I'm in Salt Lake City

I'm on TV in a couple of hours, so I should be spiffing myself up.  However, I wanted to write this blog and my morning pages first, so I'm sitting at my laptop.  (I need to find an Apple store because this thing keeps shutting down for no apparent reason.)

My good friend Leslee Borger is coming in today.  What a pleasure it will be to spend time with her.  We'll be talking about Harlequin's plans for publishing and promoting the Creed books, my new trilogy  (February, March and April) and just generally having a good time.  Leslee is a hoot, and a cowgirl-after-my-own-heart.  

I just left Oklahoma, and I've got to tell you, I was so impressed with that place and it's history, not to mention the friendly down-home people, that I'm planning on setting some books there.  Maybe I'll come up with a new family, but I think the Oklahoma Creeds has a certain ring to it.  :)  Carol Smith from Nancy Berland's office (they do personal PR for me) schlepped me all over town--we went to the Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum, Hobby Lobby, and Coldwater Creek!  As you can see, there was some goofing off mixed in there with the research!  We also had lunch at Toby Keith's restaurant, and that was definitely a cowgirl's kind of joint.

Time to write those Morning Pages.  Thanks for buy "The Rustler" in such numbers, ladies and gentlemen.  I've had a peek at the cover for Gideon's story, "The Bridegroom", and all I've got to say about that is YUMMO.

Back tomorrow.

Busy Day Ahead

I have a really busy day ahead--lots of TV and radio, and a signing tonight.  

So far, not one ATC trader has turned up along the way, though.  (Except for my future son-in-law, Jeremy, who brought 3 fabulous cards to swap when I was in LA!)  I'll have cards along tonight at the autographing at the Quail Springs Barnes and Noble, 7 PM.  If you're in the OK City area, I sure hope you'll show up and say howdy.

"The Rustler" sure seems to be getting a good reception out there, though.  And I appreciate that more than I can express.

We had a sick horse at home, and I'm happy to report that Skye is doing much better as I write this.  They had to put styrofoam padding on her forefeet and add about 8 inches of shavings to her stall, to keep the pressure down.  Thank heaven for my Canadian Wrangler and the other ranch hands :) and a good vet and farrier.  They take good care of my babies.  I was praying like crazy but tried not to worry, because energy is a factor and I didn't want to send anything but healing light.

The ole clock is ticking, so I guess I'd better get myself spiffed up and ready to ride.  I'm visiting the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum tomorrow, and I can already tell it's a place I will want to come back to on a separate research trip.  The ideas are always brewing in this cowgirl's head.  :)

Make it a good day.  I certainly intend to.

Oklahoma!

Where the wind comes right behind the rain!

No rain, alas, but I'm kind of into that song.

And I'm really happy to be online again, and able to update you on my doings.

I've got TV shows tomorrow, and a wonderful steak dinner to look forward to tonight.  (I also need to do laundry.  :)  Alas, the real world....)

My friends from Nancy Berland Public Relations greeted me with smiles, a basket full of goodies (including a cookie shaped like the state of Oklahoma) and a bottle of wine.  I broke into that wine as soon as I was settled in my room.  :)  (Traveling is stressful.  :))

I'll be hitting the hay early tonight, that's for sure.  But my energy is holding up pretty well, all things considered.  

More later.

Leaving LA

Heading for Oklahoma City!  I'm excited--I've never been to OK, City--and I always love going to a new place.

In LA, I got to spend a lot of time with daughter, Wendy, and Jeremy, her future husband.  Last night we had seafood at the BEST place--it's called the Galley and it's in Santa Monica.  The place sparkles with colored Christmas lights and serves such good clams that I remembered them from previous visit and back we went.  Excellent food, even better company.

Wendy and I hit five bookstores yesterday, and I did stock signings.  It was great fun to meet so many booksellers--a stand-out was Blanche at the BookStar Barnes and Noble in Studio City. Hey, Blanche!  The store is housed in an old theater, complete with marquee--great place, great people.

Since I never know what the wireless situation is going to be in the next hotel, I can't exactly promise another blog when I hit OK, City, but I'll do my cowgirl darnedest.

 

At LAST!!!!

I'm back!  I've had the hardest time a) getting online and b) getting to this blog!!  In Vegas, my last stop, I finally schlepped the computer to the Apple Store in Fashion Show Mall and had a 'genius' appointment--with a genius named Randy.  :)  He showed me how to get online, and I schlepped back to the Venetian Hotel, only to find that my part of the building wasn't set up for wireless!  Then, today, I had to get up at 3:15 am for a satellite media tour.  So this is the first real opportunity I've had to get back to the blog.

I had a wonderful time in Henderson, Nevada, doing a chat with Robyn Carr at the Paseo Verde Public Library--hope I got the name right!--and meeting a whole crowd of my readers!  Special thanks to Robyn, Arlene, Tom, Michelle, Trudy and Steven.  All I can say is, I'd love to come back and do that whole gig all over again, it was such a kick.

I'm in LA today and will be going on to Oklahoma City tomorrow.  After that, Salt Lake City and Omaha.

My horse Skye has been sick--things always happen when I'm away from home--but the Canadian Wrangler and the rest of the Triple L crew did a great job of getting the vet out there and the treatment started pronto!  (Thanks, guys.)

This morning, I got up at 3:15 AM (yes, you read that right) to do a satellite media tour, which basically means sitting in a studio and doing a series of live and taped interviews with TV stations all over the country.  This is always fun.  My daughter, Wendy, is here with me and that's even better.

I know this is jumbled.  I wanted to catch you up a little, and I will be back on the blog tomorrow.  Barring more technical difficulties, of course, and I'm sorry about those little symbols in the text.  Who KNOWS what's causing that!

  

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