Hey there.
I know it's been a month since you have heard from me. That is because I've been pretty busy. First let me say I know I owe a few of my winners their prizes still and I am sorry for the delay. Between Noah edits, life events, prepping for RT and medical issues, I've been utterly overwhelmed.
I just wanted to let you know I haven't forgotten about you. We will resolve all our open issues after the convention. I am looking forward to meeting those of you who are going. My party and goody bags are set to go, and I even have studs lined up for it ;) We are going to have fun and I am excited about it!
I plan to upload photos every day, so long as we have connection and I can find the time. I know for those of you not going, this is how you live vicariously :) I will do my utter best to make you feel like you are right there with me.
Love you guys.
Big hugs!
Jacki
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Results
Don't we all just love good results?
Ugh...I wish I wasn't so damn tired or I would be my usual witty self, but alas, I am wiped out and so is all my humor. Plus, my niece is throwing a huge hissy fit (called a tantrum at her age I suppose) and it's giving me a genuine headache.
Dear Jane(s),
Stop reading here. In fact, stop reading my blogs, since I seem to bother you so much. You aren't welcome anyway you snide, sanctimonious, judgmental bitches.
Hugs and kitties,
Jacki
Where was I? Oh yes...I have court today. I'm trying to keep my foot in the door with regards to Bianca and guardianship. She is slipping away, but I want to at least maintain some kind of legal access to her in the event her mother gets herself dead or something.
Having my young niece here, tantrums and all, has brought up a lot of emotions. I spent the past two weeks avoiding her like a mini plague, not realizing I was doing so at first. But we prepared a room for her using a lot of Bianca's left behind toys...and it just plain hurt to see it all. I got mad at myself for getting excited about seeing her play with all that stuff. I mean I know you can't just trade the presence of one child for another and expect it to appease you in some way. I couldn't figure out what I thought I was looking forward to. Soon I was dreading the whole thing. It was weird, actually. I had never met Talia, my niece, in all her five years. Never spoke to her either.
It's probably not easy to understand, but I am the kind of person who can't hold distant attachments very well. I don't understand it myself entirely. I think, though, it's because I can't bear missing people. I am so stinkin sensitive that it is really painful for me to miss hugs and kisses and giggles and yes, even tantrums. So I suppose I distance myself. Emotionally for certain, in methods of contact as well. Or so I think. I never really examined it before this moment, but I have always fallen out of touch with distant friends and family. Until recently, I'd forget birthdays, didn't bother with holiday cards, things like that. Things my father did, actually, that used to tick me off. I could say it's his fault because he raised me like this, and it would partly be true, but I firmly believe that as adults there's a point when you have to stop whining about how your folks screwed up your life and simply create your adulthood on your own terms. It's not a process you can accomplish in a single snap, though. So I suppose a couple of years back I recognized how much I sucked at keeping in touch and I made a concentrated effort to be better at it.
I just didn't realize until now why I avoided people I loved so much. This issue with Bianca, and now with Talia's arrival in my life, has made me understand it's all part of my need to detach in order to avoid pain. After all, don't we all hate to hurt for the most part? Don't we all work hard to avoid it?
Unfortunately it took my niece slowly creeping under my guard to make me realize that it wasn't fair to shut myself off from her just because my relationship with another little girl hurts me. Her entire personality is different. Her voice, mannerisms and all. Her insecurities. Her little girl giggle that's just so irresistible and infectious. She's sucking me in, and that's okay. More than okay. One day caring about her may, indeed, come to be a painful thing for me...but I have to say that it's a sort of a fair trade for getting to enjoy those giggles and smiles and staticky hair that stands straight out like a furiously rubbed troll doll. But I hope I can be forgiven for my self-protective behavior. It's become ingrained in me after forty years of being gouged to the emotional quick by one thoughtless person or another. But there is enough nastiness and viciousness out there waiting for me (ie: Janes) without me anticipating it in innocent places.
I just figured to share that with those of you who have followed me through the Bianca debacle. A strange sort of update on the matter.
As for results, I owe you the results of a contest :) I know, it took a whole week. What can I say? I have five adults, two kids and 8 cats in the house all of a sudden. It's a bit overwhelming!
