tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-481336061578363864.comments2023-04-11T00:48:44.499-07:00M.L. FalconerM.L. Falconerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14118491465472334192noreply@blogger.comBlogger241125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-481336061578363864.post-75883696868187711692015-07-04T13:04:50.596-07:002015-07-04T13:04:50.596-07:00Hi ML. Just checking in. Hope everything is good i...Hi ML. Just checking in. Hope everything is good in your part of the universe. :-)Teresa Cypherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08940430996766842518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-481336061578363864.post-86200034009424092512014-08-07T12:32:57.286-07:002014-08-07T12:32:57.286-07:00Haha--lots of humor in this post! You two have gre...Haha--lots of humor in this post! You two have great digital chemistry ;-)<br /><br />Where oh where has ML gone?<br /><br />Just stopping to check on you. Hope everything is okay. :-)Teresa Cypherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08940430996766842518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-481336061578363864.post-61460964957825186772013-05-01T17:06:04.569-07:002013-05-01T17:06:04.569-07:00Thank you so, so much for taking the time to toler...Thank you so, so much for taking the time to tolerate my cheekiness, dear friend. This was my favorite interview to date! Probably because you're one of my favorite people. :)<br /><br />And the sting is much better, by the by -- nothing a Benadryl-induced coma couldn't fix.<br /><br />Cheers!Vivienne Mathewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16271206465492829841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-481336061578363864.post-69846038812752304362013-04-17T07:44:25.992-07:002013-04-17T07:44:25.992-07:00Hey Mel! I was so glad to hear from you--and I fee...Hey Mel! I was so glad to hear from you--and I feel bad that it's been so long since I stopped here to visit. Come out of your self-imposed hermit confinement. Even the bears must come out and frolic soon--winter's over. Solitary-- it works for a while. Sometimes I like to crawl inside myself and check things over, make sure I'm all okay, clicking on all cylinders. And my most prolific writing happens when I do that. My writing is nearly at a a standstill right now. Doing the A to Z this month--that's a post each week of April from Monday through Saturday, then wewriwa on Sundays. Has spring found you yet? Seems that winter would like to linger where you are. It's late spring here. Two weeks ago we had a had foot of snow fall on a Sunday night. It is to be 80 tomorrow. But I see the long range forecast is for most days to be in the 50s through the end of the month.<br />I'm so glad to you stopped to say hello. Now, write something. Anything. Do you want me to give you a writing prompt? ;-) A big hug to you!Teresa Cypherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08940430996766842518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-481336061578363864.post-50511434087836944162013-01-20T23:03:46.984-08:002013-01-20T23:03:46.984-08:00ML, I left a reply on my blog, but am concerned th...ML, I left a reply on my blog, but am concerned that you might not have seen it.<br /><br />"The holidays can be so hard, ML. I do hope you visit from time to time--and I will keep checking on you. We writers are a different lot. So solitary, yet so concerned about the well-being of each other. :-) A big hug to you. :-)"<br /><br />And, I wanted to let you know that a few of us have put our heads together and have a site up and running for writers to post snippets on Sundays. Dana (Daniela--our mutual little buddy) is helping on this one, too.<br /><br />Please join us for the fist posting on February 3rd. That gives you lots of time to decide what to post. Don't make us come out there and drag you from your solitude! :-) We are here: http://www.wewriwa.com/ :-)<br /><br />Teresa Cypherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08940430996766842518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-481336061578363864.post-57693271623054014012013-01-13T20:13:38.842-08:002013-01-13T20:13:38.842-08:00Hi Teresa, it's great to hear from you. I'...Hi Teresa, it's great to hear from you. I'm doing ok, thank you. How are you doing? your writing going well?<br /><br />I have been distant for some time. The holidays are so difficult for me, and so I revert into my hermit ways. I'm glad to hear from you as your note reminds me of how long I've been gone, dwelling deep in the dark place I go when the hermititus strikes. <br /><br />The end of Six Sentence Sundays is a grievous thing as well. I keep telling myself I need to participate in the final few then my days blur together till Sunday comes and it's too late to participate. I have to at least climb back to renew my posts on my blog here. <br /><br />Thank you for checking in on me. It means the world. M.L. Falconerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14118491465472334192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-481336061578363864.post-43983002031211874132013-01-13T06:07:55.320-08:002013-01-13T06:07:55.320-08:00Hey ML, How have ya been? Do you get serious winte...Hey ML, How have ya been? Do you get serious winter where you are? I picture you with several feet of snow outside your home, a crackling fire inside, and the writers' wheels turning in your mind. :-) Staying busy on this end of things. Did you know Six Sentence Sunday is coming to an end at the end of the month? A big hug to you across the miles. :-)Teresa Cypherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08940430996766842518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-481336061578363864.post-49932150801630373652012-11-16T21:34:42.631-08:002012-11-16T21:34:42.631-08:00Thank