240.png.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 120px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8rZpAL3ld-mHN3bxGqUPuHdmlIiRhImLuBOb9SZGcuU8WZkAhrv21a8a9V5Xzk0NXHKEz6y_xy6Y3AlrhZzgCUKXcxNfIXwP1VDybCG3NKO7kxSg1thCzSFodwz7ODALrjsT32AdGIVSR/s320/nano_09_blk_participant_120x240.png.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400470951135082834" /></a><br /><br />I had a really good night writing wise...I really do like my story a lot.<br />Normally introverted, my main character Jace finally opened up about his father's illness and how his mother leaving angered him. <br />Pretty good for a rough, rough draft. <br />Total word count as of 11/4. 9522Shellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13772709532298829619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1071955377198332009.post-58357990890010418202009-11-03T20:16:00.000-08:002009-11-03T20:20:17.060-08:0011/3 Update 1042 words<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFl-QgTEa0GjFrUXI1zfnaPSeS4IKZBh8wkt5zVbdRGHY_RLw2Kh1NwXDtVXxVopMeEuymasY1dYsDYt3s6EqGexNkIAVObIhIUG9pIqyf9RktqPiznJ5N6EKKiiKSKxwoo3SpKH_w41cs/s1600-h/nano_09_blk_participant_120x240.png.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 120px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFl-QgTEa0GjFrUXI1zfnaPSeS4IKZBh8wkt5zVbdRGHY_RLw2Kh1NwXDtVXxVopMeEuymasY1dYsDYt3s6EqGexNkIAVObIhIUG9pIqyf9RktqPiznJ5N6EKKiiKSKxwoo3SpKH_w41cs/s320/nano_09_blk_participant_120x240.png.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400097948169012946" /></a><br /><br />Okay.....Not the goal I intended for tonight which was for 1700 but the third chapter was hard to start. Still not crazy about the description at the beginning, but i'l definitely fix that after NaNo is over. knowing me probably before....<br /><br />Total count for three days. 7,754Shellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13772709532298829619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1071955377198332009.post-72579251995927282422009-11-02T19:48:00.000-08:002009-11-02T19:59:39.057-08:0011/2 NaNo Update 2055 words oh yeah!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9zYXeb49fhK8N6TKfBLTvI5xoNZJLnGbKK9diPVxtFzBik8dmfwKXJyir_Zjw4Mj1Rd8FngFMoPVl3C8ekY9qUpkdZ7-jPiluQWxZW-symfBYc-ovGQp4lxS8Ab6dYg7VrC8X0OqcklpE/s1600-h/nano_09_blk_participant_120x240.png.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 120px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9zYXeb49fhK8N6TKfBLTvI5xoNZJLnGbKK9diPVxtFzBik8dmfwKXJyir_Zjw4Mj1Rd8FngFMoPVl3C8ekY9qUpkdZ7-jPiluQWxZW-symfBYc-ovGQp4lxS8Ab6dYg7VrC8X0OqcklpE/s320/nano_09_blk_participant_120x240.png.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399720554361741922" /></a><br /><br />Total word count for Day Two 2,055! Making total word count so far 6712 <br /><br />The story is coming along very very well. Especially the dialogue. Writing for a character like Jace is a lot of fun because his wit just bites. The dynamic between he and Sara is great. <br />The only thing I wish now is that I started the story with how they actually got together in the beginning. <br />Chapter 2 ended for me on a therapeutic note. <br />I wasn't going to write about terminal illness at the moment due to my father's recent death. But for some reason the sub-plot in this story needed to be told and so far it's been great. <br />I know i promised an excerpt but I'm just too tired.<br />Good night!Shellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13772709532298829619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1071955377198332009.post-81760404420325433542009-11-01T17:55:00.000-08:002009-11-01T18:20:06.190-08:00Meet Jace and Sara<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIT51ZXO8FTVvtlA4MFZsiuN7eaT-VMbgoUQKSa3tQr_-4WFbNU9omYRKxAcuweQWXyD0Be4Xi0M_izvHR38If1GTtc1aSJhJmP5Qu1BHc0uPG_Pk8X2BGGUVOcteMEJs4LRgKSa72NOKd/s1600-h/John_Morrison2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIT51ZXO8FTVvtlA4MFZsiuN7eaT-VMbgoUQKSa3tQr_-4WFbNU9omYRKxAcuweQWXyD0Be4Xi0M_izvHR38If1GTtc1aSJhJmP5Qu1BHc0uPG_Pk8X2BGGUVOcteMEJs4LRgKSa72NOKd/s320/John_Morrison2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399319512476971234" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv8z-d39-bNK4SzedRZq3WJy8Zv_biIxI966r6xgeOSMPv8quet9Yy0jiUwNxL7YkhZJAX0feKJ2-wOBvN5s62W7NHw1qyzOU8W0d5JrzT8a1raeTCiNBadd4UQsOuy6nbStvrE9E8Z2V7/s1600-h/jomo.