LIFE GOES ON

We're having a nice rain today. The weather has been so beautiful lately, sunny and warm. It was a little disappointing to wake up to rain this morning, but we need it so I guess it's a good thing. My foot is getting better daily but still is a little stiff and swollen. My hip and back have been bothering me so badly lately that the doctor sent me for and MRI. I had to get up at 5 a.m. for a 6:45 appointment. They did give me ear plugs but it was still very noisy. I got home about 8 a.m. and went back to bed and slept until 10:30 a.m. My sweet dog, Jake, jumped up on the bed and curled up beside me and had a good nap too.
I got an e-mail from Linda, she will be making my book marks. I'm really excited about them. I thought maybe I'd give one with each book sale at my signings. Linda does such a beautiful job with all her projects.
I'm expecting to hear from the editor by the end of the week, which is the end of the month. After he finishes the editing I'll be able to look at the specs for the cover. I should see a finished product soon after that.

Life is good.!

Life is good! You bet it is. My foot, after surgery, is getting better. My hip is getting worse. Theropy guy says one more session then if it's not better I go back to the doctor. Well that's encouraging.

I went to see my publisher on Thursday, he told me everything was turned over to an editor that he just hired. Great, he introduced me to Andrew, the editor. Andrew didn't seem to know anything about my book. "Did Russ agree to publish your manuscript?" He asked. "Yes!"

I came home a little depressed, but after a few days I decided to send Andrew an e-mail and explaine where I'd been with Russ. So I got an e-mail back from Andrew saying he was going to check things out and get back to me. So now he is in the loop and I'm feeling a lot better. Yes, life is good if you just relax and communicate.

Hello Fellow Bloggers

Hello fellow bloggers,
I had foot surgery a week ago Friday,9/24/10, that is bunion surgery. I had been using a lot of pain medication for the first week. The last few days the pain has slowed down so I'm off the pills, although the pain is not completely gone. I've been walking around, as little as possible, in this clunky, big shoe. I've tripped myself several times, but I hope when I see the doctor on Wednesday he will take out the stitches and I will be able to wear a real shoe again.
As soon as I'm able to walk a straight line, I'm going to call my publisher. It seems I always have to initiate a contact or meeting with him. I know he is really busy but I'm dying to get this book published and on the market. There is still so much to do before it is marketable.
So I guess I'll go to bed now and say my prayers. Good night and God bless you where ever you are.

High Tea

This afternoon five of our Red Hat ladies attended a High Tea and ventage hat show. What a hoot! The tea and all the desserts were wonderful, the hat show was great fun too, especially when our friend Ann tried on every hat that was modeled. The parade of Red Hat fashions was the best ever. These ladies know how to dress!!!
This is the best and nicest group of ladies I have the good fortune to be associated with. Every one was friendly, spending time visiting with women they had never met before. Purple, red, feathers, jewels, fun and laughter, that was the order of the day. I hope to do it again soon.

I met with my publisher!

Yes, I met with my publisher on Tuesday. After the meeting I was totally exhausted. The book will be ready for release around Thanksgiving. But there are a few things that I have to do before that. I have to come up with 12 people that the publisher well send early release copies too and hope they will send back a good comment on the book. I have to write my own Bio, which I'm sure will be short and sweet. At our next meeting we will decide on a cover and oh yes, I did give him a new picture of myself to be put on the back cover.
After the book is published he will set up a release party and a number of signings at local book stores etc. I'm exhausted just thinking about that but then I think it will be fun too. He promised to do promotion with press releases to newspaper, radio and T.V. stations and print up fliers and cards that I can send out to people that I want to come see me.
It is a good thing George is getting better because I'm going to be very busy. Yes, he is doing quite well. He didn't fall this week at all. haha. Parris and Amber, Laura's girls are off to college and we won't see them until Christmas. They have been a light in our lives and George especially will miss them.
Well, I hope that is enough of an update for tonight. Good night to all you bloggers out there in cyber land.

It's never too late to dream.

I have a meeting with my publisher at Gray Dog Press on Tuesday to go over the details of my novel, THE HAT PIN MURDERS. I can't wait to see what he has in mind for the cover. I imagine a hat pin dripping blood at least for starters. Perhaps a broken stran of pearls and some feathers lying about.
My daughter came over Wednesday and took dozens of pictures of me, not too many turned out good. I was hoping to have at least one good one for the back cover. There are so many things to consider and since I've never done this before I'm only dreaming so far.
It's hard to believe at my age to be starting on a new career. I guess it's never too late to have your dreams come true. So if you still have a dream and thnk it is only a dream you might reconsider. I believe God is the Dream Giver and if you believe and work at it hard enough He will make your dream come true.

It's Tuesday !

Yes, It's Tuesday! Robert went to the store this morning and bought ice cream. Last night we were all out and do you know what a miserable feeling it is to be out of ice cream? Ofcourse I could loose a few pounds if I didn't eat it but then what is life with out those wonderful goodies. My favorite is ice cream, any flavor, with carmel syrup and chopped nuts, lots of nuts or 3 scoops in a glass with just enough milk to make it slushy. How silly is this going on about ice cream.

I'm killing time waiting for my publisher to get back to me. I want to call him and ask what is the hold up, but I know he is busy and I don't want to be pushy. Mean while I'm starting on ANOTHER RED HAT MYSTERY not sure where I'm going with it. But I feel like I'm off to a good start. The fun thing about writing is that you can make up people that you really like and then you can make up people that you hate, those are the ones that make the mystery come alive. I have a very uncontrollable dog, he is a little brat! In my book, he is a Great Dane, protective of his mistress and the dog everyone would love to have. Oh if real life could be what we write about, I'd write a perfect life, no mystery at all.