Third place prize question and answer:
Third Place Question and Corresponding Prize-
Name three famous human/cat combined characters in movies or literature. (ie: Catwoman*)
There are many answers, these are the winner's:
Delilah D'Artigo from Yasmine Galenorn's Changeling (a were-cat that takes the shape of a housecat)
Wren Tigarian from Sherrilyn Kenyon's Unleash the Night (a Katagaria hybrid mix of a Snow Leopard and a White Tiger who can take human form)
Hermione Jean Granger from "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" ( she makes the Polyjuice Potion where she uses a hair from Millicent Bulstrode's robe which ends up turning her into Bulstrode's cat in human form for a period of time
Beth P is the winner. Congrats hun. Send me your address with the names of your prizes in the subject line! (Cuz otherwise you'll get filed away and forgotten!)
Second place question and answer is:
Second Place Question and Corresponding Prize -
Besides the Demons, what it the first breed of Nightwalker we meet in the series?
The answer is DRUIDS...not Vampires! Heh...I know, sneaky of me...but what did you expect :P
The winner of the Damien ARC and nightshirt is:
Evelyn J! Congrats. Email me your addy please with the names of your prizes in the subject line.
First Place Question and Corresponding Prize -
How many miles is it from where I used to live to where I live now? (your answer must be within 20 miles)
I used to live in Saugerties NY and currently live in the Asheville, NC area. According to Mapquest, it's 772 miles distance. With the 20 mile leeway, that makes Shari C the winner with her answer of 792 miles. Phew, Shari! You just made it!! Now you will be my guest at RT Pittsburgh at my party!! Not to mention your shiny new signed cover of Noah. Send me your addy for the latter and don't forget to write the name of your prize in the subject line.
Well, that's it for now folks! We're back to regular blogs for a while now :) Thanks so much to everyone who played along. We had some great responses to the contest...the competition keeps rising! Don't be discouraged and make certain you keep trying. I'll see you soon.
Hugs and Kitties
Jacki Frank.
Ugh...I wish I wasn't so damn tired or I would be my usual witty self, but alas, I am wiped out and so is all my humor. Plus, my niece is throwing a huge hissy fit (called a tantrum at her age I suppose) and it's giving me a genuine headache.
Dear Jane(s),
Stop reading here. In fact, stop reading my blogs, since I seem to bother you so much. You aren't welcome anyway you snide, sanctimonious, judgmental bitches.
Hugs and kitties,
Jacki
Where was I? Oh yes...I have court today. I'm trying to keep my foot in the door with regards to Bianca and guardianship. She is slipping away, but I want to at least maintain some kind of legal access to her in the event her mother gets herself dead or something.
Having my young niece here, tantrums and all, has brought up a lot of emotions. I spent the past two weeks avoiding her like a mini plague, not realizing I was doing so at first. But we prepared a room for her using a lot of Bianca's left behind toys...and it just plain hurt to see it all. I got mad at myself for getting excited about seeing her play with all that stuff. I mean I know you can't just trade the presence of one child for another and expect it to appease you in some way. I couldn't figure out what I thought I was looking forward to. Soon I was dreading the whole thing. It was weird, actually. I had never met Talia, my niece, in all her five years. Never spoke to her either.
It's probably not easy to understand, but I am the kind of person who can't hold distant attachments very well. I don't understand it myself entirely. I think, though, it's because I can't bear missing people. I am so stinkin sensitive that it is really painful for me to miss hugs and kisses and giggles and yes, even tantrums. So I suppose I distance myself. Emotionally for certain, in methods of contact as well. Or so I think. I never really examined it before this moment, but I have always fallen out of touch with distant friends and family. Until recently, I'd forget birthdays, didn't bother with holiday cards, things like that. Things my father did, actually, that used to tick me off. I could say it's his fault because he raised me like this, and it would partly be true, but I firmly believe that as adults there's a point when you have to stop whining about how your folks screwed up your life and simply create your adulthood on your own terms. It's not a process you can accomplish in a single snap, though. So I suppose a couple of years back I recognized how much I sucked at keeping in touch and I made a concentrated effort to be better at it.
I just didn't realize until now why I avoided people I loved so much. This issue with Bianca, and now with Talia's arrival in my life, has made me understand it's all part of my need to detach in order to avoid pain. After all, don't we all hate to hurt for the most part? Don't we all work hard to avoid it?
