So Busy!

 

        Hello, gentle readers! Hope you are all well and staying safe!

        Oh my gosh! Life has gotten so busy…let me rephrase that….life has always been busy…it’s just more so now and somehow, I thought, mistakenly, that as one grew older, it just wouldn’t be. It’s pretty harsh realizing I lied to myself. 

        The day job is crazy busy. So much to do, not enough time to do it in. You’re all familiar with the phrase ‘do more with less’? Yeah. That.

         And the writing—the thing that keeps me sane—has been busy, too. I am ready to submit The Marshal and Mrs. Morgan to my publisher (you don’t know how happy it makes me to say that after having been without a publisher since before COVID) and I’m working diligently on The Madam and Mr. MacLean (I’ve already run into a snag on that, but I’m fixing it). AND Wife by Surprise is up for pre-order, releasing on April 25. 

                https://www.amazon.com/Wife-Surprise-Wives-Bravado-County-ebook/dp/B0F3VGGFB6

        Of course, when all these moving parts are moving, the ideas keep coming (not sure how that works, but my brain is a very strange and odd place). I’ve been working on two more (possibly three) stories for the Matchmaker Mischief series because, you know, can’t stop the wheels from turning. It’s a good thing I carry notebooks around with me because you never know when an idea will hit or a character introduces himself. I have actually stopped in the middle of the grocery store to jot down notes (I do try to stay out of people’s way)! I’ve also pulled into a parking lot to make notes because some of my best ideas occur when I’m driving (I don’t use a recorder of any kind because the playback is filled with ‘ums’ and I sound like Minnie Mouse). 

        And that’s all for me. Gotta get back to writing…the thing that keeps me sane (although the jury might be out on that). 

        Stay well! Stay safe! And remember to spread kindness wherever you go!

        Marie

The Marshal & Mrs. Morgan (and so much more)

 

        Hello, gentle readers! Hope you are all well and staying safe!

        So, what’s been on my agenda for the past couple days? Just the usual business (I’m not one to sit still for very long). No wonder, when I go to bed, I sleep like a rock (for which I’m thankful. The DH suffers from insomnia. I used to but like with everything else in my life, I put myself on a sleep schedule and that helps tremendously).   

        I finished my read through of The Marshal & Mrs. Morgan, which is due to my publisher at the end of April. It’s now with my beta readers. I did it a little different this time. Normally, I print out the manuscript, set myself up at my dining room table with all my ‘help’ books and read the entire thing out loud. Well, my printer is down and even though I’ve tried to fix it, I just can’t get it to work. Might be time for a new one though I hesitate…I’ll try one more time to fix it and see if I have the magic this time. 

         I’m also working on getting Wife By Surprise ready to release. That’s the third book in The Wives of Bravado County series. There could be a fourth story…if I can find the time to write it. 

        Oh, and I finished my taxes…that’s a major accomplishment! 

        I will admit that I took some time for myself yesterday. I recently got rid of cable and got Netflix, which I’m loving even though I don’t have much time to sit and watch television. I did yesterday though. Took a break from the writing (and everything else) to watch Zero Day, which was excellent. Great writing, I thought. Great acting, too. Robert DeNiro was wonderful. The supporting cast was, too! 

        And that’s about all for me…The Madam and Mr. MacLean is not going to write itself so I should get back to it. So far, I’m enjoying it. 

        Stay well! Stay safe! And remember to spread kindness wherever you go!

Marie