The Mystery Release Date

I know Whiskey Creek Press is releasing my story THE COLOR OF GRACE in September. But I don't know which day exactly!  They only release books on the first of the month and the fifteenth of the month, so...

There is a fifty percent chance my book will be available tomorrow.

And there is a fifty percent chance it won't be available for another two weeks.

Don't you just love the mystery of it all?  Well, I don't!  I wanna know now!! Actually, it is kind of an anticipation builder, always wondering, not quite knowing. But still...I really would like to know!

Would you rather be surprised with your book's release date, or do you want to know the exact day, hour and second?

In anticipation of my possible release, here's a little book trailer for you to watch:



Oh, and look!!  My paperback copies of Grace arrived in the mail this week! Lydia was determined to pose with her tongue sticking out, so...sorry about that.  

  While I was off oohing and ahhing over my new book, the little goober stole my camera and started taking pictures.  She got a fairly decent shot of our new fish.  So, here's what "Tadpole" looks like if you were curious.

  Come back monday to reveal the Mystery of The Color of Grace book release!!   Until then, Happy Friday!

Armchair Explorer

I learned the term "armchair explorer" from Suzanne Arruda, who is a local author in my area.  She's a neat lady and writes the Jade Del Cameron mystery series about an American woman adventurer in 1920's Africa.

But anyway, I thought the term could apply to me fairly easily too. I've never strayed too far from home.  I could probably name all the states I've been to on my fingers.  Let's see: Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Colorado, Nebraska, South Dakota (got to see Mount Rushmore!), Illinois, and...oh, yeah. We crossed into the Texas border so I could say I'd been to Texas.  That makes nine states I've been to.

Yeah, I don't get out much. So I rely on books, movies, and the Internet to get my traveling curiosities fulfilled, all from the safe, comfortable cushion in my armchair.

But in books and movies, I've gotten to experience different times and places, some made up, some real. And through the Internet I've make some amazing friends from places like Canada, Barbados, Scotland, Germany, the Philippines.

Still.  I'd like to be able to get out a little more and experience some of these things in real time. I'd like to run my bare toes through the green, green grass in Ireland, and get all dizzy when I look down into the Grand Canyon.  I'd like to walk into the replica at Hogwarts at Disney World (or wherever it is!).  I'd like to climb the Eiffel Tower, or maybe brush off some crumbling dust from a Pyramid in Egypt.  Just to say I did. 

What about you?  What are some places you'd like to go?  Or are you a real-life explorer and have been to all the seven wonders?

All I have to say is thank God for books and movies and the Internet. I'd be very bored right now without them!

Bla, Bla, Bla...Happy Friday!

I guest posted at The Writers Vineyard on Wednesday. If you want to read it, here's the link:

http://thewritersvineyard.com/

I talked about deleting stuff in my stories I don't want to delete. Yeah, this is the second time I've talked about that this month! Not very original of me. My creative juices for new blog posts ideas are running dry. But not much is happening in my world at the moment. Nothing awful (whew), and nothing amazing (ho-hum). I'm just kind of here.

Bla, bla, bla!

Feels like I'm waiting for that next big step. I know I should be doing something productive with my time, like, oh, maybe...finishing the next book.  But I'm too antsy for September and October to arrive, it's hard to concentrate on anything in the hear and now.

Have you ever had that problem? How'd you fix it?