Called To The Grave

September 11, 2009 | Uncategorized

 

CALLED TO THE GRAVE

by

Heidi C. Dahlquist

What would you do if you discovered everything about your childhood had been a lie? And your parent’s were not your birth parents? As a

 parapsychologist, your future and safety depend on your ability to summon and banish spirits and ghosts with evil intentions. You struggle

 to accept your newly discovered heritage that you’re part fae/succubus, and your blood father wants you to rule the Underworld with him.

 You join with Druids and Fae who teach you powerful defensive magick to ensure you survive to fulfill a destiny predicted a millennia ago.

Despite brutal magickal training, you fall in love with the one man who isn’t afraid that your part sex demon. He wants to help you accept

your libido…and power. Will you trust him? Can you keep him safe from demonic bounty hunters trying to drag you to your father in Hades?

Can you refuse a chance to rule the Underworld? Would you want to rule the Underworld or keep your mortality?

RWA

August 7, 2009 | Uncategorized

Due to fiancial restraints I was unable to attend RT and RWA’s National Conference in Washington DC this year. In 2010, I will be attending Romantic Times. It’s in Columbus, OH and I should be able to drive to it.  The two most popular conference for writers in the romance genre are:

Romanctic Times (RT) Book Lovers Convention and RWA.

In 2010:

RT Conference April 28-May 2 at the Hyatt Regency in Columbus, OH

RWA Conference July 28-31 in Nashville, TN.

Making Progress

May 21, 2009 | Uncategorized

Yea! Today, RWA (Romance Writers of America) announced I had met their PRO application status. So, I’m on the road to making it as a writer. Now I just need my first sale! I’ve been working with critique partners through RWA’s FF&P chapter (Future, Fantasy, and Paranormal Romance Writers Group) and it’s been helping me beyond measure. I’ve found that I really like editing and critiquing my fellow writers and such work helps me write and edit better.

I’ve been doing a lot of editing and entered one writing contest and there are a few more I’ll enter this summer. Hopefully, I’ll final. The nice thing about contests is that if you final many contests have editors as final judges. It’s a good way to have an agent/editor request your full manuscript. My fingers are crossed I’ll have some full manuscript requests!

Happy Independence Day!!

July 4, 2008 | Uncategorized

Happy Independence Day!

Let Freedom Ring!

Today is a day which all Americans should celebrate and be proud of. It is also a day we should honor our military and thank them for the sacrifices they have made so that we may live in freedom. So as you celebrate today with family and friends in your cookouts and fire works displays remmeber those who fought and are fighting so that we, the citizens of the greatest country on the planet, can enjoy such displays with repression and with freedom!

What is Independence Day?

It is the day when the continential congress adopted and signed the declaration of independence. This was the offical document which stated the states independence from Britain and King George. For anyone who has never read it, it is worh reading. Every American should read it, especially those who had ancestors fight in the American Revolution, such as myself. I had eight ancestors from PA and SC fight in the war.

July 4th was not the day the declaration actually was signed. It was completed on July 2, 1776 when the Second Contintential Congress voted to accept and approve the resolution of independence (most congress memeber ssigned the declaration on this day). Two days later, on July 4th, the declaration which was composed by a comittee and Thomas Jefferson, was finished with it’s revision and was signed by the remaining congressman. The back of the declaration states, “Original Declaration of Independence / dated 4th July 1776.”

Who signed the Declaration of Independence and what does it say??

IN CONGRESS, JULY 4, 1776

The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America

hen in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security. — Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government. The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world.

He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good.

He has forbidden his Governors to pass Laws of immediate and pressing importance, unless suspended in their operation till his Assent should be obtained; and when so suspended, he has utterly neglected to attend to them.

He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation of large districts of people, unless those people would relinquish the right of Representation in the Legislature, a right inestimable to them and formidable to tyrants only.

He has called together legislative bodies at places unusual, uncomfortable, and distant from the depository of their Public Records, for the sole purpose of fatiguing them into compliance with his measures.

He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the rights of the people.

He has refused for a long time, after such dissolutions, to cause others to be elected, whereby the Legislative Powers, incapable of Annihilation, have returned to the People at large for their exercise; the State remaining in the mean time exposed to all the dangers of invasion from without, and convulsions within.

He has endeavoured to prevent the population of these States; for that purpose obstructing the Laws for Naturalization of Foreigners; refusing to pass others to encourage their migrations hither, and raising the conditions of new Appropriations of Lands.

He has obstructed the Administration of Justice by refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing Judiciary Powers.

He has made Judges dependent on his Will alone for the tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of their salaries.

He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people and eat out their substance.

He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures.

He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil Power.

He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and unacknowledged by our laws; giving his Assent to their Acts of pretended Legislation:

For quartering large bodies of armed troops among us:

For protecting them, by a mock Trial from punishment for any Murders which they should commit on the Inhabitants of these States:

For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world:

For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent:

For depriving us in many cases, of the benefit of Trial by Jury:

For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for pretended offences:

For abolishing the free System of English Laws in a neighbouring Province, establishing therein an Arbitrary government, and enlarging its Boundaries so as to render it at once an example and fit instrument for introducing the same absolute rule into these Colonies

For taking away our Charters, abolishing our most valuable Laws and altering fundamentally the Forms of our Governments:

For suspending our own Legislatures, and declaring themselves invested with power to legislate for us in all cases whatsoever.

