Hopefully, you regularly follow the Red Letters characters on their Twitter escapades. But in case you are like me, and can generally only catch up on your Twitter every few days, or are not fans of Twitter, I do like to recap. After all, all those loose characters running around talking can get confusing, and I am not just talking about Malta’s Cockney phonetics!
This month, I tried 2 new games and stayed faithful to a few of my favorites.
First up- #CharactersTell hosted by @m_arbanassi saw a few of my characters facing tough questions. From the heartbroken surviving those romantic Valentine questions to one half of a semi-happy couple peppered with questions about marriage and children! These women rolled with all of it to the best of their abilities. We met Tweety and Malta, aka Double Trouble, and also Madam Sofia, and one of her minions.
I have a source that says Male characters are planning on appearing this March, so stay tuned for that, or come back again next monthly round up to meet them all! Just say a little birdy told you 😉
#CharactersTell
2/1- Hello again, Tweet here, main storyteller from the Red Letters series. Generally known as your hostess with the mostess! 😉
2/2- Romantic? Yes, love being a matchmaker for others, and have a great track record there. As for romance and myself? Takes a certain kind of something to turn my head. I love love, even if it isn’t my strength…
2/3- I’m not the one that gets in the most trouble… well at least in any relationship way. *giggles* Though I have forgiven the music man ghost I enjoy chasing over his perfect song selections. So I love music and love.
2/4- I like an equal partnership. I call the shots in the bar/club I own and run, so I need an SO that is comfortable with my flirting and spotlight issues. If we work that out, SO can run my off hours all they want…
2/5- I am many things, serial flirt being the top of the list, but Miss Tweety is NOT a cheater. One potentially serious love interest at a time, and when I pick, well I’m open to other conversations, but I’m not the one to cheat first.
2/6- Now that is a secret I don’t usually tell… Can’t give an edge to the chasers working hard to learn and try me, can I? Let’s just say I love a good chill situation, and can’t remember the last “date” I was on.
2/7- Always spend V-day in company! I run a bar, and it’s a busy party night for us… Wait are you asking if I will have company by night’s end? No, that’s bad for my reputation, but that doesn’t mean my heart doesn’t have someone in mind…
2/8- If you don’t know who I am, you are in the wrong club. I own Sinful. You will call me Madam Sofia.
2/9- Love? Who said anything about love? It is no longer a weakness I admit to having, and I make many a note of those who do, because nothing fills my little black book better…
2/10- at first, I had a serious relationship with this wounded sort who I liked; until I found out he started “dating” another girl at my club… So I moved on to my guitarist, since he makes my voice sound good…
2/11- Depends… are we talking box of chocolates, or man sized chocolate covered? Also, are you volunteering?
2/12- Honey, lying is part of my business. I am what you want me to be, what you need me to be… for the right price.
2/13- What is wrong with your hearing? You pay me, you can visit one of the girls for the night… wait you mean a date for me? Costs you far more, and it’s still here in the club, but at least I will sing for you.
2/14- There is no longer dates worth remembering.. so no… get lost, I am done with your terrible questions. That’s what the bubbly (w)itches are for, paid by MY own dime, not making the same money the others do… (rants while walking away, pissed)
2/15- *Wonders by with a teapot* ’ellogov’na! Didn’ see you ‘here, fancy a cuppa? Wot’s ‘ha’? Questions? Alrigh’, I’ve go’ ’ime while my po’ boils… Malta’s me name, do as I please is me game, aw wai’ressifna you mus’ label i’.
2/16- (Malta) Crush on Duck? No gov’na, bu’ she did ’elp me figure ou’ wha’ ‘o do wi’h ‘he big old Sco’. Never me’ a bloke befawe who could come close ‘o ou’lastin me in a drinkin game… tha“s a good skill you knah?
