Hump Day Confessions

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Karyn Good

Photo of the Week

“Just smile and wave, boys. Smile and wave…” Skipper, Madagascar

Confession of the Week

I have a thing about the names for animal groupings. I think it’s the writer in me always looking for different ways to look at and add description. Or the fact I’m a word geek.

Penguins live in large groups, and there are several different names for these groups. When they group together on land, they are known as a waddle. When the group is nesting, they are called a rookery. When the group of penguins is found in the water, they are known as a raft. On certain occasions, baby penguins form a group inside the larger group, which is known as a creche (kresh).

There’s something about describing a group of men in a ballroom and referring to them as a waddle. If you’re in the mood to indulge your curiosity or your geekiness check out Animal Congregations, Or What Do You Call a Group Of…

Favorite Post of the Week

I Love Men – Thought Catalog From Tumblr. I loved this post and her wonderful and thoughtful description.

On The Reading Front

Currently: Writing 21st Century Fiction by Donald Maass

Just Finished Reading: Whiskey Beach by Nora Roberts

On Cue: The Hitwoman Gets Lucky by JB Lynn

Great Book Quote

“He looked like every glossy frat boy in every nerd movie ever made, like every popular town boy who’d ever looked right through her in high school, like every rotten rich kid who’d ever belonged where she hadn’t.” Jennifer Crusie, Welcome to Temptation

Not a word about his chiseled jaw or piercing blue eyes but you still get the picture. Love it.

How about you? Anything to confess? Read a great book? What to share a link?

Rocky Mountain Inspiration

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Karyn Good

We spent a lovely, lively four days with my sister, brother-in-law and two nephews in Calgary, Alberta, last week. Alberta is the neighboring province to our west. We also took a little with a side trip to the picturesque town of Banff located in the Rocky Mountains that divide Alberta and British Columbia.

How’s that for a geography lesson? A teacher I am not. That’s my sister! She’s also a foodie. So we ate very well while we were there. Porridge with a variety of toppings for breakfast, homemade tomato for lunch, trout for dinner. Lawd, it was delicious. Good company and good food make for good times!

My husband and I lived in Calgary for four years after we were first married. We loved it there, but it just wasn’t where we were meant to live. I love my wide open prairies and my small city. But I still enjoy going back to the mountains and we hadn’t been there for far too long. Writers gain inspiration from all kinds of settings. But there’s something about being surrounded by the majesty of the Rocky Mountains that stirs the creative juices. For a romantic suspense writer the possibilities are endless. Every setting comes with it’s own dangers. With it’s own storms. It’s own extremes. Own challenges. There are high divides, passes and alpine lakes here. Variations in weather and season. These mountains are home to moose, bighorn sheep, mountain lions, black bears, and others from butterflies to eagles. It is a rich environment to draw from.

What settings inspire you? Have a favorite book set in the midst of a mountain range? Do you pick books because of setting?

Wednesday’s Ponderings: Reading Nooks

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Karyn Good

The more you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you’ll go. Dr. Seuss, “I Can Read With My Eyes Shut!

We call it the Reading Room unless it’s someone’s birthday or it’s Christmas than it’s the Present Opening Room. A sunny room with large windows facing south. It makes for a cozy place to relax with a book. There’s no television.. Just a comfy couch and large overstuffed chairs.

One little chair for one of you, and a bigger chair for two to curl up in, and for someone who likes to rock, a rocking chair in the middle. The Friendly Giant

What comfy, cozy spot do you curl up in?

Under The Sea

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Karyn Good

“The sea is only the embodiment of a supernatural and wonderful existence. It is nothing but love and emotion; it is the ‘Living Infinite…” Jules Verne

Photo Taken By Josh Good

I love Verne’s words about the sea being the ’embodiment of a supernatural existence’. It certainly seems like another world down there. Things move differently, there is watery, wavy color. Not even my fear of drowning could diminish my awe of the sea’s beauty. I find myself distracted by story ideas starring feuding female pirates and sexy smart treasure hunter.

Happy Hump Day!

Sunsets and Paulo Coelho

Posted on February 6, 2013 by Karyn Good

I cry very easily. It can be a movie, a phone conversation, a sunset – tears are words waiting to be written. Paulo Coelho

Hump Day Photo

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Karyn Good

“Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference.” Winston Churchill

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I’m not sure if I’ve mentioned this before but it’s winter here. I know, I know…we’re not supposed to harp on about the weather. Especially if you’re exercising freewill and you live here by choice. We’re supposed to be tough. And quiet about it.

So, a backyard fire it is. Even if it is January and there’s no possible way the fire can generate enough heat to keep you warm. Good thing you end up feeling better for having been out in the fresh air, for playing in the snow, and for making the effort to make this crazy-assed winter we’re having seem a little shorter.

See. Attitude. Mother Nature should take notice and work on hers.

Happy Hump Day!

My Hump Day Photo

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Karyn Good

“You must do the thing you think you cannot do.” -Eleanor Roosevelt

Ergo, I write.

Or going snorkeling off a boat in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Okay, technically it wasn’t the middle, but the water was really, really deep. And generally I’m not a fan of scenarios that find me in deep water. But I gathered up my courage, geared up, and got off the boat. And into the water. I stuck my face in, spotted a fish, and got the hell back on the boat. The whole experience lasted a whole five minutes. But, hey, I did it.