The best description for the Family Treez of the USA Series: 

Imagine...

The short version:

Indiana Jones + Goonies + Steve Berry books + Warehouse 13 + National Treasure + John Jakes 
+ Herman Wouk + Jeff Shaara + Tracie Peterson (historical fiction) + Newt Gingrich (fiction) 
+ Marylu Tyndall + Philippa Gregory = Family Treez of the USA Series. 

Or... The long version: 

Indiana Jones + Goonies + Steve Berry books + Warehouse 13 + National Treasure + John
Jakes + Herman Wouk + Jeff Shaara + Tracie Peterson (historical fiction) + Newt Gingrich
(fiction) + Marylu Tyndall + Philippa Gregory + ancestry/real-life family tree + + Roanoke 
+ Jamestown + Yorktown + American Revolutionary War + War of 1812 + Civil War
+ Plantagenet Family + The Tudors + Nero + the Tower of London = Family Treez of the
USA Series. 

Stacy Duplease

A writing hazard

I just wrote a scene where they eating Chinese food--so now I am craving it terrible!

The hazards of being a writer... (Hate it when that happens.) 

I know what I am doing tomorrow! Lol. 

Stacy Duplease
Thriller Historical Fiction Writer

Roanoke 1584-1590: The Family Treez of the USA Series, Book 1

Email: familytreezusa@gmail.com

NaNoWriMo: http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/participants/familytreezetc

Bookstore: http://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/hisfiction

dba Remembering Your Present, LLC & Family Treez USA

Tired but Pleased

Warning: Political talk in this blog post.  

So, last night, my husband and I stayed up much too late--watching the presidential debates. They took place in our home state of Colorado--and man, we wish we could have been there.

We finally turned the light off at 1:30 a.m. Ugh! I am the type who, in an idea world, would go to bed at 9:00 and wake up at 5:00. However, I do the 10 to 6 thing instead usually. Well... Maybe 11 to 6:30--depending on how much I read and how many times we hit the snooze button. 

I am quite pleased with the presidential debate. Quite. Quite, quite, quite. 

I never dreamed Romney would do so well. But, I did debate in high school. I should have known better. Romney knows his stuff. He knows his subject well and knows where he stands on the issues. So, of course, he would do well. He was able to show what he knows last night--along with his plans. He emerged a leader--not a manager. I was impressed. 

Wow. (Well done, Romney.)

(Image Credit: Microsoft Images Online.) 

Stacy Duplease

American Citizen 

Writing Help--or Obstacles?

Here it is 10:24 a.m. and I am still in my pj's. (Gotta love the full-time writing thing!) I am trying to get a lot of writing done and do not want to stop for a bit to change. I am not even getting up for coffee--and that is saying something! 

Evidently, someone (Sinan the Terrible. Cat. Lol.) thought I was working too hard and decided to be cute (he's good at that!). 

"Whatcha doin?" Sinan asked as he hung from the back on desk chair--with me sitting in it (see the pink pj's). 

Me: "You're--not--helping!" I say in a high and cute voice he seems to like.

In the meanwhile... Zack Beagle is bored with my writing--as usual.

And you can see the shelf that needs organizing and the rice sock I threw to the floor when I got too hot (sore back). 

And, how do I get writing done with this handful? 

So, is he a helper or an obstacle? I think I am going to take his cue that I need to go get dressed and get coffee and then try another round of intense writing.

So, what do you do with writing obstacles? Do you allow them to be an obstacle--or do you turn it into a benefit and something positive? 

Stacy Duplease
Thriller Historical Fiction Writer

Roanoke 1584-1590: The Family Treez of the USA Series, Book 1

Email: familytreezusa@gmail.com

NaNoWriMo: http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/participants/familytreezetc

Bookstore: http://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/hisfiction

dba Remembering Your Present, LLC & Family Treez USA

Psalm 63:3

Psalm 63:3

New Living Translation (NLT)

^{3 Your unfailing love is better than life itself;}     how I praise you!

New Living Translation (NLT)

Holy Bible. New Living Translation copyright© 1996, 2004, 2007 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.

(Image Credit: Microsoft Images Online.)

NaNoWriMo is in 28 days: Writing Tips and Hints

NaNoWriMo is in 28 days.

Re-read that first sentence one more time.

Do you feel your heart race? I know I sure do. Is it nerves, excitement, fear of failure, or (YES!) all of the above? 

I ask again. Have you written 1667 words today? This is the first step to preparing for NaNoWriMo. You might as well get in the habit now. 

A writing tip I want to share with you is this:

DO NOT EDIT.

Allow massive amounts of typo's and spelling errors. Do not use spell check until you reach your goal. Then, do it all at once and use the "change all" option to save yourself time. The chances are if you repeat a typo and repeat the same word, you will repeat the typo. "Change all" will save you time in the end. 

Another writing tip:

Do you hit the delete key to go back and fix something and re-type what you just wrote. Instead, keep typing. You can fix it later. 

Start getting in these habits today--and it will help you with NaNoWriMo. 

Stacy Duplease
Thriller Historical Fiction Writer

Roanoke 1584-1590: The Family Treez of the USA Series, Book 1

Email: familytreezusa@gmail.com

NaNoWriMo: http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/participants/familytreezetc

Bookstore: http://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/hisfiction

dba Remembering Your Present, LLC & Family Treez USA

BC

My head is still swimming--after tracing my family back to 85 BC. 

Who would have thought? No one in my family had any idea. 

It humbles me and boggles my mind.

But, talk about writing material! I have always said I will write until the day I die. Now I think I have enough material to draw from I can.

What history. How amazing.

History has come alive to me in a whole new way. 

(Image Credit: Microsoft Images Online.)

-- Stacy Duplease
Thriller Historical Fiction Writer
Sent from my cell.

Download at Smashwords Bookstore

It's that time again. It's time to download the latest FREE copy of ROANOKE 1584-1590: THE FAMILY TREEZ OF THE USA SERIES, BOOK 1 from my store linked below.

Again, it's rough. It's the 1st rough draft. Therefore, there are many errors and the writing is not as tight as it could be. Also, it's 24,000 words of 210,000. That's why it is free. 

Download it and enjoy! There are multiple formats available. 

Stacy Duplease
Thriller Historical Fiction Writer

Roanoke 1584-1590: The Family Treez of the USA Series, Book 1

Email: familytreezusa@gmail.com

NaNoWriMo: http://www.nanowrimo.org/en/participants/familytreezetc

Bookstore: http://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/hisfiction

dba Remembering Your Present, LLC & Family Treez USA