He has abdicated Government here, by declaring us out of his Protection and waging War against us.

He has plundered our seas, ravaged our coasts, burnt our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people.

He is at this time transporting large Armies of foreign Mercenaries to compleat the works of death, desolation, and tyranny, already begun with circumstances of Cruelty & Perfidy scarcely paralleled in the most barbarous ages, and totally unworthy the Head of a civilized nation.

He has constrained our fellow Citizens taken Captive on the high Seas to bear Arms against their Country, to become the executioners of their friends and Brethren, or to fall themselves by their Hands.

He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us, and has endeavoured to bring on the inhabitants of our frontiers, the merciless Indian Savages whose known rule of warfare, is an undistinguished destruction of all ages, sexes and conditions.

In every stage of these Oppressions We have Petitioned for Redress in the most humble terms: Our repeated Petitions have been answered only by repeated injury. A Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people.

Nor have We been wanting in attentions to our British brethren. We have warned them from time to time of attempts by their legislature to extend an unwarrantable jurisdiction over us. We have reminded them of the circumstances of our emigration and settlement here. We have appealed to their native justice and magnanimity, and we have conjured them by the ties of our common kindred to disavow these usurpations, which would inevitably interrupt our connections and correspondence. They too have been deaf to the voice of justice and of consanguinity. We must, therefore, acquiesce in the necessity, which denounces our Separation, and hold them, as we hold the rest of mankind, Enemies in War, in Peace Friends.

We, therefore, the Representatives of the united States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by Authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare, That these united Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States, that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved; and that as Free and Independent States, they have full Power to levy War, conclude Peace, contract Alliances, establish Commerce, and to do all other Acts and Things which Independent States may of right do. — And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor.

— John Hancock

New Hampshire:
Josiah Bartlett, William Whipple, Matthew Thornton

Massachusetts:
John Hancock, Samuel Adams, John Adams, Robert Treat Paine, Elbridge Gerry

Rhode Island:
Stephen Hopkins, William Ellery

Connecticut:
Roger Sherman, Samuel Huntington, William Williams, Oliver Wolcott

New York:
William Floyd, Philip Livingston, Francis Lewis, Lewis Morris

New Jersey:
Richard Stockton, John Witherspoon, Francis Hopkinson, John Hart, Abraham Clark

Pennsylvania:
Robert Morris, Benjamin Rush, Benjamin Franklin, John Morton, George Clymer, James Smith, George Taylor, James Wilson, George Ross

Delaware:
Caesar Rodney, George Read, Thomas McKean

Maryland:
Samuel Chase, William Paca, Thomas Stone, Charles Carroll of Carrollton

Virginia:
George Wythe, Richard Henry Lee, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Harrison, Thomas Nelson, Jr., Francis Lightfoot Lee, Carter Braxton

North Carolina:
William Hooper, Joseph Hewes, John Penn

South Carolina:
Edward Rutledge, Thomas Heyward, Jr., Thomas Lynch, Jr., Arthur Middleton

Georgia:
Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall, George Walton

source of the declaration of independence: http://www.ushistory.org/Declaration/document/index.htm

Summer Break…..

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Nursing School Clinical’s

July 1, 2008 | Uncategorized

Here is my clinical group from Nursing 401!!!

Next step: Our externship and at the end of October I’m done! In Nov and Dec I can take the NCLEX-RN nursing boards.

Heidi last day in Nursing 401 Clinical’s.

Happy New Year

January 2, 2008 | Uncategorized

Happy 2008! The past year flew by and it’s hard to believe we are entering a new year already. I always enjoy the first of the year becasue it brings me hope. Its a time of change and new beginnings. We can do anything we desire, all it requires is determination. My goal for this year is to finish the next two books. I want them to be written in the best possible way I can, and I want to sell them.

Remember, if you can dream it, you can do it.

Happy New Year!

Progress and work on Incubus Illusions (Book Two)

November 30, 2007 | Uncategorized

Finally, I’m feeling better, after a week on being so terribly sick, I have bronchitis and a sinus infection. I have not been this sick in years, but woo hoo, I’m feeling better today. I popped in a few soundtracks ….Underworld, Queen of the Damned, and yes….The Wedding Singer and it spikedmy urge to write…. yeah! Now I’m watching Evanescene’s DVD….they are my inspirtation for “Guilty”.

I have completed some pages today on the edit of the rewrite for Guilty From Beyond The Grave, and am now I’m working on book two, Incubus Illusions. I have been chomping at the bit, excited as heck to work on Incubus Illusions….book two. I most certainly love the creation stage of writing better than editing!!!!

 I have come to the conclusion that to keep myself from becomming bored with the edit of Guilty,  that I’d work on Incubus Illusions for a bit every day. Forward progress…..woo hoo!!!

Slainte!

