Trisha Jones' Blog

   Its been a little more then the school year ended, and my kids are officially bored lol. I have been trying to keep them busy but they are a teenager and a preteen so everything I try to do with them they don't find very fun. It has also been either very hot or rainy so outside stuff is not really something we can do right now. There have been some illness and injures in the last month which sucks. As of right now no one is ill or injured so (knocking on wood) we are all doing well.    The kids still have dance practice every Monday and we do have performances and appearances ( walking in parades) this summer. We have 2 new dancers, one of which is a good friend of mine and my hubby's. I do try and write while the kids practice, when I am not needed to be the devil in the devil dance.    In the writer part of my life, I have been writing more at night while everyone here is a sleep that way I am not interupted too often. I am kind of stuck in one sce...

  Our first full week with the kids out of school was busy. We had practice on Monday like normal, Tuesday we my daughter's 12th birthday so we went to a local minor team baseball game. We had a lot of fun that day. Wednesday we did some running, Thursday we had dinner with mom (my mother inlaw) Friday we had a chiropractor appointment. Saturday hubby and the kids helped my brother in law with his yard sale, Sunday we got what we need for yesterday's BBQ .   So I did not get a lot of writing done. I will be trying to get as much writing I can get done when my kids give me the chance to. As of right now we have nothing going on this week so I should beable to get a few pages done this week. Well I am off to eat something then get back to my writing Happy reading Happy writing

  Tomorrow(May 18th) is my kids' last day of school until mid August. My daughter is a little sad for this year to end. My son is ok with the school year ending. I am glad I will get to sleep in, but I am sad because it means my kids are growing up. My son will start high school in August and my daughter will be in 7th grade. I always feel old when the school year ends and when the new one starts.      So since the kids will be home during the day my writing time has to shift from during the day to at night. It will take a few days to get used to it but I will be able to do it. I have not really written anything since my hubby lost his brother in law. I will be trying to write as much as I can today and tomorrow while I have time during the day.   I will try to blog alittle more often but not sure it will work. Well I am off Happy reading Happy writing

  My family and I lost a family member last night, my husband's brother in law passed away of what is thought to be a heart attack. He left behind his wife, three daughters, and a grandson, I do not have any other details right now. my writing will be greatly effected by this for a while, I know I am not blogging daily but I might not be blogging for awhile after this one. I need to help my sister in law with everything that's going on right now.    I am asking all of you that read my blog to pray for my sister in law and her family. Thank you Happy reading Happy writing

    It's almost that time of year again, when my kids are out of school from about the middle of May to the middle of August.     This is when my writing time goes from during the day to during the night. The reasons for the time switch is because one my kids have the wonderful timing to need something while I am having a really good writing session. Two because during the time the kids are out of school we have a lot going on between family day trips, dance performances, and just normal summer activities.     My writing is going a little slow due to having a double ear infection and have had awful headaches. But I am writing as much as I can. I was hoping to have good news to blog about but I have not gotten a request for my manuscript and no acceptance from an agent or publishing house. But I am still trying to find an agent, I want to be traditionally published one day, I just hope it's soon.    I also want to thank you all...

   Spring officially started a little over a week ago, but it's not very spring like everyday. Some days it was really cold and or snowing. Other days were very spring like some sunny some rainy. Today is an overcast windy day and it's suppose to rain this afternoon. Because it springtime again it's time for spring cleaning again. This year hubby and I have started by putting carpet titles down in my kitchen and dining area. Then we pulled all the carpet and padding in the hallway and living room and put wood flooring down.              Then of course the kids were on spring break from school until yesterday ( Tuesday). So while my kids were off school we for eye dr appointments, a dr appointment, and an orthodontist appointment done on top of Easter for my kids. Needless to say I have not gotten much writing done, until Monday. But thus is life of a mother and writer.      I got pretty far in the scene I was working on Mon...

   I was told a while back by more then one author that was able to find an agent that it will be hard. One actually said "you will be able to wall paper our office with the rejection letters before you get an acceptance." But I was not prepared for how hard it has been for me.     I understand it's really hard to find an agent, but I seem to be having a harder time then some other writers. I have never gotten a request for a full copy ot part of a copy of my manuscript, it's kind of discouraging after this long. But I have not given up, I will not give up on my dream.    I was talking to my hubby about a rejection I have gotten resently, when I think I figured out why I am having a harder time then some. I am writing from the monster's point of view,and no other author does that I found. Ok there is one, Ann Rice, she wrote from the vampires's point of view  and technically they are monsters, but they were always people they are now just undead pe...