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Feb. 13, 2015

Friday the 13th and the best day ever -- it's my birthday and I'm excited. When your birthday is at Christmas, it isn't much fun at all, trust me on this, too many presents, and they're happy birthday merry christmas, and there's so many desserts you really couldn't care less about a birthday cake. But if you have another day, like today, you're ready for all the goodies and presents. If you have a kid with a birthday close to Christmas, let the kid change it to any date he/she wants -- that's what my parents did until I was 18 and out of the nest. I was October 14th, back in the day. It's so much more fun, there's nothing else going on, JUST YOU, and the birthday cake is the only goody around --

Doing some clean up work on the Grayson Sherbrooke novella. I'm thinking the title of this first one will be Thomas Straithmore: The Spirit of Wolffe Hall OR Grayson Sherbrooke and the Spirit of Wolffe Hall -- hmmm -- any ideas? (Grayson writes scary novels and his hero's name is Thomas Straithmore)

Today is the last day of the week and it's super special. Not only is it my birthday, it's the day before Valentine's Day, and it's the 13th -- the triple whammy -- and this means that all your work-out time doubles your calorie reduction, ain't that cool? It's like bonus points at Nordstrom --

Feb. 11, 2015

11th -- Good morning, what a wonderful Wednesday morning, pink streaks through the sky, gorgeous --
I have a wonderful treat come next Wednesday -- going to Tennessee, to the mountains, for three days with my closest writer friends -- near Pigeon Forge, and of course, THE CHRISTMAS STORE, my favorite store on the planet. I'll have to check if it's likely to snow there -- I mean, a California girl wearing freaking boots? Well, they're pretty cool, and they haven't been worn at all this year, so maybe this one time I can strut around and look hot. I'm really looking forward to seeing everyone -- it's been a couple of years at least -- Three days of non-stop talking and laughing, and yes, I'll admit it, eating lots of Mexican (see, I was an excellent influence on the group). All of us are writing different sorts of things and there's so much imagination at work, ideas flying around, so much talk about what's happening in the industry, who's moved where and why, who's good and who really sucks -- on and on -- never dull, I promise you.

Feb. 10, 2015

Tuesday, the 10th -- I've always found Tuesday to be a bit of a problem, I mean, it's sort of a let down from gear-up Monday and sort of flounders if you don't have a specific list of things to accomplish, which all of us do, most of the time. Next time you don't have anything on your to-do list for Tuesday, see if you flounder and sort of wander around in a bit of a daze, wondering why this day even exists in your week.

THE END GAME, the third A BRIT in the FBI thriller, is DONE -- now it's edit time, (me) then it goes to the editor the middle of March -- I'm shooting for the Ides of March, seems prophetic and sort of creepy -- I hear it's already up on Amazon, even before I had the title --

The novella is also done, hope I've finally got it right --

Feb. 6, 2015

Friday, 6th of February -- NO RAIN yet -- one of you told me it's now going to arrive in the Bay area tomorrow. Okay, I've asked you before and it appeared to work.so I'm asking again I want your very best rain dances for California (even dance for Marin so our beautiful hills keep Irish green) Visalia is in real need and of course Southern California -- so get our your tap shoes, if they work best for you, or your bare feet, but not thongs, no good, and go to it. All of you who do a classic rain dance -- defined as being outside, bending and twisting with or without music, loud humming on your part. Make big circles, then smaller ones and smaller ones yet, always giving a nod in the direction of California. We're a go here?

In a couple of weeks I'll tell you about my lunch yesterday. I'll say only this, if it happens, the way it would happen is a dream come true. That saying -- where does it come from? Anyone knows?

Feb. 5, 2015

5th of February -- Thursday -- The BIG "they" (weather people) have screamed "HUGE" storm coming and staying and lashing us through the weekend -- No whining, California needs rain, only not here in Marin -- it's sort of wasted on us except for greening up the beautiful hills. Some years we have so much rain it's like the green of Ireland, so beautiful you simply stare. Okay, so I'm hoping the rain holds off until say 3:00 o'clock this afternoon. Why? Well, got someone flying up from L.A. for lunch and I would sure hate to see them delayed/cancelled, which could happen at San Francisco airport -- it's sort of like when there's snow in a place (like Florida) where no one's used to it and everyone freaks out, schools/flights are canceled and people skid all over the road in their cars and slam into everything. Same here, rain, and the airport freaks and delays are phenomenal -- so please cross those digits for me.

