AKA Growing UpAs a kid I thought grownups knew everything, except they didn't and as a bookworm kid I knew that. But I thought they knew how life worked, why life worked. Unfortunately, I now know that they had no clue. I keep wondering what I want t...

It will be okay.Right now I am in Sarasota, Florida taking care of my parents remains. The odds are while this is sending I will be watching military honors for my dad from the Air Force. We decided to inter them together and they will be in a coral...

Live with me!To celebrate the launch of PuppetMaster I'm having a pool party! Please come talk to me and we can talk the new book, the other books, and future plans!It will be a live zoom party on facebook - https://www.facebook.com/events/7957690453...

And I forgot I needed to do a newsletterIt is 8 am, and I am at ConCarolinas. I also have a panel in 40 minutes. And... yeah I forgot the newsletter was today. I've also had about 10 hours sleep in the last three days. I am way too old to do this. Si...

And I'm not ready.I'm still trying to get rid of sewing machines, but the downstairs is under much better control, but it looks like mid-June until it is done. Just trying to get the timing of things is sometimes a challenge. But at least it isn't ha...

Or Garage Sale PurgatoryMy hand is doing fine. This weekend we had a garage sale to try and get rid of come of my mom's sewing stuff. So much stuff. And not enough people. It's hard to advertise to get the right people for sewing stuff. But it is do...

Of Writers and FriendsI had big plans of writing and being almost halfway done with Balanced Luck by the end of May. Instead I'm not writing at all this week or next it looks like because I decided to sprain my finger so badly my entire hand is swoll...

The Pre-Order is Live!I am panicking a tiny bit as I put Unbalanced Luck up for pre-order and I don't have the book to my editor yet. I'm working on the edits this weekend, so hopefully Monday night she'll have it. But either way, take a look at this...

Everything is yellow.Once again pollen season in Georgia has hit. My flames on my truck are all tinged yellow. Oh well. I did pass the first milestone on the truck yesterday--I scratched through the wrap. At least I did it, but ugh.Everyone likes it,...

or busy, busy Mel.I have so much going on, I don't know where to start. I got my truck back. Yes you hear that right, I got my truck back!!! Here is what I got done - added a winch, a wrap, running boards, and a tonneau cover. One side has www.me...