It’s Fall!!!
Fall hit north Texas this week. By hit, I mean the temperatures plunged twenty degrees overnight. One day you’re wearing t-shirts, the next day you’re wearing sweatshirts. Yes, I know it’s only in the 70s, but when your body is accustomed to the 90s and more, 70 is a bit chilly. The allergies kick in, as well as everyone’s arthritis starts to complain. It’s still my favorite season though–even though I don’t truly have favorites. Don’t ask me my favorite song or color or word (I was asked that this week. Nope. Too many good ones out there to choose.)
This is also the time of year that my life gets really busy–holidays, gift making, work, NaNoWriMO. Yay. There are only so many hours in the day, right? As you’ve heard me say before–I’m not a planner. What gets done, gets done. My family is used to getting gifts late.
I mentioned that I was writing Noir. So far, I’ve finished two stories. The first is the last case of my PI. I sent it for an anthology. That project has been tabled for now, so I’m on the hunt for another option for it (feel free to make suggestions). The second is the first of that PI series, and I’ve sent it in for a Sisters in Crime anthology which will be edited by Michael Bracken. Fingers crossed that it makes it in.
October Book Recommendations:
Lori Roberts Herbst is a Texas author that I’m acquainted with via Sisters in Crime. Her Callie Cassidy Mysteries are cozies set in Colorado (not Texas, sorry), but I’ve enjoyed each one in the series. There are currently 5 books, but there should be another in the works.
Another author friend through Sisters in Crime is Liese Sherwood-Fabre. We spent a fun weekend together at DFW Writers Con promoting SinC. She writes a Sherlock Holmes series based on his childhood cases. The Early Case Files of Sherlock Holmes shows a family dynamic that was carried over into Arthur Canon Doyle’s series. We see where Sherlock got his intelligence, pragmatic observation skills, love of music and the violin, inventiveness and curiosity, as well as his early attempts at disguise and espionage. If you like Sherlock Holmes, you will enjoy these case files. Look for her at various conferences. She’s the one with a (almost) life-sized Sherlock Holmes standing next to her.
Okay, okay. So, they aren’t written about Texas. But they are both awesome Texas authors that deserve a shout-out. Besides, I’m trying to give you some variety here–so there!
T
