I lied again. I still don’t have a cover or a sample chapter.
I did get the blurb up on the front page if you missed it.
Urban Indian Romance — a point of view that doesn’t exist in romance which is amazing considering how many romance books are out there. I’m planning a series of four in this story sequence.
I also updated this site and rearranged a few things. Does that count?
Getting closer.
I know, I know. I’ve been saying this all summer but FOR REAL: by the first weekend in October I will have news.
There will be a cover and a blurb and a best guess release date.
Hang in there with me!
There have been enough setbacks on this project that I’m tempted to think it’s jinxed. But I’m not going to.
I should fun stuff to share soon.
Any intensive updates to this site are going to have to wait as I am suffering from too much screen time.
Don’t give up. Something soon.
This is the tomato of disappointment. I picked one on Friday and an identical one today. My tomatoes are pitiful this year.
I expect to have some fun book news in a couple of weeks.
I finished my reader draft last week and sent it out to my lucky (?) first readers.
I still don’t have a title. I still don’t have a cover. I still don’t have stock photos for the cover. I’m supposedly working on that myself but my efforts haven’t been successful so far. I will write a post about this at some point.
I’m going to work on getting a little teaser going for here soon.
The day after I sent out the manuscript, I went on an extra long weekend trip to St. Louis and Kansas City with my sweetheart. The last few days when I was spending every possible waking moment finishing my manuscript I kept saying: I promise I’ll pay attention to you when we go on vacation.
And I did. We had a great time. We did historical stuff and touristy stuff and took naps. I saw my sports team play. I ate BBQ and drank local IPAs. I was completely screen free except for my phone.
We’re still on schedule for a mid-October release.
Garden report: This is the back garden which is loaded with pumpkins because I composted a big bowl of pumpkin seeds. Right now the yard is filled with gold finches who love the sunflowers. I have a couple of green tomatoes about the size of a grape. The beets are ready. We had company today and I made a huge potato salad from backyard potatoes.
I guess I forgot to post last week.
That’s probably because between job, drafting and life I am working about 70 hours a week and I’m frayed around the edges.
The first draft is at 71,000 and I need to go through about 8 more chapters plus check on one story thread before it goes off to the beta readers.
I *still* don’t have a title but I have a few ideas. I also still don’t have cover models but that’s a completely separate problem that I may elaborate on later.
I’m looking forward to hearing from my first readers and finalizing this draft and getting it out in the world.
I’m still on target for mid-October.
I don’t know what’s going on with this photo. I took it in nice lighting but it looks like I took it in a cave. The apple tree is loaded this year.
The good news is, I’m about three quarters of the way through the first draft.
The bad news is, I haven’t done any other non-essential life activities.
I just remembered I have a newsletter. I should probably remember how to do that and send out a note to update my loyal readers.
Soon. Very soon.
Here’s the URL to sign up Pamela Sanderson Newsletter of Intermittence. Don’t worry, I won’t flood your inbox or share your info with anyone.
A question for the FAQ: How old is Shelly?
35
I have been a writing machine. My poor husband saw me once yesterday at the dinner table. Once the draft gets off to beta readers I will have lots of updates. (If you’re interested in beta reading send me a note. I might need one or two more.)
I was in Chicago last weekend to celebrate a friend’s wedding.
I am full speed ahead on the first draft of the next book which is still without a title.
I even wrote during the wedding weekend.
I can’t spare three brain cells for anything else. I haven’t even read a book in a month.
Updates will continue in this pitiful fashion until the book is done.
Tomatoes on the sill before they went into the yard.
I’m always reading these tips and thinking: that’s a tip? I do that all the time. I didn’t know it was a tip.
Here’s a tip: if you need to freshen up your bathroom but you’re too lazy to clean it. Spray a little Mrs. Meyers on a paper towel and run it over your surfaces real quick. Technically, it counts as cleaning, and it makes everything smell fresh. (At least to me. I once used Mrs. M to clean a counter in the break room at the office. Colleague said: “What smells in here?”)
I wish I had a dollar for every “this cleaning tip will never fail” that totally failed. My bathtub is enamel and has mineral build up from the water. I have tried one “will not fail” tip after the other. I’m afraid to get too crazy because I don’t want to wreck the finish. Some of the tips emphasize that you need some elbow grease, as if my failure is not scrubbing hard enough. I can do elbow grease.
I read one tip that said to keep your tub in good shape you should rinse it out and dry it after each use.
I’m all for taking good care of my things but on the weekdays I’m lucky to perform basic hygiene and get out the door on time. I can’t worry about my shower getting special treatment.