It's a new dawn...

It's a new dawn for me! After a long time of being somewhat 'off the radar' as far as book releases, etc...I am very happy to report that things will be a'changing!

Perhaps inspired by age, the year, or by death itself (a reminder always that life is short and we should do what we were born to do) and part of that for me is always.... a writer.

Luckily my well did not run completely dry. There have been great stories penned between myself and Nephylim (The Upstaged series) as well as the Ice Fairy series. (finishing edits on book 2).

But that isn't enough and hasn't been enough. School took over my life, then finding work, and then again (most work now is contractor) so that's a constant.

Finally! Some stability is creeping into my world again. I am signed on to be working at least til the end of this year, we're staying put in our current abode, the cats are healthy, I'm getting long overdue medical work done, and life is finally calming down. What better time for writing?

After nearly 8 months of not putting 'pen to paper' I am finally back...and to quote Michael Buble:

It's a new dawn, it's a new day, it's a new life for me......and i"m feelin' good!

Thank you all very much for sticking by me, with me, and supporting me during these dark times.

Much love to all and cheers!

Steph

Crazy Town

LOL...I love that suggestion; humor gets us all through the day sometimes.

Life is a little odd right now; I became unemployed three weeks ago and have been looking for a new gig ever since. The market here in STL is tough!!! But I hope to find something soon or start to price out cardboard boxes to make a shack from.

But as always, there is good news! Boy kitty, Jack, is doing so much better. Six months ago it seemed like he was just a breath away from leaving us for the great big catnip buffet in the sky. Luckily, that is not true at all anymore. His back paws are not bugging him anymore so he can jump and clamor up the steps again and play! His insulin shots are not his favorite, we hate giving them to him too; but they have helped save his far too young life. (He's only 10).

So, we feel very blessed to still have our little guy around and our little girl too, who is 14 and as rowdy as ever. Daytime you cannot tell; but nighttime she's as rambunctious as ever.

Other than that; I've left school and have decided to punt accounting entirely. Writing is my love, not numbers. I've also gotten back to drawing and painting too. I'll take some pics sometime of my old works vs the new...all I'm asking is for you to please be kind. It's been decades since I've created anything of the sort...

Writing isn't coming easy nowadays; despite dozens of wip's...but I think once I know I have an income again, I'll feel safer and able to stop worrying.

And on that note...on this Memorial Day and remembering my family members who served our country and thanking them for their contributions to help keep us free.

Cheers!

Steph

Nanowrimo winner at last!!!

 

I remember last year I had heard of Nano and truly wanted to do it..I was all set and had a story forming in my mind....when tragedy struck. My father-in-law died on November 11th and all hell broke loose in my personal life. Writing was out of the question and wasn't even on my brain again until sometime the following March!

Finally though, working through things and with help; life went on. When this November rolled around, I was determined to do it! I had two writing buddies that would help unstick my thoughts and get me rolling again, plus a wonderful beta that wouldn't let me post until it made sense!

So...long story short, this year I won Nano! 59K words in about 23 days. Ahhhh. I finally did it!