tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84712776081403809972024-03-05T12:18:53.363-08:00Heart Shaped BambooAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05545936992288285272noreply@blogger.comBlogger108125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8471277608140380997.post-39389444989767594742018-04-15T19:57:00.001-07:002018-04-15T20:00:16.833-07:00Excerpt from Prophecy Girl <p dir="ltr">1. <br></p>
<p dir="ltr"><i>My name is Camille Bishop. </i><br>
<i> I might be just like you. </i><br>
<i> </i><br>
<i>Only, I’m not. </i><br>
<br>
<br>
Jane Lowry fidgeted nervously, twisting the brightly coloured beads on her Pandora bracelet. She would look at me, and then quickly look away like she was somehow not confident enough to speak to me. There was a thin sheen of sweat on her forehead by her hairline. She blinked a lot. I wondered if she thought it would stop her pupils from dilating. <br>
<br>
All it did was make her look more nervous. <br>
<br>
She couldn't have been more than eighteen years old. <br>
<br>
"Why don't you tell me why you are here, Miss Lowry?" I asked. She turned her body towards me. My office was so small there wasn’t much room. The sides of my desk each touched a wall, and the only way around it was to climb over it. <br>
"I want to find my real father," she said, making eye contact then immediately looking away. "I believe the man who I've always thought is my father....isn't. But I have to prove it on my own. Can you help me?" <br>
<br>
I started making notes. For my first case this seemed pretty standard. <br>
<br>
"Well, we need to gather some DNA so we can run a test," I began. I made sure that I kept my eyes on her, regardless of if she turned hers away from me. She reached into her purse and pulled out four zip lock bags, two with toothbrushes and two with hair. All labelled. <br>
"Oh. Well, you're efficient. Aren't you?" I continued. "Now, what can you tell me about the man you believe to be your father?" <br>
She touched her face nervously. "I don't know anything about him except he's....." <br>
She moved around uneasily, returning to fidgeting with the beads on her bracelet. I'd been around the P.I game since I was young and I'd heard a lot of craziness. I would be impressed if she shocked me. <br>
"I think he's not of this world, you know? With these health issues I have it would explain a lot," she blurted out. She went from relaxed and looking around the room to nervous again when she looked at my face. <br>
"You have to be more specific." <br>
"I think he's a....creature of the night." <br>
She couldn't be serious. <br>
I started to wonder if Jane Lowry was a prank set up by my cousin to torture me. I tried to keep my expression level but prepared for this to turn shitty in an instant. <br>
I cleared my throat. "Excuse me?" <br>
"I think he's a creature. Part of a bigger network of creatures, actually.” <br>
<br>
I wrote it all down. I wasn't sure what she meant by 'creature'. Some people called prostitutes creatures of the night. I wasn't about to mock my first client, though. Besides, there was a time when something unexplainable consumed a large part of my life. <br>
<br>
"Does he have a name?" I asked. She looked uncomfortable again, and my instinct said she had a name but didn’t want to give it to me. <br>
"No. That's another reason why I am here. I need a name and I want to know exactly who I am dealing with before I approach them - if I even can." <br>
"Okay. Well, I will send these samples off and we should know in a few days,” I said, “but with the info you gave me I can do some poking around. Now, we need to talk about fees. The DNA test is not cheap." <br>
She pulled out a rolled up wad of cash a few inches thick. She smiled, clearly proud of her achievement. <br>
She blushed. "I knew it wasn't cheap so I've been saving. I'm not sure if you can understand what it's like to know that something went on with your parents that regular minds can't grasp. You can't talk to anyone about it." <br>
I smiled at her. My parents had been killed by the mob when I was thirteen years old. What I saw often haunted my thoughts. Visions of death and ghosts that took me years to suppress. <br>
"Don't worry, Miss Lowry. You don't have to justify anything to me. Hopefully I can find you some information that will set your mind at ease." <br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
When I was really little I wanted to grow up to be a Princess. My Mother told me the legend of King Arthur, and I thought I was destined to live in such a grand and exciting world. <br>
<br>
As I got older and figured out Canada didn't have Princesses, I changed my goal to a crime fighting super hero. Which was sort of like what my Dad and most of the Bishop family did; for a long time the Bishops were the law. My grandparents, aunts, uncles, all cops of one flavour or another. And now most of their children. <br>
<br>
But then, ten years ago, my parents were murdered. Mob hit was the official story; the crime remains unsolved. When I told them what I saw, they brought in the doctors. I didn’t witness it directly, but I saw things. <br>
In the house. <br>
In my dreams. <br>
Every time I closed my eyes. <br>
<br>
I went to live with my Uncle Ted and stopped talking about it. I tried to settle into a somewhat normal existence. I learned to keep what I saw to myself. <br>
<br>
The law loving Bishop's became rather jaded after what happened to my parents. Uncle Ted and his partner Chris Lewis quit the police force and started a P.I firm, Ted's wife, Cindi, didn't take it well and took off not long after. <br>
Ted took me to work with him, and I started learning the P.I biz. It was actually kind of brilliant; no cheating spouse would suspect a teenage girl was running surveillance on them. It may not have been entirely legal but it worked, enough that I went and got my college degree in private investigation. Since I had so few friends my Uncle Ted became so much more than an uncle and friend. He’s the best man I know. <br>
<br>
<br>
Uncle Ted came in about an hour after Jane Lowry had left with two mugs of coffee. He handed one across my desk to me. <br>
