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Respect

I’m feeling respectful today . . . it’s FRIDAY — and yes, I have a honey-do list that’s pretty close to a mile long . .. which has to be addressed over the two days we like to call a weekend. That may curtail any creative efforts I want to make, but that’s what adulting is all about.

That being said — I wanted to take a post and acknowledge the help I’ve received over this past year — some people have helped me directly, some through their websites & blogs, and other by just being good people...

Monday Blahs

It’s another week of cold weather here in the Pacific NW. I know “cold” is subjective, but for us, 30 degree weather is DAMN cold! Added to this, in my embroidery shop, the big heater blows right over my little office, so it never reaches me. So here I am, with my little space heater, drinking whatever warm liquids I can make out of the Keurig. Quite the mental image, no? LOL

Right now, I’m trying to find ways to increase sign-ups to my mailing list, which always seems to be a gargantuan task...

Resolutions & New Year Goals

At this time of the new year as we all go back to work – whatever kind of work we do – we’re also thinking about our resolutions and how quickly we’re going to break them. You know what I mean:

“I am going to go to the gym more often” — I’m guilty of this one too — I make this resolution at least twice a (week) year.
“I am going to save more money” — Ya . . . the funny thing with this one is then you get the bills from your Christmas shopping (I spent HOW MUCH?!)

I AM, however, going to add t...

‘Tis the season . . .

Yes, ’tis the season where, at my day job, life gets quite hectic. Working in the apparel decoration industry, everyone wants something as giveaways for the holidays. Sometimes, just finding the time to take a deep breath and soak in the holiday spirit becomes just sipping the holiday spirits, if you know what I mean.

All the above coupled with the release of my second book brings the stress levels skyrocketing.

I’m not writing this to whine or complain — I know there are many worse things ou...

Release Date!! Release Date!!

Aww yeah! The second book in The Adventures of Tremain & Christopher: The Purloined Pictograph is being released on November 25th — holy cow.

I’ve learned a ton since releasing The Missing Yesterdays in April (has it only been 7 months? Lordy!) and I’ve applied a lot of it to this book.

So, what have I learned? Let me think about that . . . I will probably make another post about that, but for right now I think I’ll just bask in the glow of a job finished. THEN start plotting out book 3 . . ....

Writing progress . . .

Hi there! Just a little ol’ update for you. Book 2 is finished! Well, mostly. It’s in with the beta readers now, I’ve had some great feedback too. Release date is fluid as I’m still learning how long this process takes, so before the end of November, for sure.

I had decided to take my time with this one because I’ve learned so much from self publishing my first book in April. I’ve learned a ton since and it’s interesting how it snowballs. I do have a Facebook group that has helped me so much...

Busy, Busy, Busy!

Hey everyone — no, I haven’t died and I haven’t abandoned anything — just been swamped between day-job madness and getting my next work-in-progress . . um . . progressing. So, The Purloined Pictograph – Book 2 in the Adventures of Tremain & Christopher – is in the editing stage — getting ready to be released to my team of beta readers (it’s coming, Ma, don’t worry! LOL) — As soon as it’s closer, the first chapter will be released early to all my subscribers — so hit that sign up button quick!...

Olympic fever!

This week, we’ve been watching the Olympics — as I’m sure many are. It’s a fun couple of weeks watching world-class athletes compete. I can’t say I’ve watched everything as one does need to sleep and the day-job does need seeing to, but I’ve watched as much as I can. A few random thoughts . . . not necessarily in any particular order . . .

1 — Why do the swimmers wear trunks, but the divers wear the skimpiest suits known to man? I swear we almost had the full monty a time or two. Naturally, m...

New Cover!

Just a quick update — The Missing Yesterdays is now available wherever ebooks are sold — with an exciting new cover! Find it on Barnes & Noble, Apple iBooks among others!

I’m super excited about the new cover — let me know what you think!

Back Yard Battles

This past weekend I did battle with the Brambles in the backyard.Yes, THOSE brambles. You know the ones — the big thick vine-y kind with the inch long blood-thirsty thorns. Ya, those.

Little by little, out of my sight, they overtook that side of my house — I had ignored it way too long and let those buggers keep on growing. Oh, they looked pretty, distracting us with those little white flowers and sweet wild blackberries, but that only disguised their true intentions — to overtake the backyar...