Not much going on 'round here. Just visiting with Sonshine!!
Have a great weekend!!
Friday, June 28, 2019
Wednesday, June 26, 2019
Decisions, decisions...
So the NHL finally released the upcoming season's schedule for all teams...
There are some teams I have no desire to see, like Blackhawks or the Ducks or the Kings.
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I didn't get my smaller swimsuit in time for the lake trip, but that's okay. I swam in the lake in shorts and a tee shirt and it worked out fine--especially after I got a little sunburned and opted for a long sleeved tee.
Here are a few more pictures from the trip.
Midsummers dinner by the lake...
Midsummer's eve sunset...
The view of the house from the boat.
There's apparently a dinner cruise on Lake Conroe.
(or was at some point, it looked a little dilapidated)
There's also a lighthouse.
And here's me enjoying being in the bow of the boat as we cruised along.
Monday, June 24, 2019
Mission Accomplished
Another lake retreat is in the books and was a great success for all six of us. My goal was to read through and edit the whole of "Snowball," which I did. The book's not ready to go to my editor just yet, but it's that much closer. There were a couple of scenes which needed big tweaks. Those got made. Most of the book just needed a more consistent arc of one of the protagonists' feeling about the plot I dropped him in. That hasn't been completely accomplished yet, but it's closer.
Of course, our friendships were cemented and we talked about how our lives have changed since last year's trip. Mostly all for the better.
From left to right: Gina, Regina, Susie, Clover, Chrissy, and me...
Now if you're wondering why I'm wearing boots on a boat ride, it's because the boat was actually our mode of transportation to a restaurant on one of the many marinas around the lake where we had lunch.
While I was down in this area of Texas, I also got to see my beautiful Brown Eyed Girl.
As you can imagine, none of us wanted to return to our real lives, but that's what makes this weekend so special.
Hope you had a lovely weekend. Catch you Wednesday.
PS--Sonshine's in town and I get to see him Wednesday or Thursday. Yippee!!!!
Friday, June 21, 2019
Writing & Relaxation
The third annual Cowtown Critiquers lake treat has begun. I know it looks like the same picture I posted the other day, but I promise I took it yesterday when I arrived.
It's going to be four lovely days of writing and relaxing and deepening my bond with some of the most important women in my life.
The goal, besides having a good time and decompressing, is to get my Snowball book as complete as I can possibly make it. I should make good progress since I'll have at least three more hours of writing each day than I normally would.
Have a great Friday and a great weekend.
Wednesday, June 19, 2019
Excited to be writing...
As I mentioned at some point in the last couple of weeks, I switched projects from Book 7 of the first series called "A Certain Kind of Man" to Book 1 of the next series, called "A Snowball's Chance in Texas."
Last year at this time, I was hoping to have "Snowball" done by October for the conference I attend, so I had a cover made for it. For whatever reason, I didn't finish the book. Looking at what's written, I have no earthly idea why I couldn't finish it. But-- I'm gonna finish it this year and have a new book to take the conference.
Two, actually. :0)
Remember that 15K word thing I wrote back in March/April? Well, after 90 days of being a part of the anthology--more to come on that soon--it'll go on sale in October as a standalone. It's called "No Protocol for Love" and I've contracted a cover for it, which I should have by mid-July. I'm really excited about this book in and of itself as well as the opportunity to participate in a few more anthologies with these same authors. It's also a chance to expand my fan base a little. Maybe. I'm pretty sure I'm the only MM author in the collection, but I read across genres, so others do too. Now, whether they read my genre is anybody's guess, but we'll see.
I think I learned that I work better under someone else's deadlines. Despite all the excitement of post-season hockey, I still met the deadlines and got that bad boy written. So yeah. Gonna keep participating as long as they'll have me and I have ideas.
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We're getting a lot of rain here in North Texas. I shouldn't complain because we always need the rain and other parts of the country have it worse in terms of way MOAR rain than they need or not enough rain, but yeesh.
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Sonshine is coming home for a week's visit come Sunday. I'll be at the lake still and I'll miss a couple of days with him, but any time I get to see him is welcome. He'll get some one on one time with his dad though, so that's a good thing too.
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All right, my friends... Friday will be busy as I'll be meeting my daughter and a friend, but I'll try to post something at some point. If I don't see you, have a great weekend.
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