Funny Photo Friday

Welcome back! I hope everyone had a lovely Christmas. Ours was snow and sugar filled. We didn't even do a decent dinner because we were all so full from candy and cookies. I suppose I shouldn't admit to that. You'll all think I'm a terrible mother. We did have carrots with dinner. And a banana. They're healthy. Right?

I spent the day after Christmas setting up my website, which you can find at www.laraschiffbauer.com or you can click on the Website Home link in the Menu on the sidebar. I also added Finding Meara to Goodreads and became a Goodreads Author. If you want to view my author profile it is the same link that is in the Social Media links in the sidebar. Right now I'm concentrating on Goodreads as a reader, so if you want to share books with me, please friend me over there!

Last week's winner for funniest photo is:

Now let's see what we can find for this week!

They look so harmless. I wonder when skunks can spray. Are they born with the ability or is it something they grow into?

I could not resist the Star Wars reference.

Good enough reason to stay on the nice list.

And Dog learns you don't ever cross Liam Neeson.

And that's the best I could find. It took a while to find them, too. Apparently all the clever people took time off at Christmas from writing nifty captions for funny pictures.

My favorite is Santa's Psychodog helper. Which is yours?

Funny Photo Friday

And another week is done. What a crazy week it's been, too. I'm looking forward to the start of a two week vacation. I try not to brag about that Christmas Break thing, but man, I really need it this year.

Also, if you're reading this, it's most likely the world didn't end on the twenty-first. My best clue the Apocalypse wasn't going to happen? An article on Accuweather which pointed out that the Mayans didn't have leap years. Their calendar expired looong before our December 21st.

Are you ready to enjoy some funny photos? To laugh is one of my favorite activities, after all.

Last weeks winner is...

On to this week's photos!

And, since Christmas is right around the corner!

I will not be posting on Tuesday (imagine that!) I hope you all have a very Merry Christmas. Please enjoy your families and friends, as well as the goodness and beauty that surrounds us all. See you back here on Friday for more humor and laughs!

Did any picture make you laugh harder than the others?

Which is your favorite?

The Next Big Thing Blog Hop

I'd seen the Next Big Thing Blog Hop going round this summer and thought it would be a fun one to get tagged in. My dreams have finally come true, thanks to Marcia Richards and Cindy Keen Reynders.

I'm supposed to answer the following questions and then tag five of my soon-to-be-famous writer friends. I obviously answered the questions, but most of the people I know who like to be tagged have, well, already been tagged. Therefore, I encourage anyone who wants to be a part of the blog hop to feel free and cite me as their tagging resource. If you let me know when you are running the post, I'll be happy to link your post on my blog!

I contemplated answering the questions for Finding Meara, which is due to be released in February. I've already talked a lot about that story, though, and will be talking more about it in a couple of months. I decided to discuss the next book in the Adven Realm Adventures series instead. It's still in the early stages, so things could change, but I think the basic structure is ready to be shared.

What is the working title of your book?

Finding Meara Number 2 - I can't figure out a title.

Where did the idea come from for the book?

I needed to plot for another book, watched Harry Potter and thought it would be funny to have a Pixie infestation as a part of the plot.

What genre does your book fall under?

I'm going with Contemporary Fantasy. I can't feel comfortable calling it Urban Fantasy.

Which actors would you choose to play your characters in a movie rendition?

Hazel - I have no idea. Because it's written from first-person point-of-view I never see her face. Weird, huh.

Arden - He's kind of like a Legolas (Orlando Bloom)/Qui-Gon Jinn (Liam Neeson) cross.

Benolt (Arden's Brother) - Viggo Mortensen as he looks in the Lord of the Rings

What is the one-sentence synopsis of your book?

To obtain the antidote to the Pixie bites which bring her son and younger sister to the edge of death, Hazel is forced to choose between the lives of her family and the lives of innocents.

Will your book be self-published or represented by an agency?

I'll self-publish.

How long did it take you to write the first draft of your manuscript?

I haven't even broken 10,000 words yet. I'm trying to get Finding Meara ready to publish in February, so I'm just working on #2 as I have time.

What other books would you compare this story to within your genre?

I honestly know no other books like mine. I write weird conglomerations. I did have someone compare Finding Meara to Charles de Lint, but as I've never read any of his books, I can't say for sure.

Who or what inspired you to write this book?

The 2012 Presidential campaign. It's hard to explain.

What else about your book might pique the reader's interest?

If you like contemporary fantasy, action, forbidden love, and some humor sprinkled in, my book is for you. I believe my ideal reader is aged-out Twilight fans (twenty-somethings and up).

What are you working on right now?