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08/26/2009

Where does the time go? I’m so bad about keeping you updated. It’s just that so much has been going on. Lots of things have been happening, and please be sure to read all the way to the end for some very special news!

 Back in the spring I was invited to the Van Cliburn piano competition in Ft. Worth. It was splendid – days and days of the most heavenly piano music in the world. Even the pieces I don’t particularly care for were gorgeous. I had never been before and it was unbelievable. Next time I’ll be standing in line for tickets.

 Personally I’ve had a great summer, except that it’s been much too hot and humid, and The Husband has been traveling so much. I’ve worked in the yard when it hasn’t been too miserable outside, and enjoyed the rains we’ve had this year. Our new dog, Mindy Moo the Monkey Dog (long story) has learned to co-exist with our two cats, Squeaky Boots and Chloe. They aren’t friends, but there’s no blood nor flying fur, so I’m happy. All three are rescue animals and I feel so happy to see them now, all fit and sassy and healthy. They weren’t always that way.

 As for work, I’m still searching for an agent. Seems a really good one is truly harder to get than a good publisher.

 I have been writing a lot. Have just finished a book called BEADED TO DEATH, which hopefully will be the first of a series of cozy mysteries about a woman who is a bead artist. Right now it’s under consideration by a major publisher. A short story about a woman’s happiness and her family’s reactions on her wedding morning is coming up at Red Rose Publications before long. It’s called WEDDING DAY. ( www.RedRosePublishing.com ) I’ll put up a blurb and the cover as soon as the cover is approved!

 Vintage Romance Publications has done something wonderful. They’ve given me a new cover for ECHOES IN THE DARK. The old one was okay, but this new one is spectacular! Go on over to my Bookshelf page and take a look.

 I did a wonderful book signing at a Barnes and Noble a couple of weeks ago, and last month was one of the featured names at the Texas Authors Tea in Frisco. In October I’ll be at the Richardson Texas BUNS AND ROSES TEA FOR LITERACY, something I’ve done every year since it began. It’s so very much fun and people come from all over the country to attend, If you’re interested, you’d better get your tickets real quick, because I’ve heard they’re going extremely fast. You don’t want to be left out.

 Was very lucky last week. Found an antique drafting table at a garage sale, and bought it for The Husband. I’ve wanted him to have one for ages, especially for his rocketeering hobby since he’s certified as a High Power Rocketeer. The designs and calculations they have to do to get even a small rocket off the ground are amazing. Now he has his own drafting desk to do all of that on… and maybe I’ll get the dining table back!

Now… I promised you some very special news. Ready? You know how involved I am with Egyptology. Well, the other day I got an email from a lovely girl named Erin who is the editor of the national Newsletter of the American Research Center in Egypt, which is arguably the largest organization of working Egyptologists in the world. And… she wanted to do an interview with me for international distribution! It just came out and is available at http://www.arce.org/news/u24  or just google ARCE and on its homepage click on the article “North Texas Member a Successful Romance Author” in the lower right hand corner. Go take a look!

 Must run for now and finish the edits on BEADED TO DEATH. I hope all is well with every one of you and that you have an enjoyable autumn.

 

 

 

 

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