• writers life,  writing

    It’s been a minute…

    Or approximately 1,095 Days or 26,280 Hours or 1,576,800 Minutes, or if you really want to break it down, 94,608,000 Seconds… In that time a lot of life has happened for all of us. I won’t go into details, that would be an entire book on it’s own. But I will let you know, there has been a lot of writing, editing, and other publishing tasks going on during that time. Between The Beats was published, pick up a copy here if you haven’t already. And if you would be so kind, once you do read it, please leave a review. Even if it’s just a quick, loved it, great book,…

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    Coming Soon

    Well, it certainly has been a while since I’ve published anything here. The past year and a half has certainly been not what anyone had anticipated. But I’m back and have exciting news to share with you all. On December 21, 2021, Between The Beats will make its debut. Both paperback and e-book versions should be available on that day. This has been a long journey, starting way back in 2011 as my first ever NaNoWriMo project. There have been many ups and downs, countless drafts live on in my computer somewhere, the inner critic voice was pretty rude at times, but I prevailed and managed to finally shut her…

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    Traveling, Writing, and Going to a Conference

    It’s been a busy month since I’ve last posted. After finishing my time in Oregon, I headed down into California. The first week there was less than impressive. The town, which will remain nameless, was a rather dreary and depressing place. It was creatively draining and uninspiring. Needless to say, when it was time to leave there, I was more than ready. Fortunately, the next two stops more than made up for that week. A week in Napa and San Francisco, followed by a week in San Luis Obispo refilled my creative tank and reenergized my body and soul. While a lot of the time was spent being a tourist,…

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    Living The RV Life – Weeks 3, 4, and 5

    Also known as the rest of July. I had hoped to post this during the two weeks I was in Joseph Oregon, but Internet connections were on again, off again while there. But that was okay with me. It gave me a chance to explore the area, get some writing time in, and relax for the first time in what has felt like forever. Then I thought, when I’m in Bend Oregon, surely I’ll have a good internet connection and can post from there. Surprise. It was even worse there since I was technically staying south of Bend, and I could only get service in one spot in the park.…

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    Living The RV Life – Week 2

    Week 2 was spent in Missoula Montana. “Big Sky” country. And I can see why. When it was clear, you could see for miles. No skyscrapers, no tall buildings, no masses of cars on highways. Just land, sky, water, and okay, some people, cars, trucks, RV’s, and buildings. But nothing like what we left behind in Washington. We went for a hike on Sunday afternoon, and this was the view we saw most of the time. Until the rain clouds chased us off that is. And the thunderstorm we had Monday evening was pretty spectacular too. That was something we infrequently got in the Seattle area. So to get to…