"How'd it go?" he asked. <br>
"Good," I replied. "Seems like some simple paternity stuff." <br>
"Really? Ramona said the girl seemed odd." <br>
Ramona, the agency's long suffering receptionist slash assistant, was really good at reading people. She'd tried to teach me but I didn't have that level of talent. But I practiced; it was a tool I really wanted to master. She and I had spent a lot of time together over the years, and she taught me a lot about people and the world. <br>
I smiled at him. "People say I'm odd, Uncle Ted." <br>
"You're not odd, Cas. The amount of therapy you've had, you're better equipped to deal with life than ninety five percent of the population," he made himself comfortable in the chair Jane had sat in, not bothering to adjust it. <br>
"Thanks, I guess," I said. "She wants a paternity test done and she thinks her real father could be identified by strange medical issues she has." <br>
"What sort of issues?" <br>
"She didn't elaborate. She is probably just being paranoid and the DNA test will reassure her." <br>
He smiled and nodded, his big hands enveloping his coffee cup as he wrapped them around it. <br>
"Well, if you need any help," he began, but Ramona's appearance in the doorway stopped him from continuing. Her curly red hair with silvery streaks was especially bouncy today. <br>
"Your next client is here," she told him, smiling at me before she disappeared. He sighed, waving as he walked out. <br>
<br>
I got on the computer and started running background checks on Lowry and her family. <br>
Her Facebook family photos were heartwarming. The man she called Dad was a leather- patches- on- the- elbows- of- his- jacket kind of guy; Thomas Lowry was a university professor and an all in all respectable dude. He had never been in trouble, had no dirt that could be easily found. <br>
Jane and her mother Benita were an interesting duo. Benita was a very thin, wiry woman who clearly took great pride in her appearance. Now, I had no issues with thin people but I could see that she was so thin as a direct reaction to spending much of her younger years heavy. And Jane, who was quite pretty, looked heavier than she was standing next to her. <br>
<br>
Benita, maiden name Collins, wasn't as clean as her husband. An arrest for disturbing the peace in the 1970's was from some kind of protest....and some gaps. <br>
Gaps in a standard background check could mean a variety of things. She could have been pardoned for a crime or crimes, she could have fallen off the grid, and she could have been a mole woman literally living underground. <br>
But the timing was weird in terms of Jane's conception. There was no record of Benita from about a year after she finished college until Jane was almost two years old, which spanned about four years. Jane's birth certificate wasn't registered until then. <br>
I thought about asking Ted but that seemed silly. I couldn't justify asking for help with the easy stuff. It was essential that he and Chris respected me as an investigator, and that they took me seriously. I wouldn’t ask for help unless it was something major. <br>
<br>
So I decided to call my cousin Kiera. <br>
<br>
Explaining my relationship with my cousins wasn’t easy. There are a lot of us, twenty one or so I think, and after my parents died they became really divided. <br>
Those who believed what I saw made up one small group. Those who didn't believe me, but didn't hold it against me another and those who not only didn't believe me but decided to mock me at every opportunity made up the last group. I called them Team Poppy because they were led by Ted's daughter, Poppy. <br>
Kiera was a non believer but didn't hold it over me. She was quite a bit older, eight or nine years depending on the time of year, and had no interest in the petty bullshit. This worked out great for me because I respected her as a person and a woman. Ted even said she was a pretty decent role model. <br>
"Detective Bishop." <br>
Hearing her answer her phone always made my heart sink. There had only been one other Detective Bishop in the family and that was my Dad. <br>
"Hey Kiera. It's Camille." <br>
"Hey kiddo, how's your first day of clients going?" she asked. <br>
"Good. I have a question that I think you might be able to help me with," I began. "I'm running a background check and there are some gaps." <br>
"It could be something unexciting. What's the name?" she asked. <br>
"Benita Lowry, maiden name Collins. She had some priors, nothing too serious." <br>
"Alright. Let me take a look and I will call you back. If it's after hours I will call your cell. I don't want to call the house because I might have to talk to Poppy." <br>
I groaned loudly. "I haven't seen her yet today. She'll probably have a lot to say when I see her." <br>
"Doesn't she always? Just ignore her. You're good at this. Do you think Chris would have taken you on just because you're Ted's niece? Fuck no. Chris Lewis is a serious hard ass. He wouldn't bring in a woman willy nilly, and especially another Bishop." <br>
I couldn't help but smile. <br>
"But I gotta go, Cas. I'll let you know what I find," she spoke quickly and hung up so I didn’t have a chance to thank her. <br>
<br>
<br>
She called me back about an hour before I was going to leave. <br>
"You got quite the doozy on your hands Cas," she said, chuckling to herself. "Where did you say this came from?" <br>
"The daughter wants a paternity test, and if that's not her father then she wants me to find the real one," I replied. <br>
"Well, I'm glad you called me. Benita Collins was involved in a massive lawsuit against a man named Elliot Kinkaid, and the whole thing doesn't show up on a check because someone made it disappear." <br>
I thought I should be honest. "I don't understand." <br>
"Have you ever heard the name Elliot Kinkaid? Of course not, you're too young." <br>
"Is he a mobster or something?" <br>
She laughed. "He is not a mobster, he is the mob. Or was when this all went down. He has moved up the pyramid since then so he's under the radar. But Benita Collins was involved in a massive lawsuit against Kinkaid. Several women who worked for his corporation accused him of 'sexual misconduct', rape from Collins specifically. He was a prime suspect in a string of unsolved rapes that happened in the vicinity of his office and to a large number of his female employees." <br>
