The Week’s Accumulation xci
Yesterday was a little crazy, so I’m sneaking in my weekly post this afternoon. I’m amazed how much can happen in seven little days. My desktop is packed with odds and ends, and I brought out my camera this week, so I have plenty to show and tell. Come and see!
This week’s accumulation:
♦ This past spring, the San Diego Public Library hosted a Local Author’s Exhibit. The turn-out was amazing, and I was so happy to be part of the event. I had two Threshold Series titles release in 2013, and they were part of the downtown library’s display during February 2014. Last week, we were notified that our medals were finally available for pick-up, so my husband and I zoomed downtown to claim mine. Don’t you love the SDPL’s motto? “Discover Your Next Chapter”
♦ I also had one title release under my maiden name last year. Meadowsweet is the first book in the Galleries of Stone trilogy, so I received a second medal for Freydolf & Tupper’s story. I don’t gab too much about my fantasy books over here, but my desktop is jam-packed with Byways stuff this week. Thumbnails for cover art. Interior illustrations. Character portraits. Color comparisons. Manuscript revisions. And a big ol’ To Do List of last minute details.
We’re in the middle of a countdown over at CJMilbrandt.com because the first of the Byways books will release in July. I’ve been introducing the cast, beginning with the brothers who are the series’s three main characters. If you want to learn more about Ewan, Zane, and Ganix, scoot on over to my other website’s Byways page! : )
♦ I sometimes mention my forays into local coffee and tea shops, where I scribble in notebooks or tap on my tiny laptop. This week, I decided to bring along a camera so you can see not only what my favorite treat looks like … but how my portable family has grown.
Olexi is the laptop, and its mini-companion is my Mother’s Day gift from my kids. Because every cool mom needs a Nintendo. >__> My daughter Elza and I often hang out at the Boba Bar and write. This week’s fruit smoothie flavors of choice were strawberry (for her) and passion fruit (for me). ♥
♦ Okay, one more picture. I had to share this quick snapshot from my proverbial mailbag. I keep the things y’all send me in a box inscribed with the words “Family, Friends, Faith.” I love getting your notes, gifts, art, and postcards!
Christa Kinde
P. O. Box 23053 ♦ San Diego, CA 92193
♦ And finally, I have a travel report. One week from today, I’ll be in Minnesota! My boys and I will be bound for my hometown, where they’ll lend their Grandpa a hand in the garden … and pack in plenty of their Grandma’s home cooking. I’m looking forward to spending a couple of weeks in the house where I grew up. It’s an old farmhouse in a small town.
An extra fun part of the visit will be a chance to talk to the local book club. They’re going to be reading the entire Threshold Series over the summer and invited me in to do an author chat. In case any of you are local, I’ll post more about place and times once I have the final details.
So what’s cluttering up your desktop? Do tell!
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