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MerrisHawk

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About Me

I’ve lived most of my life in the Pacific Northwest and here is where I intend to stay. I have the real world around me every day with pets, people and payments; the last thing I want to do is write about it. I started reading when I was babysitting as a kid, after that I had to write my own tales, I was hooked. I use sticky notes to keep ideas handy and music to fuel my muse, I usually miss bedtime by several hours when I have new tunes.
The paranormal is where I find room to create almost anything, any way I like it. I like it with a taste of romance, there are always characters out there needing the touch of a pen to show them where to find their heart’s desire. I love doing that.
Once in a while I get down to the working side of writing, adding articles and stories to Enchanted Ramblings e-zine. Better than that, I get to review the books sent by authors and publishers. Every once in a while I run across a really talented author and have the opportunity to write a great review on their work. This is the best non-paying job I've ever done.****
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My Interests

I like so many things, variety rules. I have a large music collection and I like most styles. Geocaching is my favorite outside activity, it's a combination of hiking and treasure hunting that's very addictive. I'm almost a craft freak, I don't have all the tools but I love to make STUFF. I've got beads, wands, staves, gemstones, swarovski crystals and all kinds of other craft-related froo-froo to play with when I need to take a writing break.
Games. I love games. Video, board, RPG, PC. I'm not too good at UT2k or Battle Field yet but I'm working on it. I picked up a couple of DDR pads and I can beat my sister sometimes.
Family is important. We're born with relatives, we choose our family and blood has nothing to do with it. There's nothing like a housefull of people, kids underfoot, BBQ going and everyone talking at once.

I'd like to meet:

Henri Peter. One of my all time favorite artists. I didn't know for a very long time that he was partially color blind and I have yet to identify a painting that shows it.
Marc Sylvestri, Michael Turner. These two comic book artists are exceptionally talented.
John Oliva, Paul O'Neil, Cris Cafferty, Al Pitrelli. All part of Savatage and now part of Trans Siberian Orchestra. RUSH may have been my first musical love, Savatage is the strongest.
Templado. Does it sound odd to want to meet a horse? Yeah, it does but that's what I want. Templado is the star performer of Cavalia, an inspiring show that far outstrips anything to be seen from the Lipizzaners.

Music:


Movies:

The Crow with Brandon Lee has always been my favorite movie. I could say it was due to the romance between Eric and Shelly but honestly, the best part is watching the bad guys get what they deserve. What comes around goes around.

Television:

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Books:

Truth or Dare now available from Red Rose Publishing!
Back Cover: Being in debt to a vampire was not the smartest place to be, and when Kezred calls to collect, Cameo knows that her night spent as arm candy to the sexy vampire isn’t going to be a walk in the park. Led into the midst of mankind’s greatest enemy, can Cameo trust her safety to a vampire with questionable intentions and no loyalties?
EXCERPT: "Can Cameo come out to play?" "Play what?" She’d known better than to just agree with him. "Meet me at Murphy Park, play arm candy for a couple of hours. Think you can handle that?" She didn't like being rushed and he knew it. He was usually a pain in the ass and she knew it. "Where's the party?" Would he tell her what his plans were? "Sundown." The Ash-Born dance club? She thought it over, he needed her help for something, it wasn't going to be quite the picnic he made it sound like. She knew enough about him to figure that out. "Tick tock Cameo. Ten...nine...eight-" "Okay, I'll meet you there in...two hours." Cameo had ignored the ripple of anticipation; there couldn't be anything too dangerous about wearing a dress for a couple hours. "One." He disconnected. Some people just had to have the last word. Cameo kept her sarcasm to herself and went to dig through her closet for something to wear that would fit the ‘arm candy’ description.

My Blog

Book Cover Contest

I have a cover up for Cover of the Month at the Romance Bistro After Dark!My Cover-Nature's Whim from Red Rose Publications can be found here: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rb_afterdark/?yguid=2695331...
Posted by MerrisHawk on Fri, 02 Nov 2007 09:33:00 PST

One Line

Madness takes its toll, please have exact change.
Posted by MerrisHawk on Wed, 10 Oct 2007 12:39:00 PST

Driver's Turets

I have a huge case of Driver's Turets.  Everytime someone cuts me off, damn near hits me or tries to force me into the next lane I have a reaction.  Words fly out of my mouth, hands wave and...
Posted by MerrisHawk on Thu, 21 Jun 2007 10:31:00 PST

10 Weird Things

Okay...Aline tagged me....so here goes...The rules are: Once you have been tagged you cant be re tagged, you have to write a blog with 10 weird random things, facts, or habits about yourself. At the e...
Posted by MerrisHawk on Thu, 08 Feb 2007 12:40:00 PST

The High Weirdness Project

Yearly Psychic Predictions Tested By Online Wiki Community The High Weirdness Project is compiling a public listing of psychic predictions for the year 2007. --> Article Start --> [ClickPress, Wed De...
Posted by MerrisHawk on Thu, 14 Dec 2006 06:58:00 PST

Finding phone numbers

Not so long ago I was working a second job at a gas station.  The night shift is fairly boring so I had plenty of time to write, I liked that.   One night I was helping a customer, a decent-...
Posted by MerrisHawk on Fri, 20 Oct 2006 11:38:00 PST

How Hot Are You?

Are You Hot? Your hotness score is: 224 Your quiz results make you a Wild and Crazy Your quiz results make you Wild and Crazy You have a lot of fun living a wild and crazy life. You live every s...
Posted by MerrisHawk on Thu, 21 Sep 2006 02:28:00 PST

Must...finish...chapter...aaaagh!

There's not way in hell I'm meeting my goal tonight.  Gotta find better ways to organize my time and then get everyone to recognize that writing time means "Leave me the hell alone" time too.Bleh...
Posted by MerrisHawk on Thu, 14 Sep 2006 11:46:00 PST

Review - Truth or Dare - Paranormal Romance

I got a review from Love Romances!  I hope I can get the next book ready fast.TRUTH OR DARE Cameo is a girl who does not get out much, and when she does she always manages to find trouble. Being ...
Posted by MerrisHawk on Mon, 14 Aug 2006 10:50:00 PST