"So he threw some money at it and it got wiped clean?" <br>
"Looks like it. Interesting tidbit, these cases resulted in multiple pregnancies. Most of them ended up in the foster system. Four of the twelve stayed with their parents." <br>
"Wow." <br>
"Also? Benita Collins had the only girl." <br>
I wrote everything down in my notes. There had to be some information about the cases somewhere. <br>
"You might want to talk to Ted about how to handle this one, honey," she continued. "Because if it turns out that your client is this girl, and there is a chance she might not be, she might not take it so well. I cannot imagine how I would react if I found out I was the product of rape." <br>
"Great. Thanks Kiera." <br>
"Anytime kid." <br>
<br>
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<br>
2. <br>
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<br>
<br>
I won't say this out loud, but my friend circle is very small. <br>
Having a cousin who was the same age at the same school who wanted to destroy you doesn't exactly help the cause. The few friends I did have were great. <br>
<br>
But I did have Jesse. <br>
<br>
Jesse was all kinds of wrong for me. I knew that. We met in the seventh grade, and I took one look at him and decided I wanted him with me. <br>
He was a bad boy. He got in trouble, sold drugs, hung out with rotten people; I wanted to save him. <br>
I love him, and have loved him since the first moment I saw him. And he loves me. <br>
Having a guy like Jesse love you is interesting for a huge nerd like me. At school I got more second glances than I probably ever would have, and the torment stopped when he was around. I kept him in school and made sure he graduated. He took me away when I needed to go. Which was probably more than you might think. <br>
<br>
<br>
Ted was gone when I was ready to leave for the day so I called Jesse as I walked out to the bus. <br>
"Hey. How did it go?" His voice immediately put me at ease. <br>
"Good. Weird, but good," I replied. "How are you?" <br>
"Five by five. You home?" <br>
"No I'm heading home from the office now. Ted is out so I'm heading for the bus." <br>
"You look cute today. The office gear is hot." <br>
I stopped and turned in a circle looking for his car. "Where are you?" <br>
"You're the P.I. You tell me." <br>
I smiled to myself. "You're two blocks back on my side of the street." <br>
He laughed. "How'd you know?" <br>
"Because that's where you always park." <br>
"You want a ride home, love?" <br>
I hung up as I started jogging back towards him and Jesse laughed when he saw me. My laptop bag was bumping into my leg and I hugged my purse to me so it wouldn't jangle. He leaned across the passenger seat to open the door for me. <br>
"So were you just randomly sitting outside my office?" I asked. He pulled me to him and we kissed. My body instantly relaxed as he touched my cheek, brushing my hair back behind my ear. The warmth of the car and his smell enveloped me. <br>
I couldn’t help but smile as we separated. <br>
He smiled back, his blue eyes sparkling. "No. I called the office earlier and you were on the phone. Ramona said Ted was gone and you would probably need a lift." <br>
"Thanks. Taking the bus home would've been a bitch.” <br>
I curled up in his front seat as I normally did, Jesse put his hand on my knee and we started driving. <br>
I watched him as we drove. He had the sleeves of his hoodie pulled up over his hands with his thumbs sticking out small holes in the sides. I loved his hoodies. When I wore one I felt like he was hugging me all the time. <br>
"Hey, you ever heard the name Kinkaid?" I asked. <br>
"Yep. They've been running shit for years. First it was the daddy; he's a pretty serious dude. From what I heard his sons are nuts. Like cut off your ear and dance around while doing it. They don't fuck around. Why?" <br>
"Long story." <br>
"Whatever the story is, love, you need to be careful. These people don't like games. Speaking of games,” he continued, “I saw Lisa today." <br>
Lisa was one of my only friends from high school and Jesse wasn't a huge fan. She was really good at attracting the wrong kind of attention and that worried him. <br>
It wasn't her fault men liked her. She didn't go above and beyond to turn heads; she was way too absent minded. Space cadet was probably the right term. <br>
“What did she do now?” <br>
"I saw her at the mall with her latest geek of the week. I don't want you around that guy." <br>
"What was wrong with him?" <br>
"He looked like an extra in a 50 Cent video who chews glass for fun. Where does she find these guys? I don't want you around him or his friends." <br>
I smiled and took his hand. "I don't spend that much time with her anyhow. Our schedules are too different. Besides, she knows I don't want to chill with her rando's and their buddies. She tried that before and it didn't go well." <br>
She had tried to hook me up with one of her guy’s cousins a while back when Jesse and I were on the outs. It was an absolute epic disaster. I don't think I have ever disliked someone so much on first contact in my life. <br>
"And where was I?" he asked. <br>
"It was one of those times you thought you wanted to be with someone else." <br>
Jesse kissed his teeth, squeezing my hand tightly. He'd had one of those moments recently during a drug fueled rampage. It took me several months to accept him back. <br>
"I don't know why you put up with me," he said, kissing my knuckles. I had finally stopped picturing the crack whore I had found him with whenever I closed my eyes. <br>
"Because I love you way too much," I replied. He pulled the car over and parked, pulling me into his arms again. <br>
"I promise you won't regret it," he told me, staring deep in my eyes. "I know how badly I fucked up, Cas. And I will do everything in my power to prove to you that I am devoted to you and this relationship. I love you so much Camille." <br>
