It’s the holiday season, and everyone needs a bit of a break from the shopping, freak outs, and breakdowns as the year comes to a close. That’s where this Holiday Sale comes in…

      It’s the last weekend of November! How? Where did the year go? Well, mine went to health issues, deaths in our families, crises too, a lot of funerals, and a metric shit ton of writing. I’m not exaggerating… Anyway, it's time to go over goals from this month and tell you all my ridiculous goal for the end of the year. 

      Breaking down happens. We simply have to pick up and keep going. For me, breaking down is always about my books, writing, or art. This time in involved all three.

      More words, though not as many as last week, due to pain from the Klutz incident… I’ll explain that in Author Life. Also, an update on dad and reminders about things to come next year! (Check the very bottom in the Mark Your Calendar Section for 2026 dates or click here for the New Calendar Page!)

  Words! So very many words and it feels so nice to get back into the flow of writing again!

      Happy November! The last week of October was full of edits, edits, and more edits! The only other thing I’ve done this week is art and a reverse outline, besides gaming. It’s been a mostly good week.  

      Fall Hobby Camp was this week (Mon-Thurs), and I had such a good time with the other ladies (especially my Mom, Aunt Denise, and my friends). I also sewed for the first time in a long time. Read on to hear how it went.

     Well, the sleep schedule is fixed. I've been getting 6.5-7.5 hours of sleep, but my concentration is new non-existent. I’ve been doing a lot of bouncing from one thing to the next, doing more chores, art, and editing than writing. This coming week is Hobby Retreat too, so hopefully come the last week of October I can get back to writing again before November's New Novel Challenge.

     You ever have one of those weeks that kicks you when you’re down then mugs you while you’re trying to get your wits about you. That was my week.   

     It’s October! And the Countdown to Halloween and AN ANGEL FALLS has begun! At least here in the newsletter as I’ve been counting down to Halloween since last Halloween, and on the newsletter image since Devil’s Daughter dropped in July. Anyway, here’s a Recap of the September goals.  

     Dealing with plumbing issues is stressful, especially when you’re renting, and you’ve done everything you can to fix it. I did a lot of writing though, and finished A DANGEROUS GAME!

     This week was amazingly refreshing from working on A DANGEROUS GAME (Kalista book 8) to an art commission, more art for DEADLY SIRENS, and spending Thursday afternoon and evening with my dad, it was a good week, and I got a lot of writing done!