Something old, something new, little borrowed, lots of blue

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Ice Cream Soda block in progress.

While it's awesome to visit with family, home is home for a reason. We're back and happy to be here, and with most things unpacked and laundry spinning, it's time to consider what's next.

LOL.

But seriously.... My shoulder feels good after several days without sewing. The Alexandria quilt will be my focus this evening. After I finish an Ice Cream Soda block (pictured above) that I started over the weekend. Okay, I did a wee bit of stitching. I supervised (or helped build) Lego constructions. Gingerbread house constructions. Craft constructions. Played several card games, including Taco, Cat, Goat, Cheese, Pizza, which is MARVELOUS! If you're looking for a last-minute gift for any age, and aren't averse to a cool game of Slap Jack, it's a winner.

But SERIOUSLY.... While I didn't do much sewing, I caught up on edits of my next novel, Splitting the Sky. Always great reading a book on one's phone for that published feel, and MANY EDITS were made. More LOL. Yet in a good way, because while this story is in solid shape for having rested a dozen years, it requires polishing. And I'm polishing the heck outta it via my phone, which I'll transfer to the manuscript proper in a few days after I'm done.

This novel is definitely something old (in the original crafting), something new (in a section still to be added), little borrowed (in characters' names that mean something to me) and of course LOADS of blue, in that it's about a corrupt leader, which America continues to laud as though the Second Coming has arrived before Christmas. Which is why I'm planning to release this novel on Inauguration Day, hah! America is currently being sold to the highest bidders, but while there's freedom of expression left, I'm going to express the hell out of myself.

Anyways.... So yeah, a week out from Christmas Eve and I have big novel plans for the new year. Another installment of The Enran Chronicles slated for March, also with themes extremely relevant to current events. Followed by Book Two of The Hawk in April. I haven't published this many novels in a long time, making me wonder when the heck am I gonna find time to write? Hmmm, good query Present Me. Future Me is wrapping Christmas gifts, won't offer me even a little snort. Past Me is hunkered down with revisions, too busy to smirk. That leaves Present Me mulling over all these novels in need of one more read-through. And covers, don't forget the covers. 

Because I'm home, and not going anywhere for a while. Yes, it's good to be back, good to have projects. Good to have a grip on this aspect of my life, this writer's life. Something old, something new, little borrowed, and always true blue.

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