I was kinda shocked to see I haven't posted in over a year.
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| Hiking in NH with a buddy |
What's wrong with me? Am I okay? What's taken me so long?
Yes, I'm okay, and I'm just a human. And as far as what's taken me away from blogging?
I have no single answer for that.
I've not marked the moments of my Writing Life more frequently because, well, Life Life was a bit much at times.
To summarize in no particular order since my last post:
WRITING LIFE:
- I moderated two crime and mystery panels at the Newburyport Literary Festival,
- Two short stories were published,
- I have a novel on submissions with my agent,
- I interviewed a famous author for a fundraising event,
- I continue to be on the New England Crime Bake conference committee,
- I enjoyed getting tipsy with my writer peeps at said conference,
- Oh, and moderated a panel at the same,
- I have a major case of agent angst,
- I interviewed a lovely cozy author for her umpteenth book launch,
- I enjoyed participating in various author/book events,
- I've received many wonderful, detailed, heartfelt rejections from very big publishers,
- I contributed to a play about caregivers,
- Oh, and my author Facebook page mysteriously and completely disappeared,
- And I have no idea how or why I pissed off Zuckerberg,
LIFE LIFE:
- My mom passed away,
- My oldest son moved to Brazil,
- Said son married a lovely woman
- I realized learning Portuguese may be in my future,
- Daughter got engaged to a man we adore,
- When middle son says, "You won't have to care for the cat. It belongs to all the roommates," he doesn't mean it,
- I love hiking in VT and NH mountains and the seashores in MA,
- My garage is way, way too full of stuff I can't politely name,
- My husband grew to really love that ornery cat,
- I learned estate battles are ugly and have weirdly unhealthy histories,
- I have incredibly wonderful friends,
- And an amazing husband,
- I am slowly rekindling my socials.
I may add or delete some posts, but it's just life in all of its glory.
Overall, I'm good.
And I hope you are, too.
