Disgruntled Worker

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My Blood Approves: The Best Things in Life are Batman

My Blood Approves: The Best Things in Life are Batman: "Last night, I dreamt that Joseph Gordon-Levitt and I got a really cute dog. Some kind of pug mix, and it was super cute. So I woke up toda..."

Beta Reading

I got my first copy editing gig today and I'm pretty excited about it!  I've been reading a lot of ebooks lately and I stumbled across one call Lost, a Vampire Romance by Lori Devoti.  It was a short story which left me wanting to know what happened next.  I was wondering if the next installment had been released so looked at Lori's page and at the bottom they have a link to her latest blog postings.  Her most recent post requested Beta Readers for an upcoming vampire romance.

I've posted on here before that part of my job is copy editing and that I'd love to do it professionally.  It's a dream job of mine.  Well I contacted Lori and to my surprise she e-mailed me asking me if I'd be interested in reading her next novel.  Of course I told her yes and she told me that she'd send me something to look at next week.

I'm not doing this for money.  It's something that I enjoy and I'm doing this purely for the experience.  I'd love to do it professionally one day, but I need the practice first.  Emory University is holding a copy editing class here next month and I want to enroll.

That being said, if anyone has anything they would like critiqued, I would be more than willing.  I'll not only look for typos, grammatical errors, continuity issues, etc., I'll critique and comment on plot issues, characterization, believability, and overall feeling.

12AM Sophie wake-up call

Right when we got settled into bed, Sophie started screaming for me. Since I had already been in her room twice I sent Bob in to check on her. From our room I heard her scream

Sophie:  I don’t want you. I want mommy. I don’t even like you. Go away.  

Now before you think man…that’s harsh, Sophie and Bob have this volatile relationship. It’s like a love hate thing.

 

So I got out of bed to relieve Bob and she was crying like she had had a nightmare. I laid down with her and Bob gave me an evil look. He said that all of it was my fault because

Bob:  You create these divisions you know. It’s always you guys against me.

I ignored him and when he left I tried to calm Sophie down. She sat up and said

Sophie:  Mommy where’s my water?

Me:  Sophie I didn’t give you one tonight. Do you really need one?

Sophie:  Can you ask Daddy to get me a water?

Me:  Sophie, you really hurt Daddy’s feelings. You should be nicer to him. I think you need to apologize.

Sophie:  Okay mommy.

So I yelled for Bob and told him that Sophie wanted to apologize. He grumbled about how he had just gotten comfortable and I told him to get into the room because his daughter wanted to talk to him. When he walked in Sophie started sniffling gave him a hug and said she was sorry.

Bob:  It’s ok.

Sophie:  Daddy, can you get me a water?

Bob:  You know what?  You guys really beat up on me.

Me:  Move out of the way and I’ll go get it.

When I come back Sophie is laying there crying. We both keep asking her what’s wrong and she won’t say.

Me:  Get up and I’ll lay down with her.

Bob:  Ok. Good night baby.

After he left the room I asked her

Me:  Sophie, what’s wrong baby? Why are you crying?
Sophie:  Daddy snuggles with me too much.
Me:  You're crying because daddy suggles with you too much?
Sophie:  Yes.

So I slept in Sophie’s room last night. At 6 in the morning she woke up and said

Sophie:  Mommy, let’s go snuggle with daddy.

Me:  You can go, but I’m tired and I’m not moving.

Sophie:  Ok Mommy. I’ll be back later.

Me:  Uh huh

Not 5 minutes later she climbs back in bed.

Sophie:  Ok Mommy. I’m back. I want to snuggle with you now.

And she went peacefully back to sleep.

Daddy needs to quit being a douche.

I needed to run some errands this morning so the family got together and went to Target.  When we got back Bob told Sophie to get all her stuff out of the car.  I went to help her and she looked up at me with serious eyes and said:

Mom.  I think dad's being a douche.

Bob and I looked at each other over the car and busted out laughing.  I need to watch what I say around her.  I know it wasn't right, but I couldn't help but laugh.  She even had the pronunciation right.

I LOVE my Kindle

I got a kindle for Christmas and I already know it’s going to be the most used Christmas present I’ve ever gotten.  I love to read and sadly I don’t do it enough (at least that’s how I feel, though my husband wouldn’t agree).  When I want to read something really badly, I get frustrated because I can’t get it fast enough either from the library or the store.  I’ve also gotten so many books my bookcase can’t hold anything else and I was starting to worry about where I was going to put everything since our office is fairly small.  This solves all my problems.

I’ve already read several books on the Kindle and the transition has been so nice for me that I still attempt to flip pages every now and then.  Since Christmas I’ve already read 18 books.  I know that sounds like a lot, but I read really fast.  It’s a blessing and a curse.  I always hurry though because I want to know how the story ends, but then the book is over and I have to move on.  That’s why I love reading series of novels.

If you’re an avid reader like me here is the list of books I’ve been reading.  All supernatural thrillers or romance.  What can I say, I think life is pretty boring, and this gives me an escape.  I also have a habit of falling in love with fictional characters like Peter Townsend (my current love), Mr. Darcy, Edward Cullen and Percy Jackson.

So far I've read

• Lost, a vampire romance
• Immortal
• The Trylle Trilogy
• Camille
• The My Blood Approves Series
• Reaper
• Don't Die Dragon Fly
• House of Dark Shadows
• Hollowland
• Darkness Under the Sun
• What the Night Knows
• The Lost Hero

I had grown tired of all the classics I had been reading and this was a change of pace for me.  Believe me, you read the Iliad and see if you don’t want a change of pace too.  I'm looking for some new books to read now.  I like Paranormal Romance, Thrillers, and Horror novels.  Let me know if you have any suggestions.