His eyes glossed up and he shed some tears. It wasn't a full out cry, but it was the start. <br>
I wiped his cheeks with my sleeve and kissed him. When we were apart, I felt like I lost a limb. I couldn't imagine my life without him in it. I wouldn't be a doormat, but I wouldn't let him go without a fight. <br>
<br>
We drove the rest of the way home in silence, my hands wrapped around his free hand. <br>
There were no cars in my driveway when we pulled up to my house. <br>
"Looks like Ted isn't back yet," Jesse said. <br>
"Poppy isn't here either so I'm good," I replied. <br>
"Why don't you move in with me?" He smiled, and leaned over to kiss my neck. <br>
"Not yet," I told him. I liked the idea of living with him but I just wasn't ready. <br>
"Do you want me to come in?" he asked as his phone started to ring. I knew he wasn't going to stick around unless I had a fit. <br>
He ignored it for a few rings then said, "I have to get this." <br>
He spoke quietly enough into the phone that I couldn't hear him, an art he seemed to have mastered. I tried to pretend like I wasn't interested in what he was talking about but I was. I was worried. I didn't want to be but I was worried. <br>
I hadn't gotten to the point where I felt the need to snoop. I wasn't against it. <br>
He sighed and hung up the phone. <br>
"Let me guess. You have to go?" I smiled as warmly as I could even as that knot formed in my stomach. The same knot I got every time he left me. <br>
He kissed me deeply and passionately, pulling me to him like he wanted to devour me. We hadn't had sex since we reunited, I wanted to know he was clean first and we hadn't got the results from the clinic yet. <br>
"I'm sorry," he said. <br>
I smiled and shrugged my shoulders. "Hey, it's okay. Thank you for coming to get me." <br>
"I'll call you tomorrow and see if you need a ride again," he continued. "I love you, Camille." <br>
"I love you too Jesse," I kissed him again then got out of the car. <br>
<br>
I watched Jesse drive away, the street cloaking in darkness and total silence. That was the only problem with suburban Toronto in my mind, when it got dark it was alarmingly quiet. <br>
<br>
I noticed a man standing by the street light. I had no idea how long he had been there. He was hidden by the darkness, almost like he was made from it. The wide brimmed hat wasn't helping either. <br>
I stood and watched him back; I knew I was braver than I should be. Being a P.I, people got super pissed at you on occasion, stalkers were not unheard of. Cheaters getting caught, either the catcher or the busted, made people insane. I'd seen some super angry people go in and out of L&B; it wouldn't shock me if someone finally followed Ted home. <br>
I smiled my best happy smile and waved. I was about to cross the street to introduce myself when the man disappeared in the shadows like a puff of smoke. I paused and stared, confused. Did I need glasses? <br>
I shook my head really fast, and when I heard a car pulling away I decided to leave it. <br>
<br>
The dark must be playing tricks on me. <br>
<br>
Again. <br>
<br>
I turned and went into the house. If that dude thought I was weird it's a good thing he didn't encounter Ted. <br>
Or my bitch cousin. <br>
<br>
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<p dir="ltr">I am here to tell you that Prophecy Girl is now on Wattpad. The whole thing. </p>
<p dir="ltr">That's right, folks. I said it. The whole book is FREE right now on Wattpad. That means you can read it all right now for nothing, and downloading the Wattpad app is FREE and easy!<br>
There are also lots of great stories by other people on Wattpad, including my homie Tara Dawn. </p>
<p dir="ltr">So head on over and check this baby out! I can't wait for you to see it! </p>
<p dir="ltr"><a href="http://my.w.tt/UiNb/dcFRCZmdrE">http://my.w.tt/UiNb/dcFRCZmdrE</a><br>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05545936992288285272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8471277608140380997.post-15654511922927237382017-05-07T17:53:00.001-07:002017-05-07T17:55:08.602-07:00Prophecy Girl on Wattpad<p dir="ltr">Hi!</p>
<p dir="ltr">So Prophecy Girl is now on Wattpad!</p>
<p dir="ltr">Not the whole thing, but the first six chapters. I have been posting a few chapters at a time, twice a week on Saturdays and Wednesdays. <br>
Come join me for #wattpadwednesday !</p>
<p dir="ltr">I am so happy Prophecy Girl is out in the world. I can't wait for you guys to read it! </p>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05545936992288285272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8471277608140380997.post-31646252374085253722017-03-30T07:31:00.001-07:002017-03-30T07:31:41.164-07:0020 years of Buffy<p dir="ltr">What can I say about Buffy the Vampire Slayer? </p>
<p dir="ltr">This show means so much to me. It came into the world at a time that I didn't know who I was or who I wanted to be, and I was ashamed to say I liked something that was different than what my friends liked. But it helped cement my love of vampires, and made my wanting of a girl hero burn loud and bright in my soul. <br>
Sarah Michelle Gellar joined the ranks of Drew Barrymore and Shannon Doherty as my idols. (Now seeing them as adults they are still pretty f*#king awesome). I wanted to devour everything I could find that was 'like Buffy'. I would never have found Anita Blake if it weren't for Buffy - she paved the way for so many amazing characters throughout television, movies and books I could write a separate post on that alone. </p>
<p dir="ltr">She was the chosen one. And she changed my life for the better. </p>
<p dir="ltr">I'd like to personally thank Joss Whedon, Sarah Michelle Gellar, and the character of Buffy herself for being what I needed at a time in my life when I didn't know up from down half the time. Thank you for giving us someone to idolise in this suckfest of a world. </p>
<p dir="ltr">#buffyis20 #20yearsofBuffy #btvs #buffythevampireslayer</p>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05545936992288285272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8471277608140380997.post-42008589642708446002017-03-26T16:52:00.001-07:002017-03-26T16:52:56.693-07:00Lets talk WIP<p dir="ltr">Let's talk about my WIP. </p>
