Three Down, One More to Go!

I finished the third book in the Soccer Moms of the Apocalypse quadrilogy, War in White Chocolate, early yesterday evening.

Alas, there is no rest of the wicked. I need to finish the last proof of the paperback for Famine in French Vanilla today and jump into writing Death in Double Mocha.

Ironically, there's been three deaths in the family over the last eight months, and frankly, I'm not only peopled-out and funeraled-out, I'm approaching burn-out with my writing. It's not a good feeling, and a friend I trust said it was rather obvious in the last 888-555-HERO book.

That's not a good sign.

I plan to finish the Kickstarter books, and write Invasion! and the other two books on pre-order. Then, I will take a huge break for a couple of months. I really need to refill my creative well.

Part of the plan is to start working on OOAK Barbies again. I haven't had time to sew, much less face paint or re-root hair since Genius Kid was a toddler. And yes, I'll post pictures over the coming months.

There's also the MCU movies and series I haven't had a chance to watch over the last two years. I have over a thousand unread books, including research tomes for future writing projects. (She says as the gods on the cover of Budge's The Book of the Dead stare at her.)

I will still be writing, though not at the furious pace I have been since I recovered from cancer surgery. I've been working at such a ridiculous speed because I feared dying before I could write down all the stories in my head. Then I buried myself in writing to keep from stressing out over the pandemic.

None of this crazy behavior is healthy for anyone. And I need to relearn how to live.

We all do after the damn pandemic.

Hug your loved ones and furbabies. Take care of yourselves. And as the Doctor says, be kind to others.

ARGH! It's Monday!

No visits to the cinema this weekend. I crashed hard after getting Famine in French Vanilla uploaded last week. And despite all the editing work, a few typos slipped by. A reader was kind enough to contact me privately, so I need to get an update uploaded. However, I'll make another pass through the book because I'm sure there's more hiding in the damn manuscript besides the three the reader found.

The weekend was spent getting caught up on all the administrative work that piled up over the last two months. It desperately needed to be dealt with.

I jumped into War in White Chocolate first thing this morning. Initially, I was rather proud of waking up before my alarm went off. Only to discover, f***ing Apple had reset my iPhone to its factory settings. In reality, I woke up forty-five minutes late.

*sigh*

At least, I didn't totally miss sprinting with writer friends in the Rockies. One of them and I do an evening session, too, so I should be able to stay on track for getting the third book of Soccer Moms of the Apocalypse written and released in plenty of time.

This afternoon, I need to get caught up on classes I'm taking. I missed the last several homework assignments for Advanced Depth. I'll retake that class later this year. Depth is an area I know I'm deficient in.

If you pay attention to suzanharden.com, you'll notice I added a new book at the bottom of the list, A Mischief of Magpies. No, it's not a new Justice book. I took a Covers 101 class since covers are something else I suck at. It's not that I'll stop using any of the lovely ladies who provide their services. I just like being semi-proficient at jobs I expect other people to do for me.

Anyway, I liked the six covers I put together using stock art so much, the storytelling part of me clicked into gear. Now, I really, REALLY want to write these stories. I wish I had more time in the day to write everything. I already know I'm going to die with stories untold.

The Beginning of Summer

As much as I'd like to purchase a chaise and lounge on the deck with a good book, there's far too much for me to accomplish.

Of course, top of the list is fixing A Measure of Knowledge. Then comes finishing Hero Ad Litem, Famine in French Vanilla, War in White Chocolate, and Death in Double Mocha. After which, I have a couple of stories to write in the Soccer Moms universe that are stretch goals for last March's Kickstarter camppaign.

I'm exploring some new ways to do audiobooks at a cost I can afford.

And lastly I'm toying with some ideas for an anniversary edition of A Question of Balance. Maybe even a guidebook similar to the Pern guidebooks in my extensive library. Heck, I'm even looking into designing a Tarot deck. These would be a lot of work, but I think they would be a lot of fun!

If anyone has any thoughts on the above, leave a comment or shoot me a message.