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 206px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv8z-d39-bNK4SzedRZq3WJy8Zv_biIxI966r6xgeOSMPv8quet9Yy0jiUwNxL7YkhZJAX0feKJ2-wOBvN5s62W7NHw1qyzOU8W0d5JrzT8a1raeTCiNBadd4UQsOuy6nbStvrE9E8Z2V7/s320/jomo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399319384121815298" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Meet Jace McKinnon...<br /><br />Sexy, overly confident with a short temper. Jace, at the moment has a lot on his plate these days. Captain of his Junior League Hockey Team, called the Haverton Mustangs, Jace is on track to become a top draft pick for the NHL.<br />But will an ill father, mounting medical bills and relationship that won't die, end his ability to focus on what's important?<br /><br /><br />Sara Reilly<br /><br /><img src="http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b313/shellyv456/sarahbolger2.jpg"><br /><br />Headstrong and just as stubborn as her ex-boyfriend. Sara's concern for her ex boyfriend, is making her lose focus on placing in Regionals. A favorite to win and go onto the National Championships, will she also put her hopes one the line for Jace?Shellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13772709532298829619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1071955377198332009.post-19167965407556646002009-11-01T17:17:00.000-08:002009-11-01T17:53:28.213-08:00NaNo Status 11/1<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjj0SX5TK6-lUWPHqbz8ubokLO6IBg0snVtjqYjAe3rU3xj5GPGLHeo611Lz6taCTdR6aDlalaKRlViiJVV6JPyPextt3VuQEMxyifTFsYm2-EH_pL5wtY5hrYs2gcAOT7BD4kT7WyYqIG/s1600-h/nano_09_blk_participant_120x240.png.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 120px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjj0SX5TK6-lUWPHqbz8ubokLO6IBg0snVtjqYjAe3rU3xj5GPGLHeo611Lz6taCTdR6aDlalaKRlViiJVV6JPyPextt3VuQEMxyifTFsYm2-EH_pL5wtY5hrYs2gcAOT7BD4kT7WyYqIG/s320/nano_09_blk_participant_120x240.png.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5399317643987823282" /></a><br /> <br />Wow what a day! <br />I'm very proud for my first 24 hrs of NaNo to have gone so well. At 8 o clock, I ended with a word count of 4,657 words. <br /><br />Not bad for person who listened to her inner editor at the last minute and changed her story plans all together. <br /><br />So no paranormal werewolf story or dragon story. <br /><br />This story is a contemporary romance called "On the Line" about a Junior hockey player named Jace McKinnon, who while dealing with a cancer stricken father and dealing with the pressures of leading his team to victory at the annual Haverton Falls Classic, has fallen in love with his best friend's sister named Sara Reilly, who in her own right is a favorite to win at her Regional championship, held in their fictional hometown of Haverton Falls, New York. <br /><br />The two are two opposites that attract. They argue over everything, regardless of how little or small the problem is. When they're together it is good, very good. When they aren't, god help the people around them both. <br /><br />The story without giving much away, begins a year after they break up. When both with weeks to spare are training for their respective competitions. <br /><br /><br />Here's a look at the main characters.Shellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13772709532298829619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1071955377198332009.post-83373573285223911132009-10-31T18:45:00.000-07:002009-10-31T19:20:56.495-07:00Here we go!50,000 words in a month. Crazy huh? <br />I think the longest story i wrote years ago was back in high school. I do believe it was around 40,000 words.