Edith/Maddie writing from north of Boston where we are finally getting some much-needed rain.

And I’m doing my happy rain dance, because Deadly Crush releases today!

I love that the Cece Barton Mysteries are now solidly a series, with two books and a novella. In Deadly Crush, we get to know Cece’s support crew better including her twin sister Allie – who is sharing a day in her life over on Dru’s Book Musings today. I also had fun bringing in a lot more about vintage cars, about which I wrote over on Jungle Red Writers last week, and I shared other inspirations for parts of the series on Chicks on the Case.

Cece Barton Book #3 is next up on my schedule to write, and, no, I have no idea of the plot or the story!

But Deadly Crush is also my 35th published book. I have celebrated 34 of those releases right here on the Wicked Authors, starting with A Tine to Live, a Tine to Die back in our first year, 2013. (My first novel, Speaking of Murder, came out in fall of 2012.)

I was delighted to sign TINE after the first of many launch parties to follow at my local independent bookstore, Jabberwocky Bookshop in Newburyport, MA.

If you are anywhere in the Northeast, I hope you’ll join me at Jabberwocky from 5-7 pm on Saturday, December 7 to celebrate the release of Deadly Crush.

One of the things a number of the Wickeds have said to debut authors when they ask for advice is, “Enjoy the ride!” Every finished chapter, every finished book, every release is cause for celebration. This book, despite being my thirty-fifth, is no exception. I have #38 (Murder at Cape Costumers) all buttoned up and ready to send to my editor on its due date of December 1. And there’s always another book to write, another short story to fiendishly devise.

I love my writing life, even when it’s hard, and I plan to break out the bubbly a little later today – heck, maybe even over lunch!

Readers: What’s your favorite way to celebrate a milestone? (Also, any thoughts about what Cece should get up to in the Alexander Valley in June or July?) I’d love to send one of you a three-book hardcover set of the series, with a wine bag thrown in for good measure.