Edge of Darkness, The Killers, and Tidbit Tuesday

Yesterday was a good day for me. I spent the majority of the day working on edits and rewrites, achieving more than I have in a long time. I managed to slog through 62 pages of my manuscript in one sitting! That was no small feat, and I'm quite proud to have gotten that much done!

To top things off and make them just awesome yesterday, I got to spend the evening out with my dad. He came and picked me up in his 4x4 truck since I'm still snowed in and cannot get my minivan out of the driveway. It was a late birthday gift to me. We went to my favorite restaurant, O'Charley's, where I had the cedar planked salmon (delicious), then we decided to go to the movie theater and see Edge of Darkness (the new Mel Gibson movie). It was a really good movie, and I was amazed at what a spot-on Boston accent Mel Gibson had in the movie. He plays a Boston P.D. detective whose daughter is murdered right in front of his house when she comes to visit. He spends the rest of the movie on the vigilante mission of finding her killer, figuring out why she was murdered, and getting revenge. The ending is sad and not what I would have hoped for, but it was still a great movie to watch with Dad, intense and full of action sequences.

The music of the moment is The Killers from their CD, Hot Fuss. The song is "On Top". I got the CD at the library and love the songs on it. There are a couple favorites of mine on the CD, but my absolute favorite song of theirs is from the New Moon Soundtrack. I love "A White Demon Love Song". I definitely plan to look into getting more of The Killers CDs since I have found that I really enjoy their music. I'm always looking for new bands and songs that I like to listen to. I'm totally addicted to music!

Today is Tuesday so it is time for a tidbit from one of my current works in progress. Once again, I chose to give you a snippet from The Council. As I was working on editing and rewrites yesterday, I ran across this part and thought it would make for a good Tidbit Tuesday excerpt. This is introducing some new characters into the book that play key pivotal roles in the book as Elyssia and her friends are looking for allies against The Council. Elyssia finds herself making friends with unusual characters.

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“Sure,” I answered quickly as I saw the four of them entering the room with the girls walking just ahead of the two guys. I had never paid very close attention to them, but now I was keenly interested in every detail I could perceive. On immediate observation it occurred to me that they were each uniquely beautiful in the most elegant ways.

Slender, petite, and fair skinned with a smattering of freckles across her rosy cheeks, Tiana Townsend looked absolutely angelic. The stunning brunette had bright blue eyes which shone beneath the silken curls atop her head. She wore a deep blue sweater that set off her eyes delightfully.

Scarlett Peterson was strikingly statuesque with long, flowing, straight, dark blonde hair and exquisite hazel eyes with a wise, knowing look in them. She dressed with impeccable style and strode into the room with an air of intense confidence and grace.

A head and shoulders taller than the rest of them was Gavin Sanders. He was a magnificent looking guy, lean and incredibly tall with extremely short dark brown hair and deep pools of chocolate brown eyes. Gavin was also dressed as though he were straight out of some male fashion magazine, stylish yet conservative.

Finally, Marc Stevens entered the room. He was the most handsome of the group and notoriously single. Marc’s coal black hair and depths of clear blue eyes were often gossiped to be the sexiest in the school. He did not match Gavin in height, but he was still tall. Tall and muscular with chiseled facial features that seemed beyond perfection. Like Gavin, he was fashionably dressed with a trend towards the athletic.

I had never noticed the uniquely alabaster skin that Scarlett and both of the guys had. They were magnificently picturesque, without the slightest imperfection on any visible parts of their bodies. I observed Scarlett, Gavin, and Marc all dressed as if the weather were still rather warm, in short sleeves and light knits as if they delighted in the cold.

It was difficult to draw my eyes away from them as the bell rang and they took their seats. I had never paid that close attention to take in just how stunningly attractive they all were. Never before had I had reason to examine them so closely but now all I could think about was how to get to know these four unbelievably gorgeous students from my class. I had to know if they would stand with us against The Council.