2/17- (Malta) I don’ da’e men. I did recen’lyge’ asked ou’ by ‘ha’ Sco’ ‘hough, even if I star’ed i’ wi’h ’ryin ‘o check under ‘he kil’… Good ’imes *cackles, fondly touching a flowered hair pin in her curly red hair*
2/18- (Malta my Cockney) Me mum an’ dad were no’ married, so i’ doesn’ mean as much ‘o me. *checks to see who is listening* Bu’ if ‘he big bloke wan’ed a mit fasting, I wouldn’ say no…
2/19- Blimey no. ’avin any ov me own, no… I’m mawe ‘he guardian ov some’hin off ‘he stree’ ’han from me Jack Jones loins.*Malta shivers at the thought, never really having considered it before*
2/20- (Malta) Faw ‘he Sco’? Any ’ime I ‘ook a spankin ‘ha’ led ‘o da’e ’imes, wi’h aw wi’hou’ par’ners in crime… Faw Duck? Well, well, she ‘ells i’ be’’er, bu’ we go’ awful close one day, over a stupid necklace…
2/21- (Malta- Cockney) I ‘aven’ ‘ad no breakups. Excep’ when ‘he Sco’ disappeared ‘o lick ’is woundsfaw a bi’. No’ like we were married a’ ‘he ’ime so i’ shouldn’ ‘ave ma’’ered… S’upid male pride ’hinkin ‘e knew best… *teapot whistle* Sawry gov’na, ‘ha’s me ‘ea.
2/22- You met my boss, Madam Sofia, earlier in the month. Call me whatever you like love, I can be whoever you want me to be… I bet we have everything in common… Are you single? You’re so fine…
2/23- The same it is in your world? I would like to mate once, but I can not find anyone… If I sell myself, then it doesn’t feel like love, but if I am not, how else will they like me? All the singing and dressing tight or loose hasn’t done it yet.
2/24- ROFLMO of course! Silly! I would like to be married one day… oh you don’t believe in marriage? … Yeah, you’re right, it’s only a piece of paper, marriage doesn’t matter.
2/25- That’s kinda a big deal around here. Being sexy is part of my job, do you think I am sexy love? What do you like?
2/26- I love nature love! Do you want to go out to the hot tub, and enjoy the stars? Maybe stay there until the birds sing?
2/27- I could totally love that! I’m a Gemini! What’s with that face? Are you a Virgo? Is that the problem?
2/28- Magic is so cool! I often think I have an impressive wing span *stretches arms* don’t you think? There have been comments on my wolf in heat tendencies, but I can’t help that it’s practically mating season… Where are you going? Can I come too?
The other continued game this month was #AuthorConfessions hosted by @_JM_ Sullivan and @jjulien25. Another love fest, this time a mix of author, character, and a generally good way to get to know people through their writing. This hashtag game had me working the art skills in the free program Canva to answer a question or two.
#authorconfession D
1- What do I love most? #writing? #music? My family, and friends. Heck even my #librarylife sometimes… not all the time because it is #work, but it’s full of books…
2- Very little, I like sweets, and chocolate, but my go to is salty. More chips, less candy.
3- Maybe for a week? We’re not really fighters, unless forced into it, so hard to say what might happen in a zombie situation.
4- For my Selfie Sunday pics about my #WIP can usually be found on my Instagram, but this sums it up… #colorful #outlines for the win! Now to #write it…
5- Valentine’s day is all well and good, but never has been a huge thing for me… I worked in a flower shop for many years, so V-day was a work day, and if I had a reason to celebrate, it was a different day.
6- The trouble with my MCs is they think they know their greatest desires, and strive for them, until they achieve it (like Woods’ music career) but once on the top, they are no longer sure that was their greatest desires… little do they know they want it all!
7- Word count report-
#amediting chapters 1-2 or 650 words total so far, and #amwriting words to fix a few forgotten holes, ditches, cavernous pits, whatever you call it. Not really keeping track of the adds… just page numbers 2/135-150
8-
Roses are red,
violets are blue
my MC is sweet,
but pretty deep too
Told you there’s a reason I no longer do poetry 😆
9- Plot bunnies? It’s like spring fever over here! Bunnies multiply faster than I can catch them, but there is a system to this! Method to the madness! I hope…
10- #SparkleOn … It’s my day off! A Saturday to relax, and catch up on all the things I missed during the long week. Plus an extra day of writing!
