Not as busy as I thought

The authors I work for are looking at three books published this year, so it's a lot of Skype meetings going on, for them, not for me. I get to hang out with their Street Team and plan fun surprises. =P

It's amazing how fast everything has changed. Last year, I was busy starting up my own company, and now, WOW.

I'm close to finishing my first book, damn it takes a lot of time, which I don't have, but it's so rewarding.
I still have my food truck, which is more of a leisure thing.
I travel, travel, travel, and sometimes I don't remember which city I'm in. I've got two trips to London within thirty days of each other. So I might be able to keep track this time. One is to work at a convention and the other is a mix between my work as a PA/Goddess and just plain fun.
There's also many late nights in meetings, interviews or webinars.
It's a big giant mess of busy, but I love it.

Anyway. Just wanted to let you know what's happening in my life. Hope you have a great one as well.

It's been busy.

It's been very quiet from me lately, and I do apologize, but there's been an abundance of life going on lately. I'm not complaining, life is awesome. I just felt I should step in here and let you know I'm not dead.

Have a few shares for you. The wonderful onestopforwriters has finally opened up its doors. *happy squeal* Go check it out.

I'm also the Team Leader for the awesome Kirk Clan. It's the street team for authors A&E Kirk. Two wonderful women, who write YA paranormal romance. If you haven't yet, I suggest you check out their books on Amazon. They're releasing their third book shortly, and I, for one, can't wait.

I'm also doing proofreading, I'm a project leader for The Black Knight supporters, Lot's of things going on, as I said, but I love it.

If you're interested in joining the Kirk Clan, click here. 

Writing Update

Thought I'd let you know that my writing's moving forward. Still some kinkz to sort out, but the books are coming along nicely.
To clear my head, which tends to get me sidetracked, I've started another series. The characters just wouldn't stop talking so I had to get them down on paper.

I'll try to be better at keeping you posted on this, but between work, family and books I hardly have any time for social media. =/

Time to return to Scrivener and pin some scenes.

Take care until next time.

Movie time!

So, as you all know I'm in love with The Divinicus Nex Chronicles. They're so much fun to read and kick my creative soul in to gear every time I do. That's why I'm so excited to share this IFList with all of you.

Showing your support is free, of course. The picture below will take you to the page, log in through facebook and click support. Piece of cake, right.

I've seen that Obsidian, by Jennifer L Armentrout is being made into a movie. So is Hush Hush by Becca Fitzpatric. I know many of you will be excited about that..

Now get to clicking, you might even find more books to support and hopefully all of them will end up on the big screen.

For all my reading friends

GO SUPPPORT THIS!

I'm working my butt off hounding people to get these books made into a tv-series...
I've read them over and over again and I want to share these amazing books with everyone I meet.

Turns out I'm going to London for LFCC and I'm bringing Goodiebags. I'll put some pictures up when I know what'll be in them, but so far it's bookmarkers, candy and t-shirts.

Of course one special Goodiebag will contain at least two books, even three, if the third one is released on time. =)

The "Momma Stare"

Talking with a friend on Twitter and realised that the "Momma Stare" should be a super power. I don't know when I got it, but suddenly I could make people shut up with just a look.
How frickin' cool is that?

I couldn't do that when I was younger, and it didn't really become active until my daughter was about twelve.

Major to Minor: "Every Breath You Take" by Chase Holfelder

Made this.

Made this for the lovley Alyssa and Eileen Kirk, authors of the amazing Divinicus Nex Chronicles.

You can find their books here and visit them on their webpage here.

Divinicus Nex Chronicles fan video

A short, unedited, part from my book.

              Matthias steps forward and is about to grab me again, but this time I’ve had enough. I slap away his hands, mostly to prove a point. He doesn’t get it, because next thing I know I’m ripped out of the sofa, his fingers digging into my arms. His December eyes like an oncoming storm. “What are you?”

I give him three rapid punches in the sweet spot just below the ribcage. As he folds, I propel my elbow up, hitting him square in the jaw. He goes down like a log and I straddle him. My hands gathering up a nice piece of his shirt. “How about you ask me politely?”