<p dir="ltr">It's had a name change. Keep your eye open for my urban fantasy PROPHECY GIRL. I will be posting excerpts as I'm editing, and the story on Wattpad. <br>
(My username on Wattpad is RTijaMaurice. Come hang out!)</p>
<p dir="ltr">I have wanted to write an urban fantasy for a very long time but there had never been a fully formed story and world until now. I am deeply inspired by Laurell K Hamilton and Anita Blake, and I loved every minute of writing this story. There will be more to come also. </p>
<p dir="ltr">Prophecy Girl is shorter than my Afflicted books, and I think it works well for the story. <br>
I'm also loving Wattpad as a medium, gives us the chance to interact on a different level and for you to give me some imput on Prophecy Girl in the early stages. I love interacting with readers and other writers, and people who love books and the written word. I am so looking forward to it, I can't wait until its ready to go! </p>
<p dir="ltr">And I really hope you guys enjoy it. This is something new for me; new genre, new time period, characters, content, everything! I had a TON of fun writing it. I hope you all have fun reading it! </p>
<p dir="ltr">Keep checking back here to see when the first chapters go up! </p>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05545936992288285272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8471277608140380997.post-82428645867680677162017-02-08T18:26:00.001-08:002017-02-08T18:26:55.336-08:00The Revisit - Guilty Pleasures Review and Thoughts<p dir="ltr"> I binged the last 150 pages or so and I am finally done with my reread of Guilty Pleasures!<br>
So here is my first revisit review! </p>
<p dir="ltr"><b><i>Guilty Pleasures by Laurell K Hamilton</i></b><br>
<b><i>Anita Blake Vampire Hunter #1 </i></b></p>
<p dir="ltr">This book, when I originally read it in the early 2000's (which I much later learned was ten or so years after it first came out), was a serious turning point for me. I had no idea what urban fantasy was and I had never seen vampires, or any other supernatural characters, in such context and it was mind boggling. It opened my eyes in so many ways. <br>
I immediately fell in love with Anita Blake. And during the reread I was reminded again why I wish she was my best friend (the one liners alone are gold!) and I discovered details about this book that I feel like I missed the first time. <br>
Perhaps it is because I am in the midst of writing my own urban fantasy or the difference between my 25 and 35 year old brains I don't know, but Guilty Pleasures is more wonderful than I can remember. Anita's strength practically leaps off the page. She is a hero for those of us who didn't know we needed one, and inspite of the fact that she wouldn't want to be one. </p>
<p dir="ltr">But I could go on for days, and I won't. I am so pleased that even though I couldn't do much reading for a bit that I was able to get it done and that I am moving on to The Laughing Corpse. </p>
<p dir="ltr">I have read The Laughing Corpse, so it is another revisit, but I haven't read the next four books after that so it will be total new ground for me. I am happy to be piecing together the bits of the series that I had missed and I am really looking forward to it. </p>
<p dir="ltr">Just for your reference, the ones I missed are called (with their numbers in the series): <br>
3. Circus of the Damned<br>
4. The Lunatic Cafe<br>
5. Bloody Bones<br>
6. The Killing Dance<br></p>
<p dir="ltr">Have any of you ever done a revisit of books you previously read? How did it go?<br>
Have you reread Anita Blake too? Post in the comments! </p>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05545936992288285272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8471277608140380997.post-59303044963333624492017-01-28T09:05:00.001-08:002017-01-28T09:09:18.818-08:00General and Revisit Update<p dir="ltr">Hi everyone</p>
<p dir="ltr">So I wanted to talk a bit about what has been going on with me lately. <br>
I fell into a bit of a funk before christmas, so most of my energy has been focused on trying to get my current WIP done. Which means that things have been cast aside, like reading. I have got so backlogged with my reading that Guilty Pleasures got cast aside. </p>
<p dir="ltr">BUT I am back now, bright eyed and bushy tailed, and I am going to push through Guilty Pleasures, which I have about 150pgs left of, so I can get started on The Laughing Corpse while I finish the WIP. </p>
<p dir="ltr">So it's going to be a fun time the next few months. I will try to do better about updating here! </p>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05545936992288285272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8471277608140380997.post-39933690605853635412016-12-10T19:27:00.001-08:002016-12-10T19:27:28.895-08:00<p dir="ltr">So I found out a few hours ago that another member of my Mother's family, her cousin this time, passed away quite suddenly. <br>
There was a time when I had felt close to that person, my Mother's cousin, but we had lost touch in the last few years. Mostly because of me, so consumed in grief for my own mother that reaching out to people just seemed trivial. <br>
I admired her spirit, and her will to fight even at the worst of times. I am sorry she is gone, way too soon and too suddenly. I hope that she and my Mother are together, wherever they ended up. </p>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05545936992288285272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8471277608140380997.post-35871889836731247502016-11-01T07:19:00.001-07:002016-11-01T07:25:52.875-07:00It's NaNo time! <p dir="ltr">Hello all!</p>
<p dir="ltr">So I am officially signed up for NaNoWriMo this year (come be my buddy!  My username is Ravin Tija Maurice) in the hopes that I will be able to finish my non series WIP. Which, if you look on the nano site, you will now know is called Dirty Pretty Things or DPT for short. I am super excited, I have never done nano before and I am hoping that its the push I need to get this shit done. <br>
