New release from another Diva!

The Silver Casket
by
Debbie Mumford

Cat Logan, a young American with a recent degree in medieval literature, travels to Scotland to discover her Celtic roots. She finds more than she bargained for when a mysterious silver casket (rumored to hold the desiccated heart of a long dead Scottish laird) transports her back in time to the 1400s and the man whose heart she holds in her hands.

Publisher: Freya's Bower
Genre: Time Travel/Historical
Rating: Tangy
Book Length: Novella

Available Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Hooray! I'm #4

My book, Love Can Be Murder, is at #4 for paranormal romance at The Wild Rose Press!! Yay! I'm so excited!

Stop by to check it out...http://www.thewildrosepress.com/love-can-be-murder-p-3621.html

It's finally here!!

It’s so hard to choose from your favorite type characters, that I just couldn’t do it. So, I wrote a story with all of my favorites in it. I know, that’s cheating, right?

I’ve loved to read about witches for years now. They are so fun, the magic and mystery. Casting spells and performing rites. Talk about empowering women! What could be better?

Vampires are another one of my favorites. Immortality, secrecy, living in the night when most of the world is fast asleep. It’s intriguing, sexy, and exciting all at the same time.

Lately, my attention has been riveted to ghosts. I love them! There’s always a story hidden there. How did they die? Why haven’t they moved on? Do they know what happened?

So, I decided why not a story with all three of them included. What could be better than that? I really enjoyed writing this story for that reason. I have to say, I didn’t get bored while I was working on it, even in the middle where you get the mid book slump you have to fight (at least I do). I think that’s the best way to fight the mid book slump, find something you love and write about it.

I hope you find it as interesting as I did. So, without further ado…



Alexander Forsytheʼs house is haunted. One wouldn’t think a hundred and three year old vampire would let a little ghost bother him, but this particular house guest has outstayed her welcome.

Alex detests witchcraft, but after discovering his ghost, Abbie, is the ancestor of the local witch, Willow Cowan, his choices are limited. Alex calls on Willow to help evict his ghostly tenant, but he begins to wonder if the sexy spell-caster might be more trouble than the ghost.

Willow thinks Alex needs her magical abilities to remove the spirit from his house. What she doesnʼt realize is that his specter is her long lost ancestor. Sheʼs not sure she wants to help the gorgeous vampire in his ghost hunt, until she sees a long lost family heirloom on display in Alexʼs house.

Alex is adamant that the necklace belongs to him.. Itʼs been in his family since it was created for the wife of a distant ancestor. The necklace had been given to every wife of the first born son. Heʼs reluctant to give away his precious heirloom to a witch.

Can they learn to work together and get past their differences? Or will Abbie be the one obstacle they can’t remove?


You can check it out at The Wild Rose Press. Remember, it’s available on Wednesday August 26, 2009!

For more information on me and what I'm working on, stop by my website. I'd love the company!

The Sagging Middle

Well, I've made it to that point. The dreaded middle. The part that takes the longest to muddle through. Of course it takes the longest, because it's the longest part of the book, lol. I know it's true, but it still drags along slowly. I really shouldn't complain because I do write quickly and get through it must faster than some people do, but I still complain anyway.

Anyway, I've gotten about 30,000 words written so far, not quite halfway from my planned 70,000. I won't make my goal of finishing the 70k by the end of two weeks time, but I should get at least 50-60 done. I'm happy with that. I've got so much to do besides this project that I keep focusing on what needs to be done. I think that's helping to slow me down. I've already got two completed books that I need to revise, this will be the third once it's finished, and I keep telling myself to finish this one before I go back to the others. That's hard to do sometimes when I can't keep focused on my current WIP.

I guess we all need a break sometimes, so that's what I've done a couple of times this week. I've stopped writing and started editing my other work. I think it did help me to get away from the story for a bit.

Anyway, that's my progress so far. I'll keep plugging away at this story and eventually finish my other two.