The silence is deafening. Guess no one had the brains to think I might be able to fight back. Typical boys. Matthias seizes my arms and spin us around. I let him do it, it’s not nice to hurt a guy’s ego too much in one go. The floor's pushing against my back, his weight holding me in place. I do the first thing that pops into my head. I purr, like a cat, pushing my hips up. His eyes widen and I feel his body’s primal reaction. I laugh as he jumps off me. Blake swallows a chuckle as Matthias glares at him. Ayden tries to cover his smile with a  hand. I get to my feet. “Sorry, dude. I just couldn’t resist.”

The hundred page prologue

Turns out the fanfic I am currently writing has become somewhat of a prologue to the book I'm writing. It surprises me that it molds together in such a way, but it's fun to see the characters evolve throughout the pages. I hope that you will enjoy the story as much as I've enjoyed (most of the time) writing it.

I'm hoping for release in the beginning of next year, but I make no promises since I want atleast two books finished before I take the leap into publishing.

Ah! Books!!

There is nothing so thrilling, so mouth-watering sexy as a well written story. To go on an adventure without having to leave your bed. What else can a girl need? Let me tell you.. a really smoldering and good looking guy to swoon over.

My fascination with A & E Kirk's DN series is bordering on obsession. Not only do they manage to give you the story, they manage to give you six very versatile guys to swoon over. As I write the latest book in the series is in the making and my nerdy heart flutters at the thought.

As a fan it does help that the authors are kind and actually care about their fans. They take their time to have huge giveaways, answer Facebook comments and emails.

Now i have read so many books through the years, some have hooked me from page one, some on page 50. The number of books that have hooked me with the first three sentences on the other hand, are few. So I'm going to name them.

The Divine Comedy - Dante Alighieri (This is one of my favorite books of all time)

Demons at Deadnight - A & E Kirk

Drop Dead Demons - A & E Kirk

I know we don't like the same things in life and I don't claim that these books will give everybody the same feelings as they did me, but I do recommend that you try them out.

Here is the link to the Kirk's huge giveaway. Go have a look. You will be amazed at all the things the are giving their fans.

A & E Kirk Massive Giveaway


I'm going to resume my writing now and I'll update you next week on the progress.

Love Izzy

One Direction - Story of My Life (Cover by Caitlin Hart feat. Jake Coco)

ComicCon

My daughter and I are Whovians to the core, so we had to attend LFCC and meet "the impossible girl". We did run into some more friends though. 

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It's been a while.

Hey all!

I've been busy, busy, busy. Moving to a house, writing a book and working out. Yeah one of those is a total lie. Anywho. Reviving my blog in the name of books.

Two series to be more exact.

The first one is; Guards of the Shadowlands by Sarah Fine.
This series is a little dark and twisted which I like. It doesn't bore me and the second book is just as good as the first one.
I often find that the second book in a series is aweful. It happened in Mortal Instruments, Penryn & the end of days, Hunger games, Fallen and so on. This however keeps the quality and makes me want to go back for more.

Second series is; Divinicus Nex Chronicles by A & E Kirk
This series is lots of fun. It keeps me smiling from page one. There are a lot of characters to keep track of, but the difference between them  make it easy to do so.
The second book is longer and dives deeper into a few of the characters which for me is a treat. Looking forward to getting to know all of them better. Just like the previous series, this has me coming back, not just for seconds, but thirds and forths as well.
I find new things to marvle over in every read which keep me on my toes.

Well. I'll be posting my own little fan fic between writing my own book and caring for my daughter. So I'll hope to see you all soon.

Love

Friday Party and One Direction

That awkward moment when you realize they are born in the '90s and you go: 
"I'd still tap that"

It's going to be a very hectic end of this week and beginning of the next one. 
We have a big party on friday and on wednesday One Direction will be arriving and we'll be busy with that. 

Can't wait until it's all done and we can breath again. Hard to catch your breath when you're busy being giddy. =)

Long time no see

It's been a while and a lot has happened.
Can't tell you about it though, but I can say I am having a blast.

My life is awesome. =)

Oooooops

Trouble....

Good thing I have Emilie to talk to... and Lindah of course, but she left the country to go to school so she's a bit harder to get a hold of.. =(

Ah well, I'm not dead yet..



Had an awesome night last night.. I hope to do it again soon..

