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The Halfway Mark

The summer solstice just passed, signifying the longest day of the year and also the halfway mark of the year. I like to have regular check-in times with myself every quarter, both personally and professionally, to take stock of what I’ve accomplished and readjust my priorities if needed.

With our life on the road, it’s been a different sort of year. I wasn’t sure what to expect in terms of building good work habits and trying to experience ALL THE THINGS while traveling the country. I set some ...

Summer Lovin’

When I think of summer, I think of summer romances and beach reads. I imagine steamy nights and cocktails with umbrellas. In honor of summer’s arrival, and being a writer of romance among other things, I thought I’d share a little bit about my journey into this genre. Most of you know that I write speculative fiction under my given name, Tabitha Lord. I’ve talked about why I love the weird, wonderful world of science fiction and fantasy, and why it’s still my focus a good bit of the time as a re...

Another Month with Five Mondays

May is a month with five Mondays, so today I’m going to share my “Five Things” blog which is also posted on www.tabithalordauthor.com. If you like it, feel free to subscribe to that one (sign up at the bottom of the home page), and you’ll get to hear from me every week, lol! In addition to my random musings, I also post our travel schedule over there so check it out. For a photo gallery of our life on the road, our pets, and miscellaneous things I find interesting, you can follow me on Instagram...

Dreaming of Dragons

I’ve shared so much about our travels, our tiny mobile home, and this grand adventure, you may be wondering if I'm still writing. I am! The story I’m working on now starting swirling in my brain when I was working through edits for Dreamwalker over a year ago. Usually, my best ideas come to me when I’m smack in the middle of something else. I think this happens because the creative energy is flowing and my brain is racing with plot action and character development. New ideas form and nudge at me...

May the 4th…

Okay, so I know it’s May 8th, but since I only put my blog posts out on Mondays, I’m going to pretend it’s still May the 4th and tell you why I am a huge Star Wars fan and how much the movie influenced me.

First off, on this platform you know me as Maggie Clare, writer of sexy things (and I do love writing the sexy things!), but I also write science fiction and other kinds of speculative fiction under my give name, Tabitha Lord. Science fiction, you might say, is my first love, and Star Wars had...

The Real Adventure Begins!

Although we’ve been on the road for a couple of months now, we’ve stuck mostly to the familiar as we got acquainted with this new lifestyle. On Friday though, we left Florida, where we have family and friends, and started our trek west. As I drove away, it felt like our adventure was truly beginning.

We also left Florida with a new RV. Yes, we just bought the first one, but this one is a significant upgrade. Honestly, when we started our journey, we didn’t know if we were going to love it enough...

Spring Forward!

While I am not a fan of changing the clocks, I have to say the extra hour of daylight in the evenings makes a difference in my overall productivity and energy level. As the spring season arrives, I’m experiencing it from the southern part of the country where the amount of daylight is the big difference, not so much the temperature. In fact, it’s been a balmy 85 degrees and sunny for the better part of March, not something this New England girl is used to!

When we hit the road, I wondered if my ...

Chasing the Sunshine

In years past, I spent a lot of time during the winter months focused on keeping my mood up and minding my mental health. I had a whole slew of tricks to counter the lack of daylight, including, but not limited to, surrounding my home with candles, changing my desk lamp to a full spectrum bulb, hiking outdoors wearing removable layers, and taking vacations to sunny places. Now that we are essentially chasing the sun, none of that is necessary. I realize now how much energy I had to expend to com...

Home is Where We Park it!

The folks who bought our house in RI have become friends over these last few months, and they sent us a fun gift - a welcome mat that reads, ‘Home is Where You Park it.’ Now that we’re entering our second full month of RV life, we’re finding that the catchy slogan holds a lot of truth. Whether we’re boondocking in a parking lot, tucked into a wooden campground, or enjoying the amenities of a fancy RV park, when we pull the shades at night and snuggle into bed, we really feel like we’re home. Thi...

Five Things

January is a month with five Mondays, so today I’m going to share my “Five Things” blog which is also posted on www.tabithalordauthor.com. If you like it, feel free to subscribe to that one (sign up at the bottom of the home page), and you’ll get to hear from me every week, lol! In addition to my random musings, I also post our travel schedule over there so check it out. For a photo gallery of our life on the road, our pets, and miscellaneous things I find interesting, you can follow me on Insta...