As of this week, "Tyler" is #12 on the NYT bestseller list! YES!
Thank you, one and all, for making it happen.
I've been working on "Tate", and hope to be reporting similar exciting news next year, when the new trilogy hits the book stores. You won't have to wait that long for new stories, of course--"The Bridegroom", a Stone Creek historical set in the early 20th century, is scheduled for this August. "A Creed Country Christmas" will be available in November, in gift hardcover, and "At Home in Stone Creek", a Silhouette Special Edition, comes out in December. Soon after that, of course, the Texas McKettricks will appear.
Gosh, I'd better buckle down and get to work!
Where does the time go? For example, when I was a child, it was never Christmas--now, it seems to me, it's ALWAYS Christmas. :) I can't believe tomorrow is Friday--already!
If you could see me, you would probably laugh. My fingers are stained with colored ink--I've been dabbing it onto ATCs and positively reveling in the rich, vivid colors. I especially love metallic copper.
On a more mundane note, the microwave went kaput a few days ago. Not that long ago, it was the refrigerator. It's a toss-up what will need replacing next--stove, dishwasher, garage door opener? It's always something, isn't it?
Spring has come to Spokane at long last, and I'm remembering what a beautiful place it can be. Bloomsday, our big foot race, is this Sunday. The Lilac Festival can't be all that far away. People are tilling up the ground, ready to plant vegetable and flower gardens.
Today, I love Spokane.
Ask me again when the snow flies.
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Good News
I don't have Swine Flu. I'm just a little crazy. :)
The Creed boys continue to sell like sexy cowboys ought to. If we hit the New York Times list today, that will make 12 straight weeks in the top 15! Yee-haw. I'll be sure to post the news here as soon as I receive it, which will be late today.
Along with drafting my new book, "Tate", (One of the Texas McKettricks if you just tuned in) I've been making ATCs like crazy. I've got a batch of reader mail to go through and I'm really hoping some of you have sent in trades.
Did I brag on Miss Sadie Beagle? She's doing so well. Dr. Rose was here yesterday to treat the old Buckaroo--he responds so well to acupuncture and the other treatments he's receiving. Guess my pal isn't quite ready to cross over the River, and that's the best news of all. As long as he's mobile, eating and not in any pain, I want him to stick around.
This coming week my dear Aunt Billie (Wiley) will celebrate her 90th birthday, and we're all gathering at the Ranch on Sunday to whoop it up. A true cowgirl, Billie was a stand-out barrel-racer back in the day, and if memory serves me correctly, she beat my then-youthful, bull-rider daddy in a horse race, with the prize being a secondhand stove they both wanted. Apparently, one of the grandfathers owned the stove, and decided that a horse race was a fitting way to decide where it ended up. :)
Oh, the things I remember. I wouldn't trade my wild-west childhood for anything!
The Creed boys continue to sell like sexy cowboys ought to. If we hit the New York Times list today, that will make 12 straight weeks in the top 15! Yee-haw. I'll be sure to post the news here as soon as I receive it, which will be late today.
Along with drafting my new book, "Tate", (One of the Texas McKettricks if you just tuned in) I've been making ATCs like crazy. I've got a batch of reader mail to go through and I'm really hoping some of you have sent in trades.
Did I brag on Miss Sadie Beagle? She's doing so well. Dr. Rose was here yesterday to treat the old Buckaroo--he responds so well to acupuncture and the other treatments he's receiving. Guess my pal isn't quite ready to cross over the River, and that's the best news of all. As long as he's mobile, eating and not in any pain, I want him to stick around.
This coming week my dear Aunt Billie (Wiley) will celebrate her 90th birthday, and we're all gathering at the Ranch on Sunday to whoop it up. A true cowgirl, Billie was a stand-out barrel-racer back in the day, and if memory serves me correctly, she beat my then-youthful, bull-rider daddy in a horse race, with the prize being a secondhand stove they both wanted. Apparently, one of the grandfathers owned the stove, and decided that a horse race was a fitting way to decide where it ended up. :)
Oh, the things I remember. I wouldn't trade my wild-west childhood for anything!
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
My Hypochondria
OK, I admit it. I am a card-carrying hypochondriac. It's the down-side of having a really powerful imagination. With all this talk about a possible pandemic, I notice every ache and pain. I ask questions like, "Is it just me, or is this room too warm?" I imagine scenes of world-wide destruction. I recall severe Biblical warnings about plagues and pestilences.
Until I get bored with myself, that is. Then I do something constructive, like write, read, or do art.
Sadie has officially lost 10.2 pounds--about 5 to go. The little stinker got stalled there for a week or so, and then I discovered her stash--a forgotten bag of dog-food stored in a large closet. Clever beagle. The game's up now, though.
Dr. Rose will be out today to give Buck his acupuncture treatment. This fascinates me. Turns out my health-care provider covers acupuncture visits--all I need is a complaint.
Hmmm. Shouldn't be hard for a hypochonriac to come up with something.
I DO have all the symptoms of bubonic plague. :)
Until I get bored with myself, that is. Then I do something constructive, like write, read, or do art.