Party

Next weekend I'm having a little "girls night" with my friend Emilie..
So it'll probably be a little Singstar and alot of wine.. =)
See you on the other side of sober in other words..

I promise to take pictures and post here after we're done.. ;-)

SW:TOR Bugs

So here's a list.. Keep sending in more bugs and I'll add to it.. Thanks to the forum for giving me part of the list..


New Bugs

• Companion conversations do not work properly. Conversations do not appear until you finished a questline and then you get 7 to 11 conversations in a row.

• After being in a full group and then leaving, the companions dismiss themselfs when you get on a speeder (as they should) BUT do not appear again as you get off it. This also happens if you ride an elevator. You are now forced to summon them, which causes combat problems the times you get shot of your speeder..

General bugs

• If there is a fleet pass in you inventory and you click it to activate the transport, if you move or interrupt the activation cast, the fleet pass is still used and the cooldown activated.
  Workaround : Do not move or break the activation cast.

• When the game initially starts up, it seems to make a best guess assumption about the aspect ratio of the screen.
  This aspect ratio is used no matter what resolution the game is played at. If it does not match the guessed aspect ratio, the 3D environment will be stretched or appear squashed. The UI is unaffected.
  Workaround: Use a resolution that matches what the game thinks your aspect ratio is (if available) in fullscreen mode, with scaling that preserves aspect ratio.

• The ability (talent) Medical Engineering from the Medic tree of the Operative, causes certain characters to laugh whenever the proc goes off.

• The Sith corruption option seemingly does not stay turned off for long.
  Workaround: Most zoning resets it back to on as does a UI reset (Press ctrl + U twice)

• Crew skills window will occasionally display a 4th crew skill that you have not taken.
  Solution: Relogging or reload ui fixes this display issue.

• Malavai Quinn's heals sometimes leave a permanent green aura on your character long after the effect has ended.
  Solution: Relogging resolves this display issue.

• Certain diplomacy missions will return a failure that awards you light/dark side points that have a crazy amount of decimal places. (e.g. 1.3400007856)
  Solution: None known. It is a server side issue.

• The final conversation via holocom on the Agent's ship in Nar Shadda had no dialogue options displayed.
  Workaround: Some players are stating that a full relog can fix the issue. However, others are saying that their character is essentially stuck and cannot progress.

• The Agent pulls out their gun in a few cutscenes, yet it stays on their back, and they airgun down the target.

• Zoning on Hammer Station can lead to mouse cursors vanishing.
  Workaround: Holding the left mouse button, and turning the camera fixed this, but relog also works.

• Unable to send mail to alternate characters.
  Some people are reporting that it is not possible to send mail from one of your own characters to another of your own characters. The mail never arrives.
  Solution: try relogging into the affected character(s), or passing the items/credits to a friend who can physically trade them or mail them to the intended recipient.

• Player groups are not currently able to have more than one active Flashpoint. If your group has recently entered a Flashpoint and attempts to enter a different Flashpoint, players will see a message prompt. The message will incorrectly state that you cannot enter because of a different difficulty selection, but it is actually because the first Flashpoint is still active.
  Workaround: The group leader must right click on his or her portrait and select reset all active Flashpoints from the context menu. Then you should be able to enter. Note that you can only reset Flashpoints once every 5 minutes. If the party leader recently reset, players will need to wait for the timer or leave the group and create it again using a different leader before resetting the active Flashpoint from the context menu.

• When using the Master Looter grouping feature, players currently cannot assign loot to other people in the group (normal or Operations groups) when that loot is from a chest and will receive the message: "Access denied."
  Solution: None known

• When grouped with another character of your same class and while inside a Class Phase, looting may request players to roll for loot rather than giving it to the player automatically. This happens most often when group members are not within the proper proximity to be eligible for the items.
  Solution: Simply wait . The window may require more than one roll attempt, but the appropriate player will receive the loot after about 30 seconds.

• When you try to equip/slot an item onto either your character, companion or ship, the item disappears. (does not equip).
  Solution: None Known.