Feb. 4, 2015

4th of February, Wednesday -- everyone watch the DEAR KITTEN THE BIG GAME video here or on YouTube -- it's really quite wonderful. There is the original on YouTube as well -- WATCH IT -- and grin and smile and laugh out loud.

Today is all sorts of gummy things (no, not the dentist) I'm thinking of writing activities that are sticky and make you slog and put your feet in drying cement (or concrete?) But needful stuff that has to be done, like signing 3,000 (try writing your name over and over until your fingers cramp) -- this is on all the tax statements from all the countries where my books are translated/sold. Now, you and I both know that no one does anything whatsoever with this crap, it comes into their bureaucracy and gets filed and forgotten and I'm the one with the crampy hand. All right, I'll stop whining, but do you know Portugal has a four page document that you have to sign THREE times in three different places?And I've only sold them one single book?

Feb. 3, 2015

Feb. 3rd, Tuesday -- All right, all right, so guacamole turns black -- sorry for the brain synapse collapse. Lots of excellent ideas for uses of salsa -- my mouth is watering --

I just looked up and saw the incredible pink-streaked sky through the branches of the cypress tree from the window where I'm sitting -- I let out a small gasp -- it is so unearthly and beautiful. What do you have outside your window that makes you grateful you're alive and kicking? Maybe even makes you let out a little gasp?

Did you read all the great ideas for the use of left-over salsa? On eggs, now that does sound good and on salads, perk 'em right up, add color at the very least, has to make the lettuce less noxious.

Work, work, work -- all of us, no exception, earn the moolah to feed the critters, show everyone how smart, kind, funny, you are -- go get 'em.

January 30, 2015

Can you believe it's the 30th -- of January? Already one of the precious few twelve months has nearly fallen into the past -- The days keep thumping past and it's hard to grab every single day and squeeze out all the pleasure/work/exercise possible, but TRY, okay? I'm going to really try to do that today and think, this is the only day I've got, so pay attention, use it wisely.

You sound excited about a novella series staring Grayson Sherbrooke -- thank you for the great feedback. I'm editing it right now (but there are lots and lots of interruptions) but then it'll take only about two weeks to get it up in ebook -- and since I'll be in charge of the vertical and the horizontal, you know the price will be reasonable --

January 29, 2015

Thursday, the 29th -- Good morning, World -- I love the photos you guys have posted --the snow shots are incredible to look out but I doubt it's much fun to shovel -- or will you wait and simply let it melt in June? More expected? I haven't checked your weather forecasts --

Here's what I'm going to do with the novella starring Grayson Sherbrooke. You remember he's the son of Ryder and Sophie Sherbrooke, and he writes scary otherworldly stories -- well, I'm going to have a novella series staring Grayson and his adventures/mysteries/encounters of the 4th kind -- what do you think?

Today, all of you, no exceptions, DO SOMETHING -- I don't care what's going on with you physically, it doesn't matter -- you can do something to help your bod and your spirit and your mood -- So give this some thought then tell me your problems and what you're doing to help yourself, okay? All your completely healthy horses, get out there and rock 'n roll --

January 28, 2015

28th, Wednesday -- yep, still dark, but for all you sufferers back east, at least you've got white on black. Sorry, bad joke. How much snow in your area? I read Boston was the worst hit -- the Patriots got out of town at just the right time to go to sunny Arizona -- if you'd like, post pictures of your house, maybe you outside with a shovel -- everyone can compare --

Newsletter went out yesterday -- sorry I was late. Again, if you haven't signed up, email me at ReadMoi@gmail.com.

More brainstorming on the 20th FBI for next year -- hard to imagine when I wrote The Cove in 1996 it would blossom and evolve into this meaty series with characters so real to me I something think (when I'm writing) that if I turn around they'll be there, right behind my right shoulder, and they never shut up, always talking or thinking, and then there's Savich, so fast and smooth and smart -- I sure wouldn't want to be on his bad side -- and Sherlock, a rock, solid, as fast and smooth and smart as Savich -- and how they're an enduring unit, with no cracks in the foundation. I occasionally think I'd like to be Sean and be raised by the two of them --