Where Have I Been?

I've been writing when I can, which hasn't been much because of the young French woman we've had staying with us for the last three months, not to mention everything else... But, I have managed to finish the edits to the newest (and dare I say LAST) version of Evangeline's Miracle and have started the process of putting it up on Amazon and Smashwords. So look out for the latest and greatest! I'm so glad for the learning experience I've had with this book. I'm also happy to have found an editor who really seems to know what she's doing. She is worth every penny I've paid her. I feel like EM is finally the book I always thought it could be.

Linda Ellis

I am looking forward to the month of August and getting back to the current work in progress "The Seventh Man." My target is to get it to my editor,  Linda Ellis from http://editingplace.com by the end of August, with a hopeful publication date of November, just in time for Christmas! I have a new "virtual assistant," Natalie, from Natalie Rose working on the cover right now and we're almost done with it. Working on covers is so exciting/frustrating/energizing. 
I've also participated in my father's memorial, which we had on Memorial Day weekend at the end of May. Then we drove up to Sandusky Bay near Port Clinton, Ohio to spend the fourth of July with our daughter and her fiance's family, so yes, we met the "Fockers" and they met us! It was great and we all had a wonderful time. I'm glad to know she's being welcomed into such a warm, and large, family. 

Sandusky Bay Ohio

Us and the Delmer

Then we headed home via North Carolina to meet up with some our our best friends, the Delmer, who now live in Arizona. I haven't seen them (their kids yes, them, no) since our move from Texas to Georgia nine years ago! In Texas we were not only best of friends, but close as family. They are truly our family and it was more than wonderful to see them again and actually hug them. Once we got home I played catch up and then we headed to St. Simon's Island on the coast of Georgia. My parents have rented a house there for the entire month of July and it was heaven. Bike riding, beaching, frozen yogurt, great food, pleasant company and to-die-for weather! What more could one ask for?

A Tree Spirit outside of Murphy's on SSI

Nolwen

Nolwen, our French girl, heads home this weekend, and we have a mini-trip planned for the first weekend in August before my husband goes back to school. After that, well, you will find me right here, in front of this screen, getting The Seventh Man out of my head and into the universe where it belongs. Hope you've all had a great summer, and that I see you soon... 












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http://treespirits.net/Home.html
www.ci.sandusky.oh.us

IWSG - Frustration

Here we are again ready to support each other this month by writing about whatever we decide needs to be said or read. If you are new, or unaware of our group and care to join us, or read those of us who participate in this monthly “help-fest” please go to this link: http://alexjcavanaugh.blogspot.com/p/the-insecure-writers-support-group.html

This past month my focus has been on not giving into frustration. Frustration over not getting the time I wanted to have to finish my current work in progress and not having enough time to visit my favorite blogger buddies. One of my favorite saying is “Life is what happens when you’re busy planning something else.” So very true and that is what has happened to me this summer. I’ve done what I can and have been successful most of the time in not beating myself up too badly over my internet and “Word” silence, but still… You know how it is.

However, I hope by August to be in a better position time-wise and will endeavor to catch up and make August a slam-dunk month. That said, I still miss reading my blogging buddies, I still miss my work in progress and I still miss the sense of accomplishment that I usually feel at the end of a good work day.

So, now that I’ve indulged in my very own pity party, and I have one more month to make it through, I promise to try to make something happen within this month even though I have other commitments to honor. At the very least I will go and visit some of my blogging buddies and catch up!  

Images from:

www.themotherco.com

bookhuntersholiday.wordpress.com 

bajan.wordpress.com