Back from OBLIVION

An old writing friend, Fern Cook, whom I hadn't heard from in several years, contacted me recently to say she'd started writing again, and was in the process of getting her first novel published. CONGRATS FERN! If anyone is reading this, please check out Fern's book, SOUTH DAKOTA WAY, a romance with inspirational flavoring.

I was so surprised to hear from Fern, it was sort of a wake-up call reminding me that I had pretty much dropped off the face of the writing world. I miss writing, and hope to get back to it soon. Sorry to anyone who may have been waiting desperately to read my next book. (Like I'm sure one or two of you who fit that description are out there somewhere!)

I have a lot of other (non-writing) stuff going on but hope to shove all that to the back burner and get back to what I really love - writing! I realize I do not work well in a vacuum and therefore need some semi-human contact to keep me motivated and on the path to produce quality writing. (Ok, just writing. Maybe the quality factor is stretching it a bit.) So writing friends and acquaintences one and all, feel free to say something here. I will respond, if not sooner, then later - but I will, I promise!

A dedicated critique group has worked in the past, but alas, most all those groups eventually go the way of the dodo bird. (Or is that doodoo bird?) Anyway, I am sure to the bone that those few writers who manage to find a steady and steadfast mutual support system end up being the happiest and most successful writers in the bunch. I guess I will have to try again to search for the elusive pot-o-gold, the perfect (or near perfect) online critique group. I have given up finding a real person face-to-face group.

But for now, the tax man cometh, and I'm not ready - as usual. Will return with new news as soon as the dreaded April 15th deadline is met! Or sooner if I can force myself to enter the world of creative accounting before the elventh hour. Until then, happy reading, happy writing, happy whatever makes you happy and isn't harmful to others or yourself!