But I am about mid way through so I won't be starting from the jump off point, which is ok. And because of that if I even get half of the 50,000 word goal done on it to get it finished I will be extremely happy. </p>
<p dir="ltr">So! My stats are as of now, Nov 1: <br>
TITLE - Dirty Pretty Things<br>
GENRE - Urban Fantasy, but is listed as horror/supernatural on the nano site because that was the closest category<br>
WORD COUNT - 63, 987</p>
<p dir="ltr">Good luck everyone! </p>
<p dir="ltr">Wanna chat about NaNoWriMo? <br>
Post a comment or come check me out on facebook! </p>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05545936992288285272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8471277608140380997.post-4825668778935019452016-10-11T06:35:00.001-07:002016-10-11T06:43:31.745-07:00The Revisit - Update<p dir="ltr">Hi all</p>
<p dir="ltr">Don't think that I have forgotten about you, or Anita, because I haven't updated in a while. I'm still reading Guilty Pleasures, but as I am sure many of you do it's not the only book I am reading so it is taking more time than I expected. <br>
I'm a little more than half way through. Is it everything I remembered? That and more. I had forgotten more of the plot then I had thought and I'm loving all the little details. I'd forgotten how long ago it was released, the 90's, and it still holds up. <br>
So please bear with me! I'm still on it it's just taking longer to get there then I had expected. </p>
<p dir="ltr">Side note - I think I am going to participate in NaNoWriMo this year. Hopefully it will get my ass in gear! </p>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05545936992288285272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8471277608140380997.post-1258415785932939682016-08-21T23:07:00.001-07:002016-08-22T17:50:02.434-07:00The Revisit - The Plan <p dir="ltr">Hello all! <br>
If you follow me on facebook you know already that I have decided to revisit the Anita Blake series by Laurell K Hamilton from the beginning. <br>
I decided to go back while I was in the middle of reading Affliction, not the latest in the series but one of the last three. There were some in the series that I missed for one reason or another and I decided that I wanted to read them. And in that thought I said to myself, Hey. Let's just read from the beginning and talk about it online, it could be cool. <br>
So, to make a long story short I started reading Guilty Pleasures last night, the first in the Anita Blake Vampire Hunter series. It has been a long time since I read it and I have to say it's like hanging out with an old friend. </p>
<p dir="ltr">Why revisit such an enormous, and controversial, series you ask? <br>
Because it is one of my favourites. I wish Anita Blake was my best friend in real life.  <br>
Laurell K Hamilton is such a huge inspiration for me, and I admire her greatly. Anita is one of the first major literary characters that I truly connect with  and I hope by doing this I can learn some things that will make my own characters and stories better. </p>
<p dir="ltr">I'm not going to write on here that I am going to read the entire series, because at 24 books that is quite a task. But I will say that I am going to read up until my favourite in the series, Obsedian Butterfly, which is number 9, and then decide if I am going to continue. </p>
<p dir="ltr">Want to read along with me? Come hang out with me on my facebook author page and we can talk about it, or comment on my posts. </p>
<p dir="ltr">Guilty Pleasures is everything I remembered and more. </p>
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<p dir="ltr">Research is when I get to indulge the history geek side of me, and when I get to learn about things that would never come up in my day to day life. For my current WIP I had to expand my private investigator knowledge (I actually went to school for private investigation, but that's another story) and I am also reading a biography of Cleopatra as a side project. It's nice to be learning without feeling forced, like I did in school. <br>
I was a pretty high achiever until I reached high school, then I got caught up. In what, you ask? Life is the simplist answer. <br>
After I got done with high school, college was a revelation. I got to pick what I learned and how I did it, and it was amazing. I miss it sometimes, but I'm not sure I could do it again at this stage in my life. <br>
So I have fun with my research. That old saying 'write what you know' doesn't always work, there are some things that you have to learn before you can write what you know. </p>
<p dir="ltr">Are you wondering about Book 3? I have a pile of research books for that as well. But that one will take time as I am ironing out details before I can even start my research but it is there! So have no fear. </p>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05545936992288285272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8471277608140380997.post-50537765679343055852016-04-28T17:03:00.001-07:002016-04-28T17:22:29.609-07:00About Tomorrow<p dir="ltr">This never gets any easier. <br>
The notion that grief fades or somehow lestens is absolute bullshit. Tomorrow is the four year anniversary of my Mother's death and it has not gotten any easier. I even miss her more because now she is also missing my daughter's birthday. </p>
<p dir="ltr">I try to do things to distract myself. Because, really, that is all you can do. You have to put it away or else you won't be able to function. Grief is probably the most complicated emotion humans have next to love. They both make you crazy and can destroy life as you know it. </p>
<p dir="ltr">Grief has made me dark and pushed my mind in directions that I didn't know it had. She was the light in my darkness. My daughter has renued that light, but the darkness is a bigger part of me now then it was. </p>
<p dir="ltr">Tomorrow also marks the day I went into labour, my daughter was born a full day and a bit later (tomorrow being friday, her birthday is on Sunday). I think about it more then I probably should, because it was hard and I didn't have my Mother there to help. I didn't have a Mother to come spend the night those first early days, like my friends Mother's did. I don't even know much about my Mother's pregnancies or labours, I found a letter she wrote about the day I was born months after the fact. </p>