you for pep rally, Teresa! I'm hopelessl...Thank you for pep rally, Teresa! I'm hopelessly behind on Nanowrimo but I'm still plugging away. ;)<br /><br />Hi Nicole! Thank you for the visit. Yes, Scarlet Reign is one of my novels ... er WIP's. It's the one I'm working on for Nanowrimo. It needs a lot of editing help, lol but that's the nature of the beast. I have several excerpts of it around here. If you click on the Scarlet Reign listing in the Categories on the right it should bring up all the offerings of it. <br /><br />It's great to see you here. I like your page so much I put your button just below. Now that WD Community is closing I hope we can stay in touch. Really sucks to see that place go. What can ya do? ;)<br /><br />M.L. M.L. Falconerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14118491465472334192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-481336061578363864.post-35182382342388803852012-11-16T18:50:23.863-08:002012-11-16T18:50:23.863-08:00I love it!!! This is your book?I love it!!! This is your book?Nicole Pyleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06920135146911951755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-481336061578363864.post-42269531002213926332012-11-11T19:05:06.872-08:002012-11-11T19:05:06.872-08:00Stopping by to say hello. Wonderful Halloween off...Stopping by to say hello. Wonderful Halloween offering, ML :-) ! Best wishes on NaNoWriMo! I know you guys can do it! :-) Shaking pom poms...cheering from the sidelines!Teresa Cypherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08940430996766842518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-481336061578363864.post-74887050254745483652012-11-07T01:16:13.324-08:002012-11-07T01:16:13.324-08:00Found you! :)Found you! :)DasNukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06513945470399592454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-481336061578363864.post-13502213069879149332012-11-06T20:34:01.513-08:002012-11-06T20:34:01.513-08:00Hey L.J.!! Great to hear from you. Yes my Hermitit...Hey L.J.!! Great to hear from you. Yes my Hermititus did get the better of me for a while. And now I'm neck deep in the quick sand that is NaNoWriMo and as Dana mentioned, I'm hopelessly behind too. I hope all is well for you and no storms came close to your neck of the woods. Luckily Loni and family was far enough South to skip it. <br /><br />Howdy, Dana. Glad you stopped by as well! I could really use all the support I can get. As of now Scarlet Reign is merely a note book full of excerpts, paragraphs and ideas. I put some of those together to make a very short story for a class, but for the most part the story, when I started this endeavor, didn't even have a complete chapter. I'm putting too much pressure on my self to make the draft perfect and I can't quash my inner critic long enough to get more than a few pages per night. I hope you'll find me over on Nanowrimo.org. My NaNo name is MLFalconer. M.L. Falconerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14118491465472334192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-481336061578363864.post-48021045583091429852012-11-06T07:52:44.733-08:002012-11-06T07:52:44.733-08:00WOW, this is a great excerpt, Mel! I remember Scar...WOW, this is a great excerpt, Mel! I remember Scarlet Reign being the first thing I ever read from you at one of the Six Sentence Sundays. You seem to be able to master all kinds of genres and situations with and through your writing. Hats off, my friend! By the way, I looked for your profile on the NaNoWriMo website, but I didn't see you there..would be great if we could be writing buddies and support-cheer for one another! I'm way way behind already, wheew..:)DasNukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06513945470399592454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-481336061578363864.post-32241973764087269952012-11-01T17:15:34.582-07:002012-11-01T17:15:34.582-07:00Great spooky excerpt! Great to see you back!Great spooky excerpt! Great to see you back!L.J. Kentowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09441452137277057123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-481336061578363864.post-5807773130974021832012-10-29T00:00:05.857-07:002012-10-29T00:00:05.857-07:00Thanks for stopping by Teresa. I've been good....Thanks for stopping by Teresa. I've been good. My hermititus has been acting up again. ugh. ;) been planning my novel for the upcoming "event". I'm a little worried. lol. I'm sure it will be an amazing experience. It's great to hear from you. M.L. Falconerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14118491465472334192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-481336061578363864.post-47341460335743216962012-10-28T06:45:44.042-07:002012-10-28T06:45:44.042-07:00Oh, I'll be cheering you guys on during NaNoWr...Oh, I'll be cheering you guys on during NaNoWriMo. :-) !Teresa Cypherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08940430996766842518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-481336061578363864.post-55282008533615669292012-10-28T06:42:20.398-07:002012-10-28T06:42:20.398-07:00Hey, ML. How ya been? I hope you are busy doing so...Hey, ML. How ya been? I hope you are busy doing something fun. :-) Take care :-)Teresa Cypherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08940430996766842518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-481336061578363864.post-89774096428913617692012-10-27T23:11:56.314-07:002012-10-27T23:11:56.314-07:00Thank you for the sentiment Teresa. You picked up ...Thank you for the sentiment Teresa. You picked up on that well. it does come from a very deep and painful place. I appreciate you feeling that. <br /><br />Dana: I'm having the same crisis. I spend my time at work thinking so intently on my novel and plot points, twists, turns, the