<br />It was a sappy teen angst romance. Nothing big...But i loved my characters. <br /><br />I remember when I started that story. I was fifteen. It was on a Saturday where for once i had nothing to do. I got an idea in my head and then i began to write. <br />And Write...And write. <br />I wrote where ever, whenever, even when i wasn't supposed to. <br />Never had that happened to me before.<br />As I looked at the manuscript earlier this week all typed and double spaced, it may not have been so great, but I remember the feeling of working on something so hard and creating characters that you hope that all could relate to and loving every minute of it.<br />It was sad when my characters story stopped with The End. <br />But as their story stopped, another one opens. <br />This is my first time entering National Novel Writing Month. It's a contest that kind of tests your limits in what you can do writing-wise.<br />In my opinion, its a you vs. you type of thing. <br />Pretty much, you have to write a very, very rough draft of a 50,000 word novel in 30 days. <br /><br />Sound easy? Not really...Mix in real life, a huge family holiday in Thanksgiving, HS reunion weekend (not attending, but hope to see some long-time friends that weekend) the usual writers block and times where want to write, blah, blah, blah... craziness... <br /><br />Call me a hot mess!! <br /><br />It starts offically in 2 hrs. <br />Every day, i'll post a blog along w/a word count to let everyone know how i'm doing. <br />Tomorrow, (providing that have not collapsed from sleep deprivation! LOL) i'll tell you all what i'm working on! <br /><br />Love you all. <br /><br />xoxo ShellShellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13772709532298829619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1071955377198332009.post-19132520970604560622009-10-11T17:40:00.000-07:002009-10-11T17:51:38.275-07:00Getting back into the swing of thingsFeeling so much better. <br />So much that I'm going to try National Writing Month in Nov. <br />For the month of Nov, all of you can see if I can reach my goal of writing 50,000 words in a month. <br /><br />I've plotted out the story i'm going to do as best I can. It'll be fun to see if I can stay focused and reach the goal. <br /><br />All in the binder, all the notes are as ready as they can be. <br /><br />However, before NaNo, there's a paranormal x-mas story that i'm nearly done with that i'd like to submit before it's Nov. 1st deadline. <br /><br />Back to tell you soon if I get it done. <br /><br />So far, i'm 4000 words into 5k-7,000 goal. <br /><br />Later all! :)Shellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13772709532298829619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1071955377198332009.post-42798921240342209472009-09-25T13:46:00.000-07:002009-09-25T14:00:51.895-07:00Dragons, Rockstars and Werewolves...Oh My!!!So, i'm at home thru at least the first part of Oct on medical leave.<br />Being that i'm in bed for the most part, it leaves time for me to write.<br />So i'm in 2nd draft mode for most of them, 1/2 of them are done.<br />Part of me I think is scared to finish them and submit them to a publisher even though I got positive feedback earlier this summer on a entry I submitted. <br />I know what I did wrong on that and I don't want that to happen again.<br />Funny thing is that i have sooo many first drafts done on at least four or five different stories that I don't know where to start. <br />Does that happen to anyone else? Should I finish doing the ones I've completed and then try submit them? Or should I focus on the new material? UGGH..LOL<br />I'm editing most of them now and started really outlining this werewolf story that came to my head a few days ago.