A contest final!

My novel Cowboy Games has finaled in the 2007 Beacon Contest in the single title/long contemporary category! Woo Hoo! The winners will be announced at the Southern Lights Conference in Jacksonville, FL on March, 28 – 30, 2008.

This is my third contest final this year. I placed 3rd in the other two. If I get third place in this one, I'm going to seriously consider changing my name to Wendi "Third Place" Christner.

Psst...I'll let you in on a secret. There are two of me now. This little mouse you see here, and an erotic romance author that climbed into my body one day. You can see her (and some smokin' eye candy) at my other blog. Wendi Darlin blog

I Elfed Myself!

Ever wanted to be an elf? Or just dance like one????

Click here to check my elf self out!

For all you closet elves out there, here's a little fun for you. Check out my alternative lifestyle on the link above. Elf Yourself is a free program sponsored by Office Max, and best of all you can email your Elf-Self to all your friends!

Happy Elfin' Holidays!!!

My kind of turkey!

My sister sent me this picture in an email. I'd love to give credit where credit is due, but I have no idea where it originated.

The basic recipe for desired results:
Cook your turkey the way you always do, but get a little creative with aluminum foil when it starts to brown.
Can you imagine everyone's face if you plopped this down on the table?

HAPPY THANKSGIVING, EVERYONE!!!!

A celebrity moment

This is so cool! I can't take credit for finding it. My friend Anne-Marie posted it on her blog (http://www.anne-mariecarroll.blogspot.com/) and I'm a blatant copy cat. Back in the day, I used to get the Paula Abdul comment a lot, usually around last call and from men who'd had a little too much to drink. As for the others, I never would have guessed any of them. Give it a try yourself. It's free. Just go to http://www.myheritage.com/ Then leave a comment and tell me which celebs are hanging out around my blog.

Creative or Logical? Maybe Both?

Have you seen this yet? It's from Gizmo Watch. I discovered this yesterday while I was hiding from Sven. Yeah, notice there's no word count update? I thought you might. Tonight, I promise I will write! Not only will I write, but I will make up for all those words I didn't write yesterday and today.

Alright, back to this cool picture and why it's so cool. Click on the image, then stare at the woman's movement.

If she appears to be moving clockwise, the right (creative) side of your brain is more dominant. If you see her moving counter-clockwise, you're using more of the left (logical) side of your brain.

Some people can see her moving in both directions. Not me. But there's no surprise there. I've never been accused of being too logical. On the other hand, my creativity has gotten me into some interesting situations. But that's for another post, or maybe not.

So which way do you see her moving? How many logical people are reading my blog???

Ok ok, Sven. I'm going to work now. Right now. This second. As soon as I post this.

Sweatin' with Sven!

I'd rather be in Paradise (see below), but NO ... I'm sitting here at my desk sweatin' with Sven!

http://70daysofsweat.com/wordpress/archives/71

Yesterday I hammered out 1200 words, but today Sven's kicking my butt. I've managed to procrastinate in every way possible. Including starting this blog. LOL! A whopping 140 words of my current novel have made it from my head to my keyboard. Yep, it's going to be a late night!

I've also entered Karin Tabke's first line contest. Stop by her web site if you get a chance (the eye candy is well worth it!) and see how long I can hang in the competition. The contest is taking place on her blog. http://www.karintabke.com/