• Game goes to a black Screen and a hard system reset is needed
  This error happens a random times. The screen goes black, the music will loop, and there is nothing you can do to get out of this, except for a hard restart. No error code is given, but when you come back online, you are placed at the back of any server queue.
  Possible Solution 1: Ensure EVERYTHING is up to date (quicktime/directX/drivers ect) and repair the launcher. Run the game in windowed mode, the default in-game command for this is ALT-ENTER. Mixed results, some people it works, others it doesn't.
  Possible Solution 2: Run the game in compatibility mode for XPsp3, again mixed results.

• Player is unable to fly between planets while in a party.
  Solution: Leave group, fly to the intended destination, regroup.

• Unable to click on anything in-game after holding down Mouse 4 or Mouse 5, sometimes with Ventrilo VOIP.
  Variant: Will be unable to click on things at random times in-game.
  Workaround:Hit CTRL + U twice to reload the UI. Will have to do this every time it happens however, which can be many times depending on what's triggering the mouse unresponsiveness.
  Solution: None known at this time

• Nodes to click on for salvaging are not interactable.
  Reproduction: Try to salvage a node that is either placed above or below the boundaries of a texture.
  Solution: Known known at this time. The bug is server side.

• Some pre-assigned guilds may notice that guild names appear to be misspelled or incorrect when players log on to their designated server. Players should not disband their guilds for this concern, as every new member that logs in will recreate the incorrect guild.
  Solution: None known

Companion Bugs

Companions seemingly ignore applied CC's quite often, regardless of AOE or single target.

• Companions abilities that you de-select from their UI bar, sometimes reset themselves whenever you dismount or rezone.

• Companions randomly encounter constant issues with elevators and some ledges, often just standing there and sometimes being unable to be dismissed leading to you having to backtrack to find them.

• Companions are slow to observe the target you select to attack, and will often switch target whenever they like. When you cancel them from combat, they also walk Extremely slowly back to you.

• Companions exclaim that their crafting mission is a failure, despite success. And vice versa.

General UI

• Reverse engineering button in inventory randomly disappears.
  Solution: Initiate a trade with someone, or interact with any vendor will return it.

• Focus Frame breaks after cut scenes.
  Reproduction: Enable the focus frame (Alt + F). Interact with an NPC. Focus frame is now missing and unable to be set.
  Solution: Disable the frame, pick APPLY, then re-enable the frame, pick APPLY. This will need to be done after every cut scene.

• Guild list shows no one or only a partial list.
  Reproduction: Game while many guild members are online. Over time the Guild listing will show fewer and fewer online members even though the number along the top of the UI states more.
  Solution1: Press CTRL + U twice. This will reload the UI and magically fix the guild list.
  Solution 2: Sort by guild member name to ensure that the full guild roster appears as intended

• The loading screen prompts "Press spacebar to continue" will not function properly if the command for "jump" has been remapped to another key in player preferences.
  Workaround: If the "jump" command is not bound, players will need to exit the game using Alt+F4 or by pressing Ctrl+Alt+Delete to pull up the Task Manager. Upon returning to the game, players will need to bind the jump key. Players should use the remapped key to progress when at the loading screen.

Jedi Knight

• Player is unable to converse with Kira (Jedi Knight companion character).
  Possible Solution: Avoid darkside flirt after defector quest. Seems to be temporary but is still a valid workaround.

Smuggler

• Conceal/cover bar for Smugglers and Agents re-enables itself if disabled after cut scenes.
  Reproduction: Create a Smuggler/Agent, disable the conceal/cover bar in options. Use cover a few times. Interact with any NPC to start a cut scene. Cover bar is now re-enabled.
  Solution 1: Set up the bar exactly the same as your primary ability bar.
  Solution 2: Enable the bar, pick APPLY, then disable the bar again, pick APPLY. This will need to be done after every cut scene. Solution 1 is easier.

Sith Warrior

• The Sith Warrior mission "A New Master", defeating Teeno first will prevent players from speaking to Phyne to progress as intended.
  Workaround: Sometimes, players can leave the mission phase and enter again, which may allow for Phyne to be selected. If she is not, players will need to abandon the mission and complete the fight again, this time ensuring Teeno is not defeated first.

Bounty Hunter

• Bounty Hunter's class quest seems to drop shortly after Corellia, no lead-in to Ilum.
  Solution : None Known. Developers are fully aware of it.