<br /> I'm really thinking thru the plot, but i've been fleshing out the characters and so far I like them all. Just need more from the protagonist. I'll tell you all about all of them soon.<br /><br />Meantime, I'll let you be the judge for Dragon Wars: Here's the first few paragraphs...let me know what you think?<br /><br />Dragon Wars: Kergan<br /><br />The sun was luminous throughout the lady’s bedchamber as she and her beloved prince lay quietly next to one another.<br />Stolen but precious moments, it was these late afternoons that the young couple both loved and hated. <br />With his world so chaotic, he enjoyed any free time they could spare. Veiled in sunlight, her petite frame faced his, welcoming him once more to be inside her. <br />The love they shared enveloped him. In their short years together, the two of them had been through what most couples did in a lifetime. He was never so content with anyone in his life. <br />It was the opposite for her. She hated the silence. It was an eerie calm that meant the visions she was seeing would return and only get worse. Fire and destruction was seen when she closed her eyes. She needed him to keep her mind occupied with talk of their upcoming wedding but knew if she pushed, he’d either stay quiet or they’d quarrel about the upcoming Dragon Race being held in a couple of nights. <br /><br /> <br /><br />Dampened by their lovemaking, the prince began to play with a stray blonde curl that lay against his lover’s chest. When she didn’t respond, he couldn’t help but to notice the concern on her face. “What is it my love?”<br />She told him pointedly. “I hate the races.” <br />Reassuring her, he gently kissed the top of her forehead, smoothing her hair back in an attempt to reassure her. “No, you don’t.” <br />She played with the cascade of dark brown waves that flowed around his chiseled face. She smiled at him weakly. “Yes, I do Julian.” <br />He rolled his eyes in aggravation. He had a feeling something was wrong but for now he only wanted to cherish the few hours they had left together before he rode in the race in a couple of days.<br />“My visions tell me of fire and destruction. They’re growing with more intensity as the Races approach.” She warned.Shellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13772709532298829619noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1071955377198332009.post-46865258302631035072009-09-12T17:03:00.000-07:002009-09-12T17:33:56.381-07:00The Dreaded Blue ScreenLast night as I was talking to a friend on the phone, I went into my Mircosoft Word program to pull up some notes for a story idea to work on while I'm recovering from surgery.<br /><br />And there it was....A white screen followed by THE BLUE SCREEN.<br /><br />Thankfully, i had backed up almost everything a couple of days earlier on an external hard drive except for a short story.<br />My very old version of Word bit the dust. I updated it and everything thankfully was there and reconfigured.<br />Scared me to no end!!!Shellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13772709532298829619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1071955377198332009.post-30661421311398025672009-09-04T16:06:00.000-07:002009-09-04T16:25:59.299-07:00My new obsession!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj020yAclxnZZk5lCEA3o4aKVUb1BMK5DJVvBUtwkKUNsIkBbxJDzETJI3sf3dhD40KfSjDdvxYYA47m21OfXIMtjCHhmFg8oTFGsuaC0HMMNwYr2CjY2YN-PJCvpNE8PP0VHwX3TQjgU4j/s1600-h/KipWinger.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj020yAclxnZZk5lCEA3o4aKVUb1BMK5DJVvBUtwkKUNsIkBbxJDzETJI3sf3dhD40KfSjDdvxYYA47m21OfXIMtjCHhmFg8oTFGsuaC0HMMNwYr2CjY2YN-PJCvpNE8PP0VHwX3TQjgU4j/s320/KipWinger.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377756522986239586" border="0" /></a><br />Hope everyone had a great summer.<br /><br />Mine was good overall w/some life lessons and illness mixed in.