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!

     From the car taking longer to fix on Monday (making it more expensive) to helping Mom get most of her “craft room” upstairs, since Dad is going to be sleeping and such downstairs for a few months. Which has left little time for writing, destress, and other relaxing things.

Cookies & Rage is rated NC-17 for vulgar language, drinking, depictions of war, battle gore, suicide (not of the main character), patricide, and inappropriate comments, along with past trauma such as kidnapping, abuse, near death experiences, and killing. 

     With everything that happened last week. I needed to isolate, recoup, and focus on the books, which is exactly what I did from Monday to Friday between panicking… or stressing about life. Betas are loving Deadly Sirens and Dad’s doing better-ish.

    This week was worse for writing than last week as there was more going on. I didn’t get much time to sit down and get words in. Between packing for our road trip to Michigan for my husband’s grandma’s viewing and funeral, then my dad falling off a roof, it made for a lot of socializing and not a lot of down time.

       The word for this week is Stressful. There was a lot of ups and downs in a short amount of time and next week is going to be busy.

       This week was calm and relaxing. Gratefully so, since my body has been getting back to normal after last weeks procedure. BUT The BIG 555 SALE has begun! If you haven’t read or bought the Kalista Chronicles, and you like eBooks, check the announcements in the “Publishing” section, the home page of the website, or The links page. (plus a secret sale 🤫)

       This week was rather busy for this Indie Author. From the usual knee injection to Friday’s not normal procedure, it’s been a LONG week, and I’m happy to say I have absolutely nothing planned for this week, EXCEPT writing. Let’s jump into the busy week.