<p dir="ltr">My Daughter is, by far, the greatest blessing in my life. I am always confused when a couple refers to their partner as the love of their life. Don't get me wrong, my husband is my great romantic love, but my daughter is the love of my life. I understand now how my Mother filled her life with other passions then romantic love, because your children fill so much of your heart that it brings you a type of fulfillment that romatic love just doesn't provide. </p>
<p dir="ltr">I am always afraid that I will never be as good of a Mom as she was. There are times when I feel like I am failing, like during a bedtime battle, and I think of her and what she would do. I think of her as I lay on my daughter's bedroom floor beside her crib, praying that she will sleep soon. I know I may never be as good, but if I strive to be maybe I will touch that some times and that means a little piece of her is still living. </p>
<p dir="ltr">I have a picture on my personal facebook of her and I, I am probably two or three and she would be in her mid thirties (so similar to I am now), and we're standing in a lake with a sunset behind us. I captioned the photo 'As I sit alone, I sit with you'. <br>
Because that is how I truly feel, and if you are reading this and grieving I would like to leave you with that thought. <br>
Think that when you are alone, they are there. As I sit alone, I sit with you. It has brought me some solice. Comfort has escaped me long ago. </p>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05545936992288285272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8471277608140380997.post-1144648646329959322016-03-30T09:06:00.002-07:002016-03-30T09:06:31.223-07:00Reader QuestionHello dear readers!<br />
<br />
I wanted to ask you all a question because I was wondering about something. I also posted it on my facebook pages and twitter so wherever you follow me you can respond there!<br />
<br />
For the current WIP I am considering making it available in serial format. For those who don't know what serial format is it's basically a regular book divided up into smaller sections and each section is published individually. Examples I can think of are The Green Mile by Stephen King and City of the Lost by Kelley Armstrong.<br />
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The current WIP seems like a good fit for this format, and I was wondering what readers thought of it before I decided to go ahead? I had intended on putting out the book as a whole afterwards but I thought it might be fun to have it in small doses, maybe once a month, first? What does everyone think?<br />
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Please comment below or send me an email, or hit me up on social media! I would love to hear what you think!<br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05545936992288285272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8471277608140380997.post-10265220233321075132016-03-09T18:07:00.001-08:002016-03-09T18:08:21.155-08:00Sending a call out<p dir="ltr">Hello dear readers!</p>
<p dir="ltr">So Ikon has been out for about 6 weeks now and I wanted to ask you all something. <br>
If you've read it, can you please leave a review somewhere? Good or bad, please post your reviews!</p>
<p dir="ltr">Thank you! </p>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05545936992288285272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8471277608140380997.post-90912469377871111662016-01-31T17:43:00.001-08:002016-01-31T17:43:18.917-08:00Happy Release Day! Hello everyone, and Happy Release Day!<br />
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Ikon is now, finally out in the world and I couldn't be happier!<br />
It was absolutely a labor of love, and I am overjoyed with the way that it turned out. I hope you all enjoy it!<br />
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<span lang="EN-US"> Ikon: Book Two of The Afflicted </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US"> By Ravin Tija Maurice</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">eeek! I am still pinching myself! </span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05545936992288285272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8471277608140380997.post-32598704821659438502016-01-22T19:23:00.001-08:002016-01-22T19:23:25.798-08:00Ebook Preorder Links<p dir="ltr">Hey! For those interested, here are the preorder links! </p>
<p dir="ltr">Smashwords<br>
<a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/609595">https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/609595</a></p>
<p dir="ltr">Amazon<br>
 <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01AWX1ZR6/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1453417810&sr=1-1&pi=SY200_QL40&keywords=Ravin+Tija+Maurice&dpPl=1&dpID=51X4-zvZK-L&ref=plSrch">http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01AWX1ZR6/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1453417810&sr=1-1&pi=SY200_QL40&keywords=Ravin+Tija+Maurice&dpPl=1&dpID=51X4-zvZK-L&ref=plSrch</a></p>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05545936992288285272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8471277608140380997.post-35795890770025616812016-01-22T19:21:00.001-08:002016-01-22T19:21:24.278-08:00COVER REVEAL! <p dir="ltr">Hello dear readers! </p>
<p dir="ltr">Well, here it is, the long awaited cover for Ikon! <br>
RMGraphX really hooked me up and I couldn't be happier! It turned out better then I could have imagined! </p>
<p dir="ltr">Also, Ikon is up for preorder for Kindle and on Smashwords! Official release date is Jan 31 for the ebook, I'm waiting on the proof for the paperback and I'm hoping it will be out shortly after! </p>
