It’s here! It’s here! Today is officially Launch Day for my new web home. See all this amazing work? The design is thanks to Dani Kelley, whose hand-lettering prompted me to hire her to make my site look all beautiful. If you like what she’s done for me, please go show her some love by checking out her site. (She’s still tweaking a few things, but you can easily see what she does.) She spent countless hours creating this and messaging mostly with my wonderful husband to make all this happen.
On to my ROW80 goals:
- Write 1 hour/day on Passing on Faith: √ I’m so close. I hope to be done with the draft by the end of the month.
- Read 30 minutes/day: √ Three more books done and reviewed. Chugging along!
- Write one blog post/week that’s not ROW80/WIPpet: Not yet. This week’s will be out on Friday with a cover reveal for Elaine Jeremiah.
Now for my WIPpet. This week is a continuation of last week’s. I hope this is the catalyst to improving the opinion some of you (you know who you are) have about Cat. My math is 8 + 6 + 2 + 1 + 4 = 21 + 4 bonus (because it’s Launch Day!) = 25 sentences.
He shook his head, his lips curving into a small smile despite himself. “Come on in,” he said. “You’re just in time for me to whine about this crappy house.”
Cat snickered. “None of that,” he said. “I have some good news.” He picked his way around the bits of broken glass and pottery to step into the living room.
“Oh?” Micah raised his eyebrows and followed him into the room.
“Yup. I made a few calls for you. There’s a good roofer in town—even I can see you need a new one—and we can get Debbie to spruce up your yard. She’s expecting you, so don’t keep her waiting. I also put in a call to an exterminator. I’ve got the names of a few more people depending on what else you need. If you want, I can have a look around in here and see what I can fix.”
Micah was taken aback. “You fix stuff?”
Cat rolled his shoulders and flicked his hair out of his eyes. “Yeah. It’s what I do. Mostly electrical, but I’m handy with other minor repairs.” He gave Micah a pointed look. “Why does that surprise you?” He sat down on the edge of the chair.
Taking in Cat’s immaculate, colorful clothes, his posture on the chair, and his delicate, refined features, Micah pressed his lips together for a moment before answering, “No reason.”
K. L. Schwengel hosts our weekly play dates. If you want to join in, share a bit of your writing (math-adjusted to fit the date) and post it here. Don’t forget to read the other entries and leave some love. Happy writing!
First…beautiful site! Love the look. 🙂
Second…I represent that remark. Yes.
Third…Absolutely love that last paragraph. It says so much about both of them.
I’m glad you like the new site! My designer friend is amazing. I hired her specifically for the hand-lettering she does. It’s just incredible. She posted FB pictures of her process, and it was fun to see how she works.
See? I told you Cat wasn’t all bad. 😀
Wow great site Amy! When your post came into my inbox I did a double take. Who’s AM Leibowitz and why is she mentioning my cover reveal? lol
Anyway, lovely site and great excerpt. From the description you’ve given of Cat’s appearance, I don’t think I would be able to imagine him fixing stuff either! He sounds like a character with many facets. 🙂
LOL! I probably could have done a better job rolling out the new site. I meant to cross-post, but I got too excited! 😀
Yes, Cat’s multi-faceted. In some ways, I think he has a more interesting story than Micah’s (yes, I admit to having actually thought through it that deeply). It’s been fun seeing him unfold as I write.
Oooh, the site is beautiful! The handwriting in the margins adds such a great feel. I love it!
I’m just now starting to get into everyone’s WIPpets, so I’m a little new here, but I’m eager to find out more about these guys!
Thanks! My designer picked out the image, and I love it. It fits so perfectly.
I’m having a blast messing with these guys. They’re quite a pair. Let’s hope they get a clue one of these days. 😀
Amy! It’s gorgeous! *scurries all over site looking at all the pretties*. Yes, absolutely gorgeous. And the WIPpet was great. I think I like this Cat….
Thanks! It’s fun having my own space…it’s like a house vs an apartment. LOL! A few growing pains, but overall very nice. 🙂
I’m glad you like Cat. He’s fun to write.
I absolutely LOVE the final paragraph of your WIP. It really fleshes out the characters you have here. Brilliant work!
And as for your website … WOW! It’s eye-catching and just all around beautiful. I’m impressed. I’ll have to keep Dani’s contact info on hand. She really does excellent work.
Ha! Yep, that’s why I chose that. I may move on to another section for next week, but I wanted to stay with this for now to show a bit of who these guys are.
Dani does excellent work. She’s also just plain nice. I’m glad I chose to work with her. 🙂
“Why does that surprise you?” haha. I love these two. Seriously.
And Micah’s all like, “Crap! What do I say?” LOL! They’re definitely quite a pair.
Can I be all smug now because I’ve loved Cat all along? And Micah….way to stick your foot in your mouth, buddy!
This site is lovely, yummy goodness. Congratulations!
Hahaha! Yeah, he’s kicking himself right about now. On the other hand, I imagine Cat secretly having fun with the fact that Micah just almost insulted him. He’s probably plotting right now how to get back at him.
I’m glad you like the site! 🙂
Again, I like the interactions here. And I like the description that leads him to being so surprised. Nice job! And congrats on the new site! Awesome!
I would probably have been just a little surprised too. 🙂
And, thanks! I’m having a lot of fun playing with my new “toy”…er, web site. 🙂
Wow, what a beautiful site! Goes to show that hiring a professional really is worth it.
Excellent interaction between those two in your excerpt. 🙂
Yes, hiring someone was completely worth it. I consider it a very good investment.
These guys are such fun to work with. I love sharing the excerpts. 🙂
Love the new site! I used it last night to show the church folk what a cool website would look like =P we’re thinking of getting one.
Anyway! Great excerpt. I like Cat. He might annoy me, but I still like him.
LOL! I’m glad my site is good enough to show off like that!
I love Cat. He’s very sweet, though he would drive me batty. Good thing I’m not the one who has to put up with him!
Lol, I admit I did have Cat pegged as more of a somewhat flamboyant office-type. I like that he’s not that at all, though, and that Micah’s surprised by that, too.
Beautiful work on the site! It looks gorgeous!
I don’t know what your site looked like before but it looks quite nice now. 🙂 I really like the excerpt and look forward to reading more.