Sadie has officially lost 10.2 pounds--about 5 to go. The little stinker got stalled there for a week or so, and then I discovered her stash--a forgotten bag of dog-food stored in a large closet. Clever beagle. The game's up now, though.
Dr. Rose will be out today to give Buck his acupuncture treatment. This fascinates me. Turns out my health-care provider covers acupuncture visits--all I need is a complaint.
Hmmm. Shouldn't be hard for a hypochonriac to come up with something.
I DO have all the symptoms of bubonic plague. :)
Monday, April 27, 2009
Miscellaneous Monday
I just goofed off all weekend, and wow, was it fun.
I painted. I read. I took naps. I shopped for food and actually cooked some of it for myself, not just the dogs. :) I even won a few nickels at the casino, on a game called Hot Shots.
Now, I'm ready for the new week--and the new book! I begin "The Texas McKettricks: Tate" today, book one of a trilogy. Sadie has her "swimming" lesson. Back to normal.
On the 26th, my beloved sister-in-law, Anna, one of the people I most admire, celebrated a birthday. Happiest of happies, dear Anna. We love you so, and feel blessed to have you as a part of our rowdy clan.
The weather here in Spokane is chilly, but beautiful. Yee-haw--it's really Spring! This winter was a loooooong one. :)
My peony bush is sprouting leaves. Have I ever mentioned that I LOVE peonies?
Time to post this and stop rambling.
Welcome to the new week. Aren't we blessed to be here?
I painted. I read. I took naps. I shopped for food and actually cooked some of it for myself, not just the dogs. :) I even won a few nickels at the casino, on a game called Hot Shots.
Now, I'm ready for the new week--and the new book! I begin "The Texas McKettricks: Tate" today, book one of a trilogy. Sadie has her "swimming" lesson. Back to normal.
On the 26th, my beloved sister-in-law, Anna, one of the people I most admire, celebrated a birthday. Happiest of happies, dear Anna. We love you so, and feel blessed to have you as a part of our rowdy clan.
The weather here in Spokane is chilly, but beautiful. Yee-haw--it's really Spring! This winter was a loooooong one. :)
My peony bush is sprouting leaves. Have I ever mentioned that I LOVE peonies?
Time to post this and stop rambling.
Welcome to the new week. Aren't we blessed to be here?
Friday, April 24, 2009
The Book is Done!
At last, "At Home in Stone Creek" is finished. My feelings are bittersweet--on the one hand, I'm relieved. Now I can move on to the next trilogy, The Texas McKettricks. On the other, there is some letting-go involved here, as I always become very attached to my characters in the process of shaping a book.
I'm looking forward to relaxing over the weekend; doing some art, reading, and revving down a little. :)
Sadie has swimming today--she's only about 4 pounds from her weight goal, and she's learning to walk on a treadmill. Now, to get MYSELF exercising. :) (My counselor suggests that I might consider taking as good care of myself as I do my dogs and horses.)
As I write this, one of my cats, ChaCha, is sitting in a cardboard box a few feet away, surveying the world. What is it with cats and boxes and bags? I took the cutest picture of her yesterday, sitting in a multi-colored basket. (The basket is part of my ongoing and as yet fruitless effort to Get Organized.)
Most people, I am told, want to keep their pets off the furniture. I buy steps for mine. There is a set next to the bed, and I just ordered two more, one for the studio, so they can get up into the windowseat, and one for the office, for four-legged couch potatoes. Right this moment, Bernice is behind me, snuggled up in a dog bed, and Sadie just came in from the yard. I think she's still deciding whether to climb the stairs or stay down here.
Yes, I definitely want to relax this weekend. Whether I actually will or not remains to be seen. :) I have a tendency to get spur of the moment ideas and go with them; call me unpredictable!
Make it a good weekend. You can focus on your blessings, or on those challenges that seem so impossible, but really aren't. The choice is yours.
I'm looking forward to relaxing over the weekend; doing some art, reading, and revving down a little. :)
Sadie has swimming today--she's only about 4 pounds from her weight goal, and she's learning to walk on a treadmill. Now, to get MYSELF exercising. :) (My counselor suggests that I might consider taking as good care of myself as I do my dogs and horses.)
As I write this, one of my cats, ChaCha, is sitting in a cardboard box a few feet away, surveying the world. What is it with cats and boxes and bags? I took the cutest picture of her yesterday, sitting in a multi-colored basket. (The basket is part of my ongoing and as yet fruitless effort to Get Organized.)
Most people, I am told, want to keep their pets off the furniture. I buy steps for mine. There is a set next to the bed, and I just ordered two more, one for the studio, so they can get up into the windowseat, and one for the office, for four-legged couch potatoes. Right this moment, Bernice is behind me, snuggled up in a dog bed, and Sadie just came in from the yard. I think she's still deciding whether to climb the stairs or stay down here.
Yes, I definitely want to relax this weekend. Whether I actually will or not remains to be seen. :) I have a tendency to get spur of the moment ideas and go with them; call me unpredictable!
Make it a good weekend. You can focus on your blessings, or on those challenges that seem so impossible, but really aren't. The choice is yours.
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