<p dir="ltr">And did you see that bitchin logo on the paperback by my photo? RMGraphX hooked that up also. I fucking love it!</p>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN6qYIbe2iaBAHfsHM9oL-Tv26Qy2xuMqfq81HkpYPVobI8HJE00QUJs_Gj2bLDaNYkeqdv6Y7RDxIQeacesGPLZTpcUGOaPsFA5Gsr26IQK_293Q2qmtpTN49UwDqvD8e81qLnob8f9k/s1600/Ikon_ebook_cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN6qYIbe2iaBAHfsHM9oL-Tv26Qy2xuMqfq81HkpYPVobI8HJE00QUJs_Gj2bLDaNYkeqdv6Y7RDxIQeacesGPLZTpcUGOaPsFA5Gsr26IQK_293Q2qmtpTN49UwDqvD8e81qLnob8f9k/s640/Ikon_ebook_cover.jpg"> </a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQSGNIWGtOzEBP9ashiMA6y7S4syREHx2wnrN-u6kItxCBnbau_3nSDbdcWIea3nLtstngLYOZwJ_rCt7YwjQvig1Bessa_sgsswh6IszmUEOk39KwtDekm188s1aDYMqKxBUDinIzRxs/s1600/received_451564801701301.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> <img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQSGNIWGtOzEBP9ashiMA6y7S4syREHx2wnrN-u6kItxCBnbau_3nSDbdcWIea3nLtstngLYOZwJ_rCt7YwjQvig1Bessa_sgsswh6IszmUEOk39KwtDekm188s1aDYMqKxBUDinIzRxs/s640/received_451564801701301.jpeg"> </a> </div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05545936992288285272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8471277608140380997.post-8209494595859882772016-01-21T09:58:00.001-08:002016-01-21T09:58:28.048-08:00Tomorrow! <p dir="ltr">Hi Folks! </p>
<p dir="ltr">I got a BIG surprise coming tomorrow so stay tuned! I am SUPER excited! </p>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05545936992288285272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8471277608140380997.post-16712771932692659282016-01-16T14:15:00.001-08:002016-01-16T14:20:56.613-08:00Author Page<p dir="ltr">Hi all!</p>
<p dir="ltr">So I finally got my author facebook page up!</p>
<p dir="ltr">Why didn't I have one before you ask? <br>
Well, when it was only one book and I didn't know where things were headed I thought it was more important to focus on the book and not me. But now! Now! Now that it will be two I feel like it's time. </p>
<p dir="ltr">Here is the link. Come by and give it a like if you are a facebook user. </p>
<p dir="ltr"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/RTMaurice">http://www.facebook.com/RTMaurice</a></p>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05545936992288285272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8471277608140380997.post-39029579204853219382016-01-08T09:46:00.001-08:002016-01-08T09:51:35.801-08:00Sharing Some Wisdom<p dir="ltr">Hello dear readers! </p>
<p dir="ltr">I saw this amazing video on facebook yesterday that I wanted to share with you all. It is actress Jada Pinkett Smith talking about being a wife and mom. </p>
<p dir="ltr">She discusses finding balance and weighing helping her family reach their dreams while still trying to reach her own dreams, and something in her words really spoke to me. <br>
I think this is an important subject and something that all wives and mothers need to hear. <br>
We are programed, at some point I don't know when, to believe that wanting things for ourselves is wrong and selfish when you have a husband and family. The key is finding balance, and I think it is summed up quite beautifully in this video. </p>
<p dir="ltr">Please enjoy, and let me know your thoughts! <br>
<a href="https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10153819590839494&id=11445289493">https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10153819590839494&id=11445289493</a></p>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05545936992288285272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8471277608140380997.post-45651190100393526882016-01-03T12:58:00.001-08:002016-01-03T13:05:32.863-08:00Book 2<p dir="ltr">Hello dear readers</p>
<p dir="ltr">So I wanted to give you all an update, especially those who don't follow me on social media. </p>
<p dir="ltr">The title for Book 2 is Ikon and I am working on a January 2016 release!</p>
<p dir="ltr">Isn't it January now? Why, yes it is! I don't have a firmed up date yet but it will be this month baring any major issues. The ebook will come first with the paperback to follow shortly after. My cover artist (RMGraphX) and I have been talking and she is cooking up something awesome, I can't wait for you guys to see it!</p>
<p dir="ltr">Once I have all of that pulled together I plan on doing some rafflecopter giveaways so keep an eye out here because those will be coming up soon. </p>
<p dir="ltr">Ikon has been a labour of love for me, and I hope you guys love it as much as I do. It's a bit different for me and I hope it works well! I can't wait for you guys to read it. </p>
<p dir="ltr">I will be back on here updating as much as I can, I apologise for being so neglectful. </p>
<p dir="ltr">Make sure you pick up your copy of Rebirth before Ikon comes out, so you're all caught up! It's available in ebook and paperback, check the links in the sidebar! </p>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05545936992288285272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8471277608140380997.post-81703687559607111822015-11-12T15:15:00.001-08:002015-11-12T15:27:53.633-08:00NaNoWriMo Update<p dir="ltr">Hello dear readers! </p>
<p dir="ltr">As I previously mentioned, I am participating in NaNoWriMo but not formally. For me it's just about getting it done. Sitting down and writing something. </p>
<p dir="ltr">Well I am pleased to say that I have been getting stuff done. The WIP is coming along slowly. I got Book 2 back from the editor and I will be sitting down with it soon to start formatting. I'm really excited for it to come together and I cannot wait for people to read it! </p>
<p dir="ltr">It's a little bittersweet for me without my Mother here. The first time Rebirth was released (under different title etc) she got to see it, it actually came out about 6 weeks before she died. It makes my heart ache thinking about it. </p>
<p dir="ltr">But with NaNoWriMo in mind I have been more productive, which is great. I wish I could keep track of word count but since I write from my phone I haven't figured it out.....and I don't want to be consumed by word count. That's not that this is about for me. </p>
<p dir="ltr">Are you participating this year? Want to chat about it? Post your comments here or head on over to my facebook page! </p>
<p dir="ltr"> http://www.facebook.com/RebirthBookRTM</p>
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