Finishing up A Series of Scandals - Yeah!!

This is my last weekend of editing A Series of Scandals. And then it is off to my sister who will pitch it to a couple of publishers. I kept thinking I was done. Three years of thinking I was done. Three more years on top of so many more that I have worked to forge out this story. But I really like it now. If a publisher is interested, then I’ve heard I will have to change it even more. But at least that is moving forward.   

I've begun working on its sequel. Its working title is Out in the Open. I'm sure there are a thousand books with that title. But until another one comes to mind, I’m stuck with this one.  

Out at Cherry Creek this weekend.  

Coyote at Cherry Creek

Out at Cherry Creek yesterday. It is so beautiful in its starkness. We stopped when my husband saw a coyote. With its thick winter coat, he blends in with his environment.                                                              

Tomorrow, I'll post the next installment of "Out of Focus". There have probably been numerous books with this title. However, this is the only one that will be posted each Monday on this blog. I would have put Lol there, but have been told by numerous people Lol is no longer used. 

  

Writing and Colorado

It snowed last week about two inches, but the weekend was nice enough to go for the last boat ride at the inner city lake. A light jacket with the heat of the sun felt just the right. My husband didn't catch any fish, but it was still just wonderful. There is something so peaceful about being on the water. From the boat I took these pictures of the mountains.

My writing is improving little by little. But because it is taking so much time, I have not been able to put to paper the beginning of my second novel.

I take that back. I've written pages and pages of first chapters and not one have I liked for more than a day. So I'm back to brainstorming until I can find the right way to continue the sequel to "A Series of Scandals" in the Agents to the Crown trilogy.

Colorado and Uncle Dee

Summer is almost over and fall is near. Winter looms around the corner. But ever since January, winter has set in. Of being frozen inside events and situations that I have no control over. I know that my writing has taken on a new hue also. I see things differently. I feel things that I've never felt before. 

I miss my great uncle. I miss his voice. I miss seeing him. I miss his interest in everything I did and of asking about everyone I know. I miss hearing about other relatives and I miss his smell. The other day I caught a whiff of that smell but it faded quickly. I know he is happier in heaven than he has ever been here, and still I can't stop missing him. 

The first two pictures are from Black Canyon of the Gunnison and the one on the right is in Glenwood Canyon. Colorado is a wonderful place to live. Full of so many beautiful sights. 

Today, my husband and I went for a boat ride. Cherry Creek Reservoir is a wonderful recreation spot right inside Denver. The sun was hot, the water cold. My husband fished and I read a book. Very relaxing.