NaNoWriMo is underway

I attended my first Nano write-in this weekend. We met from 10-2am at a local Starbucks. It was great fun, lots of people showed up and there were wall to wall computer screens glowing in the restaurant. It was wonderful to meet all the Lubbock Nano's! I wrote 1500+ words that night and 2,000 during the day. I'm working on my historical fiction/time travel story of the Revolutionary War. It's actually coming along quiet well!  I am looking forward to the rest of the month and the meetings with the other locals.

Next Monday is the first meeting of our writer's group, Masked Writer's. I am so excited. We will be meeting at 7pm at Divine Wine. I have no idea how many will show up, it just might be me and Trace. That's OK, at least that's a start. I feel like things are really on the move with my writing and publishing career. Now just to get my health in line.

Did I mention that I love writing and drawing and grandkids and dogs and writing and drawing and grandkids and life and.......

Haboob in Lubbock

My oh my! What happened yesterday looked like the scene out of Hildago when the huge dirt storm was rolling in! That is exactly what happened here! There I was, sitting on my bed, writing and it went from sunny to pitch black, then orange! I heard the wind hit the house and looked out the window. The top of the carport was lifting up on it's steel frames. I had no idea if it was a tornado or what. I happened to be home alone, (with the dogs) and no phone.

the swing before the top blew off

the alley as the storm was beginning

the wall of dirt blowing into town. Benny said, "run BoBo! It's going to get us!"
he's 5.

Anxiety - It makes the World Go Round

Anxiety seems to be an epidemic in our society today. Maybe because I have it, I notice more people with the same symptoms. We are constantly bombarded with bad news, economic troubles, civil unrest, etc. They are very legitimate concerns but it is about to kill me. I know I need to be prepared, but how do I prepare for everyone? I don't know. How do I make a plan to keep my grown children and grandchildren safe? I don't know. How will we be in contact if the grid goes down? I don't know.

Today has been especially tense for me. There is a threat of civil unrest to begin in ernest Oct. 10th. I called my children, called my Mom (scared her to death) and called my sister and brother. If this threat is serious (and I think it is) we need to be prepared. We need to be ready. This could be the revolution that takes down our country unless we patriots fight back and take back our Constitution and our Country. After discussions of ammo, guns, food, how to track our kids, what if's, I lost it. I sent my husband out to the store, took anti-anxiety meds, put on jazz and turned off the news. I need normal. I need to hug my grandkids across the country, I need to hug my grandkids here in Lubbock. I might even need my Mom.

I have always wanted to live out in the mountains, self-sufficient, off the grid. That is not practical for us now, but it might be something we NEED to do in the very near future. We need to grow our own food, have our own water supply and power. Raise animals. Make our own fuel and libations! I wish I had magical powers to transport my family and friends to a compound in the mountains, safe from all the crazies and weirdness that is going on right now. But I know that would not make our world safe for our children. God has placed us here for a reason and like Ester, we are put here for such a time as this. I am very grateful He has also provided me with meds!!

Book Schedule

OK, here's the deal, the book goes to production in Oct., I have a list of things to do during this time to get ready for the eventual release. Tate is very good about sending me newsletters to inform me what to do next. In Nov. it will leave production and go to an illustrator. I will get to comment and talk to her about my vision for the illustrations and I am so looking forward to that! Then it will be several months before the book goes to proofs. So by summer, Alexander Graham Cracker Goes to the Moon will be out - hopefully with a press release, book signings, web page, e book and the 2nd of the series sent in for publication. It's tenative title is Alexander Graham Cracker and the Bear of Spring.

There are several self publishing projects on the table this fall, one is MJ's book of poetry, Women of Faith Bible Study Series and a children's book, One little beaver.

Things are looking up and I am very excited. Send light, good thoughts, prayers and blessings this way. I love you all.

New Book!

I just signed a contract with Tate Publishing for my book Alexander Graham Cracker Goes to the Moon! So very excited!!