Where does the time go? It seems to have been nearly TWO MONTHS since my last blog post. How is that even possible? I have had this on my to-do list for a long time, but somehow I keep misplacing the list and starting new ones and then forgetting to put this on the list and…well, you get the idea.
So, let’s do a little catch-up, shall we?
The end of 2024 was a bit of a wild ride around Chez Clark:
- We packed up our lives and moved out of the house we’d had for twenty years and settled – are still settling – into a new house in a new city at the end of October. My husband started a new job, and I took on a bigger role in the company he’s been running for the last ten-or-so years.
- My first novel released in paperback in mid-November, officially released on December 3rd. I got to hold a book signing event, absolutely tickled by all of the new and familiar faces that showed up for me. Also, Book Two in my Enderlin Calling Series was picked up by my publisher, and should be out in the world late spring or early summer of this year. I can’t wait!
- I drove to and from Arizona after Christmas to visit our daughter and her husband, and that drive is something I hope to never do again. It started out with pea-soup fog for HOURS, and the drive back was longer than anticipated and a bit stressful due to a misbehaving vehicle. The time with our family was fantastic, but I’ll fly from now on, thankyouverymuch.
- The new year has been busy so far, but not too chaotic. In this, the apparent 15th week of January, I am making plans to get myself and my book out into the world and in front of readers. I have a handful of author events* scheduled in the next few months, and am looking into some others later in the year. It is both exhilarating and terrifying, to be honest. I love the thought of talking to readers about my work, but the idea of sitting at a table all day, alone, people walking by while trying not to make eye contact…well.
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Moving into 2025, I’m ready to get back into the swing of things, to settle into a new routine. My writing has been a bit sporadic, to put it mildly, for the past year, and I am once again craving that creative outlet. Which is a good thing, since I have two more books in my series to finish and a slew of other ideas begging for a chance to play.
Now if I can just get the monkey that is my brain to sit still for five seconds, this could be my most amazing year yet.