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I feel into a hole yesterday. Not a literal hole, but an emotional one. It happens from time to time, but way less often than when I was younger, when it seemed like I lived there. I don’t usually talk about my lifelong recurring depression, but thought I’d share today, because someone else’s blog post helped pull me out of my funk. It’s familial and afflicted my mother and other loved ones, so has always been a part of who I am.

I don’t exactly know why—either the cause yesterday or why I’m sharing today—but I’m much better this morning and something said go for it. I think part of the reason is that my brain goes on the fritz when I’m in overload—juggling too many balls, I find myself drowning in a monster ball pit, like at kid’s play areas only immensely more all-consuming. Being a writer is fun and exciting when I’m in the middle of creating a new story and following the threads wherever they may lead. Not so much when I’m doing the business side of things, and trust me, there are a lot of moving parts to publishing. So, today is about creating. And tomorrow. And the next day.

You might wonder what I’m working on. Although I have a completed coming-of-age novel that has been through beta readers and is awaiting my revisions, that one feels like it needs to marinate a bit longer. I would guess it’s because I’m eyeballs deep in something entirely different.

You, my lovely readers, know me as Jeanne, she who writes Women’s Fiction, and a smattering of other genres. Did you know I have an alter ego? Of course not, since I haven’t shared anything about her yet. She’s still working on the first book in a suspense/thriller series so there’s not much to share until she puts her butt in the chair and finishes book one. Heck, she doesn’t even have a website or email list yet. She does, however, have a Facebook page, along with Twitter & Instagram accounts. They don’t have anything on them yet, so they aren’t very exciting, but they are mine! In the future—hopefully near—I will tell you who she is and ask you if you’d like to follow her. But not today. Today is all about creation and I have a book burning a hole in my keyboard.

In the meantime, so as not to leave you empty-handed, here’s a Kindle Unlimited promo in case your reader is still hungry after 42,221 days in captivity.

And a couple of romances you might want to check out:

• If you’re ready for a new series

• If you didn’t get enough Christmas spirit this year

• And, if like me, you’re dreaming of a beach trip (no, seriously…I NEED me a beach!)

I hope you have a lovely day. Check back with me later to see if I still have fingertips after typing all day.

Jeanne Felfe