11- Too many? There is a kilted char from a @lynsaysands book that was funny and still rolls around my brain….
12- I can’t name a specific favorite, but I love good books with good chars that make you laugh and cry as needed…
13- I am kind of in between genres at the moment… I simply write to write because I like to, and the box it is supposed to fit in is not exactly my concern until it has to be… I like reading romance tho…
14- Wait are you asking if I will have company by night’s end? No, that’s bad for my reputation, but that doesn’t mean my heart doesn’t have someone in mind…
15- There were a bunch of 90’s era #YA sorts of books that got me, terrible titles, but good stories… anyone remember the #LoveStories #series? Full list? -> https://goo.gl/bWHxg8
16- Tell my readers? Thank you so very much from the bottom of my heart, you have no idea how much you mean to me, nor how excited I am when I know you have read something. You mean the world…
18- Um.. guess I am good with death in this way… I can’t remember a fictional death that stuck with me…
19- No one really dies, most just transition out of the work… There is one death, but it is of a nice old man, nothing violent, just a time thing…
20- Not going to write an epitaph for my books… Feels wrong to me, like allowing myself to give up on them at some point… They will never die… maybe reinvent themselves after a long period away, but nothing written can really die.
21- Night Owl, working on trying to be more middle of the day… Could eventually try being an early writer, but currently not able to pay the steep price of getting out of bed to do it…
22- Usually coffee, or soda… Caffeine…
23-Twitter sparkles because of people like @RW_Hodgson, @Ashleydhansen12, @m_arbanassi being those friends that like tweets, so you don’t feel like you’re talking to yourself. And @carpekat14, for recently reminding me where I started a few months ago. 💜 to all
24- Each book has a color, and they all fall under the Red Letters theme… Currently working on the split that makes Yellow Days and Sinful Sunrise (orange-y)
25- "I can’t believe this ridiculous drivel! It’s totally unrealistic, with everything falling into place too easily. I mean who falls into a job in a brothel type night club?”
26- Me, hands down… Antag is emotionless to some degree, MC is one emotional setting presented to people, but some serious stuff going on inside, but as the writer, I have everyone’s feelings coursing thru as needed.
27- I write with the range of emotions, but I do like to tickle your funny bone more than making you suffer… does that count?
28- From the writing? Or from the lack of writing and frustrations in relation? Either way, it does make me cry from time to time… Otherwise I am not doing it right.
#StoryWarriors hosted by @writeratops came recommended from #WIPjoy, so naturally, I gave it a go, since there were dual characters. Bebe made her introduction into Twitter here, and well… She’s that friend. Bebe and the girls will reappear again at some point, though if you caught #MusicMonday, you might already know they are off to forget about some guys by finding some new ones. You see, as Nira obsessed as Bebe is, she still has a good heart. Between Malta and herself, they have seen who may be coming to town in March games, and they are all about distracting a sister. Triple Trouble are friends first, SO’s second, and heaven help the soul caught breaking a heart… So enjoy Bebe’s first attempts at Tweeting (yes there are a ton of jokes about Tweety that you guys are spared, trust me, you’re welcome) Bebe won’t last long before she jumps back in, she had too much fun keeping everyone on their toes…
#StoryWarriors D
1- Hello all! Most days I can be found working in a library, and most nights, I *try* to write books. In the editing and rewriting stage of one book, and the 3rd times a charm rewrite of the sequel…
2- Hello again, Tweety here, Hostess with the Mostest from the Red Letters series… 😉 I always say you’ll have to come back again to learn more about me!
3- *Bounces into view, possibly on a sugar high* Bebe’s the name, bouncer’s the game, well at least one of them… *looks around* Why is everyone nervous about this? It’s not like they can see my… *Is quickly caught and taken away by Nira*
4- T works in a bar/nightclub, so there is really no desk space that is hers… but you can bet she’s found places to hide snacks and notebooks for herself!
