Tabula Rasa

Tabula Rasa – from the Latin meaning ‘scraped tablet’ or clean slate.
I’ve been seeing this phrase a lot lately. It’s one of those things that pops up, like a message here and there. I did a little digging and discovered it’s a favorite title for science fiction and paranormal TV shows.

For instance:

Buffy the Vampire Slayer – Season 6 – Tabula Rasa, the Scooby Gang loses their memories thanks to Willow’s amnesia spell

LOST – Season 1 – Tabula Rasa, flashbacks of Kate’s pre-crash Bonnie sans Clyde existence

Stargate Atlantis – Season 4 – Tabula Rasa, staff members lose their memories courtesy of an alien virus [damn those alien viruses!]

There was even a Season 2 episode of the animated Justice League called Tabula Rasa.

It’s an interesting concept, the idea of a clean slate. Have you ever wished you could start over? Would you do if you had the chance to begin anew – maybe not as a baby, but as a young adult, or even a new writer. What would you do differently?

I don’t know if I would, but it’s certainly an interesting concept for a story.

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Speaking of stories btw - I hit my goal of 200 pages on my ST paranormal WIP. Hopefully this one will tie into the world I created in Uncross my Heart. Two hundred or so pages to go, but hey, halfway done ain't bad.

Bad Blogger

I don't mean Blogger is bad [though it could be better, ya hear that, Blogger?] I mean I've been a bad blogger this week.

It's been a whirlwind week and once again it's almost over and I'm feeling like I've gotten very little accomplished. I didn't even do Thursday Thirteen this week.

Here's a quick update:

In addition to our new family member, who, while cute and furry, has required a lot of attention and some expense to get him fully settled into the household, I've been asked to make some revisions on a manuscript by a NY publisher.

I've also got editing, promo and general upkeep to keep up with, so I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed at the moment.

For that reason, I may not be blogging as much in the next few weeks, or spending time on my Yahoo loops. My priority is reworking my manuscript as requested. Eye strain is making it hard for me to spend a lot of time on the computer so a few things will have to give.

I do plan to attend the NJRW conference and book signing on October 5th and 6th [assuming the book stock I ordered arrives before then, otherwise I will not be signing, because I don't intend to sit at an empty table and try to look happy about not having books to sign]

I'll be making some announcements here and on my yahoo group, Electric Romance as the time gets closer.

In the mean time, I'll be gearing up for the release of my next Amber Quill title, Forbidden World: Ambrax on September 23rd so stay tuned. I'm not dropping off the face of the earth, just digging in, butt in chair, to get the work done.

My contest will still be running, so remember, any comments will be entered to win the September 30th drawing. Thanks again to everyone who has participated so far!