Seriously, this summer is just flying by – how about
you? Are you finding it hard to believe
the month of August is already half over?
The past few weeks have just been a continuation of a very
busy summer – with no rest for the weary!
This month I’ve been working through the edits on the fourth
book in my series, and preparing the book for a final run through. I’ve really enjoyed the feedback from my
editor and as much as I dislike editing my own work, I’m remembering how much
fun it is to work through edits from my editor.
It’s also such a great learning tool for me – and feedback from a professional
is so helpful when it can make you sit back and review your work from the
viewpoint of another.
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| Ocean Shores sunset |
In between writing/editing, there have been a number of
other distractions this month involving my day job (we have a new boss after
being in limbo for over five months), my health (my back, on-going the past six
months…ugh), Piper’s health (yes, still), and just getting away here and there to
enjoy what the PNW has to offer before our weather turns on us. One such trip was to the beach where my
husband and I celebrated 26 years married this month. I’ve wanted to get to the beach all summer
but haven’t had time, so I’m glad it worked out for our anniversary. The month of August also marked the one-year
anniversary of my mother-in-law’s passing; it’s always the “firsts” that are the
most difficult to get through after a loved one passes away. I saw a quote on Instagram recently from “The
Walking Dead” that kind of hit home for me…“The pain doesn’t go away. You just
make room for it.” Sad, but so very
true.
I also agreed to commit to an author event for the first
time in…quite a while. I won’t call it a
book signing, really; more like a meet & greet, since I’m not sure how many
of the attendees will have actually read any of my books when I come to meet
them. What is cute, though, is the woman
who is putting the event together. I
sent her a copy of No Mother of Mine
in preparation for the meet & greet. She’d heard about me and wanted to plan an event with me, but apparently
hadn’t yet read any of my books. The book
was mailed on a Monday and by the end of that week, she called to say she had
already finished the book and really enjoyed it. Again, although I’m a reader myself, it still
amazes me how quickly readers get through my 400-page books! I still pinch myself because it is surreal
when I take in the fact that readers are enjoying my work and literally devouring
my books when they get them.
The meet & greet isn’t until next month, which is
probably a good thing considering how busy August has turned to be. Which means September will be a fun month,
not only with the author meet & greet, but also an upcoming writer’s
conference, and time spent finalizing the fourth book in the series in
preparation for publication. And soon I’ll
have the fourth book in the series published, so that I can finally complete my
young adult novel and also get to work on another book before the end of the
year.
But I need to get my focus back to August –
there’s too much to be done yet this month.
That said, I’m taking a blogging break the rest of this month and I’ll post another update in September.
Enjoy the rest of your summer!