Unfortunately it took my niece slowly creeping under my guard to make me realize that it wasn't fair to shut myself off from her just because my relationship with another little girl hurts me. Her entire personality is different. Her voice, mannerisms and all. Her insecurities. Her little girl giggle that's just so irresistible and infectious. She's sucking me in, and that's okay. More than okay. One day caring about her may, indeed, come to be a painful thing for me...but I have to say that it's a sort of a fair trade for getting to enjoy those giggles and smiles and staticky hair that stands straight out like a furiously rubbed troll doll. But I hope I can be forgiven for my self-protective behavior. It's become ingrained in me after forty years of being gouged to the emotional quick by one thoughtless person or another. But there is enough nastiness and viciousness out there waiting for me (ie: Janes) without me anticipating it in innocent places.
I just figured to share that with those of you who have followed me through the Bianca debacle. A strange sort of update on the matter.
As for results, I owe you the results of a contest :) I know, it took a whole week. What can I say? I have five adults, two kids and 8 cats in the house all of a sudden. It's a bit overwhelming!
Third place prize question and answer:
Third Place Question and Corresponding Prize-
Name three famous human/cat combined characters in movies or literature. (ie: Catwoman*)
There are many answers, these are the winner's:
Delilah D'Artigo from Yasmine Galenorn's Changeling (a were-cat that takes the shape of a housecat)
Wren Tigarian from Sherrilyn Kenyon's Unleash the Night (a Katagaria hybrid mix of a Snow Leopard and a White Tiger who can take human form)
Hermione Jean Granger from "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" ( she makes the Polyjuice Potion where she uses a hair from Millicent Bulstrode's robe which ends up turning her into Bulstrode's cat in human form for a period of time
Beth P is the winner. Congrats hun. Send me your address with the names of your prizes in the subject line! (Cuz otherwise you'll get filed away and forgotten!)
Second place question and answer is:
Second Place Question and Corresponding Prize -
Besides the Demons, what it the first breed of Nightwalker we meet in the series?
The answer is DRUIDS...not Vampires! Heh...I know, sneaky of me...but what did you expect :P
The winner of the Damien ARC and nightshirt is:
Evelyn J! Congrats. Email me your addy please with the names of your prizes in the subject line.
First Place Question and Corresponding Prize -
How many miles is it from where I used to live to where I live now? (your answer must be within 20 miles)
I used to live in Saugerties NY and currently live in the Asheville, NC area. According to Mapquest, it's 772 miles distance. With the 20 mile leeway, that makes Shari C the winner with her answer of 792 miles. Phew, Shari! You just made it!! Now you will be my guest at RT Pittsburgh at my party!! Not to mention your shiny new signed cover of Noah. Send me your addy for the latter and don't forget to write the name of your prize in the subject line.
Well, that's it for now folks! We're back to regular blogs for a while now :) Thanks so much to everyone who played along. We had some great responses to the contest...the competition keeps rising! Don't be discouraged and make certain you keep trying. I'll see you soon.
Hugs and Kitties
Jacki Frank.
Thursday, March 6, 2008
The Final Draw
Well, I promised you one last Treasure Hunt, and I aim to fill that promise. I am going to separate the contest and the prizes like I did before and you can only shoot for one of the three prizes, but you get to pick the one you want most by doing it this way.
Here are the questions and their matching prizes:
Third Place Question and Corresponding Prize-
Name three famous human/cat combined characters in movies or literature. (ie: Catwoman*)
The winner receives a brand new and shiny signed set of Elijah, Damien and Noah book covers as well one of the three books currently out (you choice). Simply send your answer to me at jacquelynfrank@hotmail.com with LAST TREASURE HUNT in the subject line before 11:59 PM on Sunday March 9th.
Second Place Question and Corresponding Prize -
Besides the Demons, what it the first breed of Nightwalker we meet in the series?
The winner receives a brand new and shiny signed ARC of Damien and a lovely Nightwalker nightshirt. Simply send your answer to me at jacquelynfrank@hotmail.com with LAST TREASURE HUNT in the subject line before 11:59 PM on Sunday March 9th.
First Place Question and Corresponding Prize -
How many miles is it from where I used to live to where I live now? (your answer must be within 20 miles)
The winner receives a brand new and shiny signed cover of Noah, which they can then use as their ticket to enter my party at RT Pittsburgh and sit beside me throughout the event. Simply send your answer to me at jacquelynfrank@hotmail.com with LAST TREASURE HUNT in the subject line before 11:59 PM on Sunday March 9th.
* You cannot include my examples.
Well, there you have it. Easy, right? GOOD LUCK TO ALL!
