Long Time, No See
So cliché, right? As a writer, I should do better, but it's really how I feel. It's been a long time since I've communicated with you, since February, in fact. Why? Well, have a seat here on my couch and let me tell you...
Seriously, I wish I could gather you all here in my living room around my writing chair and tell the story of the past few months, but as it is, a newsletter will have to do. It isn't even that anything dramatic has happened. Honestly I've just been trying to figure out life. I moved into my house in January, and living alone for the first time ever...let me tell you, I thought I knew myself, but I had no idea! Moving from an abusive marriage to living with family, and then alone was a huge transition, and though I'd done a lot of healing, I hadn't done a lot of digging deep into who I really am. Who I want to be.
(I know, at 50 -- which is how old I turned on my birthday this year! -- I really should know myself, shouldn't I? Turns out I didn't.)
It also turns out I actually like what I've discovered! Strong. Intelligent. Creative. Courageous. Self-sufficient but able to ask for help when I need it. All those character qualities I tried so hard to instill in my kids growing up, I found in myself. I like this woman. I like me!
I think that's one of the reasons I've so enjoyed writing (and continuing to write) my Silver Foxes of Black Wolf's Bluff series. Yes, I'm getting older. But that doesn't mean my life is over, or that I'm an "old dog who can't learn new tricks." I've learned a lot the past few months, most of it self-taught (okay, through YouTube, lol). The point is, life continues to change at 40, 50, even 60. We continue to change. Love changes, but it is still a valuable, fulfilling, enriching part of our lives.
And so I keep writing those Happy Ever Afters.
What am I working on right now? If you remember back in February, I'd begun the next ASSASSINS installment. I've struggled with it, hard. Not only the characters, but the plot. Some heavy sh*t went down in ASSASSIN'S GAME, and I needed to find the continuation of those circumstances while still building the future. I think I'm finally on the right track now. Titus will be the central figure of this story, along with his heroine, Beth, but I'll also be weaving in tidbits from the Agozi brothers as well. This book may not release till early 2025, but when it does, I don't think you'll be disappointed.
And when I get stuck on ASSASSINS, I haven't dropped everything! I'm also working on the next SILVER FOXES OF BLACK WOLF'S BLUFF story. This one features Iris, our friendly neighborhood librarian (oh, did I mention she's also married? I'll have to do something about that...) and Jamie, who owns the Carousel restaurant. They're both ready for something a little different, to rediscover the spice that makes life worth living. I think I can help with that. :)
I know it's been a bit of a wait for a new story, and will be a bit more before either of these is through, but they are coming, I promise. Patience! Until next time, happy reading!
