June 2024

6 months into the year already. Another 6 months and this year will be gone.
Hopefully this summer will be fair but with the hot days we’ve been having between the rains that may just be a dream. Global Warming has sure messed with Earth’s weather a lot. But I guess we’re stuck with the consequences of our ‘Free Will’ decisions that others have made for all of us.

Still working on Emergent. But getting closer to finish. About 5 chapters/episodes should see it done. Bone Whisperer 2 is coming along too. However it will probably be July when it’s finished. If I can squeeze it in between the ‘projects’ Dad wants me to do on my trailer. Summer is not a prime writing time for me but I need to get these two stories done for Hootin an Hollarin and the Hardenville event.

Friday I head for the Between the Pages Conference in Springfield, MO.

My new glasses had to be sent back. So it will be mid-June when I get them. I guess I’m stuck with these old things until then.

Have you read A Playground of Bones yet? It is a mix of paranormal murder mystery and paranormal women’s fiction. She is not a 20 something nor is she in her 60’s but she is an woman in her late 30’s, early 40’s with some life experience behind her. I added a bit of local history to the mix of folklore I used for this book. If you’re looking for your next read, try out my book, A Playground of Bones.

What are good names for a pair of female ravens? I have placeholder names for now for the ravens in my Bone Whisperer series. But they don’t fit them at all.

Still running the naming contest for book 5 of Elemental Voice series. My Muse is as I said being fickle and only giving me bits and pieces right now. Which is going in the book bible. I am looking for inspiration into their personalities through names. Are they pompous, pretentious, practical or precocious? My muse is givin’ me some vague ideas right now. I’d like to flesh them out a bit. If you got a good name for a vampire matriarch, her vampire PA, her vampire head of security, a human villain, or a morally grey vampire assassin give it a try. You may win a signed book or a signed bookplate whichever you choose as well as being mentioned in the author notes. So put your email and the name(s) in a comment if you think of one.

Stay tuned for the next installment.