5- *no hesitation* Nira. *clarifies question with examples* What? Does no one else use their something like boy toy as a way to get around? What is wrong with you people?
6- I am what you call a picky eater for… reasons… once had a guy turn me off salads for a while, because he was so insistent that I eat the salad over my cupcake sugar fix… learn to let it go, you won’t win.
7- I’m good with whatever Tweet puts on the stage, I would give specifics, but there’s a name we do not mention, and I may bust on my bestie, but I won’t poke THAT wound. Not that crazy or mean.
8- “I love a good corset, pants, heels… well I love all clothes ok. But I always make sure to keep a balance, some skin here and no skin there, for respectability of course.” -T “Don’t play innocent Tweet, I know you too well” -Bebe
9- I carry in my cargo pockets, or inside my bra. You know, the standard stuff. My ID, some cash, at least one weapon, handcuffs, oh and candy!
10- Why does everyone ask about my room? What’s the fascination? I think I get that question as much as I ask what someone’s drinking… The room has a lock for a reason, and soon, a keypad too. A lady has to keep her anonymity, or else why come back for the chat?
11- Depending on what the clerk’s like, B might not even notice, might cause a scene getting change, or if it’s a real crazy day, there may be some acts that would get the clerk arrested for public indecency. It’s a good thing B doesn’t really shop anywhere… 😟
12- Tweet has a paw print tattoo for a reason… total animal lover. Probably already being followed around by an animal, she would still take this lost one home too.
13- Nira. *is warned about pattern developing in her answers* It’s what I do tho… Fine… I may get a bottle of something as an added nightcap… Is that better? You know, you sound like Tweet… Is everyone else a prude type too? 🙄
14- Surely by “attending” you mean “hosting”? I am great with other languages, I may not speak them, but sometimes I understand it and the emotion behind it too. All else fails, a charming smile smoothes many flaws.
15- They don’t really need to do that, as they are finally well off, but like quick cash? Well it depends who’s around… B would totally help T, there just may be some embarrassment to T that would make B’s day.
16- Tweet and break ups… um, sticky issue now of course… but she does have a problem being mean to people that might not deserve it. Tries to let them down gently, also tries not to lead them on from the start…
17- Nira… plays nurse man and makes me soup and other things for the week that I disappear for and am not allowed to discuss in general company… enter at your own risk lol
18- Everyone calls me Tweety Bird, and I don’t really mind it… I do flitter around a lot, and there was once this joke about me and a porky pig, but that’s another story for another day…
19- *has a hand over her mouth and plenty of whispers before allowed to answer* fine… I have a talent for drinking games, things that involve whipped cream, and I can strip a man in 5 seconds… (as a bar bouncer?) *giggles wickedly* sure, let’s go with that.
20- If I shared my secrets, why would you bother coming back to visit me? Besides, all my secrets go in the book… you can read it for yourself.
21- I really don’t know… there was a lot of shy lonely play time growing up, but I didn’t find myself until I found my work, and my Nira.
22- That I work too much? I love my job and the life it has given me, but sometimes, just sometimes, I think about vacations.
23- Tweet is my bestie.. I love her, and there is a reason we’re double trouble… with Malta, we’re a triple threat that no man survives.
24- Oh Sly and I discuss this often. He is so well read, he’s like a dictionary. But the book that means the most to me? It’s the one full of my patron notes, and quotes, sort of like a diary.
Deciding that maybe you guys might want to know more about me, I threw in one extra game. #Expressoyourself hosted by @chelseadevries, and it was a tough one for me at times, but that is the point of this, isn’t it? Get to know the mind behind the characters running wild, get to know a bit about me, to see if you might be interesting in reading my books at some point, right?
#expressoyourself
2/1- Tough one right from the start… My sense of humor? Compassion for others? Fierce protective streak? I’m a work in progress, and grow fonder of it every day.
