Marilyn's Musings

That's what it seems like I'm doing. I've always had to juggle my writing life and my regular life. Now, the juggling is going on in my writing life. Having to series going at the same time is interesting--can't think of a more descriptive word--though I could have used any of the following: terrifying, frustrating, mind-boggling. I'm sure you get the idea. This is what I'm doing right now: Working on the promotion for No Sanctuary . Books don't sell without promoting them. Doing a lot of online promo and planning a book launch. Doing edits on the next book in the Rocky Bluff P.D. series. It's done, I just need to check it before sending it off to my publisher at Oak Tree Press. And--I'm writing another in that same series. I have a great plot going and don't want to lose momentum while it's percolating in my brain. In the mean time, my wonderful publisher is putting some books that I've gotten the rights back from the former publishers u...

Friday seems to be the day that hubby and I take time out for our busy schedules (how on earth did it get that way when we're both supposed to be retired) and head for the movies and usually a bite to eat in one of our local restaurants. Oh, I must confess, we always do a few errands while we're at it. Hubby likes to go to town, but I do not--unless it's for something fun. The rest of the week I concentrate on writing my next work in progress and promoting the latest book. Right now, I'm letting people know about No Sanctuary the next in the Rocky Bluff P.D. crime series due out shortly from Oak Tree Press. Of course I'm excited about it and I've been busy planning the promotion on the Internet and in person. This series has an interesting history, this is the third publisher. It was inspired by my son-in-law, a 15 year veteran of the Oxnard P.D. He loved to tell me stories about what he did at work each night and he once took me on a ride-along. It is situated...