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Solar, Clean but Complicated
The solar conversion continues. It is a long process, don’t let anyone fool you, but we take one step at a time. Today the electric company pulled up, an hour before scheduled, to set up the net metering. That is the monitoring of power going to the house from the grid and the feeding of…
Read MoreMy most recent book
No, not the one I’m writing but the one I am reading. Anne Bishop is a wonderful fantasy writer and I am indulging in my favorite, her Black Jewels Trilogy. If you enjoy different versions of society, exploring irony, contradictions, and strong emotions on both side of the spectrum, check out her amazing books. Of…
Read MoreEditing is going on
As many of you probably know, I had given The Hunter, the NewEarth 7 novel to Jo, my editor, and she finally gave part of it back to me. I am going to slowly make my way through a mountain of suggestions and get that book ready for formatting and release. It is too soon…
Read MoreDragon Wisdom
Some of my dragons dispense advice, others both receive it and offer it in equal measures. Some of the advice is helpful, while other bits of wisdom are not as useful at the time. All of it helps my characters think more clearly, which is the purpose of dragon wisdom. You see, dragons know that…
Read More9/11 Remember
We were asleep when it all started. Or rather I was doing something, kids were asleep, Shawn was still in bed and the phone rang. A fellow teacher called to let me know that someone had bombed NewYork. My head spun and I did what Americans do, I turned on the News. I called my…
Read MoreAccomplishments
Yesterday I navigated all the twists and turns for buying health insurance. While waiting for texts, emails, and call backs, we did some sorting and cleaning out. Being on hold and waiting for people to get back to me is one of my least favorite activities. At the same time, I managed to do the…
Read MoreLooking for Editor
If you know of someone who is up to doing a bit of developmental editing and line by line editing for publication, let me know. They of course need to be conversant in fantasy, epic fantasy, romance, science fiction, and utopian literature. Joe, my editor for the first six books, has hit a snag in…
Read More❤️ Love and Romance ❤️
We tend to think of romance at the beginning of a relationship and love being the emotion and commitment that carries a pairing through a lifetime. However, my husband has always found ways to bring romance into our daily lives no matter how far from the beginning we manage to get. For a period of…
Read MoreThe Unexpected
Like everyone, having something happen unexpectedly can be good, or it can be bad, and very often it is a bit of both. On Tuesday as I was loading the car to go over to my folks, a youngish man came up our drive on a bicycle. Somewhat sheepishly he asked if we had any…
Read MoreEnvironmentalist? Sure!
Someone who has never read a word I have written accused me of being an environmentalist as if it was a bad thing. I smiled and shrugged entirely prepared to let it go and walk away. They were evidently not happy with my half-grin and shrug and demanded to know what was so funny! So…
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