<br /><br />While taking a sabbatical from Stay and all things Dragon Wars for a bit, I got the idea for a short story back in July....<br /><br />It has the makings of a very very good non-ff story....<br /><br />While the first part of that story had some issues plot-wise, i'm in the process of revamping the story due to the characters.<br /><br />It's a contemporary old-fashioned/feel-good/rags to riches/romantic rock fable that spans from 1984-to present day in 3-4 small novellas.<br /><br />My muse is about as cool as cool can get, when I got my idea for "Rock Star" this renaissance man's video came on late one night as I went to bed and his looks and personality embodied what I wanted my lead singer/main character Chris Knight to be.<br /><br />Intelligent, incredibly talented and also sexy as sexy can get!!<br /><br />Kip Winger is the BEST!!!! You're a great muse with a bunch of talent!! Rock on!!!<br /><br />Take care all..Will be back soon. Enjoy your Labor Day Holiday...And Be Safe..Shellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13772709532298829619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1071955377198332009.post-76288635298034969962009-07-04T10:18:00.000-07:002009-07-04T10:23:11.457-07:00The Beach<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://beachjbjff.blogspot.com/"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 207px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSpfm_hMGk6ONaGSWKsseAePaPXlBOFRFnNl06waQnkZAL6EPQ0qqwb3EI5QB-UxKWB3fBdiHBCiZa-hPQRzDxpZ4trmpw2etiEQaxSP7x8rjkZHvK6nwpPUCDS64NGpyqWgYAgLiwwbvg/s320/richie1991pic.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5354656383567371346" border="0" /></a><br />Happy Fourth of July!!!<br /><br /><br />Okay...I've been neglecting Stay quite a bit lately...<br /><br />So as a teaser....<br /><br />Here's a short story for you....<br /><br />Click the pic<br /><br />Be safe!!!Shellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13772709532298829619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1071955377198332009.post-10206280055153630352009-06-21T15:57:00.000-07:002009-06-21T16:41:18.961-07:00Happy Father's Day-Memories of my dadI wanted to say Happy Father's Day to all the great father's out there!!! I hope you all had a great day today.<br /><br />Been thinking a lot about my own dad today who is unfortunately is very ill and at this point doesn't recognize his children.<br /><br />I had only recently gotten to know him over the last four or five years.<br /><br />It's a long story. Way too long to go into here and for now...Still much too painful for me to even write about...<br />One of the lessons since he's been ill is to try and focus on the positive.<br /><br />I'm sure everyone says, it's easier said than done, but as they say. Life is far too short to focus on the negatives because you just never know.<br /><br />One of the positives of my knowing him was only a couple of years ago.<br />I went to my sister's home in Texas to celebrate my nieces and nephew's graduations.<br />He initially wasn't going to go. But after lots of friendly persuasion, he did. <br /><br />So glad that he did too. After some minor bumps in the road, it all and all was a very very happy trip! It brought my sister and I much closer than we had been. I also, got to know my brother- in -law, my two beautiful nieces, my nephew and my step mom pretty well.<br /><br />He was very happy. Laughing, talking, telling us stories about his life on the road as a jazz musician. (he gave us all a cd too...very good!)<br /><br />As I was on the plane going home, I couldn't help but wonder,what if I had known him sooner? Would all our lives have been different? What about my sister and brother's? Would how the three of us felt about him be different if he were this person we all met on <span style="font-style: italic;">this </span>particular trip or would he have been the one he had all heard different things about over the years?