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New Release pending.
Tread Softly, Book 2 in the Ghost Shop Series, has been completed and is in the process of being formatted. The cover is ready to go for print and e-book.
Bringing this work to completion took longer than I envisioned. I haven't posted a blog in a considerable amount of time. Life definitely interfered.
My son convinced me to go to Europe in late spring. We had a wonderful trip. 5 days in Paris wasn't enough for me. I had lived there many years ago, and I still love the city as much as I did then. We also toured through Spain, where I had lived for 4 years, revisiting Barcelona, Marbella (where I had spent a summer,) and Granada, so much larger now than I remembered. We finished our trip with a stay in Portugal, visiting the Algarve region before a couple of days in Lisbon. I returned to the U.S. with difficulty focusing on life here. I yearned to be back in Europe again.
Then the vision in my left eye became increasingly foggy. After almost 2 months of peering at the computer screen for what deteriorated to an hour a day, I had a successful laser procedure.
Also during that time, the health of my beloved companion cat, Lilly Bean was deteriorating. She had become chronically ill soon after the pandemic started. Despite my best efforts and excellent care from the veterinary clinic, she passed away in August.
Recovery from both those events was difficult. My writing had slowed dramatically. I had to pull myself up by my bootstraps and regain my concentration. Being a member of a critique group meant producing pages on a regular basis. It was the best medicine for the completion of this book.
In its final phases, and with 4 upcoming events, 3 of them in-person, I look forward to Tread Softly's release, and a winter spent writing the 4th book in the Swift/Roberts series (working title Maine Issues,) while I develop a plot (and a title!) for Book 3 of the Ghost Shop series.
Bringing this work to completion took longer than I envisioned. I haven't posted a blog in a considerable amount of time. Life definitely interfered.
My son convinced me to go to Europe in late spring. We had a wonderful trip. 5 days in Paris wasn't enough for me. I had lived there many years ago, and I still love the city as much as I did then. We also toured through Spain, where I had lived for 4 years, revisiting Barcelona, Marbella (where I had spent a summer,) and Granada, so much larger now than I remembered. We finished our trip with a stay in Portugal, visiting the Algarve region before a couple of days in Lisbon. I returned to the U.S. with difficulty focusing on life here. I yearned to be back in Europe again.
Then the vision in my left eye became increasingly foggy. After almost 2 months of peering at the computer screen for what deteriorated to an hour a day, I had a successful laser procedure.
Also during that time, the health of my beloved companion cat, Lilly Bean was deteriorating. She had become chronically ill soon after the pandemic started. Despite my best efforts and excellent care from the veterinary clinic, she passed away in August.
Recovery from both those events was difficult. My writing had slowed dramatically. I had to pull myself up by my bootstraps and regain my concentration. Being a member of a critique group meant producing pages on a regular basis. It was the best medicine for the completion of this book.
In its final phases, and with 4 upcoming events, 3 of them in-person, I look forward to Tread Softly's release, and a winter spent writing the 4th book in the Swift/Roberts series (working title Maine Issues,) while I develop a plot (and a title!) for Book 3 of the Ghost Shop series.
Tread Softly Published in Paperback!
Tread Softly is available in paperback already, and I have 4 events coming up. It was a scramble to get this book ready in time, and I am still holding my breath that the books will be delivered in time for the Portland Holiday Market at the Expo Center, Portland, Oregon November 17-20. All my books will be there at the Northwest Independent Writers Association (NIWA) booth.
I have higher hopes that the book will be available for Geek The Halls at the Doubletree Hotel's convention center in Portland, Oregon the following weekend (November 26 & 27) again at the NIWA booth.
The Saturday following that event, both Tapped By Fate and Tread Softly will be at Wytche Daye in Portland's Oak Park on December 3 at the NIWA booth.
I will be at the Portland Holiday Market all 4 days, and at Geek The Halls the entire weekend, so I can sign books, dedicate them as requested, and chat with readers. I cannot be at Wytche Daye, which has limited space and 3 other authors had already requested to man the booth. I will plan to autograph the books going to that event.
Last, but far from least, I will be at the Oregon Historical Society's Holiday Cheer on December 4 from Noon - 4:00 PM. I will have Tapped By Fate, Indelible and Night Shadows available for purchase, signing and dedication. Many authors apply to be included at this event, so I feel very privileged to have been chosen to participate. Since I had no publication date for Tread Softly at the time I completed the application, I will not have that book available, but if anyone attending purchases it prior to the event, I'll be more than happy to sign copies brought with them.
The Kindle version of Tread Softly is available for pre-orders. Publication date for that version is November 15.
https://www.amazon.com/Tread-Softly-G...
A very busy time of year! I'm very happy to be launching a new book and having the opportunity to participate in all these events.
I have higher hopes that the book will be available for Geek The Halls at the Doubletree Hotel's convention center in Portland, Oregon the following weekend (November 26 & 27) again at the NIWA booth.
The Saturday following that event, both Tapped By Fate and Tread Softly will be at Wytche Daye in Portland's Oak Park on December 3 at the NIWA booth.
I will be at the Portland Holiday Market all 4 days, and at Geek The Halls the entire weekend, so I can sign books, dedicate them as requested, and chat with readers. I cannot be at Wytche Daye, which has limited space and 3 other authors had already requested to man the booth. I will plan to autograph the books going to that event.
Last, but far from least, I will be at the Oregon Historical Society's Holiday Cheer on December 4 from Noon - 4:00 PM. I will have Tapped By Fate, Indelible and Night Shadows available for purchase, signing and dedication. Many authors apply to be included at this event, so I feel very privileged to have been chosen to participate. Since I had no publication date for Tread Softly at the time I completed the application, I will not have that book available, but if anyone attending purchases it prior to the event, I'll be more than happy to sign copies brought with them.
The Kindle version of Tread Softly is available for pre-orders. Publication date for that version is November 15.
https://www.amazon.com/Tread-Softly-G...
A very busy time of year! I'm very happy to be launching a new book and having the opportunity to participate in all these events.
