January was Cool!

And I got down a very very rough draft of Bonsai Master’s Daughter, a book that I’ve got so very many ideas but no contract for yet, so playing with it was pure delicious in between deadlines self indulgence. But we had difficult moments too. Hermione/ Minette/ The...

Back Home!

It was a pretty good weekend, even though we had moments of wishing we were back in Hawaii… in a fantasy resort full of books and writers where dogs never get old… yes, I did say ‘fantasy’. But now that both Princess and Hermione seem better...

Midweek Assessment — looking forward to LCC’2017

This time next week I’ll be in Honolulu for Left Coast Crime! Part of me is so excited—my first time ever in Hawaii, meeting up with old friends and meeting new writers and readers and I love hotels. Another part is stressed… Hermione hasn’t done a poo in two days....

Midweek Assessment: March!

It’s March! It feels like I’ve been staying home writing so long that even a trip to the dentist is an event! This was my pre-Hawaii trip (always get a check up before traveling!) and all’s good here… I love my new ‘home’ station,...

Midweek Assessment — 22 Feb

Came down with a nasty cold on Sunday and gave myself 3 days MC. This is my incentive calendar. Gave myself an MC tape through my sick days so my chain doesn’t get broken! I only had one day of being really sick, then two days of functioning but feeling totally...