Month: <span>October 2019</span>

“Busy as a bee” or “Busy as a beaver”—which simile do you prefer? I’ve been as busy as both put together. And work continues to pile up.

“It never rains but it pours.” Isn’t that how the proverb goes? As I’ve written in this space before, I’ve been struggling under the weight of a massive editing/rewriting project with a must-finish deadline of the first week in December…which isn’t that far off. I’ve avoided, for the most part, seeking out other large gigs...

Just as I had feared, neither of my two new books was ready and in my hands in time for what was supposed to be my birthday party combined with a book launch celebration this past weekend. So we celebrated my birthday, but nothing was done about promoting my books to a captive audience.

I’m biting my nails. Not literally—after all, I wear acrylics—but figuratively, and if not for the acrylics, it would be literally, too. Here’s the situation: