"Saving Tampa" is being made into a movie!

I am getting really excited. One of my friends is going to make a movie of "Saving Tampa." It will be entered in movie festivals around the country. Who knows might happen? We'll start filming after the first of the year. I AM THRILLED! Say a prayer that someone important sees it!

I am still working on "Hidden Death" and hope to get it ready for submission by the end of this year. It is going to be my best book ever!

Life is Good!

Thank GOD! My sons and brother-in-law have found employment. Now I can get back to writing, if I can work less hours. I'd like to finish my third book in the next three months. It is a romantic suspense set in the Florida Keys. I know you'll love all the wacky characters especially the heroine who solves the murders. There are a few magazine articles that I have to find a home for too. I'm also planning at Motor Home trip to the Grand Canyon next summer. I feel like the weight of the world is off my shoulders, and I'm ready to party!

I'm still alive and writing

Yes I am still alive and kicking. It is just that the recession has kept me very busy trying to keep financially solvent. John keeps telling me I have to finish "Hidden Death." He thinks it will be the greatest book since Koontz wrote "The Watchers."

From his mouth to GOD's ears!

The last few weeks I've been busy working, and I haven't had time to promote my book.

I really wanted to enter it in a few contests. There was a romantic suspense one in the Tampa area, but I missed the deadline. DARN!

Counting my blessings

There are several people in my family that have been laid off due to the economy. I'm counting my blessings because we are all healthy and have each other. This is a time when family is one of the most important things in life. My writing is on the back burner until the economy improves. Helping family and working have become my highest priority, so I may be slow in posting to my blog or marketing my writing. I have faith that things will improve.

My Dogs think they are royalty

Since the president decided to get a Portuguese Water Dog for his daughters, my two have decided they are royalty. This is a picture of them when they are told to "Leave It." That means they can't touch what ever it is no matter how good it smells. It's a very handy command.

Trevor is dancing and prancing more than ever. At first they were a little worried that daddy was going to the White House to train the new PWD, but I assured them he would never leave them.

Female PWD's are extremely difficult to train because they are so smart. They actually train their owners, and Tisha is a prime example. When we first got her I labled her the worst puppy I ever had. I never caught her sleeping. She wanted to play 24 hours a day.

Male PWD's are the ones you usually see in the water and agility trials. Trevor really wanted to compete, but living on a boat made it impossible. He makes up for it by jumping, leaping, and generally clowning on the docks. I think we should have named him goofy.

It is still cold!

It's February, and we are still getting nasty cold fronts from the frozen north. The 89 year old gentleman I take care of is threatening to move to Cancun, and I keep telling him to take me with him.
I'm making dinner tomorrow night for my whole dock, and it may be too cold to stand out side, and no one has a boat big enough for all of us. Anything under 65 degrees with a stiff wind is too cold for us!
I would postpone, but we are celebrating the birthday of one of our oldest residents. My menu is really easy. Public grocery store has receipe cards they give out free, and this one is pasta with Italian sausage.
Some of our friends docked last night aboard "Dual Dreams." It's a larger version of our boat, and I got a terrible case of green eyed envy. My boat seems to shrink every year. Two nights ago we got an inch of rain and when the sun came out, it shrunk another foot. At this rate I am going to be living in a row boat. :)

Hi everyone. We are freezing in the Keys! Of course that doesn't stop Trevor and Tisha from begging for attention.

This is the coldest Jan. any of us can remember. When I walk down the dock, the wind nearly knocks me in the water. It has been great for shrimping, but that's the only good thing I can say about it.
Sunday we had a shrimp boil in our community chickee hut at the end of our dock. (A Chickee hut is open sided with poles that support a thatched roof - very popular in the Keys) My friend Mark, the only one on the dock hardy enough to stand out in the cold night wind with a net, provided the shrimp and we all brought a dish to pass.
That's one thing I love about the Keys. Everyone works together and celebrates together. It's like living in one continuous small town from Key Largo to Key West. It's a great place to live and an even better place to visit.
I think everyone knows I take care of an 89 year old gentleman. He says he's ready to move to Cancun because the weather in the Keys has been so cold. That sounds good to me if he'll take us with him. My novel is still in progress and John is threatening to lock me in a closet until it’s finished. This one is more of a mainstream thriller with a little romance thrown in. It’s about a serial killer in the Keys and the eccentric deputy that solves the case. The Key’s papers and radio stations are waiting for the date it’s published. Read the excerpt on my website.

Saving Tampa nominated for best Romantic Thriller of 2008

I AM SO EXCITED! I didn’t even realize that Saving Tampa had been nominated until I went to vote for someone else. It was a shock to see that it has been nominated for best romantic suspense/Thriller of 2008 by Predators and Editors. If you’d like to help with a vote go to the link below, scroll down and click on the button next to “Saving Tampa”, then go to bottom and enter you name & email (they do that to preclude double voting) then hit submit data button.

http://www.critters.org/predpoll/novelthrill.shtml

Thanks for your help.

New Review over the Holidays

I hope everyone enjoyed the holidays. We went to IL and had 2 blizzards, 1 ice storm, and on the day we left, a tremendous electrical storm. John was so glad to get back to the Keys I think he kissed the dock!
I just got around to checking my e-mail. I want to share with you my latest review from Crystal Reviews
Reviews: http://www.crystalreviews.com/authors/w/webnar.htm
SAVING TAMPA Thriller/Romance/Suspense/ Fiction ISBN: 9780981557366
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What if you knew something horrible was going to happen but you could prevent it, would you tell someone? Sure, we all would. What if you saw it in a vision and had no proof? Would you risk your credibility to come forward? These are the questions at the heart of Saving Tampa, an on-the-edge-of-your-seat thriller from Jo Webnar.Rachel Cunningham is a young woman with a problem. She sees things that are happening, have happened or are about to happen. Her psychic ability has allowed her to help others but it also prevents her from having the kind of quiet normal life she longs for. When a stranger at the mall bumps into her, a connection forms between them giving her small glimpses into a terrorist plot that will kill thousands. Fearful of the ridicule she will face if she comes forward, but more afraid of the cost of her silence, Rachel contacts her brother, a police detective, for advice.Special Agent Hawk Arrons has his own problems with relationships and one of them is his boss. Threatened by Hawk's investigative abilities, the SAC gives Hawk the worst assignments and downplays Hawk's achievements. When Hawk is given the assignment to interview Rachel, he senses his career is about to take a major hit in the credibility department. After their disastrous first meeting, Hawk checks into the pretty blonde's background and finds that she is the real thing. Reluctantly at first, the two join forces to try to prevent a biohazard attack that could wipe out the State of Florida . As they follow the twists and turns of a terrorist's mind, Rachel and Hawk discover that in Saving Tampa, they are also saving themselves.Jo Webnar has written a wonderful suspense that is as timely as it is entertaining.Reviewed by Mairead Walpole on December 22, 2008