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So, do you want to know what Absolved is about?

I realize I should have probably shared this a while ago, but here is a little more about Absolved and how it came to be. Those that know me well know I’ve written since I was young.   I started writing stories shortly after I learned how to write.   I have some handwritten stories from when I was a little girl.   I have a picture of one on a previous blog post.   In high school I became interested in journalism, and was the editor-in-chief of the high school newspaper my senior year.   It was called the Haltom Image.   I have a scrapbook in my closet with clippings of every article, column, and editorial I wrote for that paper.   It was a lot of fun for me. During my time in the Navy I didn’t write much other than journal entries.   I did start what I thought might be my first book while I was living in the barracks, but it never amounted to anything.   I wasn’t sure I would ever finish anything I started when it came to writing. After being married and having my first ch

My new facebook account, and why my dog is a hero today.

You know what feels strange?   Setting up a facebook author page.   At the request of my publisher I did this recently.   It’s very bare right now, but it exists.   I understand this is an important marketing tool.   I am just not that skilled when it comes to social media, so it isn’t at all an easy process for me.   As of right now I have a total of zero likes.   Will you help me change that?   I promise it won’t always be such a boring page.   As my release date gets closer I’m sure I will have more to fill it with.   You can find this at www.facebook.com/christydecker83 .   And yes, I also set up a twitter account after I signed my publishing contract.   If you happen to be there, follow me! @christydecker83 My latest writing news is that my second book is nearly at 13,000 words.   I had a rough couple of weeks that included my husband, children, and I getting the flu, or that word count would be higher.   This is the first year in probably a decade that I didn’t get my f

Update on book #2, and what I'm reading now.

I really am trying to update this blog more now.  Obviously it isn't easy to find the time.  I also still really need to write the acknowledgements for Absolved, and send it to my publisher.  I've just been so anxious to work on my second book that when I find the time to write, it is all that I work on. "The Consequence" is now over 10,000 words.  Oh, it made me smile to hit this mark.  At this rate I will definitely have it finished before a year...maybe even half that time if I can keep this up!  It has still been fun to write, so I think I can.  Tonight I was able to sneak in a little over 200 words while my husband and kids watched a Disney movie.  It's nice to get work done before they sleep, this way, I can get some rest too!  As I've written in a previous blog, the majority of my writing is done at night while they sleep. Alright.  I wanted to start sharing the books I read with you all.  I recently finished "Edna in the Desert", by Mad

6,000 words in a month: pathetic?

Working on my second book and another couple of sentences will put me at 6,000 words.  I started it about a month ago.  To some, this might not seem like much.  However I am the full time mother of four kids aged four and under....so for me, this number isn't too bad. People have asked when I have time to write.  Ha!  I don't.  I stay up late to write.  I miss out on sweet, precious sleep to do it.  Even then I'm often interrupted by a waking child.  All I can say is THANK GOODNESS FOR COFFEE IN THE MORNING.  And in the afternoon.  Coffee is my survival. So, a little about the new book.  Surprisingly this one already has a title.  It's had a title for about a year and a half now, when I thought of the idea for the story.  It's called "The Consequence", and it involves a couple whose lives are turned upside down by infidelity.  Originally I was going to make the male the cheater, but right before I began writing, I thought it would be more interesting t