So here we are still in this Pandemic. Better... not really? Closer to a vaccine or a treatment... I sure hope so.
I know I've been missing for a bit, but with good reason - just submitted my next book to the publisher! Fingers crossed for this one. I've been so lucky having all my books published! This one ended up being a bit of a struggle mainly because I was trying to write it in the swelling tide of the pandemic. It was hard to focus on anything. And my story came in bits and pieces and then one morning I woke up with a solution and the rest came a bit easier.
And I'm the one who doesn't submit a manuscript until I've edited and edited and reread and done a final check of it. Well, I submitted it yesterday and am hoping for a positive response.
In the meantime, I've started another story and am working on the next mystery in the Oyster Point Mystery Series, speaking of which... I did a fantastic Book Club Zoom with a group of readers in August. It was so much fun and they had such wonderful questions. I may try to post pieces of it if I can. They loved the book (She's Not You), couldn't put it down which was what I had hoped would happen. They also loved the fact that I had nested stories with twists and turns that kept them guessing. I think all my books are written that way. I want my audience interested and guessing as they read and then, bam, not what they expected. So far it's worked great. It's harder for me to weave the stories together and play with the twists, but much more interesting for the reader. Actually more interesting for me as well :-)
So that's pretty much my writing update. My garden has struggled to thrive with the drought we've been having. But I've planted more perennials to fill in a few holes. Next year, I'll probably have more holes from plants that won't make it.
Stay safe all of you and enjoy the waning sweet autumn weather.
Till,
Judi