Radio Show Invite

November 15, 2007 | Uncategorized

Very cool news. I have been invited by a local paranormal investigative team to talk on their radio show! I have a lot of experiences to share and some of these experiences are the basis for the hauntings in my books! I’ll let everyone know when it happens. As for the progress of the book…well, the revisions/edit are in works. Its difficult to finish it earlier with me being in nursing school full time, but I have a month off at Christmas and next week off….so I’ll be deep in revision/edits. I am soooooo excited to start working on Book Two….Incubus Illusions….sex demons will be sure to cause some interesting senarios for the characters….especially Sydney. Stay tuned! I hope everyone has a great weekend!

Slainte cairde!

Heidi

Happy Belated Halloween/Samhain

November 2, 2007 | Uncategorized

Happy Halloween/Samhain!

I hope everyone has a safe and fun holiday. As for me, I spent the night editing. Although, as I peaked out my window, children swarmed the neighborhood. It was actually the first year I did not dress up or give candy. I simply had other things on my mind. Children can trick or treat until they are twelve, then its illegal, as is trick or treating until after 8pm. I saw so many kids who looked older than twelve. I think twelve was when I stopped going, but times were different then and we stayed out till 9 or 10 pm and did not have to worry about being mugged or chased. I do however remember the night before Halloween, called Hell Night, when kids pulled nasty jokes. I can’t even remember how many times the huge maple tree in front of our house was TP’d (toilet papered)..and I had to clean it out. Its not fun when it rains to get that out of the leaves!!! I left them nice presents in return. <grin>

Techinically, Samhain (the Celtic holiday) starts at sunset on Oct 31 and goes until the next day. It’s the day when the veil between the living and dead is the weakest and ancestors roam among us….a day to remember them.

Happy Samhain!

Williamsburg Book Signing

September 19, 2007 | Uncategorized

On Saturday, I took a day off from studying and drove up to Colonial Williamsburg. Barnes and Noble at The College of William and Mary was holding a book signing for Michelle Willingham, Diane Gaston, Sydney Croft, and Marliss Melton. Michelle is a member of CRW with me and the others authors I had heard of but had never met.

I had a wonderful time and the ladies were wonderful. If you ladies read this….It was great to meet you and I can’t wait to read your books!

Here are two pictures from the signing. I am sorry if they seem blurry…..

Slainte!
Heidi

Favorite Time of Year

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I have always loved fall, and October is my favorite month. Memories of apple orchards, apple cider, colorful tress, fallen leaves, Halloween, Thanksgiving, cooler evenings and days fill my mind. Here in coastal Virginia, the leaves generally don’t fall until Novemeber, but I love to drive to Williamsburg and northern Virginia and absorb the scenery of the changing colors.

Generally I try to put up my Halloween decorations around September 15. I like to have at least a full month to enjoy my lawn decorations. I think my neighbors have come to the conclusion my house is Halloween central. Some of them will decorate and some try to “out do” each other. Dont you just love that? NOT!!!

 I just enjoy having fun and turning my simple ranch into a “Haunted House”. To add to the fun, on Halloween night I dress in my long black gown and long black velvet cape (I custom ordered it from England about 5 years ago), witches hat, and hand out goodies to the children. Of course, the candy is in my cauldron! Its SPELLtacular!! Haha….

Do you decorate for fall or Halloween/Samhain? If so what do you do for decorations and do you have a problem with your neighbors trying to put up bigger and better decorations? (This really happens at Christmas time with the lights, etc) What is your favorite season?

Slainte!

Heidi

Sisters in Crime Meeting

September 8, 2007 | Uncategorized

I recently joined Sisters in Crime (A mystery writers group) and went to my first meeting tonight. I had a wonderful time and everyone was so kind and supportive. We had a guest speaker, who was great and discussed fingerprinting and the police’s methods of finger printing in crime scenes. I also saw a few familiar faces from writers I had not seen in a few years. Overall, it was a great night and thanks to everyone who welcomed me!

Slainte!

Heidi 

Quick Update, Tropical Storm, Oceana NAS Air Crash

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Finally, the rewrite is almost finished. It’s been tough with so much homework from Nursing school, but Ive managed to do it. I’m quite pleased with the rewrite, and the fact I’ve cut about 8000 words so far.

On the other hand, we are in a Tropical Storm watch for tommorrow, I’m waiting for the National Weather Service’s 5:00 pm report to determine what needs to be done to the yard, what needs to be tied down, or put into the garage and if we need to move the vehicles away from the trees. We have been anticipating one of our three huge maples in the back yard to come down during a storm, which would be a nightmare. If they came down, or even one of them, the house would have a lot of damage.

I just wanted to say my thoughts are with the family of the SNJ 4 Geiko Skytypers  pilot’s who crahsed on Friday and died.  He almost made the runway. The airport is only 2 miles from my house, and some people did hear the plane sputter and go down. I’ve spent a lot of time at air shows and around airplanes in my life and I hate to hear of these crashes. This was a rare aircraft, one of 11 left in the world I think.

Slainte!

Heidi

Eire……more pictures

August 13, 2007 | Uncategorized

Blarney town, driving Heidi in DublinCliffs of MoherCead Mile Failte (A Hundre Thousand Welcomes)

Here are some more pictures of Eire(Ireland)