Hello, gentle readers! Hope you are all well
and staying safe!
Happy New Year! I am hoping that 2026 will be
a good year, and I seem to have started it off with a bang (a muted bang…the
dogs and I are tired of the fireworks they’re shooting off around here. They’re
still doing it although New Year’s Eve is long over).
Why do I say I started off with a (muted)
bang? Because I finished the first draft of The Madam and Mr. MacLean! Yay! That
was a goal I set for myself at the beginning of 2025 (I’m a slow but steady
writer with limited time so I’m pretty pleased with myself). It’s almost ready
for my edit (it’s still going through critique) then off to my beta readers.
The other thing that made this New Years
great? I signed a contract with my publisher (LOVE my publisher) for four more
books – two more in the Wives of Bravado County series and two more in the
Matchmaker Mischief series. I’m excited and so happy and yes, I have started
all four stories because that’s just how I roll.
It’s my favorite part, actually. I love the
start of a new story (the middle is where I run into problems, but the beginning?
It’s totally fun). I love creating the setting, and the plot points and most
especially, my characters. If I’m really lucky, my characters will tell me who
they are, what they stand for (i.e., what they will or will not do), and what
their goals are. Sometimes, they talk to me. No, I’m not crazy but I do have
voices in my head…such is the life of a writer! I kinda consider it crazy if I
don’t have voices or scenes or dialogue running through my head.
Speaking of scenes, I just got an inkling of a
new one so I’m gonna go write.
Stay well! Stay safe! Have a beautiful 2026 and
remember to spread kindness wherever you go!
Marie
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