Aw well, the kids have all gone back to college now and I feel like an empty nester all over again. Just when I was getting used to the quiet house, they come back, leave again and now I have to re-adjust once more. A continuing cycle. Spent yesterday kind of getting my house back in order and I’m looking at TODAY as if it’s the first real day of the New Year. I’d kind of hit a little snag in the story I’m writing for Ellora’s Caves Cougar Challenge. Working title for this one is DRILLED. Ha. Yeah, the hero is an oil field driller working in west Texas, hence the title. Anyway, I was on the road for five hours on Saturday…driving ALONE. The south plains of Texas are fairly desolate so it was just me and my music and miles and miles of nothing. My brain chose the long tedious drive to become overly active. Love when that happens! So I found a way past my little plotting hitch and the dang book just unfolded in my mind. Today I’m ready to kick off MY official new year and continue on. Sometimes brainstorming with friends helps but it’s also nice being creative all by your lonesome.

In other news, I got my first review of Edge of Nowhere, Book 4 in the High Plains Shifters series (EC). Two Lips gave it a FIVE. YAY! Here’s a link to read the review and while you are there, make sure to read my Author Interview for details about entering my month long contest at Two Lips Review.
http://www.twolipsreviews.com/content/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4742&Itemid=36