Letters Books Paradise Author Events Readers Photos Reviews Press Home   It's March and I am knee deep in snow and preparations for the launch of my first hardcover book and editing the book after that and getting my daughter to play rehearsals and visiting my dad in the hospital and going to the gym and answering emails and working on taxes and and and... See -- my life, even when I am writing and doing my "work", is a lot like yours -- only this month it seems to be more nutty than usual -- or maybe not. Most of my work is centering around preparations for the release on April 1 -- that's next month!!!!!! - of Searching for Paradise in Parker, P.A. Is this exciting or what? I'll be launching my book tour here in my hometown and then heading out all over the country for several weeks to give you all a glimpse of Paradise and I can guarantee you it will be fun. My tour dates are posted here and I hope that you can come and meet me along the tour trail. Those of you who have signed up for my newsletter will be getting that in a few weeks as well and if you have not signed up you can do that by clicking right here. In the middle of all this fun book release stuff I have been working like a madwoman, which I am, on my next novel The Shortest Distance Between Two Women. The book is essentially finished and I am going through it with a sponge and broom and scissors and anything else that will make it the best book it can possibly be. And, as a former editor, I am one of the few writers who actually loves this part of the writing process. I am looking at each word as if it the first time in my life I have ever seen it. I guess I am doing what I am supposed to be doing. During February I did a private event for a fabulous business in Arizona. It was 80 degrees down there and minus seven when I left Wisconsin so that was something nice but the wonderful part for me was meeting terrific women and seeing them empowered by my work. We had a lovely Elegant Gathering walk and a Reverse Bridal Shower that was an emotional homecoming. My father is now in rehab after having his foot and then leg amputated and is making pretty good progress. He is in a terrific facility with good caregivers and he is determined to get back home and get his life back. I spent the day with him yesterday and we had the most wonderful discussions and I feel very lucky to be able to spend time with him. He is upbeat and always smiling and the nurses adore him. We share a love for birds and the outdoors and one of my fondest memories is of him sitting on the edge of my chair the night before I left for Montana back in 1975 and telling me that he was proud of me and that the whole world was out there. I was scared out of my mind to be driving across the country to my first "real" job but I always knew I had a support team back home if and when I needed it. Yesterday he told me how he met a woman in the hall who was 101 years old and how she was doing about 45 mph on her walker. I expect him to do the same thing. Both my kids are soaring and those of you who are mothers know that is the most important thing of all. Andrew came home from college this weekend and he is rock climbing today with his sister, Rachel, and that makes me happy as well. I need to dip back into the editing. I have some great tea here, a little music on my old CD player, the sun is out and the bird feeders are full. Here I go and I hope your day is flying as well. See you in Paradise! Always,
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