School Time!

by Denise McCray

          Aww! It’s school time again and I love it. Yeah, I was the nerd who looked forward to the first day of classes instead of the first day of summer vacation. The smell of a new book, the freshly sharpened pencils, and those blank notebook pages: Is there anything better?

          When my son was growing up, I loved going to the stores and buying his supplies. Truth be told, I probably bought more things for me than for him. My home is full of pens, folders and paper of all types. I could donate a year’s worth of supplies to a local classroom and still have a ton of stuff left.

          Now that my baby is a man and living on his own, I still love to stock up. Now I use these items for my writing business. What about my computer, Alphasmart and iPad? Yeah, I use them to write, but when I start a story, it’s pen to paper.

          So, what are your feelings about the first day of school? Leave a comment and let me know. While you’re on the computer, drop by my newly designed website at www.denisemccray.com. You can sign up for my newsletter there, too.

Love,

Denise

JUST THE FACTS with DENISE McCRAY

Hey everybody! It’s been awhile. Hope you are all ready for summer. I’m as ready as I’m going to get. In ten days I’m heading for the Big Apple for Romance Writers of America’s annual conference. Good food, a Broadway show, some sightseeing: I’ll make sure to fill you in when I return home to the Burgh.

Okay, so today is Just the Facts Friday and I’m supposed to list a few things nobody knows about me. Wow, that’s pretty hard since my life is somewhat of an open book. A boring open book at that. But here goes:

1.         I used to be a picky eater.

Yeah, yeah, sure. I can hear a few snickers out there. If you’ve met me, you’ll agree that I have a few pounds to lose and will eat just about anything placed in front of me. But back in the day, when I wore a size zero pants, I only ate a few food items. Then I turned twenty-one and everything started appealing to me. Weird, but true.

2.         I’m addicted to Angry Birds.

            I’m not a gamer, but somehow I’ve fallen in love with Angry Birds. Don’t tell my

publisher,  but I play this game sometimes instead of writing. Have you tried it? If

you haven’t, don’t start.    

3.         I want to camp out in the Grand Canyon.

            All my friends know that I’m not an outdoors person. In fact, my idea of roughing

It is staying in a hotel without room service. But I really want to camp out for one

night in the Grand Canyon. First, we have to make sure there are no wild animals around or bugs. Or annoying people.

4.         My writing music is the soundtrack from “The Phantom of the Opera”.

            Don’t ask me why, but I have to listen to that soundtrack when I’m writing. By

the time it’s done, I’ve written at least a thousand words.

5.         I’m a softy.

            Okay, I’m really giving away all my secrets now. I may display a tough exterior

most of the time, but I really hate confrontation. As a practicing attorney, I’m expected to enjoy arguing, but I don’t. I’d much rather sit down and talk about any disagreements. Don’t tell anyone: it’ll ruin my reputation ;-))

By the way, I have a new story coming out soon. Continuing Legal Education is about two attorneys who find something else to do during a boring legal workshop. Hot, hotter and explosive!

Love,  Denise