I Think the Phrase Rhymes With...

I really want to hurt myself. Mike read through Broken Road last week. And even though he's read it numerous times before, and I've read it and revised it at least thirteen times, he still found errors this time around. Big errors...stupid errors...banging-my-head-against-the-wall errors.
I'm so frustrated; I'm so embarrassed; I'm so ready to destroy something.
Last week, Mike told someone that Full Circle would be ready to read in two months. NOT BLOODY LIKELY!

And Now It Begins...Again

I have turned over the finished first draft of Full Circle, sequel to Broken Road, to my husband, Mike.  He will read it through and we will discuss and discuss and discuss what needs work and what should be done away with. 
We will end up laughing hysterically at some of the typos (and believe me, there are loads) and crying over the pain the characters go through.
I will get frustrated at how meticulous he insists we be, and he will be exasperated at my 180 degree mood swings.
It should be a lot of fun.  The last one was.

Snow Day...

   Today is a great writing day.  It snowed earlier in the day; now it's drizzling and very overcast.  I would love for Mike to have had a snow day as well, but being here alone has been good.
   The characters of Broken Road have been in limbo for quite a while and today has been the perfect day to get their lives going again.  A few folks have expressed a desire to know what will next happen to my friends in Derry. All I can tell you is that life is never as storybook or simple as we'd like it to be. 

This is crazy

I have to admit that, since we published Broken Road, I have Googled myself (sounds slightly dirty; it's certainly egotistical).  This morning, I did it again and found a delightful if absurd surprise.  Broken Road is now available in eBook or paperback...on Amazon UK!!  What a hoot!  They're asking 18.41 sterling for it, which is the equivalent of about $32.00, so I can't imagine we will sell a single copy, but seeing it listed gave me a thrill.
We lived in the UK from 1988-1990.  I read a great number of books by British authors and Mike and I both enjoy many BBC productions.  So maybe this is happy serendipity.
Whatever it is, it's given Mike and me a wonderful little shot of excitement!

Broken Road giveaway

It’s February, so I’m going to be European and give away a gift on my birthday.  If you would like to be entered in a drawing for a copy of Broken Road,  go to: www.shadetreewritings.com, then to Cindy’s page and find the contact information. 

Send me an email and you will be entered for the drawing.  My four-year-old granddaughter will do the honors of choosing a name out of a hat or a bowl or a bag–I haven’t decided yet.

Does this seem shamelessly self-promoting?  Okay, it is, but it’s my birthday!
The drawing will be February 23.

Another Caveat Lector

If you have purchased The Face, thinking it was a book, please accept our apologies. Lulu sponsored a short story contest which we entered with The Face.  If we had won, we would have used the $100 prize to purchase more copies of Broken Road to we could offer them to readers at a reduced rate.  We had to give The Face a price and also distribute it to all eBook channels.  We're sorry for the confusion this may have caused.  We hope you enjoy that little story, and don't feel ripped off for having purchased it!