ending. Trying to plan it all in my head so I have a place to go with it when the writing starts. Ugh. I have the same urge to run away. I'm not ready but I'll be glad to go it with you. Kindred spirits and all right?M.L. Falconerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14118491465472334192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-481336061578363864.post-74169978397053684452012-10-26T05:38:44.085-07:002012-10-26T05:38:44.085-07:00Hey Mel, I hope you had fun at the wonderful world...Hey Mel, I hope you had fun at the wonderful world of Disney. :) Just wanted to tell you that ever since Monday I have this horrible pre-NaNoWriMo crisis ...I want to run away as fast as I can... How are you doing?? Are we doing this??DasNukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06513945470399592454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-481336061578363864.post-32586718310564446292012-10-06T06:51:12.404-07:002012-10-06T06:51:12.404-07:00Oh, ML this is beautiful. Visceral, and the emoti...Oh, ML this is beautiful. Visceral, and the emotions just ooze from it. It feels like you wrote this from someplace deep within your soul. :-)Teresa Cypherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08940430996766842518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-481336061578363864.post-1307344970898693412012-10-02T05:09:37.339-07:002012-10-02T05:09:37.339-07:00Hi ML! Thanks. :-) How have you been? I try to t...Hi ML! Thanks. :-) How have you been? I try to take it as a good sign when people are scarce online. I imagine you out hiking, logging some nature time :-) I hope that is the case, my friend.<br /><br />A Christmas Story? Yep! At our house, we often quote lines from it. The writing was pure genius! lol...<br /><br />Pansies. what a sweet recollection of your mom. They are beautiful posies and so tough. I've had a pansy bloom in every month of the year. I always think about the pansy blossom the day I brought my second newborn home from the hospital. February! :-D The flower of thought, Je pense ;-)<br /><br />So many of your answers resonated with me. No wonder we clicked. :-) The family, looking up at the stars. Someday I'll get far enough west to really see them. Even though I live in the country, there are small cities nearby. Even the exits from four lanes are all lit up and glow in our horizon off in the distance. Obscures the night sky.<br /><br />Thank you so much for the nomination. I am do far behind, biut noted and I will get to it.<br /><br />You take care, my friend! ;-)<br /><br /><br /><br />Teresa Cypherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08940430996766842518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-481336061578363864.post-48832864259307216972012-09-23T20:55:49.464-07:002012-09-23T20:55:49.464-07:00Dana and Loni: You are both so awesome. I'm in...Dana and Loni: You are both so awesome. I'm in awe of the sincerity in your comments. <br /><br />Dana: The “magical spoon” one really floors me. What an amazing image and to have it used to describe how my writing affects you … well, I can't tell you how amazing that makes me feel about my work. <br /><br />The sturgeons are much more friendly and docile than I'd imagined. being that large I thought they were predators but they are not. They are like dogs that live in water. lol. and not yucky at all. They felt silky. It was very cool. <br /><br />Loni: Thank you for the kind words. You girls make me believe in my writing and that feels great. Makes me “want” to write and write well. M.L. Falconerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14118491465472334192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-481336061578363864.post-57891401891396088582012-09-23T15:37:50.266-07:002012-09-23T15:37:50.266-07:00I have seen these sturgeons in a river when I was ...I have seen these sturgeons in a river when I was a little girl, but I didn't pet them.. to think that they are actually millions of years old..wow. Makes me feel so stupid for thinking "yuk" at the time.DasNukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06513945470399592454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-481336061578363864.post-44562805816685734862012-09-23T15:26:35.284-07:002012-09-23T15:26:35.284-07:00Nothing wrong with taking a break Mel, though I do...Nothing wrong with taking a break Mel, though I do miss you blog post and they extra tidbits you give us with your writing. And the bit you offered us here today is yet proof again that you should keep at the writing. You way with descriptions simply amaze me. <br />A prime example right here: "A rugged tan trench coat flailed behind him, snapping and crackling as it licked at the wind like the flame of a campfire." <br />And I love this line: “… The sum of who I am is how loosely I hold onto the past, and how tightly I grasp the future.” <br /><br />This was such a great piece. Thank you for sharing. <br /><br />Welcome back!Loni Flowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14344335568817293345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-481336061578363864.post-51122511046650923442012-09-23T15:24:51.713-07:002012-09-23T15:24:51.713-07:00Yay, you're back!
This gives me serious gooseb...Yay, you're back!<br />This gives me serious goosebumps! It may become a chronic problem here on this site.. Tempest-laden eyes... seriously, this leaves me speechless, once again. I'm this close to a synapse-overload right now.. Reread! <br />What a great ending. It's like you have access to a magical spoon, and you stir through my insides with it. This moment is a highlight, and you manage to showcase what you (I firmly believe) were born to do. Classical drama, in and through the eye of the storm. DasNukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06513945470399592454noreply@blogger.com