The knee is giving me fits still. My surgeon wants to take a conservative approach and not operate. Instead, I got another steroid shot and am going to be getting injections of hyaluronic acid into the joint every six months or so. This is supposed to replace some of the synovial fluid that lubricated the…
We’re back on the coast for a week, though this year not all of us could join the crowd. We do have two new additions: Jer and Bethany, though Bethany couldn’t get off work until today. She should arrive later this evening. Patrick had to wait until Monday morning to drive down, but he arrived…
So I did something to my knee a couple of weeks ago… the X-ray didn’t show anything, which means it’s a tendon or ligament or cartilage or something else in that general category. I did this by walking down the two steps from my porch to the driveway! Guess I’m getting old and decrepit or…
I’ve decided to step up and take on some new responsibilities with one of my writing groups. The local chapter of Sisters in Crime is looking for someone to help out with their new website, which is something I feel I can handle, so I’ve volunteered to join the board (well, after being asked, that…
I had an interesting question at my recent talk: How do you know how much research to do when you’re putting your setting into place? If you’ve been writing for a while (or if you’re just interested in learning), you know what a rabbit hole research can be! You start out trying to find what…
My talk seemed to go over well today. At least, most everyone seemed interested and I got some good questions afterwards and sold some copies of the book, so that’s great. I think, after it’s all said and done, though, that I’ll change things up and restructure the lecture into a participatory event where the…
I’ll be giving my little class next week: a behind-the-scenes look at a mystery story. I’ll also be selling copies of Carolina Crimes: Rock, Roll, & Ruin. Here’s what I have so far: I’m going to toss in a little behind-the-scenes information about how I personally write my stories, but this will be the gist…
Enjoyed the Author Expo – it was a well-organized & well-run event. Everything seemed to flow along without snags & the library had everything set up in a pleasing manner in a large room, so we weren’t crowded together or cramped. Sold some books, so that’s good (not a whole lot, but some is better…
I’ve also been asked to host a lecture at the local retirement community. This will be based on Carolina Crimes: Rock, Roll, & Ruin and will be a “behind the scenes” talk about the life of an author and how to research a story. We were aiming for January 25 but the activities director came…
I’ve been asked to attend the Greenville Library’s Southern Author Expo in two weeks (January 21). This will feature 5 local speakers and 19 authors who will be selling copies of their books. I’ll be selling copies of Carolina Crimes: Rock, Roll, & Ruin and my alter ego will be selling Under Western Skies…