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 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.
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 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 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.