Hugs and Kitties,
Jacki
Here are the questions and their matching prizes:
Third Place Question and Corresponding Prize-
Name three famous human/cat combined characters in movies or literature. (ie: Catwoman*)
The winner receives a brand new and shiny signed set of Elijah, Damien and Noah book covers as well one of the three books currently out (you choice). Simply send your answer to me at jacquelynfrank@hotmail.com with LAST TREASURE HUNT in the subject line before 11:59 PM on Sunday March 9th.
Second Place Question and Corresponding Prize -
Besides the Demons, what it the first breed of Nightwalker we meet in the series?
The winner receives a brand new and shiny signed ARC of Damien and a lovely Nightwalker nightshirt. Simply send your answer to me at jacquelynfrank@hotmail.com with LAST TREASURE HUNT in the subject line before 11:59 PM on Sunday March 9th.
First Place Question and Corresponding Prize -
How many miles is it from where I used to live to where I live now? (your answer must be within 20 miles)
The winner receives a brand new and shiny signed cover of Noah, which they can then use as their ticket to enter my party at RT Pittsburgh and sit beside me throughout the event. Simply send your answer to me at jacquelynfrank@hotmail.com with LAST TREASURE HUNT in the subject line before 11:59 PM on Sunday March 9th.
* You cannot include my examples.
Well, there you have it. Easy, right? GOOD LUCK TO ALL!
Hugs and Kitties,
Jacki
Friday, February 29, 2008
Note
I am postponing the last contest to next Thursday. I am simply swamped with life. Forgive me.
I also want to make a note that I had nearly a dozen people on my mailing list bounce back to me stating people were making complaints against me for the mailings. Please, if you don't want to be mailed, resign from the list. IF you do want the mailings and think you are missing them, make certain you add me to your accepted email list and check your spam and junk mail folders.
The mailing list is something you have to go out of your way to sign up for. Please don't label me spam or junk mail if you change your mind. It can really foul things up for everyone at that domain name who does want the emails.
Thanks for being patient.
hugs and kitties
too busy Jacki
I also want to make a note that I had nearly a dozen people on my mailing list bounce back to me stating people were making complaints against me for the mailings. Please, if you don't want to be mailed, resign from the list. IF you do want the mailings and think you are missing them, make certain you add me to your accepted email list and check your spam and junk mail folders.
The mailing list is something you have to go out of your way to sign up for. Please don't label me spam or junk mail if you change your mind. It can really foul things up for everyone at that domain name who does want the emails.
Thanks for being patient.
hugs and kitties
too busy Jacki
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
A Quickie
I know I owe you winners. It seems, however, that everyone only wanted prize number two :P or I made prize number one WAY too hard.
*pout*
But before I get to that, I have to force you to read through the rest of my life. First, I am proud to inform you that on her very first go around, a mere 1.5 hours, and Ms. Sweet Pea--she of the awesome personality--was adopted to a lovely young couple. She is going to be their very first furbaby and with be able to be queen of her entire household all by herself. They were such nice people and I am convinced all will be very happy together.
It was a good thing too because I already have two new foster babies! I can tell ACN is gonna keep me hopping! Baby, a tiny little grey tabby girl, was found outside by someone. She is a little scruffy, has dirty ears, and someone cut her whiskers off...but I swear she is the most affectionate thing I ever saw. She 'makes mittens' (or biscuits or KNEADS--depends where you are from, lol) with every step she takes. SO cute. And Precious is a beautiful calico who, poor thing, lost her mommy-person last week and is clearly grieving. (No grooming and not eating as yet.) So I have my work cut out for me helping her love life again. I will post pictures later.
I am going to be on the radio 10pm EST tonight. Paranormal Talk on Blogtalk radio. And The Raven at 10AM EST tomorrow morning. Michelle Pillow and Mandy Roth will guest with me on the first show and will host me on the second :)
Paranormal Talk with Annette Jones
10 PM tonight!!
and
The Raven with Michelle and Mandy
11 AM tomorrow!
They have call in numbers and live chat and everything so if you catch it live you can ask me questions, both wild and weird. I'll answer pretty much anything. I would dearly appreciate it if you would.