<br /><br />We'll never know. <br /><br />Unfortunately, very soon after I got home, not only did my father have a stroke, but also later on that year, he was diagnosed with terminal prostate cancer.<br /><br />The stroke left him pretty much without a lot of memories of any of us. The cancer is now extremely painful because it has now spread. He is now being kept as comfortable they can.<br /><br />Today, I tried to focus on only the good things about him. His humor, his great musical talent, and how he was to all of us for that brief moment that we had him healthy and strong.<br /><br />The past can rob you of soooo many things. What i've learned throughout this journey is for people to NEVER let one moment if you can go unnoticed with your children. However, how large or small that moment could be.<br /><br />Because you just never know what the future could bring. Love and enjoy every moment of your family..<br /><br />Love to all , Shell xxxxxShellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13772709532298829619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1071955377198332009.post-39023299266391621892009-06-18T17:29:00.000-07:002009-06-18T17:35:53.592-07:00A short story<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.jovination.org/"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 206px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnaHizJdFq5yvEJRPxQF59pvOs2q6eeKCtygvaT7Ajv361mpiNLQ94EprE0qRX474y5pTHXN6MWJeVrr17W9ZDmXNGCq656qNX_afmxc7zOpIKaEQIVIUD2aFFut7iJVMzQDCdv6dLrJIx/s320/richie89.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348830571182554834" border="0" /></a><br />Good evening!!!!<br /><br />I've been writing a ton...So i'll have more up on Stay and "maybe" another Jonny story coming up soon.<br /><br />In the meantime, if anyone wants to catch another quick teaser in between Stay, I've written a short story under a great site called Jovination.<br /><br />It's run by some great friends of mine.<br /><br />It's called The Beach...And I hope all of you aren't disappointed...<br /><br />EnjoyShellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13772709532298829619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1071955377198332009.post-16961166628585360532009-06-10T19:48:00.000-07:002009-06-10T19:51:13.131-07:00Ch. 45 is up for Stay<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.stayjbjff.blogspot.com/"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 223px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjENigRaV_YTIi9EXuDzW4p5GQlBUiqPlv0CEly26A82BVqrwNCVBKJLIO7yyFKUUudU2NPSRSmyZseEcOrBIh8J40oTeSWZHSP0l_ngrcFechxiuK9F2045JEuElPpkENXKcBedQAj5p-k/s320/1980s2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345896941919329218" border="0" /></a>click away!!!<br /><br />Have a good night!Shellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13772709532298829619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1071955377198332009.post-86756067109468231332009-06-09T16:59:00.000-07:002009-06-09T17:01:34.915-07:00Sorry I've been so MIAHey everyone...I'm currently changing up the blog some and will be changing more of it in the next day or so...<br /><br />I hope you all like it so far.<br /><br />Sorry, been MIA.....Been going thru some very personal stuff. So forgive me!!!<br /><br />However, one thing out of it is that new chapters of Stay are being edited.....I'm officially at the halfway mark w/it. <br /><br />Hopefully you'll all have an update or two..very very soon!!!!Shellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13772709532298829619noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1071955377198332009.post-76101766323250188022009-05-14T20:06:00.000-07:002009-05-14T20:10:10.295-07:00Ch. 44 is up for Stay<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.stayjbjff.blogspot.com/"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnIbiSTpwplDy7DCX4nXtgB91FZ54q4sEJRyttJwhrafzfEd905ceEeSeWvasJylowGELgpXDBYFPdtRnnqeDAMJRmbGWeGvWfHxg3HkYCk88DvSgQN3etwEpmKPCy1HVrBwjgzZKMKjkc/s320/alexa2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5335882321411283826" border="0" /></a><br />Sorry all. i didn't abandon my FF roots..But in between real life (especially the last two days) and my non-ff ms which is coming along great...