Hello from the beach!
This is my sweet daughter (who is also an author, BTW – find her books here and on Kindle Unlimited) a couple weeks ago on the beach. It’s spring break here, and the beaches are now packed…which is a great time to work on a novel!
I’m at it again.
Spent this week plotting a new book. I’m currently working on IRIS, book 4 in the Minnesota Marshalls series, and oh, this is a fun one. The little hint I’ll give you is that I’m using this book for research…
Currently, the story looks like this:
Which then translates to this:
But I’m getting WAY ahead of myself because next up is book #2 in the series – JONAS.
So, first, thank you for all the sweet reviews about Fraser! He’s quietly been climbing the charts while you’ve been leaving kind reviews, and I’m grateful.
So, I’m just back from a fun writing retreat with 8 authors and my business partner for a publishing company I run (Sunrise Publishing) – and we got to chatting about book themes,
Look who made it out of her writing cave long enough to see the sun! That’s right, this girl! I’ve been hard at work finishing up the next book in the Minnesota Marshalls series and I think I’ve earned a quick walk on the beach with my hubby.
Speaking of the Minnesota Marshalls,
I’m still holed up in my writing cave, but I’m coming up for a quick breath to say “Wow! You guys are really excited about the Minnesota Marshalls Series!”
GOOD! Because I am too! That’s why I’ve been head down, fingers clicking away day and night, to finish the next book in the series.
Happy New Year! Okay, I’m twenty days in, I know, but I’ve been nose down into a project (I call it my writing cave) and am just coming up for air.
And it’s been a fun project…so fun that it sort of swept me away for most of November and December.
I know you’re probably rolling out pies, or cleaning the house, or in my husband’s case, making gourmet ramen noodles for his sons who love spicy food…
And, the puzzling has begun.
Which means that we’re all about to settle in for a lovely weekend.
But,
Hello friends,
It’s Christmas week, and I have a VERY SPECIAL GIFT for you coming Friday. Make sure you check back here!
I wanted to update you on the happenings here before then.
Because, there was this last week:
In case you can’t hear them,
I hope you had a fantastic Thanksgiving (and if you don’t celebrate the American Thanksgiving holiday, I hope you had a nice Thursday. I well remember our days living in Russia where we’d eat chicken thighs for dinner while the rest of Russia went on with their lives!)
We are home, playing games and puzzling.
What. A. CRAZY. Week!
Are you still scrambling with the New School Year adjustments? Admittedly, no kids here, but my September is NUTS! I’m up early today, headed to the airport, on my way to Florida for a quick trip to do some remodeling on the house, and attend the annual NINC (Novelist,