Working hard

Well, I've been typing like crazy trying to get ahead with my story for Fast Draft. I've been managing to keep up with my goals, but I haven't passed them much so far. One day I didn't quite make my goal, but so far, the rest of the time I have. Yay!

I'm hoping to increase my output, but that hasn't been going so well for me so far. I should just be happy that I'm meeting my goals, but of course, with me, I'm not. Sometimes the words flow from my mind like crazy and I can write a good 800 words in twenty minutes time. Other times, it takes everything I have to complete 200 words in that same period. It all depends on how well my muse wants to cooperate.

I'm keeping at it, slowly but surely. I probably won't finish it in the 14 days that I'd hoped for, but I will have it mostly completed anyway. That's still pretty good as far as I'm concerned. I'm really enjoying my time spent with Caleb and Brianna, the hero and heroine of my story. They can be quite fun. Their romance is delicious. I'm hoping to polish it up and send it out as soon as possible. Of course, I have several other completed manuscripts waiting to be revised. If I hadn't signed up for Fast Draft, that's what I'd be working on now. But I'm really glad I've chosen to do this. It's been fun and a great learning experience for me.

Made a Stupid Mistake!

I made a stupid mistake! I lost ten pages of my manuscript. I about had a stroke. I couldn't believe that I did something so stupid, I don't know why I was surprised, LOL. So anyway, I was working on my manuscript and I was working on Chapter Four. I went to save my work and accidentally saved over the top of Chapter Three. I was so upset. So I spent a lot of time rewriting my chapter. Unfortunately, it didn't turn out as well as the first time I'd wrote it. At least in my opinion.

Well, I thought I could pick back up right where I'd left off on Chapter Four. It didn't quite work out that way. I had a terrible time getting back into it. I lost my entire flow. I stumbled. I've continued to make progress, but not near what I had planned. I've barely made my goals for each day, one day I didn't even make my goal, which really upset me. I don't like not making my goals. :) I'm very hard on myself that way.

I'm working through the difficulties and it is getting better. I'm hoping that I can start increasing my output. One thing is for sure, I've learned my lesson while saving files. I will certainly be more careful next time. I won't be in such a rush and I'll double check what I'm clicking on before I do that again.

Have you ever experienced something that has put a stop to your work and made it difficult for you to get back into your story? Let me know what you think.

Fast Draft- and they do mean fast!!

Hi everyone. Just thought I'd share the latest in the Sierra Wolfe writing arena. I've just signed up for a challenge called Fast Draft. The premise is that we write a 70,000 word novel in 14 days. It just started today and I did really good. I wrote over 6,000 words and have about 9% of it done. It totaled up to about 28 pages, I believe. I tell you what, it really takes some stamina to write that much. I hope I can keep it up throughout the whole 14 days. I've never written anything that large yet. My biggest book so far has been 50,000 words. So this will be a challenge for me in more ways than one.

It's really fun though and gets your juices flowing. You don't have time to think about where you're going, you have to have your ideas ready and waiting to be used. At least I do. I know a lot of people are pantsers. I can't do that. I have to have my whole book plotted and ready to go or I don't get anywhere with it. I've attempted to write by the seat of my pants in the past and made it to about 30 pages and it all went kaput on me.

Once I started plotting, then I was able to finish a book. I've never been happier than the first time I finished one. I was so thrilled. I never thought I'd be able to do it until then. I still have difficulty with plotting, but I manage to get through it and when I do, I can really put out the words. But getting to that point is a lot of work.

I can tell that things are getting easier for me the more I do them. My plotting, writing, and editing have all improved in the last few months. I just keep plugging away and eventually I will be good enough to get published. Hopefully, that will be soon, like in the next few months. I want to submit a story that soon anyway. I need the feedback to find out where I am in my goals.

I'd love to hear your thoughts on the subjects I've discussed today. Be sure to leave me a comment and let me know what you think.

Sierra