2/2- To be persistent, but patient. My confidence grows along with my #wip, just like a friendship, and half the fun is in the adventure getting there.
2/3- I may still be on the fringes of it, watching, but I have made some great connections that are already making me think differently, which adds depth and helps me grow as a #writer
2/4- Hard to answer, as everything I have written to date had romance elements, but I would say no, I don’t write a story dedicated to romance, just use it as a common vehicle.
2/5- The little mermaid… there may have been a point in my younger life where I may have believed I was said mermaid…
2/6- I pick and choose thru different #writing books… some stick with me, others don’t…
2/7- Incomplete? Um 7 maybe 8 or 9? Quite a few are “When I finish #WIP this is next, with pages of notes.” Is there a prize or club for 10 or more? Might as well start my entry forms now…
2/8- No, most of my writing is done by typing, but I have tons of hand written notes and edits…
2/9- Any notebook is good… even used to use things like the back of my hand… A short pencil is better than a long memory!
2/10- Funny, and emotional. I write some deep stuff, but try to give a balance, so it is not too heavy or too fluffy in the end.
2/11- Sometimes… Usually start my #writing day by rereading the last few paragraphs, and minor edits are natural, other times I hack it to pieces and fix it to continue.
2/12- Last book I read completely? Dirty Book Club by Lisi Harrison. Neutral about it, since I felt there could have been more to it, or something. Worth the read, just not a full on loved read for me.
2/13- Next book? Flipping through writing books counts? I am on hold and awaiting Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan, because I loved his #NaNoWriMo #peptalk
2/14- #AdrienneBasso isn’t on Twitter, but she is a favorite… the rest of my shout outs are for @m_arbanassi, @EdwinaGustafson, @AndrewRoberts66, @patchworknerd, @thelaceylondon, and of course @awakeatlastrock because #music has #writers too.
2/15- Favorite part of the day? When you hit that moment and you know that this time is your free time, and can do what you please. Gotta #relax in between your daily crazy you know…
2/16- Lol more like how do I not procrastinate? Only way I get in the writing zone is with #music. Settles my mind, then helps me set the mood I need…
2/17- I actually don’t! Probably should, but I work in a #library so I have my pick and don’t think about it much…
2/18- Love… has given me the space to grow into my own confidence, and experience life beyond what I would have done for myself.
2/19- It’s odd, and I do not normally recommend books, as people have opinions, but one that I read and enjoyed at a time I needed it was “I regret everything a love story” by sethgreenland
2/20- I don’t drink much while reading… suppose its because I like to have both hands occupied with the book… just whatever I drink that day I guess.
2/21- Not while reading unless vital to understanding the story.. maybe after the reading time (aka the end of the book) if its not too late or too sleepy
2/22- I already have my US travel companion in mind for book tour, get to see the country that way. Really want to see #London, #Poland, #UK and #Japan among others tho.
2/23- Besides my TBR book pile? My people know I have a thing for #purple, and #TweetyBird.
2/24- The broken and battered appearance deterred many others, who passed it by, but despite the care it needed, I took interest. For inside was a life and story I did not know I needed so. #loveabook
2/25- oh options! Who to pick? Musicians I love? Actors? Writers? I wish my possible future #litagent would find me first, love to chat there…
2/26- The same thing we do every night… Finish writing and editing, to take over the world Pinky! No idea where #PinkyandtheBrain came from… enjoy lol
2/27- Song lyric? @awakeatlastrock #purgatorium “Choices made on this glorious day
Will decide your fate so let’s play” Really good deep stuff if you think about it.
2/28- To young writers- There will be ups and downs, but never stop. There is something in you that wanted to write, listen to that tiny voice, even if it’s like nurturing a dying flame, eventually it will become a fire.
That’s all the games from February… Looking forward to March! Might even
play a little Male March Madness, stay tuned, and thanks to all my readers
and followers. I hope to have more and more news to share this coming month!
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