Hey awesome,

How's November going for you? We've made it about as far south as we're going, so it's been high 60s/low 70s and beautiful, which is about how I like my almost-winter. Plus we're in sight of the water again, which is pretty sweet.

Our next stop is where we'll be hunkering in for winter (as far as south Louisiana does winter, at any rate), and my plan is to do ALLLLL the writing while we're there (and eat beignets, and etouffee, and hang out with awesome family and friends, and maybe go listen to all the music in Lafayette...).

We're also going to take some time to plan out our 2022 RV life. Any beautiful parts of the country or quirky places you'd recommend? Send them my way! One of my favorite things of the trip so far is that we've found something beautiful or fun or delicious at every single stop, and I've learned such random/cool stuff. There's no way we can see everything wonderful and learn everything from all across the country, but dang it if we're not going to try.

While I dig into finishing the next two projects on my plate, may I interest you in a fun podcast I did recently? I hung out with the guys at Super Geeked Up and we...went on many, many tangents. It's always such a fun time when I get to go over there and chat with them and their amazing fans. We talked a little bit about Ally, and as always there were plenty of nerdy shenanigans.

More book news and links and things coming soon - in the meantime, what are you favorite types of giveaways to get from authors? I'm thinking short stories, deleted scenes, background on characters? Let me know what you enjoy seeing, and I'll see what I can work into my plans.

I hope you have a lovely weekend ahead - time with people you love, or a great view, or a good book - or, ideally, a bit of all three (that's my plan! Well, in addition to all that writing...). Drop me a note and share what's bringing you joy - it's definitely needed these days.

Til next time,

Marisa