<br /><br />I did manage to update and Give you all a ch. 44 for Stay...<br /><br />click the pic..Shellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13772709532298829619noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1071955377198332009.post-23275721284824692392009-04-24T18:50:00.000-07:002009-04-24T18:58:46.822-07:00Meet the characters of DW: Tacorian!!!Okay...writing. and I'll add to my word count tomorrow.<br /><br />But I forgot that I promised who my characters for DW: Tacorian are:<br /><br />Well Besides<br /><br />Julian...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJLZLDkjTrPimvOQwhJWns-xqlNkPBosD4d8V0535j0tChc6R6MPKx8xVbzLe45XoDiwv1svqsYy386Eg1QJhoIhio8a89irmQqBWUD1zsQ1AlluDOQCXmGUyVB759ROS9itH7ANfYA6_d/s1600-h/Henry+Cavill1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 287px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJLZLDkjTrPimvOQwhJWns-xqlNkPBosD4d8V0535j0tChc6R6MPKx8xVbzLe45XoDiwv1svqsYy386Eg1QJhoIhio8a89irmQqBWUD1zsQ1AlluDOQCXmGUyVB759ROS9itH7ANfYA6_d/s320/Henry+Cavill1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328440993950738786" border="0" /></a><br />And Olivia...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK24ptk_7qh83WakUK3xXHlqC407Alav-q_pQONTBeAXphuiHma34dbyEA73ba6GXArqjTW-F6ndaIiyggjueC3Al1sBlWkvDPqjHD31o8eWjZYjiHEUcGtLxGEN9Yro2ZfTRduNH0A7tY/s1600-h/natalie_dormer.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 219px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK24ptk_7qh83WakUK3xXHlqC407Alav-q_pQONTBeAXphuiHma34dbyEA73ba6GXArqjTW-F6ndaIiyggjueC3Al1sBlWkvDPqjHD31o8eWjZYjiHEUcGtLxGEN9Yro2ZfTRduNH0A7tY/s320/natalie_dormer.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328441205854154738" border="0" /></a><br />and Prince Caleb of Tacorian...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyxV-BeLW9IWBtPzffZMbJyfvW0sh-4ywtd79r694wVqUXWjhupVO5YeSkdV4FzkXKx3kzp_UuU8i4VNpalHE5U9PcSR6bTVK3UUyl5nN0hQKCFjgJq9-cIvbuCJVmBI2gekOvD-o8dMF-/s1600-h/jon-bon-joviwhiteshirt2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyxV-BeLW9IWBtPzffZMbJyfvW0sh-4ywtd79r694wVqUXWjhupVO5YeSkdV4FzkXKx3kzp_UuU8i4VNpalHE5U9PcSR6bTVK3UUyl5nN0hQKCFjgJq9-cIvbuCJVmBI2gekOvD-o8dMF-/s320/jon-bon-joviwhiteshirt2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328441443732609618" border="0" /></a><br />Meet Markkos, Caleb's Eldest Brother.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVoU8ffSl6tG1JBcso8cD-Ztb9ItJ-4sDbq8zIzctXVStYMvDGQjuGV27LkZzJnUe3jFyygKS0Cxahs8Kkaztrf_FMEVl6nBFQoPKt8FFwXYFiRnhzZevxB8Yv25QouC2jNpiImbP5ea8I/s1600-h/gb.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 214px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVoU8ffSl6tG1JBcso8cD-Ztb9ItJ-4sDbq8zIzctXVStYMvDGQjuGV27LkZzJnUe3jFyygKS0Cxahs8Kkaztrf_FMEVl6nBFQoPKt8FFwXYFiRnhzZevxB8Yv25QouC2jNpiImbP5ea8I/s320/gb.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328441676011096946" border="0" /></a><br />And Lady Elena of Gaia....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwvhBLNtztXJ2uIGDZTj0QZ8FnYdfyK2KU6GZ8OV8uEh4OvDYWNDVFqGveEsvN2MfSLDtHdGwvjKeMZ4yzlQbrY5jRd7fB3dIo7wU3_u22m2R52kzKkKfwvF5azInQA1b5zRifqJCdAmPm/s1600-h/kellyc.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 260px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwvhBLNtztXJ2uIGDZTj0QZ8FnYdfyK2KU6GZ8OV8uEh4OvDYWNDVFqGveEsvN2MfSLDtHdGwvjKeMZ4yzlQbrY5jRd7fB3dIo7wU3_u22m2R52kzKkKfwvF5azInQA1b5zRifqJCdAmPm/s320/kellyc.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328442066244799186" border="0" /></a><br />Have a great weekend!!Shellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13772709532298829619noreply@blogger.com4