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It continues to be cold and snowy here. However, for this Minnesota girl, the snow hasn’t been that bad. Though we’ve had snow almost every day for over a week, the accumulation isn’t bad. It keeps getting warm during the day, and frequently, the places that see sunshine have no snow at all.
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Yesterday we weren’t even supposed to get an inch. Ended up with about three. I parked the truck down at the bottom of our driveway, just in case. (That’s honestly was the worst thing one year—being stuck on the property with no way to get out.)
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However, this morning, the temps are in the low thirties, the sky is turning blue, and I’m sure that a lot of the snow we got yesterday will be gone by this afternoon.
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Because it’s been so warm, when it’s been snowing, the flakes are big and fat. Here’s a picture of one of the recent snowfalls:
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In writing news, I’m continuing to move ahead with the current novel. It feels as though it’s too soon to start thinking about the next novel, though a part of me wants to push.
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Writer brain knows better, though, so I’m restraining myself.
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Today I’ll finish reading book six of the Corsac Fox series for Blaze. Then I’m going to start reading the stories submitted for MCM. I’ll finish those in a couple of days and get the magazine back to the writers for a review.
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This week, I want to do my taxes for the year. I *think* I have a better system now. This is going to be the stress test, that’s for certain. At least my accountant has given me an extensive checklist of all the things that I need to send them for taxes this year, so I’m hoping to start out well.
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The following week, I plan on reading the stories that have been submitted for “Crafty Crimes,” the next Cutter’s Final Cut anthology. (You have until the 15th to submit! For more details: https://www.cuttersfinalcut.com/book/crafty-crimes) And doing all the things for the story bundle.
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This month's sale is...
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This month, I made a box set of one of my series, The Long Run. This is available only on the Knotted Road Press store.
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Think Star Trek meets Leverage, as this crew of oddball aliens go out to con the universe out of everything they can grab. Plus, you know, free all people, everywhere, from the overarching corporate greed.
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Chocolates and Truffles and Bon Bons, O My!
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Shar Opalbender hates her life.
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Okay, maybe that’s a bit strong. Emo, even.
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Despite her Dwarven heritage, and her family’s expectations, Shar finds no joy in faceting, setting, or polishing gemstones.
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What better way to prove herself to her family (and herself) than to enter, and win, the Realms’ renowned contest, Chocolates Galore!
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And maybe, just maybe, with some magic, luck, and a little help from her friends, Shar also can discover the true meaning of life.
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If there is one beyond chocolate.
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Come enjoy this lovely cozy fantasy with low stakes, delicious chocolates, lots of breaking of the fourth wall, and utter silliness.
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AJ's latest vision starts with a dozen people being yanked out of sight by a noose around their neck. It ends with just a single body, hanging from a beam in an open loft.
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What the heck? Did she just witness the work of a serial killer? Or a cult?
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The victim turns out to be more nefarious: a Catfisher, that is, someone who impersonates other people on the internet for attention and possibly money.
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The reality TV show that exposes catfish turns their attention to AJ. As a successful psychic, she must be a fraud. Right?
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Between being pushed for information by one of the show’s host, the machinations of her mother on the Milltown chamber of commerce, and trying to keep her relationship with Roland moving along, AJ has her hands full.
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Particularly when a second, only somewhat reformed catfish comes to her for help after being threatened...
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Witch Mirror?— a cozy paranormal woman’s mystery—continues the adventures of AJ, the quirky characters of the charming Pacific Northwest burg of Milltown, and leaves AJ with questions about magical powers and her path forward, with her family, friends, and lover.
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Let the water—and the magic—flow.
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