September 2026

Hootin an Hollarin will be happening this month. Third Thursday, Friday, and Saturday of September.Craft festival of my hometown Gainesville, MO. There will be crafts of all kinds with demos for some things. I have my usual booth, but I didn’t get out any new books yet so it will just be my regular fare, books, bookmarks, and necklaces. Everything has to be made by the person one way or another. I order parts from Amazon for the bookmarks and necklaces and put them together. The books obviously are written by me, though printed by Amz. I also do some beaded things. If I’m not writing I’m fiddling with things like beads and jewelry parts. My fingers have got to be busy unless I’m reading.

We’re supposed to have this year’s American Idol winner this year at the festival. Which I hope means a lot of people showing up. It would be nice to sell out of every thing for once. We shall see.

The cats have been laying in the shade near the treeline and along side the house where the trees shade and the wind blows through the leaves. I’ve been keeping the water pans at least half full if not full during the day and we gave them some milk a few times. They don’t stir much during mid-day. As soon as the sun hits the horizon they start moving a bit though. Still only seven show up. I don’t know if the others are okay or not. They could be out in the woods where it is cooler. None of them have been chasing the few birds or squirrels that show up, they don’t even look at them. Though they have flicked an ear at them.

On the last chapter of my WIP and have decided the next WIP is going to be one of the Fallborn novellas. I wanted to get one book out before September but my muse did not co-operate. So I’m gonna finish Deadly Sea then do Dragon Mistress. Deadly Sea is third novella in the Elemental Voice Companion series which chronicles the busman holidays the characters take during the main series. The Fallborn series is separate, standalone books about strong women that have draconic support. Two are already out and Dragon Mistress is gonna be the third. I have other WIP open and started because my muse is fickle and doesn’t always stay on one story. How many you ask? There are about 40 on my computer, bits and pieces written on paper that are uncountable, and about 2 journals full of scribbles. Were I a vampire or immortal I still wouldn’t have time to write all of them. And every night I dream another scene that I am lucky if I remember even a third of by morning. I don’t think even a team of ghostwriters would or could help. My muse is just that fickle.

Catch you on the flipside. Stay tuned for the next installment.