Hello? Kat? You there?

Yeah, I think that pic pretty much sums up how things are going right now. It's not that they are bad. Actually, they are fantastic. But I've been insanely busy, which has lead to less reading, which has lead to a lack of blogging. But let me fill you in on a few things so that you get the full picture.

I am currently reading The Probability of Miracles by Wendy Wunder. While I am nowhere near ready to give you a full review on this yet, I can tell you that I am 125 pages in and I am really enjoying it. This book was a gamble for me to choose, since I know the subject matter is super heavy and I don't always click well with books of that nature. But the premise grabbed me and I've been reading a fair bit of fantasy, paranormal and dystopian so I felt it was time for a change of pace. Please be aware: my prodding speed in reading this is to do with everything else. Not the quality of this book.

Moon Dance edits are progressing decently well. I am not going as fast as I would like, but at least I am moving forward. These are eating a huge amount of my time and energy. I hope the lack of focus over here at I Write, I Read, I Review isn't disappointing people too much, but I *have* to get these revisions done if I want to meet the schedule I have set for my book. Moon Dance is incredibly important to me, so I must ask for your patience here. Thank you.

The finals for the singing contest that I am in are this Friday at the Portsmouth Tavern in Kingston. I am going to be singing Poker Face by Lady GaGa and Unchained Melody by LeAnn Rimes. This is another place where a lot of my time has been going. I practice at least two hours a day. Fortunately, the results of all that work will be revealed on Friday evening, so that will be one less thing I'll need to be focusing on. If you live in the area and would like to cheer me on, you can find directions here. The contest starts at 9:30 p.m.

Last, of course, is the fact that TERA Online is having their third Closed Beta Test this weekend and Jay and I are both taking part. This is going to be my first weekend playing TERA so I have been researching everything about it and trying to decide what class and race I am interested in being. What do you think, guys? Elin (left) or Castanic (right)?

Demon-like beings with horns

Cute little sprites with animal ears and tails

Okay, now that I have that out of the way...

Q: What's happening with Leap Into Indie?

A: I need to go and get a new prepaid card. I will announce a winner once I have that.

Q: Any other plans for this week?

A: I have received something pretty awesome in the mail so I should be doing an IMM this weekend. I may also put up videos from the singing contest and art from the TERA Beta. I realize some of this isn't book related, but I figure it's better to update with the interesting things going on in my life rather then hiding under my bed because I'm behind on reading. :D

But now if you'll excuse me, I have Kess tapping me on the shoulder and reminding me that I have a scene to write where he rescues Sara from a fire. ;) My characters can be quite persistent, I'm afraid. (Kess: You know you love us.) Yeah, right. *wink* I hope this week is treating you all well. :) Bye!