Beta Readers Needed

January 14, 2015 / Marcia Meara / 2 Comments

If you would like to be part of a Book In Progress, I’m looking for you. I need a few new Beta readers for Hunter, the sequel to Swamp Ghosts. I’ve already written the draft for the first 6 chapters, and will be getting back to the story before long. I like having Beta readers as I go, giving me feedback on the draft, and keeping me on track. Of course, when the project is finished and edited, my Betas all receive either a free download for Kindle, or a signed copy of the print book, their choice. If you think you’d be interested, contact me via the link in the menu above, and I’ll give you more specific information.

Be the first to know what happens next in the sleepy little town of Riverbend, Florida, where not all is as tranquil as it seems on the surface. After all, you never know what might be swimming beneath you.

Contact me today, and I’ll even throw in a free download of Swamp Ghosts, Book 1 of the series, in case you haven’t read it yet. Hope to hear from some of you soon! Thanks!

I’m Still Standin’!!

January 13, 2015 / Marcia Meara / Leave a comment

Just an Update For Ya! 🙂

Bookin' It

(Just Because This Picture Makes Me Smile)

Okay, some of the time, I’m not quite vertical, but by golly, I have survived this latest mutant spawn of the Swine Flu, and I’m here to tell the tale. My first advice…DON’T GET IT!! This is wicked, wicked stuff, and can be fatal for the very young, the elderly, and those with compromised immune systems. So, avoiding is a good thing! And if you DO get it, for the love of everyone you know, stay home. HOME! Sleeping alone. Washing your hands about a million times a day, and trying not to cough on anyone. AND…if you go from well to sick in about sixty seconds, head straight to your doctor for Tamiflu to try to knock this stuff out. (It only works within the first 48 hours or so). Then pray.

Today is the first day in well over two weeks…

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Quick Question?

January 9, 2015January 9, 2015 / Marcia Meara / 2 Comments

Quick question while I’m vertical. Does anyone know if there is a template available for those Boxed Set style graphics on Kindle? My designer says she can draw one for me, so I can offer Books 1 & 2 of my Wake-Robin Ridge series at a discount price, but I thought if there was one already out there, I’d send it to her. Thanks for any help you can give me. Off to lie down again, now…

Still Alive & Kicking…Feebly!

January 8, 2015 / Marcia Meara / 12 Comments

Just wanted to let you guys know I haven’t abandoned you. Went to the doctor yesterday to see if my bout with what was probably the flu had left me with a sinus infection. It had. But it also HADN’T left!! Turns out, after ten days of misery, the flu virus…yes that very strain that’s in the news…is alive and well in my system, STILL. 😦 But I am now armed with serious medication. And I will take the dang stuff. I have a presentation to give in ten days, and I must be well!

I did learn something I want to share with you guys. If you get to the doctor immediately upon coming down with the flu, there IS something they can do, besides give you antibiotics, which don’t work on viral infections. Tamiflu can help you kick the flu, if you get to the doctor within the first 48 hours. After that, it’s pretty much a treat the symptoms and let it run its miserable course.

One way to know you have come down with the flu, as opposed to a bad cold, say, is by the rapid onset. I did know that, so I thought I had the flu from the start. I got sick in about 30 seconds. Seriously. I was sitting at my computer, working away, and I started to cough like crazy. Five days later, I hadn’t stopped, but had rapidly gone from the initial coughing spell to fever, in less than an hour. A cold usually builds more gradually over several days, starting with some sneezing, or a runny nose, perhaps, then gradually a scratchy throat or cough. Remember, the various symptoms build over a few days, instead of body-slamming you to the ground, instantly. Had I gone to the doctor within 48 hours of this train hitting me, I could be well now, instead of still running a fever and feeling terrible.

So. Lessons learned and shared with you. Take care of yourselves, folks. This is no fun! And remember…the best prevention is to wash your hands…at LEAST 167 times a day!! Go do it now! It might keep you well. 🙂

Now carry on, good folk! I’ll check in when I can.

Hacking & Coughing, Here…

December 30, 2014 / Marcia Meara / 7 Comments

Sorry to have disappeared, but I’ve got some kind of flu thing happening, and I’ve been out of commission, pretty much, for the last two days. I promise to get back soon, and to comment on all your posts. In the meantime, keep on keeping on! You guys rock!!

Goodbye, 2014…Hello, 2015!

December 28, 2014 / Marcia Meara / 8 Comments

And hello to a brand new chance for exciting things…sharing ideas, being creative, making new friends, and most of all, writing new stories! I can’t wait for this year to unfold around us, carrying us along on a magic carpet ride of adventure! Or not. Don’t forget, you have to weave your OWN magic carpet, and be open to having new things happening every day. I mean, it’s not like Bob’s Storm Door & Magic Carpet Ride Company will show up in your driveway, honking the horn, and yelling “All Aboard For Adventure!”

So, no matter what happened in 2014 to keep you from reaching your goals, a new year is the perfect time to take stock…and take CONTROL. After all, you’re driving this bus. (Did I just switch vehicles in mid-analogy?) Remember, you can make it happen, but only through hard work and dedication. Become a better, stronger writer. Learn a new marketing strategy. Manage your time better. Just don’t let anyone tell you that you can’t do it. You can!

Believe in yourself. That’s my wish for you in 2015.

Happy New Year!

Tonight’s The Night!

December 24, 2014 / Marcia Meara / 2 Comments

Leave a peppermint stick, for ol’ St. Nick, hanging’ on your Christmas tree! Santa Claus is comin’ tonight, and I hope you’ve all been good little boys and girls! Merry Christmas to each and every one of you, and thank you for doing so much to get this new blog off to such a great start! Hope Santa fills your stocking with all your favorite toys!

Merry Christmas!

More Christmas at the House of 1,000 Santas

December 23, 2014 / Marcia Meara / 9 Comments

Okay, for those of you interested in such things…few though you may be…here’s another peek at what a 50-year collection of Santas looks like. Because I didn’t get everything put out this year, thanks to an unrelenting editing deadline, these pictures were taken 3 Christmases (and a dozen or so Santas) ago. Things are pretty much the same, except for a bit less this year, because…as I mentioned…deadline! Hope this puts you in the holiday spirit…or makes you want to avert your eyes. Whichever makes you happier.

A full-length photo of my six-foot tall Santa, with no lights out on the tree this time.