Halfway Through July, and Still Standing

Well, here we are... halfway through July. Have I ever mentioned that July kinda sucks? For one-- it's hot here in the northern hemisphere, and hot is not my favorite sort of weather. As I mentioned in my last email, for the last 10 years now, it ha...

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Jul 16, 2026
How One Voice Makes the Difference

Five, people. Five. That's how many replies I got to last week's grand inquiry into what I should write next. So I'm here to report that I'm deep into the Rogue Ops books again. I'm not mad.It's going much easier this time around too, I probably need...

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Jul 02, 2026
Back to Writing Despite the Chaos

My whole "I'm just going to do this one modification to my hobo house" project has sprawled into a never-ending process to give the Winchester Mystery House competition.New solar panels were just delivered: An actual Amazon truck brought one set, and...

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Jun 25, 2026
Can't Talk Right Now, I'm Reading

Hmmm... my email service did a bunch of updates and everything is different this week. That's probably not of much interest on your end, but it's low key freaking me out.For instance, I can change my font. I don't remember being able to do that befor...

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Jun 11, 2026
I Never Could Get the Hang of Thursdays

When I first started this newsletter, I put in some serious agonizing over which day of the week was best to send it. I asked the other indie authors that I had fallen in with (bad influences, every one of 'em,) and then decided they didn't know eith...

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Jun 04, 2026
I Might be Slacking Still but I have a Desk!

It's temporary, but it works.This "rebuild my tiny hobo house" project is yawning out into infinity. I blame the weather. I grew up in central California, we had two seasons there: HOT and Foggy. Landing in Fallon, Nevada has been a lesson in weather...

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May 28, 2026
I Should Never Have Looked at the Calendar

For everyone who's been following along for the last few months, you know that I've been rebuilding the tiny trailer that I pretend is a wicked cool Sprinter van for my "vanlife without a van" nomad lifestyle.For everyone who's been following along f...

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May 14, 2026
Everything is on Schedule-- and Other Lies I Tell Myself

So, the other day, I was re-editing... lie number one: I was NOT "re-editing." I was sifting through books looking for pull quotes-- those enticing little tidbits you see included in author social media posts. Every time I do one of these projects, I...

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May 07, 2026
The Disaster that's Going to be the Writing Cave

Don't even TRY to tell me these aren't the sexiest office desk chair wheels you've ever seen!Too bad I don't have an office desk chair...Or an office desk...Or an office...The current state of the writer's cave:Believe it or not, the hobo house remod...

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Apr 23, 2026
Yes, the Email is Off Shedule-- Again!

Last week, the entire little hobo house was just a pile of chaos, this week, there's a lot of empty space where new cabinets should be soon.For everyone who isn't already aware-- I'm living that crazy "vanlife," except I don't actually have a van. I...

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Apr 11, 2026