My writing kind of got derailed by my art during the past six months. I do have a new novel written and have done some editing of it and proofreading. I need to get back to work on that.

I was the speaker at a local book club this afternoon, talking about both my pen and ink art and my writing. I talked a bit about The Clockmaker's Son which was inspired by the mechanical clock tower here in my home town, Out, The Worth of a Woman, and a number of other books. It was a truly enjoyable hour and a half with ten wonderful, intelligent, and conversant ladies who love to read.

I was asked if I liked to read. he answer is a resounding, Yes! I've been an avid reader all my life, and just wish there were more time in a day so I could get to all the to-be-read books n various stacks all around the house!

I did manage to finish the Magician's Lie by Greer Macallister this past weekend. It's a keeper for my permanent library! I love books with magician's as lead characters, and this one was unusual as the lead character is a female magician.

I've been asked to write a killer clown story. I will make it a segment of a novel I started a few years ago, Circus Rising since it has some unsettling sequences already! I've asked horror author Tom Deady for advice. He's agreed to mentor me on horror writing since that is not a genre I normally write in!

Other story ideas are tickling my mind...time to shake off the winter doldrums and spring into action!