11.6 :: Long time no blog

Yes, it's been ages and I'm so ashamed. Since my last blog 3 months ago, I've completed my move to CA and am loving it! To all you Californians who have welcomed me, thank you! And watch out, because I drive just like you.

I've also completed something else, a new book called Rhapsody, now in the hands of my hitwoman editor. It's always a marvelous feeling to get a book off my desk, but this one felt even better than most because it's the first in a long, long time.

A few things going on eventwise:

November 8, 6:30 CT: I'll be calling in to the Tulsa Book Club via Skype to talk about Without Warning, Book 1 in the Shaken Series. Those of you within shouting distance of Tulsa need to get there ... if the ground isn't rocking & rolling, that is. Seriously, how ironic is it they picked my earthquake book weeks ago? So you can blame all that shaking on Heather! Email bookclub@tulsalesbinnetwork.org for directions.


November 14, 6:00 ET: The Stonewall National Museum & Archive in Ft. Lauderdale opens its exhibition, Our Stars, celebrating celebrities (that's what you do with celebrities, right?) in the LGBT community. On display are historic & personal artifacts from the likes of Melissa Etheridge, Lily Tomlin, Elaine Noble and ... me! The request was for something out of the ordinary and unique that would help museum visitors connect with me on a personal level. You all know how much I love hiking ... I donated the ragged boots I wore to the summit of Kilimanjaro in 2001 along with a signed copy of Worth Every Step. Yup, they'll be right there in a display case.  Let's hope they're hermetically sealed ... wouldn't want them to peel the paint off Melissa Etheridge's guitar.


November 16, 6:00 PT: I'll be reading & chatting with Betty's List Book Salon at Duboce Park Cafe in the Castro. (That's in San Francisco, at 2 Sanchez.) If I find out later you were nearby and didn't come ... :-(

Now that I'm settled into my new place (though my sofa hasn't shipped yet) and finished with my book, I'm looking forward to a new adventure. It's time to get myself down to the shelter for a new cat! Wish me luck!!