Mid-August Musings

I’ve got a birthday coming up in a couple of weeks, so I thought I’d share with you the big gift from the husband. The pictures have been sitting in my office for too long and I need to hang them, but I’ll get there eventually. For now, they’re resting comfortably next to the giant versions of the chibis I ordered on canvases which are also waiting to be tacked up somewhere. The chibis kind of stare at me while I write which is fun, but I also know Dra’Kaedan is up to no good and it’s distracting. 😜

I just ordered what I think is the last of the stuff I want to bring with me to GRL so that’s one thing I can check off my to-do list. We’ve made our hotel arrangements to spend a night in Arizona on our drive out but no final decision yet on whether we’ll stop anywhere on our way home. We may do something completely foreign to us both and wait until we get there to figure it out.

I’m still working on the same book. It’s 150k! I can however see a dim light at the end of the tunnel and while I had some struggles, I’ve gotten back on a decent track towards finishing it. My goal is to complete it before I leave for Minnesota and so far, I believe I will get there. Things are not going well there. As you may know from my previous post my best friend’s mother has end stage cancer and has only been healthy enough to have a single chemotherapy treatment. She’s refusing to budge from her house despite hallucinations and falling down a couple of times. There’s no getting her to eat and it’s becoming increasingly clear that we won’t have her long. It’s happening at a rate that I can honestly say I didn't expect but unfortunately life is often full of ugly surprises. Her family is doing an incredible job of being there for every appointment and dropping everything to run over to her house (she lives about an hour from all of her children) to attend to her. I’m incredibly proud of them and doing whatever I can to project positivity to bolster Patrick's spirits.

For myself my saving grace has always been my characters and I've started to look ahead to what’s next for D’Vaire. I skipped the short story that chronologically takes place before this novel so that’s my next project. It’s a good one for me since I’ve already got notes on it from when the idea came to me and if it’s anything like the holiday story you’ll get in December will come together quickly. The book that should come next is a complex one that will take a great deal of outlining and thought as it’s really unique to the series. Right now, with the epic one I’m working on and the stress in my life I’m finding that prospect rather daunting. And I did have an idea floating around that I might do before I dive into the next novel.

I’m also going to clue you in on who is in this monster of a novel I’m hoping to finish in about ten days when I'm done with it so wish me luck!

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Catching up!

It’s been six months since I wrote a blog post. I didn’t intend to stop writing them for so long, but life got in the way. Between struggles with a lack of creativity and some minor medical issues, I’m trying to work my way back to writing daily. But I did finally finish a book! At the start of the year, I was burned out and wasn’t sure how to get my guys to talk to me again. I’ve mentioned before that I have OCD. I also struggle with depression. This year my doctor and I decided medication was a necessity. It has helped. So has balancing out my other health struggles and my ever-changing role as a spouse to someone with primary progressive multiple sclerosis and Sjogren’s syndrome. This time of year, I always try to send my editor my dates for the following year. I decided to commit myself to fewer releases in 2024. I’m going to put out five novels and a short story. The biggest change is that they won’t all be D’Vaire books. To find some inspiration, I had to take a huge step back

This one is a bit short...

Five weeks ago, I sprained my finger and unfortunately, the tears in my collateral ligaments are still healing. I’m back at the orthopedist at the end of the month to check on it and with some luck, I’ll get to stop wearing the straps anchoring it soon. As you can imagine, it’s limiting my time on the computer. But I'm squeezing in as much writing and editing as I can. It was great to finally return to the D’Vaire household with Scales and Stone, and we’ll be there again for the next edition to the series, which is a holiday story. In my Facebook group, I’ll reveal the first hint about what to expect from the D’Vaires and their loved ones tomorrow morning. Although I’d hoped to be finished with a book by now, I’m still plugging away at it. The characters are being patient with me, which I appreciate. Like Scales and Stone, it takes place at the D’Vaire mansion, and it’s been fun to hang out with some of my favorite people. At this point, I’m still paranoid about whether these

Twists and turns

Shadowy Illusions was a fun, but emotional project, and I'm thrilled that Amaury was so insistent on telling his story. He definitely deserves a happily ever after, and so do his mates. After spending a few months hanging out with the Gennevioses, I enjoyed them, but I was ready to move on. I’ve spoken several times now in my Facebook group about how many of the books this year contain characters that came into my head long before the D’Vaire series planted its roots in my brain. I'm not sure why they chose now to demand things, but I was happy to oblige. The next book is the last of those…at least for now, because I have a ton of old stories, and I certainly can’t predict who is going to jump in and request a story next. Unlike Matebond Dance and Deliciously Enchanted , where the stories paralleled their original tales, the couple coming next barely resemble their foundational characters. Their story has edged its way near the top of the list of books I love most. It featur

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