Oh, for those in the know, I submitted the first three chapters of 'The Bid', my first truly erotic romance, to my agent for evaluation. Apparently, her assistant had to throw water on her or something and the steam could be seen for miles. Not bragging...just sayin'...maybe soon we will get to see something other than Nightwalkers from me, eh? I'd rather like that. Not that I don't love the Nightwalkers, cuz you know I do, but I know I am capable of much much more diversity and I just want the chance to show it.
Oh, I think I pissed off most of my RWA group. :P Sorry guys. Didn't mean to. I have a big, opinionated mouth. You'll learn to love me for it.
I hope.
Okay, here goes...
First Place Prize, the winner is...NO ONE. (You don't love me...sniff...I know you don't. You've been leading me on all this time...sniff...)
I will assume I made it too hard and make it top prize for this week again.
Second Place: the one you all answered, and I will say there were a GREAT MANY OF YOU! So you must love me after all! And you were decidedly SPLIT down the middle...half said Leonidas was barefoot and half said shoes. The fact is he was wearing shoes, SANDALS to be more precise. So...the winner of a trifecta is...
Cindy C.
And only one person guessed my fave font right. VERDANA. (the other person was disqualified because she didn't follow the rules and answered two prize questions instead of one) The font the blog was written in, in fact. :P Third place prize goes to...
Kristen K
All winners please send me your full name and address to jacquelynfrank@hotmail.com. Our last Treasure Hunt of the month is Thursday. Be there or be square. Or at least as square as that last sentence was. Hehehe.
hugs and kitties
Jacki
*pout*
But before I get to that, I have to force you to read through the rest of my life. First, I am proud to inform you that on her very first go around, a mere 1.5 hours, and Ms. Sweet Pea--she of the awesome personality--was adopted to a lovely young couple. She is going to be their very first furbaby and with be able to be queen of her entire household all by herself. They were such nice people and I am convinced all will be very happy together.
It was a good thing too because I already have two new foster babies! I can tell ACN is gonna keep me hopping! Baby, a tiny little grey tabby girl, was found outside by someone. She is a little scruffy, has dirty ears, and someone cut her whiskers off...but I swear she is the most affectionate thing I ever saw. She 'makes mittens' (or biscuits or KNEADS--depends where you are from, lol) with every step she takes. SO cute. And Precious is a beautiful calico who, poor thing, lost her mommy-person last week and is clearly grieving. (No grooming and not eating as yet.) So I have my work cut out for me helping her love life again. I will post pictures later.
I am going to be on the radio 10pm EST tonight. Paranormal Talk on Blogtalk radio. And The Raven at 10AM EST tomorrow morning. Michelle Pillow and Mandy Roth will guest with me on the first show and will host me on the second :)
Paranormal Talk with Annette Jones
10 PM tonight!!
and
The Raven with Michelle and Mandy
11 AM tomorrow!
They have call in numbers and live chat and everything so if you catch it live you can ask me questions, both wild and weird. I'll answer pretty much anything. I would dearly appreciate it if you would.
Oh, for those in the know, I submitted the first three chapters of 'The Bid', my first truly erotic romance, to my agent for evaluation. Apparently, her assistant had to throw water on her or something and the steam could be seen for miles. Not bragging...just sayin'...maybe soon we will get to see something other than Nightwalkers from me, eh? I'd rather like that. Not that I don't love the Nightwalkers, cuz you know I do, but I know I am capable of much much more diversity and I just want the chance to show it.
Oh, I think I pissed off most of my RWA group. :P Sorry guys. Didn't mean to. I have a big, opinionated mouth. You'll learn to love me for it.
I hope.
Okay, here goes...
First Place Prize, the winner is...NO ONE. (You don't love me...sniff...I know you don't. You've been leading me on all this time...sniff...)
I will assume I made it too hard and make it top prize for this week again.
Second Place: the one you all answered, and I will say there were a GREAT MANY OF YOU! So you must love me after all! And you were decidedly SPLIT down the middle...half said Leonidas was barefoot and half said shoes. The fact is he was wearing shoes, SANDALS to be more precise. So...the winner of a trifecta is...
Cindy C.
And only one person guessed my fave font right. VERDANA. (the other person was disqualified because she didn't follow the rules and answered two prize questions instead of one) The font the blog was written in, in fact. :P Third place prize goes to...
Kristen K
All winners please send me your full name and address to jacquelynfrank@hotmail.com. Our last Treasure Hunt of the month is Thursday. Be there or be square. Or at least as square as that last sentence was. Hehehe.
hugs and kitties
Jacki
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