First Look at "Drowned by Fear".

As I have been awaiting to hear back from an editor, I have begun work on one of many illustrations that will be combined to make up the cover for Drowned by Fear.

Here is a first look at the preliminary illustration of Autumn for the cover:

Be sure to check back!
As I make progress on the illustrations, I will post more pictures. Each picture will give a better idea of what the cover will look like as a whole.

Red Pen of Editing.

I am excited to announce  
Left on the Edge is going to be re-released!

While I have done my best before originally publishing the first book of the Woodmere Trilogy, it has been brought to my attention the numerous typos and grammatical mistakes you, the readers, have found.

Syntax, weird typos and other grammatical no-nos are interrupting the flow of the novel.

The red pen of editing is being uncapped.
Left on the Edge is undergoing professional help.

Alex Stefansson, author of Paradise Squandered, has graciously agreed to polish up Left on the Edge.
The high caliber of his attention to detail when it comes to all things related to writing can be read for yourself on his blog, or in his novel.

Services exchange is being done.
My design and illustrative skills are going to create a new book cover for Paradise Squandered, while Alex makes the words in Left on the Edge sparkle with his brilliant grasp of the English language.

Being a designer for many years has taught me to accept my inadequacies like editing, while history has taught me to learn from them. So, I fully intend to have a professional editing eye look intently at Taken in the Woods before it is to be released. (This may effect its October release date, but I will keep you posted!)

Morning has Broken & Snow has Fallen.

The groundhog might have gotten it wrong this time!
Winter has finally arrived and I can't say I am sorry.

Denali in his natural habitat!

Really, I am delighted and so was my dog who jumped into the snow bank and disappeared for a moment into the depths of the snow.

I was so excited to shovel the driveway because it meant there was enough snow on the ground to require it. This lasted until a third of the way up half the driveway.

In the time it takes me to mow the back, sides and front yards, I had almost managed to shovel the entirety of the drive. There was still the sidewalk to do though.

I finish covered in more sweat than reading in the bayou when the air conditioning is broken, but I was still deliriously happy. Thirsty and tired, hoping my son's nap is extra long today so I can type this post, but happy.

I love snow as much as my sister loves the ocean near her home in California.

And let me tell you, like a self propelled lawn mower or the ruffle on the bottom of a swim suit, the little metal strip on the front of a snow shovel makes all the difference!

But know that I am back inside, a cup of Lady Grey with a splash of milk awaits me next to the manuscript for Taken in the Woods. With a pink highlighter and a pencil I plan to continue my studious evaluational of the second book in the Woodmere Triology, so I can pass it off with a green highlighter to another editor

Sooner than later.
*fingers crossed*