All Over the Place

 All the guest blog posts and author takeover posts were swirling around in my mind and I felt stuck.  What to do first and the logistics of how to post them.  I did an author takeover before, but don't remember how I dealt with posting and comments.  There's the new book I'm working on, too.

I have been stumbling along, trying to work on everything at once which was only making me feel more scattered.  And that's without life getting in the middle of it.  A broken motor operated recliner that's stuck in open and the person (not me) who relies on it having to climb in and out of it and not seeing the absurdity that there is no manual way to close it.  The purchase of a new chair which also is motor operated and needs to be put together after removal of the old chair which has to come apart to get it out of the door.

 A surprise two day no school for Jakey who spent it here and who asked "What are we going to do today?"  Some other people who will go unnamed hand him a bowl of dry cereal when he says he's hungry.  I couldn't do that and interrupted all to ask him what he wanted to eat and then made him special toast and a selection of cut up fruit.  I offered him an egg, but he declined it.  I had just read about Chef Jose Andre's way to make a microwave eggs.  

In case you want to try it-- Mix one egg with about a teaspoon of mayonnaise and a little bit of butter.  Put it in a cup or ramekin and microwave for 30-40 seconds.  It fluffs up nicely and tastes delicious.  It would make a nice egg sandwich.  Maybe next time I'll try to sell Jakey on the sandwich idea.

But back to my being scattered.  I had completed one guest post and had bits and pieces of the others.  I finally figured out what I needed to do to get it all organized.  I need something visual and clear cut.  The lists I had been making were all over the place and had other stuff mixed in.  This time I just focused on all the posts and instead of doing it on paper, did it on my computer --even though I will print it up and handwrite notes on it.  Somehow seeing it like that seems have made it easier to deal with. 

Now I'm ready to just go forward and get it all done.  No getting distracted by reading  Remarkably Bright Creatures or watching the movie on Netflix.  Enjoyed both, though I liked the ending of the movie better than the book.  I have been fascinated by octopi since I saw a documentary My Octopus Teacher  also on Netflix.

And now it's time to focus on that list. 

I'm Here

             I’m finally here, but maybe my name should include the word Late. That’s my norm these days, after all.

            I’m still doing the same thing right now: writing the third book, K-9 Security, in my current series for Harlequin Romantic Suspense, K-9 Crime Solvers. It’s coming along fine. My pups remain good company while I’m writing,

            Hey, do you think I’ll be on time here next week? Well, no promises, but maybe…

An Afternoon Adventure

 I finally, finally sent in DANGER LOOMS and my editor won't get it back to me until the end of May.  In the meantime, I started writing all the blogs for the assorted guest posts I'm going to do.  And getting to the next Crochet and Crumpet book.  

It's a little confusing working on the next book when I am writing blogs that concern SCONED TO DEATH that comes out in June.

I decided to plot out the next book before I start writing since I know I will have to set it aside when DANGER LOOMS comes back.  I already know that it takes place around Halloween.  It happens that the day I began to working on the synopsis of the story, the weather here turned cold with an angry sky which went along with fall weather in the story.  I kept having to remind myself that it was spring here while I got lost in the feelings of fall.

All I had to do was tell Jakey that my next book takes place around Halloween for him to get excited.  Halloween is his favorite holiday and he has already been talking about adding more decorations.  Then I mentioned an abandoned miniature golf course and he was off and running.  He was making up his own story from the time we left Malibu yesterday until  he got home.  I didn't get all of it, but there were aliens and a lot of pumpkins in his story.  

He gets out of school early one day a week and we had gone to Malibu as an after school activity.  Since our destination was close to where I envision the fancy kid's boutique where Annie Sara and Gray worked before going to Indiana, I thought it might inspire some of the blog posts I have to write.

The ride there is always beautiful through mountains on a windy road.  The view of the ocean is always like taking a deep breath.  Our first choice of stops got nixed as there was no parking  and we went to  the center with the playground.  We got snacks at the Whole Foods and ate at the outdoor tables. Then we found out what I had suspected.  Jakey has kind of outgrown the playground.  He was much more interested in talking.

The cold weather and cloudy sky from the day before was gone and it was back to sun and a gentle temperature.  By the time we went back, it was getting dark and the colors of the sky made the ride even nicer.  There is always so much to look at.  I always discover something new. 

   

Another Apology

             Yep, I’m late again. Got busy with some stuff around home and just didn’t get around to posting. Sorry! Then again, I don't hear from most of you when I do post.

            Anyway, I’ve started writing the third book, K-9 Security, in my current series for Harlequin Romantic Suspense, K-9 Crime Solvers. I’m enjoying it and am sure it’ll get even better.

            And even though it’s the 6^th day of the month, this is my first post in May, so happy May everyone!