Tinkerbell's Magic Wand

I love Tinkerbell.  Since I was a little girl, I always loved the little fairy that flew at the beginning of the Disney show that came on every Sunday night. I loved to sit down in front of the television and watch all the different shows that Disney produced. When the show didn't come on, I remember crying. You have to remember those were the times before Videos and DVD's or even DVR's. You missed a show and too bad.

So many of my favorite movies were Disney movies. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, Pinocchio, Mickey Mouse, Sleeping Beauty and so many others. I loved the way that Tinkerbell would wave her wand and the castle would appear and you knew you were on your way to story land.

Last month, my husband and I, who are way too old, went to Disneyland in Anaheim, California before the Romance Writers of America's convention started. We wore ourselves out riding the rides, seeing the sights and watching small children wearing Mickey ears on top their head.

Before we left the park, we went into a store and were shopping. I found a little crystal Tinkerbell that I bought to sit on my desk at work. But then after I'd bought the little one, I found a big one that had such a powerful message on it, that I bought that one to sit on my desk at home. Tinkerbell is standing on a flower and underneath on the pedestal it says,  "Let Your Dreams Blossum."

I grabbed that sucker up and before my husband could say 'what are you doing', I paid for it to be shipped home.

Now she's sitting on my desk, where I can see her every day. When my dreams seem impossible to reach, I can just look over at Tinkerbell and read her message to me. My dreams aren't big and splashy, but rather simple. I want to make a living writing full-time and retire to Colorado. So Tinkerbell and I are hoping that my books will blossom and grow and lead me to the mountains.

So what are your dreams? How can you help them blossom? Today for every new person who joins the Plotting Princess blog, I'm giving away a copy of my new book, My Sister's Boyfriend that is due out later this month.