No. 27--Late August 2010
Whew! It's been a busy summer. We sold my dad's apartment in
mid-June. I'd like to say that I've sorted through all his stuff
and now my house is in great shape, but, well, I'd be lying. But
it's a process, right? Third son moved out in June, so he took
some furniture; the church yard sale took some more. And we've
made many trips to the dump--I suspect there are a few more in our
future. I've got a call into a charity to see if they want what
the kid and the yard sale didn't. Then I'll call the city for a
"big pickup" trash visit. I still have lots of little things to go
through and organize.
In the midst of all this, I spent a good chunk of July on the road--well, I
didn't actually drive, I flew. July 4 I traveled out to Denver for
the first ever RomCon. I took the husband along and we spent a few
days before the con visiting our son and daughter-in-law as well as my
cousin and a couple friends. The conference itself was lots of
fun, though I think it was also a learning experience for all involved.
It was specifically oriented to readers, and from what I could tell,
they were very happy. I'm hoping the schedule works out so I can
go again next year.
The end of July I went to the national Romance Writers of America
conference. It was in Orlando--a change in venue due to the
terrible flooding Nashville experienced earlier this year. I went
down early and took in Epcot with Teresa Bodwell, one of my writer pals.
It was my first time at Disney World, though I'd been to Disneyland
many, many moons ago. We had a blast.
My novella "The Naked Prince" is now through production. I won't see
it again until it appears on bookstores shelves in February. I'm
going to post an excerpt very soon, unless I break my web site in the
attempt. (Don't laugh--it's unfortunately possible.) Here's
a peek at the cover:
Now I'm trying to plan a new project and get ready to travel some more.
This time we're off to London!! I'm very excited. I'm hoping to
do lots of research and just soak up the atmosphere. (Hopefully not
literally, but I am bringing a raincoat.) If I can manage all
things electrical and the laptop cooperates, I'll try to post some pictures
on my
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